GRAPE-Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly

Tune in to the Seniors Rock Radio Show on WHAM 1180 tomorrow and every Saturday from 12noon-1pm. This week's GRAPE member spotlight is Connie Lester from Hurlbut Care Communities!

Check out the April GRAPEvine for all the news! https://conta.cc/3ubzEh0

Linda Moroney, Emmy-Award Winning Filmmaker, joins Joanna and Mike on Seniors Rock Radio Show Noon-1pm Saturday 3.27 on WHAM 1180 Learn more about the Women and the Vote NY STATE project! iHeartRadio #womensupportingwomen #susanbanthony

Senior Care Authority in Rochester, NY makes moving a loved one to a senior community faster, easier and with less stress. Local owner and company President Mi...ke Kearney tells us about their services in the GRAPE-Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly Spotlight of the Week on the Seniors Rock Radio Show Sat. 3.27 Noon-1pm. Join us on WHAM 1180 or the free iHeartRadio App. Past shows at https://www.seniorsrockradio.com/ See more

Join us tomorrow for the GRAPE member meeting at 12 noon - thank you to The Village at Mill Landing for sponsoring our meeting!

The January GRAPEvine is out - check out all the news and upcoming events! https://conta.cc/358LEpt

Join us next week on January 20 for the GRAPE morning membership meeting! Thank you to our speaker Attorney Michael Robinson Law Office of Michael Robinson, P.C. - and our meeting sponsor No Place Like Home Senior Care - https://www.noplacelikehomeseniorcareny.com/

New GRAPE Member Benefit for 2021! https://conta.cc/2MKHqhk

Holiday Message from GRAPE! https://conta.cc/3r2IU6m

What a great morning delivering Holiday Gifts for Seniors to Danforth Towers, Jonathan Child Apartments and the Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.! Thank you to our main funder HealthDirect Pharmacy Services and others who donated. A huge thank you to Colleen Varney from Legacy at Erie Station for the transportation!

Join us tomorrow morning at 8am for a little holiday fun and stress relieiver at our last membership meeting of the year, and thank you to Rich Marlin of Edward Jones for sponsoring our meeting! Don't forget your holiday hat and/or background ZOOM information below.....

ROC the Day is almost here! Thank you to CCOR - Companion Care of Rochester for matching donations to GRAPE! LINK TO DONATE TOMORROW - bit.ly/3loBh62

Join us tomorrow at noon and thank you to Seniors Rock Radio and ROC Vox Recording & Production for sponsoring our meeting!

Thank you to all who donated to GRAPE on ROC the Day last week. With the help of CCOR - Companion Care of Rochester matching donations, we raised almost $1000 for our Holiday Gifts for Seniors program and other outreach efforts. Thank you CCOR!!!!

The December GRAPEvine is here! https://conta.cc/3fTZLDe

There are so many great causes you can donate to today for ROC the DAY. Give as you can and we appreciate you considering GRAPE! Link to donate - bit.ly/3loBh62 Thank you to CCOR - Companion Care of Rochester for matching donations to GRAPE up to $300!

Join us tomorrow at 8am for the morning membership meeting - very important topic presented by Deanna LaPier from Brighton Securities! Thank you Canandaigua The Medicine Shoppe for sponsoring our meeting!

Happy November! Make sure to save the dates for the November membership meetings and also check out the latest issue of the GRAPEvine for all the news! https://conta.cc/3kLco58

Grab your lunch and join us for the GRAPE afternoon membership meeting tomorrow!

If you are a new GRAPE member, or need a refresher on how to get the most out of your membership, join us next week for NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION!

Thank you to Hart Hearing & Balance Centers for sponsoring our membership meeting today and to our senior transportation panel from Medical Motor Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc., St. John's, Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc. and Ultra Medical Transport! Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 27 and sponsored by Elderwood of Lakeside at Brockport.

Don't forget to grab your coffee and join us tomorrow morning at 8am! Thank you Hart Hearing & Balance Centers for sponsoring our October morning membership meeting!

Join us next week for the morning membership meeting to learn from our Senior Transportation Panel. Thank you to Hart Hearing & Balance Centers for sponsoring our meeting!

Enjoying a fun fall networking event! Thanks Elderwood for your sponsorship!

GRAPE members - join us Thursday at Casa Larga! Space is limited and there are only a few spots left, so register today. Thank you to Elderwood Village at Fairport and Elderwood Village at Greece for sponsoring our event!

