Brain injury support group meets ADVERTISING Brain injury support group meets The Kona Brain Injury Support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Rehab Services just mauka of Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union on Hualalai Road. Jack
Brain injury support group meets
The Kona Brain Injury Support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Rehab Services just mauka of Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union on Hualalai Road.
Jack Cruzan, licensed clinical social worker, will discuss families in recovery. Recovery from serious injury or illness is often long and difficult, but not just for the person who has suffered a loss. The discussion will cover frequently identified needs, signs and symptoms of stress, fatigue and how to access help for these issues.
Invited are all brain injury, stroke or other neuro-trauma survivors, their families and caregivers, interested professionals and the public. To ask questions about the support group meeting, contact Hawaiian Rehab at 329-0591 or Karen Klemme at 328-9498.
VASH names executive director
The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii on Hawaii Island has chosen Karen Rose as its new executive director. Rose will fill the vacancy of Stephanie Donoho, who served as interim director during the selection process. The mission of VASH is to share the aloha spirit with visitors affected by adversity.
Rose’s resume includes more than 25 years of experience in human services, including program management, fundraising and social media marketing in the nonprofit sector. She completed her graduate work at California State University and spent much of her time advocating for victims of crime, people with disabilities, the elderly and at-risk youth. Rose spent five years as an adjunct professor of anthropology and sociology at Southwest Colorado Community College before moving to Kona. Prior to this appointment, Rose worked in the Victim Assistant Unit at Hawaii County Prosecutor’s Office.
VFW activities announced
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12112, behind Kona Locksmith off Kaiwi Street, will host several upcoming events.
An activities committee meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday.
The post will be closed from 3 to 10 p.m. Tuesday for a private party.
Free coffee will be served to veterans at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. American Legion will meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dinner will follow.
A $5 spaghetti dinner with salad, garlic bread and dessert starts at 4 p.m. Friday.
Korean War Veterans will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday.
For more information, call Don Zero at 509-879-1040.
