Hope Is…
• Join us one, two, three or even four days per week!
• Call us for details and to register: 727-249-1953
• Our schedule is changing! Visit our website to see
our new meeting times and what activities we have
planned!
• http://www.vohaphasia.org/
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Session B:
April 10th – June 30th
NO MEETING on Monday, May 29th
Memorial Day
Break: July 3rd – 7th
Come See What We Are All About!
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Upcoming Events
Free Aphasia Evaluation • Learn how your communication abilities
may have changed since your first
diagnosis
• Receive a summary of assessment results
• Recommendations for communicating in
your home and community
o Mondays at the Sunshine Center
o Fridays at USFSP
• Please call 727-249-1953 to schedule an
appointment or for more information.
"Aphasia's Got Talent"
• A fun evening where performers with
and without aphasia compete to get the
attention of our celebrity judges, and
votes from the audience!
• Become a team leader and register your
group to join in on the fun in this
friendly and empowering competition!
• Team Updates: Team USF Tampa,
Team Blake, Team Dunedin, and Team
St. Petersburg!
• September 23, 2017
• 5:00 - 7:30 pm
• St. Petersburg Woman's Club
Aphasia Awareness at the Deadly Rival Roller Derby! • Saturday, June 3rd
• 4033 35th Street N, St. Petersburg, FL
• Doors open at 6:00 pm
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month!
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• I went to ARC Aphasia Boot Camp & shared my video
• Topic is "Yikes! I had the yips for aphasia."
• I have difficulty speaking when I am in stressful situations.
• When it's hard to talk it is frustrating.
• TIP: turn your frustration "off" and turn your hope "on."
• Watch my video to find out more tips!
o https://youtu.be/x3ueXWAC-P0
• The caregiver program now meets on
the 2nd Wednesday & Friday of every
month:
o Wednesday May 10 at the
Sunshine Center
o Friday May 12 at USFSP
• All meetings are scheduled from 10 - 12
pm and will be facilitated by Mary Lee
Zawadski. Hope you can join us!
• On Monday, June 5 we will have a
Shuffleboard outing, starting at 11:00 am
at the Shuffleboard Club (next to
Sunshine Center).
• Please join us!
Trish’s Tips:
Caregiver Program
Shuffleboard Trip
Upcoming Events
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• STARS Mission: Provide hands-on
training and support for people with
aphasia and their families in the use of
technology in a fun and social
environment.
• Ribbon –Cutting Ceremony!
• Wednesday, June 28
• 10:30 – 11:30 am
• Sunshine Center
Happy Birthday From Voices of Hope!
• Earnie: May 1st
• Mike C: May 2nd
• Tom: May 23rd
• Brooke: May 23rd
• Give Day Results:
• Many thanks to everyone for supporting
our Give Day Campaign.
• Our final total, including donations
online, by check, matching grants, and
money raised by members is $37,610.
• We are overjoyed to have had such a
generous response and thank everyone for
their financial contributions and most of
all, moral support and love!
Fund-Raising Corner: