Jewish Family & Children’s Service is pleased to announce its April Memory Café will feature an interactive sing-along with the JFCS Senior Chorus, The Sunshine Singers, at Beth El …
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Sunshine Singers to perform at Memory Café
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Jewish Family & Children’s Service is pleased to announce its April Memory Café will feature an interactive sing-along with the JFCS Senior Chorus, The Sunshine Singers, at Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Avenue in Phoenix from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 5.
The Sunshine Singers, who are part of the Creative Aging program of JFCS, have been rehearsing together for several months, led by Daniel Kurek. Mr. Kurek has nearly 40 years of performance and teaching experience with opera, musical theatre and liturgical music. He has been the choir director at Temple Chai in north Phoenix for nine years. The only stipulation to participate in the group is that each person is at least 60 and loves to sing.
"We are looking forward to having Dan and The Sunshine Singers at our next Café," Kathy Rood, who began the Memory Café for JFCS last fall, stated in a news release. "Music is a wonderful way to bring up old memories and has a way of soothing the soul. A sing-along is a perfect activity for us."
The Memory Café is for those with memory loss and their care partners. The challenges of living with memory loss can strain or even sever social connection at a time when it is needed most. Memory Cafés are one way individuals with memory loss and their care companions are coming together to make new friendships and support one another.
The Café is a meeting place for those with changes in their thinking or memory, mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder, along with their care partners. Offered on the first Thursday of the month, each Café has a new theme and includes meaningful, fun activities to engage the participants and stimulate their minds and bodies. Socialization is a key component to the cafés, as they are meant to be a place to relax, meet others and have fun in a nurturing and accepting environment.
There is no charge to attend, but registration is required. To register or for further information, please e-mail Kathy.rood@jfcsaz.org or call Kathy at 602-452-4627.
Jewish Family & Children’s Service is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian social service and behavioral health organization with over 80 years of service in the greater Phoenix area.
