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Bay Cliff's Post Polio Wellness Retreat
Bay Cliff Offers Wellness Retreats for Polio Survivors!
Bay Cliff's fifth annual Post Polio Wellness Retreat will take place September 13 - 18, 2010. Applications will soon be available here, on our website. If you have any questions, or would like to be placed on our mailing list, please contact us by calling 906-345-9314 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 906-345-9314 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or emailing baycliffhc@ aol.com.
Bay Cliff's Post Polio Wellness Update provides an opportunity for polio survivors who have attended one of Bay Cliff's Wellness Retreats to return to camp to receive more health information, reconnect with friends and relax & rejuvenate. It will take place October 4 - 7, 2010. Everyone who has attended a wellness retreat will receive information in the mail in April. In the meantime, call Christy with questions.
We were pleased to see a wellness retreat for polio survivors, modeled after Bay Cliff's Post Polio Wellness Retreat, take place in Warm Springs, Georgia in April 2009. Post Polio Health International organized the event, which served polio survivors from around the world!
Thank You to all who attended Bay Cliff's 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Post Polio Wellness Retreat! We enjoyed having you all here! It was truly a week filled with friendships, "firsts" & great memories!
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The program consists of an individualized combination of sessions to learn new skills and improve health & wellness. Over the years, the following sessions have been offered:
Morning Full-Group Educational Session:
~ A Holistic Approach to Post Polio Syndrome
~ The Body & Post Polio Syndrome
~ The Mind: Self Management Strategies for Wellness
~ The Spirit
Exercise:
~ Aquatics
~ Cardio
~ Postural Exercises
~ Save Your Shoulders
~ Seated Strengthening & Stretching
~ Tai Chi
~ Yoga
Rest & Relaxation: Massages, Facials & Manicures, Music & Time for Self
Recreation:
~ Adaptive Biking & Handcycling
~ Adaptive Kayaking
~ Big Bay Lighthouse Tour
~ Birding
~ Ceramics
~ Fishing on Lake Independence
~ Journaling
~ Make Your Own Walking Stick
~ Meet the Mushers & Their Sled Dogs
~ Monoprinting
~ Painting
~ Rainy Day Sing-a-Long
~ "Share to Serve" service project
~ Silk Scarf Tie Dying
~ Swim & Sauna
~ Tips for Handicap Travel
~ Nature Walk/Roll
~ Watercolors
Breakout Sessions:
~ Accupuncture
~ Ask the Dietician - Nutrition & Healthy Eating
~ Ask the Doctor - Aging & General Health
~ Ask the Doctor - Pain & Fatigue Management
~ Ask the Doctor, Orthotist & Physical Therapist - Bracing & Mobility
~ Ask the Neuropsychologist - Cognitive/Emotional Issues & Coping
~ Ask the Neuropsychologist - Relaxation Strategies for Everyday Living
~ Ask the Nurse - Healing Herbs
~ Ask the Nurse - Nutrition, Exercise & Weight Control Self-Management
~ Ask the Occupational Therapist - Equipment for Daily Living & Energy Conservation
~ Ask the Physical Therapist - Fall Prevention
~ Ask the Speech Pathologist - Swallowing Issues
~ Caregiver Coffee
~ Creating & Nurturing a Family of Friends
~ Healing with Essential Oils - Aromatherapy
~ Integrating Spirituality for Good Health
~ Michigan Polio Network, Support Groups & Other Resources for Polio Survivors
~ Osteoporosis Wellness & Management
~ Planning for the Future: Advance Directives & Durable Power of Attorney
~ Planning for the Future: Housing Options
Evening Activities:
~ Opening Program
~ Bay Cliff History with Mr Johnny
~ Campfire Sing-a-long & Storytelling
~ Evening Boatrides on Lake Independence
~ Ice Cream Social
~ Local History with Fred Rydholm
~ Movie "Anatomy of a Murder" or "Warm Springs" & Popcorn
~ Closing Program.
Don't miss The 5th Annual (All Inclusive)
Florida Open for Golfers with Disabilities and/or Mobility Challenges
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8am Shotgun at PGA Village on the prestigious Tom Fazio designed
Wanamaker Course at the PGA Golf Club located at 1916 Perfect Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL. 34986
Sposored by Florida Golf Magazine, Titleist, and Bridgeburg Golf, and also supported by the NAAG,
PGA, USICD, EAGA, NAGA, the Adaptive Golf Foundation of America, and the Adaptive Golf Academy
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This tournament is for everyone including golfers without disabilities! $50 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart fee, range balls, & Award Banquet.
You and all your friends are cordially invited to play in the 5th Annual Florida Open Tournament For Disabled Golfers and/or Mobility Challenges. "Our goal is to have fun while raising awareness of accessibility issues concerning golfers who are disabled and-or mobility challenged." Able bodied golfers are also encouraged to play in this "All Inclusive" tournament, along with disabled golfers for the same $50 green fee. Everyone is eligible to compete for the Low Gross Awards, and everyone with a USGA Handicap is eligible to compete in the Low Net Award categories.
The tournament will also be attended by representatives of the Alliance. The National Alliance for Accessible Golf is an organization focused on the inclusion of people with disabilities into the game of golf. The Alliance is administered by a Board of Directors representing the major golf industry organizations in the United States, organizations that provide services for people with disabilities, and individuals and others who advocate for the inclusion of people with disabilities into society.
Save your spot in the open tournament by pre-registering online or call 863-227-2751 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 863-227-2751 end_of_the_skype_highlighting and let us know you're coming!
Pre-registering is free. We will save a spot in the open tournament for everyone
