MAY 2015
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Society Blackstone Valley Women’s Club host speaker
Open Mic Night & Coffee House return to EN Jenckes Store
John DeRonck from Advocates in Framingham made a presentation to the members of the Blackstone Valley Women’s Club recently. Advocates is a Human Services Agency which employs 1,000 people and serves the area from Boston to just west of Worcester. They work with Mental Health outpatient services as well as residential services for Adults with developmental disabilities. They have 300 clients in the residential program and on an outpatient basis they serve people from 3 years to the elderly. In addition to providing Autism services, substance abuse counseling, and help with depressive disorders, they also help provide support and structure for people with chronic mental illness in residential homes. Advocates is community based with flexible services. They are funded through state funds as well as insurance. Advocates is working with a program called Collaborative Pathways which engages young people and families very early in their psychiatric experience using open dialog treatment to reduce chronicity. They currently have
The popular Free Open Mic Night/ Coffee House will once again be held at the EN Jenckes Store, 283 Main Street, Douglas on Friday, May 1st from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Proceeds from refreshment and dessert sales will go to benefit Douglas Farmers Market and Historical Society. Thanks to a grant from the Douglas Cultural Council, the
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from Advocates, contact Constance Dwyer of Sutton, Founder and former President of BVWC (2010-2014) who also founded NAMI, a support group in Uxbridge, which she led from 2000 to 2005, for families who have loved ones with mental illness. NAMI still meets in Uxbridge at the Nazarene Church.
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We don’t just make wedding bouquets ...we create lasting memories.
GUEST SPEAKER - (l to r) John DeRonck, speaker from Advocates and Director of PES (Psychiatric Emergency Services) in Framingham, a 24 hour 'hot line' for clients and the public; Constance Dwyer, Founder & past President of Blackstone Valley Women’s Club; Marie Bastone and Sue Dicks, current coPresidents of Blackstone Valley Women’s Club an 80% success rate. The patient must agree to support all areas of treatment and the group collaborates to reach the group goals. The club plans to collect gift cards, money, and household items to donate to help furnish client apartments. For more information about the speakers
music will be hosted by local favorites Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards. This has been a great showcase for local talent; some have then been featured at Douglas Octoberfest. Interested performers should contact Keith Menard via email at: douglas octoberfest@yahoo.com.
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