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Healing through Arts and Education Throughout COVID-19, Ascension St. Vincent has adapted and enhanced existing programs and services to ensure that patients and healthcare heroes are cared for in mind, body, and spirit. Here are highlights of the good work being completed by two programs thanks to donor support of the Ascension St. Vincent Foundation. The Healing Arts Program at Ascension St. Vincent is dedicated to promoting holistic healing through a combination of visual art, music and dance/movement interventions. The program has expanded its normal efforts to support healing throughout COVID-19. • Positivity Boards were introduced around the hospital to bring color, encouraging messages, and uplifting information to patient units. • A fun “Sneeze, Blow, and Throw” song was created to teach hospitalized children the ways to keep themselves and other people safe when they sneeze or cough. • Legacy Prints have been made to help comfort families who lost a loved one to COVID-19, including a digital thumbprint to be shared with family members as a lasting memory. In addition to helping patients, the Healing Arts Program also supports Ascension St. Vincent associates through activities that provide encouragement and stress relief. Along with spiritual care teams, the Healing Arts Program introduced a new “Code Lavender” protocol to provide focused support for associates when they have been involved in a stressful event at the hospital. Carts have been placed in units and include items such as art materials, aromatherapy, scripture, meditation guides, deep breathing exercises, and resources for virtual support. Another crucial program funded by the
supporters of the Ascension St. Vincent Foundation is the School Program at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent. This program addresses the educational needs of many patients who are missing time from school as a result of their hospitalization through an on-site school program. The comprehensive assistance provided by the school program helps provide a sense of stability to patients as they battle their respective health issues. The ultimate goal is for all patients who require educational instruction or assistance during their hospitalization to successfully re-acclimate to their home schools with minimal difficulty. When COVID-19 shut down schools in the spring, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital’s licensed teacher, Heather Wiselogle, began to teach remotely, using tools like Zoom and Skype. She developed creative ways to engage students and continued seeing as many students online as she was seeing in person. Through the Paws to Read program, students were able to read their favorite books to therapy dogs virtually. Heather also helped some high school seniors as they were dealing with the challenges of both online learning and their own health conditions during their final semester. She wrote letters of recommendation for scholarships and assisted with requests for accommodations for college. Funding of programs like Healing Arts and the School Program is crucial in supporting the needs of our patients and healthcare heroes. To learn more about Healing Arts, the School Program, and additional programs funded by the Ascension St. Vincent Foundation, visit give.stvincent.org or call 317-338-2338.
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“Ways to Be Happy” Everyone wants happiness and many people spend their lifetime looking for it. Happiness is that opportunity to feel good, to feel peace, and to feel contentment with Carol Juergensen Sheets one’s life. Happiness is a choice. My coaching president, (Bruce Schneider), works with us often to raise our vibrational energies. He even wrote a book on energy leadership that suggested that when we raise our vibrational energy, we are able to transcend into that place where we have more purpose and passion for the world. As a coach, I know that starts with looking at life differently. Making the choice to pursue activities that make me happy. Making the choice to change the way I look at things. The truth is when you change the way you look at things, the things around you change. So, if I am going to pursue a higher vibrational energy by enjoying the beautiful blue skies, finishing a project, petting my dog, then I am going to be much more able to attract that into my life. It’s the law of appreciation at its finest. What you appreciate appreciates. But what I know to be true is we oftentimes need techniques to raise a lower energy. Deepak Chopra calls it the “STOP method.” This tool is instrumental in changing how we think. STOP is an acronym that reminds you to do the following: “S” is for stop. Stop yourself as you feel a negative thought and ask why am I feeling that thought, what’s going on for me? “T” stands for take three deep breaths.
