![]() I transform that heap of vegetables into the symmetrical gold, white and green of the Irish fla. I will use this implement in my hand to chop them finely, uniformly. The holy trinity of my cooking for more than 50 years. On the cutting board in a random heap: carrots, leafy celery, a papery onion. What is it and where does it go? I can’t think of the words to ask. “When we get home, I am standing silently in the kitchen between the sink and the stove. ![]() “Sharing My Story: Still Connected” is part of the Alzheimer’s Association Early-Stage Program and Dance Kaleidoscope’s Turning Points program, a collaborative program that creates a safe environment for individuals to share their stories through narratives and dance performances. ![]() The Alzheimer’s Association reports that more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and predicts 16 million will have the disease in 2050. In New Hampshire, Michael taught Comparative Religion at Franklin Pierce University and was an Episcopal priest. The couple moved from New Hampshire, where they both taught at Franklin Pierce University, to Carmel in 2014 to live with their son, Roy, and grandson, Tim. Michael and Mollie attend several of the Alzheimer’s Association Early-Stage Program events throughout the year, including plays at The Tarkington and previous Dance Kaleidoscope performances. “It really let us see our experience in a fresh way.” Haas’ wife and caretaker, Mollie, described the event as wonderful, inspiring and therapeutic. Some of the early-stage program participants, including Haas, went onstage to read their stories prior to the performance. Dance Kaleidoscope choreographed and performed the diverse stories. The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter partnered with Dance Kaleidoscope to tell 10 personal stories, written by local Alzheimer’s Association Early-Stage Program participants, through interpretive dance. They included forgetting his usual drink size at Starbucks: A ‘venti’ that he’s ordered hundreds of times standing in the kitchen and forgetting what utensil he’s holding in his hand sitting at the Christmas dinner table with his children and grandchildren and forgetting stories about his own childhood Christmases. Haas’ story explored his frustrations with Alzheimer’s disease. The Carmel resident’s story was recently told through interpretive dance during “Sharing My Story: Still Connected,” at the Arthur M. ![]() We are so appreciative of the Kaleidoscope Dance Studio and all our supporters because we truly couldn’t do what we do without your help.Michael Haas said if he had to use one word to describe Alzheimer’s disease, it’s silence. It also fuels our public policy efforts and allows us to advance critical research towards finding a cure. Of the donation, Laurie Schill, Executive Director of the Greater Wisconsin Chapter says, “The money we raise allows us to provide local care and support services to ease the burden on those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. In 2018, Kaleidoscope Dance Studio and their owner, Selina Ashton, chose the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Wisconsin Chapter as the recipient of this year’s $8,000 donation. For the past five years, all proceeds from the recital, including admission sales and raffle sales, have been donated to a local non-profit organization – an effort that has allowed the studio to give back nearly $40,000 to organizations in their community since 2014. Manitowoc’s Kaleidoscope Dance Studio Donates All Proceeds of the 2018 ‘Tis the Season Holiday Recital to the Alzheimer’s Association.ĭancers of Manitowoc and Denmark’s Kaleidoscope Dance Studio held their annual ‘Tis the Season Holiday recital on Decemat Roncalli High School.
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