Celebrating The Holiday Season.
 While the holiday season is a great opportunity to enjoy yourself and appreciate friends and family, it can also be extremely stress inducing and exhausting. When planning for the holidays, it’s important to take a step back and re-examine past holidays in order to avoid the usual stressors of over-scheduling, over-eating and over-spending.
Make a list of stressors you would like to eliminate or reduce, activities or items you would like to add to this year’s celebrations, and things you can do to bring more peace to the season. After reviewing the list, share it with friends and family so they to can contribute to finding simple ways to put the list into action.
Accept that there are some things you might have done in past years that aren’t as simple to do this year. Utilize the internet and do a majority of your holiday shopping online. If you register at www.igive.com a percentage of each of your purchases will go to The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter. Most websites offer gift wrapping options and your gifts can be delivered right to your (or their) door. Don’t feel pressured to accept invitations to every holiday party. It’s OK to say no especially if it’s for the sake of your well-being. Allow yourself to take a step away from celebrating in order to rest and stay as close to your regular routine as possible.
Use this season to start new holiday traditions with your friends and family. Rather than traveling to see family and friends, invite them to your home in order to avoid the exhaustion and confusion that comes with travel. Instead of taking on all the responsibility of cooking, decorating and setting up for the holidays, invite your guests to contribute by coming earlier and bringing a refreshment each. Don’t hesitate to ask for help if needed.
Most importantly, enjoy yourself. Communicate with the people you are spending the holidays with so this season can be relaxing, peaceful and fun. Don’t put pressure on yourself to keep up or achieve perfection. Live in the moment and have a Happy Holiday.
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New York Chapter Thanksgiving Program.
As part of The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter’s annual Thanksgiving Program seen here is volunteer Christian Hespe delivering a Holiday basket to caregiver Susan Turin from New Hyde Park, LI. The program is offered to help ease some of the stress that comes with the holidays for PALS and their families. This year we are happy to say we were able to donate a family meal and a gift basket to 8 families. Pictured: Robert(PALS)and son Daniel happily share the visit as volunteer Christian Hespe delivers a holiday basket.
Chapter To Hold FREE Teleconference Explaining Veteran's Benefits For PALS & Their Surviving Spouses on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 (Register by 12/11/09).
To help people understand the VA Benefits for Veteran PALS and their surviving spouses, we have arranged for Brenda Rivera from the Paralized Veterans Association, to hold a FREE teleconference on VA Benefits. She will discuss the benefits and then open conference to participants’ questions. We will also be accepting questions in advance to be addressd during the call.
Call Christine Dunn at 212-720-3044 or by email at dunn@als-ny.org to register. Instructions to call in will be provided at time of registration.
MLB.com coverage of the 15th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards:
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Yankees legends Bernie Williams and Goose Gossage joined the New York Jets' all-time rushing leader, Curtis Martin, and NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins as honorees at the 15th annual Lou Gehrig Sports Award Benefit on Thursday night. The event was put on by the ALS Association's Greater New York Chapter, which raised $700,000 toward the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Click here to read the full story on MLB.com
2010 Medicare Rx Drug Benefit Open Enrollment - November 15 to December 31, 2009.
The annual open enrollment period for the Medicare prescription drug benefit is underway and will continue from November 15 until December 31, 2009. During this period, those currently enrolled in a Medicare prescription drug plan have an opportunity to switch plans, or they can remain in their current plan.
Click here to read more.
Help Us Make Our 2008 Walk to Defeat ALS Goal.
We’re nearing our goal for the year and we can still use your help. Did you know that you can still donate to any of the Walk to Defeat ALS teams until 2010? Go to our website at www.als-ny.org and click on our Walk to Defeat ALS banner to donate. Contact us at 212-619-1400 or email walk@als-ny.org if you have any questions.
As you know, the need for patient services programs for those stricken with ALS is ever present and we continue to help fund important ALS research. Together we will reach our goal. Together we will help families with ALS. Thank you for helping make this year’s Walks to Defeat ALS so successful.
We're less than $100,000 away from our 2009 total fundraising goal. Click to donate and help us reach our 2009 goal.
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