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, and as you do that, allow for a gigantic smile to overtake your experience. And then, if you would, imagine that feeling of smiling fluttering from your mouth all the way down to your toes, so in actuality you are feeling that smile throughout your entire body. “O” is for observe. Observe how you feel as you allow the smile to flutter through your body and know that it is that easy to change a negative thought into a positive, physical, and physiological feeling. Observe it, recognize it, appreciate it. “P” stands for proceed. Proceed with care, kindness, and compassion. Do something nice either for the situation that has caused you distress or for someone else, because the truth about happiness is that it’s not just about how you feel, but it’s how you make others feel. When you make other people feel happy, you are actually creating an experience that will attract that into your life; similar to that Biblical principle of what you give comes back ten-fold. Here is your homework assignment. I want you to think of an event or situation that has occurred and caused you mild-tomoderate distress. I want you to have that image in your mind, so that you can begin the STOP method. Remember to stop the thought, ask yourself what occurred and how you might have contributed to the problem. Take three deep breaths, put a big smile on your face and feel that flutter all the way down your body. Observe how it feels to have that special feeling. Then Proceed; proceed with kindness, care, and compassion, and really allow yourself an opportunity to let that disturbing event be the catalyst for doing good in the world. You deserve to raise your vibrational energy, and you deserve happiness.
Carol Juergensen Sheets LCSW PCC is a psychotherapist and personal life coach. She does motivational speaking and empowerment trainings locally and nationally. To find out more about her services--contact her at www.carolthecoach.com or call her at 317 218-3479. You can watch Carol the Coach segments on WTHR’s Channel 13 Wednesdays @ 12:50PM. Please say “I found it in Indy Metro Woman Magazine!” Thanks!
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September 2020 Thursday September 3, 2020 Fort Ben Farmer’s Market 4-7 PM 9230 Memorial Park Dr. Indianapolis. Join us for our fourth
market season supporting local folks. The market will operate as an essential, outdoor location for local food, information to support struggling communities, and a safe place to find food and resources in the open air and sunshine. This will be a GRAB AND GO MARKET ONLY.
Friday September 4, 2020 at 12:00pm Sunflower Experience at Stuckey Farm. Are
you ready to be outdoors? Let’s get out and enjoy something amazing! It’s time to preorder your Stuckey Farm Sunflower Festival tickets! Labor Day Weekend come walk through our 7-acre Sunflower field (that’s 7 football fields!) of amazingly beautiful sunflowers! You will see a dazzling array of over 20 varieties of sunflowers. There is a forest of giant Skyscraper and Mammoth sunflowers that can grow to 15 feet tall, all the way down to Dwarf Teddy Bear sunflowers… we can’t say enough of how beautiful it is out here! Mark it down in your calendar to come visit us Labor Day weekend September 5th, 6th & 7th!
September 5, 2020 5th Annual G8/GTO/ SS/Caprice – Meet Up and Cookout 1PM 5550 Bluff Rd. Indianapolis For the fifth
year in a row, Haley and I would like to invite everyone to our home for THE Summer Get Together. The last four years have been amazing, with over 100 cars in 2019! There will be food and fun, all you need to do is bring your car, chairs, and drinks. Our Event is open to any G8 / GTO / SS / Caprice or Holden Vehicle, so don't forget to invite your friends! Since last year we've purchased another acre and hopefully have time to add the Luke Studebaker Burn-Out Pit!
Saturday September 5, 2020 Evening at the MAC for Friends! Featuring China Grove: The Doobie Brothers Tribute Band. 6:30 -11:00 pm at MacAllister
Amphitheater Indy Parks and Recreation. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m. FREE ADMISSION! Featuring a Bud Light Beer Garden and Arni's Food Tent! Social distancing will be directed in established zones of 2,4, and 6 people. Max of 6 people/ group.
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Saturday September 5, 2020 at 4 PM – 8:30 PM Indianapolis Water Lantern Festival at Military Park Tickets are on sale
for the Water Lantern Festival in Indianapolis. Get your tickets at www.WaterLanternFestival. com before they sell out. Water Lantern Festival is an amazing experience where you'll witness the magic of lanterns as they light up the water. The Water Lantern Festival was voted #1 Festival by USA Today. Don't miss this beautiful event!
Saturday September 12, 2020 The Pirates Treasure Hunt Indianpolis at 10 AM Pirates have invaded Indianapolis! Cap'n
Graybeard needs your help to find his missing treasure map. Beware, mateys, using our proprietary smartphone app you'll encounter VIRTUAL Pirates, Scurvy Dogs and need to collect the Pieces of Eight to ultimately find the location of his treasure? The first citywide treasure hunt in Downtown Indianapolis allows for safe distancing for teams of up to 6. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes, team name and highest point totals. One ticket ($50 + $2.75 handling) is good for your team of up to 6 people! Tickets are on sale NOW!