We have so much planned for October, so be sure to mark your calendars! Thank you to our October meeting and event sponsors - Elderwood Village at Fairport and Elderwood Village at Greece, Hart Hearing & Balance Centers and Elderwood of Lakeside at Brockport. Also watch for the latest issue of the GRAPEvine on October 1.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our membership meeting today at noon via ZOOM! Thank you to Happier At Home for sponsoring our meeting and NAMI Rochester, NY for providing important education. Contact the GRAPE office at [email protected] if you need the meeting login information.

Join us next week for the return of GRAPE membership meetings!

Happy September! We will kick off our membership meetings this month. Join us on September 16 when we will hear from Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc. and on September 22 we will have a presentation from NAMI Rochester, NY. Thank you to our meeting sponsors this month - Caring Transitions of Rochester and Happier At Home!

Thank you to Solstice Senior Living at Fairport for hosting our networking meeting last week! To wrap up our summer, join us for coffee Thursday at Boxcar Donuts.

Join us tomorrow for some GRAPE networking at Solstice Senior Living at Fairport. Registration preferred but if you decide at the last minute, please come! Also save the date for coffee next week at Boxcar Donuts!

Join us next week for morning networking at Solstice Senior Living at Fairport!

Great to see everyone yesterday on such a beautiful afternoon for networking. Thank you to Deanna LaPier of Brighton Securities for hosting and rocking the lemons to lemonade theme! We even had a surprise serenade by the neighborhood barbershop quartet!

Reminder to join us Wednesday for some safe networking - thank you to Deanna LaPier at Brighton Securities for hosting GRAPE!

Great job by everyone with social distancing and mask wearing last week at Boxcar Donuts, so let's do it again next week! Thank you to Deanna LaPier of Brighton Securities for hosting GRAPE next week for some afternoon networking.

Great turnout and so awesome to see everyone this morning! Save the date for our next event August 5 Brighton Securities at 4pm.

Reminder - stop by for some networking tomorrow morning!

All GRAPE memberships expire June 30 - RENEW now for the 2020/2021 year through your member login or contact the GRAPE office at (585) 256-4351 or [email protected]. The Marketing and Program Committees are working hard to plan summer networking and fall education events - STAY TUNED!

Although our Annual GRAPE Gala looked quite different this year, we want to thank everyone who donated raffle items, bought tickets, and sponsored this event. We are excited to announce we raised $16,630 this year despite all of the restrictions. THANK YOU so much to everyone who participated and helped GRAPE with this largest fundraiser of the year. We are so grateful for the membership who provides constant support.

OUR 28th ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER HAS ENDED THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! JOIN US TONIGHT AT 5PM VIA ZOOM TO HEAR THE WINNERS, THANK OUR SUPPORTERS AND TOAST THE END OF THE GRAPE YEAR!... ZOOM ID 872 1304 7048 See more

Last day to shop for items on our fundraiser page....like this basket of spirits donated by GRAPE member Mike Maenza of HealthDirect Pharmacy Services - grapelder.org/fundraiser. Thank you again to CCOR - Companion Care of Rochester for sponsoring our fundraiser page!

The GRAPE fundraiser ends tomorrow at 5pm so there is still plenty of time to shop for something like this beautiful Sunshine Bakset donated by GRAPE member Alison Bearer! grapelder.org/fundraiser - you do NOT have to be present to win.

Another great item donated by Rochester Regional Health's Edna Tina Wilson Living Center and Wegman Family Cottages for the GRAPE 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser! Browse all of the items - grapelder.org/fundraiser.

We have three of these beautiful gift baskets filled with quality Mary Kay products donated for our online fundraiser by Susan Cholach, Mary Kay Consultant and Carol Bartlett - get more details and see other items at grapelder.org/fundraiser!

ReHouse Architectural Salvage donated a $25 gift card for our gala fundraiser and it comes with a bottle of wine donated by GRAPE member Meghan Little - get more details and browse the other items available! grapelder.org/fundraiser

Another great item donated by GRAPE member Paul Ryan for our online fundraiser, a beautiful painting of the Chemung River area by artist June Cooper - grapelder.org/fundraiser!

Thank you to all who have already started participating in the GRAPE 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser. Thank you to GRAPE member Sue Barnes for donating these beautiful coffee mugs that come with a $25 Starbucks gift card. See all of the great items on our fundraiser page - grapelder.org/fundraiser!

The June GRAPEvine is now available! http://grapelder.org/newsletter

Today is the day! The GRAPE 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser is now open at grapelder.org/fundraiser. Check out all of the great items that have been donated by GRAPE members and local businesses, like this Ancestry DNA kit donated by CCOR - Companion Care of Rochester - who also generously sponsored our fundraising page!

