Memory Packs
Memory Box starter packs
Working with the Memorabilia Pack Company we are pleased to announce that we can now supply special Memory Box starter packs to help your club put together your very own branded Memory Box.
Each pack will contain replica items from the 30s, 40s, 50s & 60s together with a copy of the Rotary REMIND Singalong CD and a guide to other items you might want to add to the box.
Starter Packs are available for clubs to buy from REPoD using this order form at £40 per pack (box not included).
REPoD's Memory Box campaign has been spreading out across the country with clubs from Lands End to Angus in Scotland buying starter packs to get their Memory Boxes off the ground.
Rotarian Bill Rucker from Roborough Rotary Club in Devon is the current winner of the highest number of donated Memory Boxes prize. He managed to retrieve enough reminiscence memorabilia from his fellow Rotarians to create three new boxes which have all been donated to Memory Cafes in the area. RIBI President Jim Moulson was on hand to see some of Bill's handiwork during a recent visit to the Roborough Club.
Memory Boxes containing objects from the past can act as triggers to memory and release reminiscences, providing a wonderfully effective therapeutic tool for people with dementia.
REPoD is supplying starter packs containing a selection of replica items from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, together with a copy of the Rotary REMIND singalong CD and a guide to building your own Memory Box.
Mini Memory Box
We also supply a range of 'Mini Memory Box' packs. These are a shoebox sized box and include one memory pack at a cost of £12. Additional packs, covering specific decades and topic areas may be added to the box at the time of purchase at a cost of £5 per additional pack. more info...
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John Suchet becomes Honorary President of REPoD
John Suchet, one of the UK's best known broadcasters and journalists, has given his backing to a nationwide Rotary campaign aimed at providing support for families living with dementia.
Since his wife Bonnie was diagnosed with dementia in February 2006, John has become a passionate campaigner dedicated to raising awareness of dementia and providing support for carers.
John said; "I fully support Rotary's nationwide campaign to provide help for families caring for people with dementia. I know at first hand how difficult it is, and how much help and support is needed. I applaud Rotarians for their commitment, and am honoured to become Honorary President of REPoD".
Rotary Club Press Release in PDF format.
RIBI Conference 2011 - Speech
This is a PDF transcript of the speech given by Geri Parlby about dementia and REPoD's activities at the RIBI Conference in Dublin.
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