Saturday September 12, 2020 8Am – 4 PM Mid-West M/C Presents: Covid sucks Swap Meet & Field Events. Thanks to
Covid we had to cancel our April swap meet so we decided to scale it back a little and have it at our clubhouse. Plus for an added twist we are going to hold a public field meet. Admission is free to the swap meet and $10 to participate in the field events and for a booth if you're a vendor. This year we have also teamed with the Indiana blood bank and will be hosting the blood mobile from 11-2. However it is my understanding that as long as they have people donating they will stay. Blood supplies are at critical stages in Indiana and they desperately need our help. So come on out, have some fun, donate a little blood, and maybe pick up some of those hard to find parts you need! Thank you!
Saturday September 12, 2020 Free Entry the SHE Event the Ubuntu Celebration 11-6 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds &
Event Center. The S.H.E. event is a self funded organization that provides venues for African American Women businesses to showcase their goods, products, and services to the community. The primary purpose of the She
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Calendar of Events Event is to educate our vendors on sound business practices, to build capacity, and to foster an attitude of circulating black dollars within our community.
September 14,21,and 28, 2020 Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen at Westminster
Neighborhood Services. Westminster's Food Pantry has been modified to a walkup distribution, and no warm meals will be served. Neighbors will have the choice of protein and fresh produce to choose from along with pre-bagged food from the pantry, and with an on-the-go meal. The pantry itself, including restroom facilities, will be closed. We are asking neighbors not to congregate around the front door waiting to be served. We also ask for patience as we figure out the best way to serve you all.
September 15, 2020 Bike Indianapolis at Chapel Hill. At Chapel Hill United Methodist
Church Connect with our community for some biking fun! We are seeking bikes & helmets that are gently used to provide for kids and adults who need them. If you are an experienced rider, we need you, too! Join us on Tuesday evenings at 6 pm. Contact Pastor Dave Buckner with questions.
Friday September 18th 2020 Wyld Paint Party 9-3 at The Emerson Theater. GET
READY TO RAGE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH!! Use code XOSAMMY through this link: https:// bit.ly/3frFZNI for discount tier 1 tickets!!! Hope to get lit with y’all at the PAINT PARTY!! đ&#x;Ž‰ đ&#x;Žˆ đ&#x;Ž¨ #indyedm #indyconcerts #dancemusic #dubstep
September 19, 2020 Indy Women’s Half Marathon and 5K! 7am – 10 am Join us for the Indy Women's Half Marathon or 5k!! Add yourself to our team The Running Wife Club for a chance to win prizes!
September 19, 2020 10-1 City Market Catacombs Tour 2020 Advance tickets
required. Indianapolis City Market and Indiana Landmarks stage tours of an unusual site usually hidden from public view. Our guided tour of the Catacombs shows you a Roman-looking expanse of brick arches beneath the outdoor Whistler Plaza of City Market.
September 25, 2020 6-10 PM 80’s All Star After Dark At The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Break out your ’80s headbands
and high top sneakers and enjoy a night under the stadium lights kickin it in the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends ExperienceŽ. Get moving to your favorite 80’s tunes while enjoying your favorite sport at this awesomely ’80s All Star After Dark!
September 25, 2020 IAS Fall Festival 2020 at Fort Harrison State Park Plan to join
us for a wonderful Fall Festival held during a beautiful time of year. This year the Indiana Audubon Society is bringing you an array of talks, hikes to Fort Harrison State Park on Indianapolis’ NE side. Accommodations and room blocks will be available at the Fort Harrison Inn. This year’s event will include a multitude of hikes, presentations, and an amazing keynote dinner.
Saturday September 26, 2020 10-2 Autism Ability Fest at the Indiana State Fair Grounds. Join us at the Autism Ability
FEST to get more information about local autism services and resources while having family fun. The Autism Ability FEST will have exhibitors ready to talk with you about their local autism services and resources. Plus the Autism Ability FEST will have lots of entertainment for attendees: face painters, balloon artists, photo booth, games, and more! Autism Ability FEST is FREE for all attendees. You do not need tickets! Parking is $8 per vehicle.
September 27, Farm and Craft Market 12-4 PM at P&D Flower Farm Come out
on a wonderful Sunday afternoon to enjoy a variety of local vendors! *If you would like to be a vendor please contact us at pdflowerfarm@gmail.com*
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