Interview at Manoa Cottages
Here is a video of an interview with Sandra Shim, the owner at Manoa Cottages. Manoa Cottages is a care home for Alzheimer's patients. I got a chance to interview the owner and get to spend time with some of the patients, I also sold some bracelets to the workers to raise more money for the donation to the Alzheimer's association.I put Jazz music in the background because that was playing at the care home and I wanted to accurately display the feeling that was felt in the Manoa Cottages. As you can see in the video below, even though the patients were suffering from Alzheimer's, they still were really happy.
Dont Forget Bracelets
To raise money to help find a cure for Alzheimer's, I braided a total of 71 bracelets and sold them for three dollars each. I was able to raise $213 from bracelets sales. Including the extra donations some people gave me, the total amount of money I raised was $233. The money I raised was donated to the Alzheimer's Association in honor of my grandmother, Lynn Klein. I bought the material for my bracelets from Ben Franklin and I added charms to some of the bracelets to increase interest and to help raise more money. These bracelets took about twenty minutes to make, although this was a tiring process, I had fun discovering new ways of braiding bracelets. Here are some pictures of finished bracelets set up for me to sell.
I accomplished raising $233 and reaching my goal and exceeding my original goal of $200. I am really happy that I was able to reach my goal. There were challenging times when I thought I wouldn't be able to raise that much money, but I worked around it and exceeded my goal. After all my hard work, it was really satisfying to donate the money I earned to the Alzheimer's Association. The picture below is the certificate I got after donating the money online to this organization.
Creating and selling these bracelets in order to raise money to donate to the Alzheimer's Association shows quality because I dedicated a lot of my time into making 71 bracelets to sell. I am dedicated to selling my bracelets and raising money in honor of my grandmother. In order to sell these bracelets I had to step out of my comfort zone and ask people if they would like to buy and explain my quality project. I got turned down sometimes but that wouldn't stop my motivation. Here is a slide show of my selling process when I sold bracelets at my church. Since my grandmother went to church, she was good friends with a lot of the members. I was inspired to see how many people bought bracelets and helped raise money to donate to the Alzheimer's Association in honor of Lynn Klein.
Lynn Klein
November 13 1938 - June 21 2010
Marilyn Klein was my grandmother, but she was also grandmother to four more; including our Klein cousins and the Coxes. I knew her as a generous, patient babysitter and looked forward to spending time with her at her Kahala home while my parents enjoyed a much-deserved break. Her constant love and concern for us was demonstrated by her preoccupation with our safety – not letting us swim underwater for too long or run into the busy street. We joked about these things as we grew older, but it was her way of showing her love for us.
Her sweet spirit was evident in her constant generosity: she spoiled us rotten, and not only with the toys we wanted, but with her attention and special talent for making our favorite foods as well. Although we were all so fortunate to enjoy such a wonderful grandmother, we were well aware we shared this amazing woman with countless others.
Always giving of herself and her talents, Lynn Klein not only brought the Suzuki Association to Hawaii, but conducted violin, piano, and viola lessons out of her home. I clearly remember the patience she had for each and every student, including her own grandchildren, and I was impressed to see the talent she inspired as her young students grew up to achieve musical accomplishments.
She was truly someone who always put others before her, and I strive to be as kind-hearted and generous as this woman I admire and will always hold dear in my heart. Her entire life was changed with her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s a few years ago, there were moments even towards the end where you could see her kind spirit through this disease that proved to be a time of trial for many who relied on her.
Although my family and I miss her physical presence in our lives, I know that she had a diverse and unique impact on countless lives, I know my grandmother was truly loved and will be missed by not only her family, but also the greater community that has been touched by her gifts.
Marilyn Klein was my grandmother, but she was also grandmother to four more; including our Klein cousins and the Coxes. I knew her as a generous, patient babysitter and looked forward to spending time with her at her Kahala home while my parents enjoyed a much-deserved break. Her constant love and concern for us was demonstrated by her preoccupation with our safety – not letting us swim underwater for too long or run into the busy street. We joked about these things as we grew older, but it was her way of showing her love for us.