The GRAPE 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser starts on Monday, June 1! Some great items have been donated by GRAPE members and local businesses, such as this Tequila Gift Basket from Elderwood of Lakeside at Brockport.

GRAPE member Paul Ryan took this beautiful picture of Niagara Falls and has generously donated it for the 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser online raffle starting June 1!

Another great item that is part of the GRAPE 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser which will run June 1-10. This beautiful basket was donated by Jewish Senior Life Wolk Manor. Stay tuned on how to view and buy raffle tickets for all of the wonderful gift baskets and other items donated by GRAPE members and local businesses!

The GRAPE 28th Annual Gala Fundraiser online raffle will run June 1-10 and you will have a chance to win great items like this beautiful Rochester Basket donated by Edna Tina Wilson Living Center and Wegman Family Cottages! Stay tuned on how to view all of the wonderful gift baskets and other items donated by GRAPE members and local businesses!

Thank you to Rick Marchese and Kelly Gusmano of Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP for their webinar presentation yesterday on Major Medicaid Changes for Home Care. For those that were not able to attend you can view the presentation through your member login/view resources.

Stay posted for our upcoming Gala fundraiser starting June 1st. You can bid on amazing prizes like this courtesy of Black Button Distilling! See other ways you can help sponsor this event here: http://grapelder.org/donate

Thank you to the Alzheimer's Association: Rochester, NY for a very informative virtual presentation this morning to our GRAPE members. There are an amazing amount of resources available and a great hard working staff!

Another great presentation next week - register through your GRAPE member login and you will be provided with a zoom meeting id. Thank you Alzheimer's Association: Rochester, NY!

Thank you to Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP for presenting an important webinar to GRAPE members on Medicaid Changes in Home Care. More information and registration can be found through your member login/view events page or you can REGISTER HERE -bit.ly/35Q89Pd

We had someone reach out wanting to donate to GRAPE in a unique way - thank you! Please join us May 8 for the GRAPE Pampered Chef Fundraiser Facebook Show! We will share delicious recipes, kitchen tips, showcase new products LIVE!, and play fun games! Don't forget every order over $80 will receive a FREE Nylon Small Slotted Turner or a FREE Nylon Turner! Here is the show link - https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/kimberlyblum0508

GRAPE May Newsletter now available on the GRAPE website! http://grapelder.org/newsletter

Thank you to Caring Hearts of Rochester, Senior Care Authority in Rochester, NY and Canandaigua The Medicine Shoppe for participating in the facebook promotion - we have more coming so contact GRAPE at [email protected] if you want to join the list!

Thank you to Caring Hearts of Rochester and Senior Care Authority in Rochester, NY for participating in the facebook promotion - we have more coming so contact GRAPE at [email protected] if you want to join the list!

April GRAPEvine now available on the website - http://grapelder.org/newsletter.

ALL GRAPE EVENTS ARE CANCELLED THROUGH APRIL. STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY GRAPE MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR SENIORS!

For obvious reasons, the GRAPE staff has vacated our office at Legacy at Clover Blossom (who take care of us so well by the way.) We are working remotely as best we can. Stay safe everyone and help our seniors!

To keep our most vulnerable population safe, many of our senior communites are temporarily limiting visitors due to COVID-19. Therefore, the GRAPE breakfast on March 18 and GRAPE lunch on March 24 are cancelled. We hope to regroup in April!

GRAPE Eldercare Fair underway at Highland Hospital!

March GRAPE member meetings are posted! Remember - no registration is required for breakfast and guests are welcome. Lunch registration is required and for members only.

The March GRAPEvine is out and full of important information! GRAPE members should have received via email and it is also available on our website - http://grapelder.org/newsletter

Thank you to St. Ann's Community at Chapel Oaks for hosting the GRAPE lunch yesterday - a beautiful community with great staff and food! Dr. Caprio from URMC did an amazing job explaining the 3 D's - Delirium, Dementia and Depression. We are also thankful to our sponsor of the lunch Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - thank you Jenni Kohler!

Reminder - GRAPE Breakfast Meeting is next week at St John's Meadows. Members - no registration required and feel free to bring a guest!

Thank you to all who braved the weather this morning for the GRAPE 18th Annual Legislative Town Hall Meeting! So many great speakers and highlights. Contratulations to the GRAPE Advocacy Committee! Thank you to our very generous sponsors who made this event possible - CCOR - Companion Care of Rochester, ElderONE, Episcopal SeniorLife Communities, EZaccessMD, Legacy Watermark Communities, MVP Health Care, Rochester Rhio, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP