Grandparents Raising Grandchildren of Brevard

Support Group Meetings for June 2012 Tuesday, June 12

th – Titusville Support Group Meeting

805 Century Medical Dr, Building B, Titusville. This group is partnered with

Parrish Senior Solutions. 10:00 – 11:30 am

Thursday, June 14th – Club Esteem Support Group Meeting

10:00 – 11:30 am. Grant Street Community Center (see notice below)

Tuesday, June 19th – Central Brevard Support Group

GRG of Brevard Office, NEW OFFICE– 123 Barton Blvd., Rockledge 09:30 –

11:00 am

Thursday, June 28th – Beach Side Support Group.

Memaw’s Restaurant, Indian Harbour Beach, 9:30 – 11:30 am (Breakfast is

available at member's expense)

South Brevard Support Group Meeting

This support group is suspended at this time until further interest. Please contact

the office for more info.

Club Esteem Meeting Location Change

Due to the fire at Lipscomb Street Recreation Center, the GRG group that meets

at Club Esteem will now hold their meetings at Grant Street Community Center

(the gym), Grant Street in Melbourne. The date and time of the meetings did not

change. The meetings are the 2nd Thursday at 10:00 A.M. This will be our

temporary location until the damage has been repaired to the Lipscomb Street

Recreation Center.

Meetings will be held during the summer months this year!

We will be having summer support group meetings. June will be regular

meetings.

July will be meetings with our grandchildren. We are planning activities such as

bowling, skating, and other activities. Announcements with locations will be

made via the newsletter, website, Face Book and Twitter – If you have questions

please contact the office at 321.631.7776 or email grg.brevard@gmail.com

A NEWSLETTER FOR GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVES IN A PARENTING ROLE.

DON’T KNOW WHERE TO GO?

CALL THE WARM-LINE!

321.631.7776 Get answers to questions on custody,

guardianship, adoption issues, public

benefits, legal services, support with

groups and other community

services. When you call, be prepared

to leave a message and contact

number.

E-NEWSLETTER

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environmentally responsible.

The newsletter can be delivered to

you each month via email. This new

capability could enable GRG to save

up to $4,000 each year in paper and

printing costs. If you would like to

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ISSUE #133

123 Barton Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955

321.631.7776 office • 321.848.8006 cell

www.grg-brevard.org

GRG OF BREVARD

JUNE 2012

WELCOME to the new

edition of our newsletter! I

hope that you find it to be

informative, educational and

entertaining.

Mary Ann Sterling,

Executive Director

Happy GRAND-Father’s Day!

MEDICARE

This information was taken from an article published in FLORIDA

TODAY. – written by. Steven Podnos

If you are thinking about applying: Begin three months prior to your

65th birthday and extending until three months after you birthday

month, you have the opportunity to enroll in the various parts of

Medicare without penalty. Everyone should do this except for the

rare individuals still working and receiving generous health care

coverage among their benefits.

There are four classes of Medicare coverage.

Part A covers hospital care, a limited amount of home health care and

post-hospital rehabilitation stays, and hospice. It has no cost or

premiums.

Part B pays primarily for physicians’ fees and is subject to many co-

pays and deductibles

Part C is essentially a Medicare plan sponsored by an insurance

company that covers both Part A and Part B expenses, often also with

some other limited benefits (some drug coverage, sometimes dental

and/or vision coverage). But, you must use the Medicare C plans’

providers and hospitals, and must follow other limitation of the plan.

Part D is a Medicare drug coverage plan.

Go to Medicare.gov web site for more information.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD!

"What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in

abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort,

lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies." ~ Rudolph Giuliani

And A Special Thanks To: Memaw’s Restaurants, Parrish

Senior Center and Club

Esteem who provide meeting

space for our monthly support

meetings. Our community

partners who work by side

with us to create a better world

for children and families.

Thanks too to our faithful

volunteers and donors across

the county.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK

THE FOLLOWING

ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR

CONTRIBUTION TO

GRG OF BREVARD!

Brevard Zoo Through the efforts of a great friend of GRG we have

once again received six passes to the Brevard Zoo. The

pass will get 2 adults and up to 4 grandchildren in free of

charge.

If you are interested you must request the pass and have it

back in an allowed amount of time, so that other

grandparents can utilize this great gift. Please call the

office at 321.631.7776 and leave your name and telephone

number to acquire the pass.

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THE CHILD FIRST PROGRAM

INFORMATION ABOUT AUTISM Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits person’s ability to communicate

and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral

challenges.

Facts about Autism

1 in 91 children is diagnosed with autism

1 in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum

There are 24,000 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. per year, average of 67

daily

More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS,

diabetes and cancer combined

Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.

Autism is the most common of group of conditions called pervasive

developmental disorders (PDDs). And involve delays in many areas of childhood

development. The first signs of autism are usually noticed by the age of three.

Many individuals who are autistic also develop epilepsy, a brain disorder that

causes convulsive seizures, as they approach adulthood. Other characteristics

may include repetitive and ritualistic behaviors, hand flapping, spinning or

running in circles, excessive fears, self-injury such as head banging or biting,

aggression, insensitivity to pain, temper tantrums, and sleeping and eating

disturbances. ANGELS BRIDGING GAPS is an Autism Spectrum Disorder

(ASD) parent support organization dedicated to helping families by providing

emotional support, education, socialization, and to serve as a resource to inform

parents of community services, activities, programs, and available treatment

options.

Meetings are at theFirst Baptist Church of Malabar, 1665 Malabar Rd. in

Malabar. Please contact: Jackie Yearby, Executive Director

Jbyearby@angelsbridginggaps.org

TELL US ABOUT YOUR

GRANDCHILDREN

If your grandchild has had a special event

or done something you would like to

share please write an article. Send a

picture along with the article as

grandchildren like seeing themselves in

print. Email: grg.brevard@gmail.com

A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

FOR BREVARD

We have received a $5,000 grant through

the fund partners of Community

Foundation for Brevard. They

congratulated us on the good work we are

doing in the community.

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks

for such generosity.

HELPING HAND RESOURCES

We have infant/toddler supplies available.

These items were made possible by our

grant from the Brevard County CBO. All

supplies are new. Please take advantage

of these wonderful items. Call the office

for more information 321.631.7776.

UPCOMING GRG of Brevard EVENTS

GRG of Brevard Open House – Postponed due to construction at the facility.

Annual Children’s Summer Picnic – July 7, 2012 at Kiwanis Park, 520 Cswy Merritt Island (1/2 mile east of Merritt Square

Mall) Please RSVP at 321-631-7776 or grg.brevard@gmail.com – please let us know how many children will be attending

and their ages. Hamburgers, Hotdogs and Drinks will be provided, please bring a covered dish to share.

INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING WITH GRG OF BREVARD?

CONTACT MARY ANN STERLING AT 321-631-7776 OR EMAIL: GRG.BREVARD@GMAIL.COM

This Month’s Shining Stars

are the great grandchildren of

David and Joyce Wright.

Calar and CJ plan to have a

great summer.

Summer Camp Assistance

We will have some assistance for summer

camps so please let us know if you are making

plans. First come first served. You must

submit:

Name and location of the camp

Cost

Name and ages of children

Contact the GRG office at 321.631.7776

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