Her sweet spirit was evident in her constant generosity: she spoiled us rotten, and not only with the toys we wanted, but with her attention and special talent for making our favorite foods as well. Although we were all so fortunate to enjoy such a wonderful grandmother, we were well aware we shared this amazing woman with countless others.
Always giving of herself and her talents, Lynn Klein not only brought the Suzuki Association to Hawaii, but conducted violin, piano, and viola lessons out of her home. I clearly remember the patience she had for each and every student, including her own grandchildren, and I was impressed to see the talent she inspired as her young students grew up to achieve musical accomplishments.
She was truly someone who always put others before her, and I strive to be as kind-hearted and generous as this woman I admire and will always hold dear in my heart. Her entire life was changed with her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s a few years ago, there were moments even towards the end where you could see her kind spirit through this disease that proved to be a time of trial for many who relied on her.
Although my family and I miss her physical presence in our lives, I know that she had a diverse and unique impact on countless lives, I know my grandmother was truly loved and will be missed by not only her family, but also the greater community that has been touched by her gifts.
What is Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's is a disease that affects your mind. It starts off slow where you forget little things like picking up eggs at the grocery store and over time it develops to more serious things that you forget how to do, like to tell time or to dial a telephone. These things may seem minor at first, but grow to become major hurtles in your daily life. Eventually you will need help doing daily tasks like with feeding themselves and dressing yourself and they need constant care to take care of themselves. Finally, the patient would forget how to swallow and their body shuts down.
According to Public Medical Health, "Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer's disease (AD), is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Memory impairment, as well as problems with language, decision-making ability, judgment, and personality, are necessary features for the diagnosis." This disease is genetic and usually you start showing symptoms when your sixty or older. According to researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, "The brains of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease start shrinking up to a decade before symptoms appear, a new study finds". Imagine ten years before you even knew you had Alzheimer's disease, your brain already was decomposing.
In both of the pictures above, the left side is a picture of normal brain function, on the right is a picture of a brain suffering from Alzheimer's disease. These two pictures show the affect Alzheimer's disease has on your brain and how serious this medical condition can be.
As you can imagine, this would be a horrible way to die, which is why my quality project was to help raise money to find a cure in dedication to my grandmother. I would like to stop suffering from Alzheimer's because I watched my grandmother, Lynn Klein go through the horrible stages of Alzheimer's and I hope to minimize the suffering of other families by raising money to help medical research and funding care homes for people suffering with this disease.
According to Public Medical Health, "Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer's disease (AD), is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Memory impairment, as well as problems with language, decision-making ability, judgment, and personality, are necessary features for the diagnosis." This disease is genetic and usually you start showing symptoms when your sixty or older. According to researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, "The brains of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease start shrinking up to a decade before symptoms appear, a new study finds". Imagine ten years before you even knew you had Alzheimer's disease, your brain already was decomposing.
In both of the pictures above, the left side is a picture of normal brain function, on the right is a picture of a brain suffering from Alzheimer's disease. These two pictures show the affect Alzheimer's disease has on your brain and how serious this medical condition can be.
As you can imagine, this would be a horrible way to die, which is why my quality project was to help raise money to find a cure in dedication to my grandmother. I would like to stop suffering from Alzheimer's because I watched my grandmother, Lynn Klein go through the horrible stages of Alzheimer's and I hope to minimize the suffering of other families by raising money to help medical research and funding care homes for people suffering with this disease.
Here is a video of some pictures I took of the bracelets I have sold. Seeing the many different hands shows how people in my community are inspired to help raise money for the Alzheimer's Association.
Hopefully this blog has inspired you to buy a bracelet to help raise money. Even though our quality project is over, I will continue to braid and sell bracelets and donate the money I raise to the Alzheimer's Association. If you are interested, email smoore13@punahou.edu. Thank you for your support!
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