Bridges For Brain Injury, Inc

Cheryl’s TBI story is a little different than most because she was born with a brain injury waiting to happen (an AVM or Arterial Ventral Malformation). As Cheryl says, a TBI is not the end of your life, it is just a new beginning! #bridgesforbraininjury #tbiawarenessmonth #tbisurvivor

I have a SHOUT OUT! THANK YOU to our vibrant, vivacious, hard working women of Wildlife Rockstars You are definitely superheros!... Laura our Executive Director is always working hard fighting to make sure our members, staff and animals get the best care! Amy our Financial Director is busy crunching those numbers making sure our animals get to have their favorite snacks! Karen our Office and HR manager is busy making sure we run smoothly and that we take some self care days! Tiffany our Wildlife Education Director makes sure our members are prepared for their presentations and animals are ready to be handled and trained. Sara makes sure we hit our everyday daily duties in the animal care and the animals are living their best life. Kathryn makes sure everything is neat and tidy and the animals are given all their favorite snacks, especially blue berries for Elvis Mikayla makes sure weekends run smoothly and uses her handy work to make sure everything is functioning because taking care of animals is a 24/7 operation. You Women deserve to be celebrated especially for your love of our Wildlife and members! Show them some love Rockstars... Also here's some pictures of our favorite girls

Yesterday, our Day Program Members were able to create Dream Pillows thanks to Deb at Shimmering Light Farm & Renewal Center! Deb brought in special herbs from the farm and discussed how each herb can contribute to sleep! We all know how important sleep is and with Daylight Savings Time upon us this weekend, we are all going to need all the help with sleep we can get!

Did you know there are 2 types of brain injuries?! Non-Traumatic Brain Injury, or Acquired Brain Injury, cause damage to the brain by internal factors (lack of oxygen, exposure to toxins, etc.) Traumatic Brain Injuries are caused by an external force, either from an impact to the head or inertial forces affecting the brain.... #bridgesforbraininjury #tbiawareness #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth

A special shout-out to Rebekah Harter for teaching our members how to make homemade ice cream yesterday! Even though its a little chilly out right now, they seemed to enjoy their cold treats!

UPDATED BOARD!! Thanks to everyone who has purchased a square already....make sure if you haven't, you purchase yours today before they sell-out! All proceeds f...rom the squares will go to our Donhauser-Ross Wildlife Education Center. Due to new DEC regulations, we have to completely renovate our outdoor education center, which is a huge undertaking after such an incredibly difficult year. Here are the details: Numbers will be drawn at random when the board is filled. Request for squares must be through this post ONLY! Board image will be updated as the board fills. Squares will be reserved on a first-come basis. Payment must be through PayPal (search for: Bridges5760 or [email protected]) OR Venmo (@Bridges5760) ONLY. Please do not pay through Facebook because we cannot verify payment! You have the option to choose the square(s) you would like or it can be chosen at random. If your square choice is already assigned, you will be asked to choose again. Good Luck!!

You can purchase Super Bowl squares and support a good cause!! Head over to the Wildlife Rockstars Facebook page to learn more!

A HUGE THANK YOU to Karen for selecting us as the charity of choice for #ROCtheDay! We can feel the love from our amazing supporters <3 You can donate ALL DAY LONG here: www.roctheday.org/bridgeswildliferockstars

UPDATED BOARD!!! Thank you to those who purchased our first squares! Bum Bum Bum Bum....Are you ready for some football?! It's nearly time for Super Bowl LV!!... We have decided to offer squares for the first time with all proceeds going to our Donhauser-Ross Wildlife Education Center. Due to new DEC regulations, we have to completely renovate our outdoor education center, which is a huge undertaking after such an incredibly difficult year. Here are the details: Numbers will be drawn at random when the board is filled. Request for squares must be through this post ONLY! Board image will be updated as the board fills. Squares will be reserved on a first-come basis. Payment must be through PayPal (search for: Bridges5760 or [email protected]) OR Venmo (@Bridges5760) ONLY. Please do not pay through Facebook because we cannot verify payment! You have the option to choose the square(s) you would like or it can be chosen at random. If your square choice is already assigned, you will be asked to choose again. Good Luck

Happy Monday! Don't forget that #ROCtheDay is tomorrow!! Take a look at this video to see what your donations would support! To Donate on ROC the Day visit: www.roctheday.org/bridgeswildliferockstars

Members enjoyed a Zoom cooking class with volunteer dietician, Rebekah Harter this week! They learned about the different spices that went into these delicious Gingerbread spice muffins.

Our day program is planning for their bi-annual Live Auction! A full day of laughter, fellowship and bidding! Members bid on new and gently used donated items with their "Bridges Bucks". They earn these Bridges Bucks by helping others, doing special tasks, and participating in games and activities. We need your help to make this a successful auction! We are in need of new or gently used household items (bath/kitchen towels, sheet sets (any size), kitchenware, household de...cor, etc..; As well as warm winter clothing for men and women (all sizes in womens/primarly large in mens), including coats, jackets, sweaters, gloves and hats. We also need mens' sneakers size 11 and mens' boots size 9. Gift cards also welcome! Call us at (585) 396-0070 to arrange drop off of your items or email [email protected] We are located at 5760 Duke of Gloucester Way in Farmington, NY. #auction #bridgesforbraininjury #bridgesbucks #donation See more