Caregiving isn't easy, whether it's a few weeks or a few years. It would be nice to talk to experts for free to get education, resources, and answers to questions, like É

¥ What will Medicare Cover?
¥ What are advanced directives, power of attorney, power of medical attorney?
¥ How can an Elder Care Attorney help?
¥ Will the current home situation work, how can the home be made safer?
¥ What are the differences of Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Home Care, Medical Home Care, Hospice Care and how to determine the needs of your loved ones?
¥ What is respite care?
¥ How can we prepare for end of life Ð honoring our loved ones wishes?

This special event will help you receive answers to these and many more questions, along with resources, vendors, and time where individual questions can be answered.

This is FREE to attend and provides education, resources for caregivers, and includes navigating levels of care, navigating finances, elder law information, Medicare Info and much more. Attendees will also receive a legacy binder for attending.

THE EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND, HOWEVER, LIMITED SEATING IS AVAILABLE, SO PLEASE REGISTER BY CLICKING ON EVENT WEBSITE BELOW, OR CALL / EMAIL MARLIES AT 574-533-0626, EXT. 110.

This is the link to the Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/3tm3S3Drc

Exhibitors: (alphabetical order)

¥ Aging Connections
¥ AlzheimerÕs & Dementia Services of Northern Indiana
¥ Beers, Mallers, LLP
¥ CapTel Outreach
¥ Careforth
¥ Cottage Garden
¥ Elkhart Council on Aging
¥ Everence Financial
¥ Firefly Home Care, LLC
¥ Goshen Home Care & Hospice
¥ Goshen Home Medical
¥ Green Oaks of Goshen
¥ Greencroft Goshen
¥ Heart to Heart Hospice
¥ Karing Hearts
¥ Law Office of Paul Eash
¥ Real Services
¥ Rose & Rose Associates
¥ State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
¥ And more!

We are once again partnering with Schupan to collect and recycle old holiday lights this season! Broken or unwanted string and rope lights can be dropped off to the EEC any time between November 15th and January 31st to be collected for recycling. Dropping off after our business hours? Simply place items in the collection box on our CabinÕs front porch and we will take care of the rest. Thank you for recycling and reducing your waste this holiday season!

The Elkhart Environmental Center is located at 1717 E. Lusher Avenue in Elkhart. Business hours are Monday Ð Friday 8 AM Ð 5 PM.

Local Artisans with handmade crafts of all kinds along with a silent auction, cake walk, kids activity and lots more. Come join us for a day of fun.

Elkhart Northside Church of the Nazarene's Craft and Vendor Bazaar is back for our 3rd annual event with over 50 booths of fun crafts, direct sales, and small business'. Free admission and everyone is welcome! So come and join the fun and shop for all your holiday and personal items.Also featured at our Bazaar is an amazing Bake Sale and a Concessions stand selling breakfast, lunch, and snacks! This year, please consider donating to our New Community Playground and help us make a difference in our Northern Elkhart Area!

Come out and enjoy seeing Artisans work their trade and lots of unique handmade crafts of all kinds. There will be a silent auction, cake walk, an activity for the kids and much more.

Looking for a unique fun-filled Christmas family activity to kick off the season? On Sat. Nov. 25, 5:30 Ð 8:00 P.M., head to Oakwood Resort in Syracuse for an outdoor event, ChautauquaÕs Old Fashioned Christmas. You will encounter Santa and his reindeer (for petting), a Christmas photo booth, the Live Nativity, the reading of the Christmas story from the Bible in the historic Oakwood chapel AND of course, the Big Tree Lighting at 6:15 following the big countdown. Be on the lookout for roaming Christmas characters. Stop and listen to one of the many strolling musical groups. Listen to an elf read the Night Before Christmas. Get warmed up with some hot chocolate and munch on a cookie. DonÕt forget to pick up some Deer food to take home for SantaÕs reindeer. New this year - games for children on the path behind the event center. DonÕt forget a relaxing and enjoyable horse drawn wagon ride around the park. These are just some of the many fun activities at the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration.

It is time for the Pet Refuge Annual Holiday Open House and Bazaar!
Highlights include:
Vendor Booths | Bake Sale | Raffles | Photos with Santa | Adoptions | and Lunch
Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023
Time: 9 am - 2 pm
Location: Pet Refuge - 4626 S Burnett Ave, South Bend, IN 46614

The Women's Ministry of the Community Church of Waterford are hosting their 2nd annual Makers Market & More event. Come out for an evening of shopping with local makers including artisans, leatherwork, bakers, handmade knits, artwork, and so much more. Bake sale proceeds go to the Children's Ministries at Community Church of Waterford.

Celebrate the holiday season with Elkhart Public Library and the EEC on Saturday, December 9th! Make upcycled and wildlife-friendly ornaments, create holiday cards (or letters to Santa) using recycled materials, and listen to holiday stories from a guest librarian. If you feel like getting outdoors, explore our trails with a winter nature scavenger hunt! Light refreshments will be provided.

This family-friendly program is FREE, but advance registration is required and limited. Save your spot now at https://elkhart-environmental-center.ticketleap.com/holiday-hoorah-2023/

Registration deadline: December 6th

Beat the winter blahs with us! Come learn a song and some tags with us and enjoy some hot chocolate as we show you what makes our chorus unique.

While guests are always welcome to visit our rehearsals, we are having a special rehearsal to give you more introduction to River Bend Chorus and our parent organization, Sweet Adelines International.

Enter the church using the door to the right side of the lower level parking lot. Please fill out our Guest Form in advance to save time once you arrive: https://forms.gle/45pGbH1igyDgcwwv8

And since winter weather can be fickle, our "snow date" will be the following Tuesday, February 6. Any cancellation will be noted on our website (https://www.riverbendchorus.org/cozyup) and our facebook page.