CPOH Newsletter Winter 2008 - California Aquatic Therapy

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Warm Water Rehabilitation Therapy
Winter 2008
A
SPECIAL
FAMILY
HOPE FOR CHILDREN
WITH AUTISM AT CPH
Xochitl Pelayo (Mom)
and Brandon Gaytan
Did you
know that
60% of the
children with
disabilities in
our program
have Autism?
Children with autism usually have
low muscle tone. At California Pools
of Hope, the warm water provides
support with movement along with
resistance, to promote muscle
strengthening. It also allows the child
to focus on therapeutic play-based
functional movement, which
improves range of motion, neurodevelopmental growth, improve body
awareness, increased balance and
sensory integration.
We provide the ideal therapeutic
environment that enhances the lives
of children with disabilities. We
serve our children with pride! Our
physical therapist staff is dedicated
and ready to serve.
OUR MISSION
The mission of California Pools
of Hope, Inc. is to promote
wellness and improve the quality
of life for individuals with health
needs in an accessible warm
water aquatic facility.
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Thank You to the Earl B. and Loraine H.
Miller Foundation for a $25,000 grant.
Special Thanks
PERMIT NO. 771
LONG BEACH, CA
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PAID
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
California Pools of Hope is proud to partner with Ameriprise
Financial through the Community Connection program to
provide aquatic therapy programs through charitable
donations. Call Travis, to find out how to improve your
financial health and help CPH at the same time.
6801 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90805
Your Financial Health Matters
Warm Water Rehabilitation Therapy
Hours of Operations:
Tue - Fri
9:00am - 3:00pm
Tue & Thu 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Sat
9:00am - 1:00pm
Closed Sun & Mon
The goal of California Pools of Hope is to improve the
health and well being of the community. CPH provides
the following programs in the warm waters of hope:
O Aqua Physical Therapy
O Senior Aquatic Exercise
O Healthy Women Program
O Art for Health
O Moovin' N Groovin' Program for disabled
and non-disabled children and youth
O Brown Baggin' It For Health
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O Spinal Cord Injury Aquatic Therapy
O Deep Water Exercise and Conditioning Activities
O Swim Lessons for all ages
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California Pools of Hope is a nonprofit organization. We ask you to support
our efforts with a tax-deductible donation today. Thank you for your support!
Editor's Box
Patricia Dixon, Executive Director
California Pools of Hope, Inc.
6801 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90805
310-537-2224
Email: [email protected]
Website: californiapoolsofhope.org
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A Special Family in CPH
I
am honored to have the opportunity to share what CPH has meant to me. I was born in
1969, without arms or legs. Life's journey has been full of challenges, opportunities
and blessings. My disability has gone from being viewed as a curse or punishment, to
one full of blessings and successes. Born to parents who found it very difficult to accept a
child with such severe disabilities, I was given to the County of Los Angeles and spent my
first three months of life at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital. As a special needs child that
required constant assistance from nursing staff, it wasn’t long before I was placed into the
home of a loving foster family to be raised. Expectations of me were the same as any
other child - to get an education and to live a productive life. CPH became a part of my
family when I was just nine months old. The great founder Evelyn DuPont Evans took me
in as one of her own and provided me with great care and instruction in learning to swim.
Thirty-nine years later I still swim as often as possible. Swimming is my main source of
exercise. Without it my health is at higher risk.
Richard Devylder
There are three ingredients that make CPH a success in my life: great and committed staff, generous and loyal donors, and
the patrons. A couple of weeks ago we all lost a great friend and member of the CPH family, Joe King. Joe was a man of
great character who was so in love with his wife and children, and incredibly loyal to his work. As all CPH directors, he
personally sacrificed by working long hours trying to raise the funds necessary to keep the dream alive and the waters warm.
Joe and I worked together as brothers on many advocacy issues. Joe wanted to keep the CPH doors open and to improve
access in the community by ensuring the availability of transportation services to those who wished to live independently. We
will all miss him. I am grateful to have been able to call him friend and often times Brother Joe, which always made him laugh.
To the donors I salute you for your loyal and continuous support. Your generosity has helped countless people who have
disabilities, like my friend Larry who recently suffered a stroke. To discover the miracles of what warm water can do to
recover is beyond imagination. And, to the patrons, as Evelyn would say to me often, keep showing off!
New Spinal Cord Injury Aqua
Therapy Program
DIRECTOR’S CORNER
Tis' the Season to
Be Thankful
by Patricia Dixon
As the year comes to a close, even during these
difficult economic times, I realize that I have a lot to
be thankful for.
I am thankful to have my family who loves me
unconditionally. I am thankful for friends that support
me in spite of my imperfections. I am thankful to be a
part of California Pools of Hope, an organization that
brings hope to so many people with disabilities.
I am thankful that the future of California Pools of
Hope looks bright as we are planning many exciting
programmatic endeavors to better serve the community.
I am thankful that California Pools of Hope has
friends like you who give generously to support our
efforts.
For the integral part that you have played in making
California Pools of Hope programs possible, I am
thankful for you!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Do you have a spinal cord injury? Do you suffer from spasticity
(muscle jerking, spasm or decreased muscle tone)? Do you have
problems with stiffness of arms and legs, atrophy (breakdown of the
muscles), fibrosis (thickening and scarring of tissue) and contracting
of muscles, including difficulty moving your arms and legs?
If you do, California Pools of Hope has the perfect aqua therapy
program to improve your condition and rehabilitation process.
The Spinal Cord Injury Aqua Therapy Program (SCIAT) at
California Pools of Hope is designed to enhance the physical and
mental health, education and employment of patients with spinal
cord injuries.
The program consists of:
- Comprehensive Physical Therapy Case Management
- Mental Health Counseling Services
- Mentorship Program
- Education & Career Advancement Program.
CPH is celebrating over 40 years of providing an aquatic
therapeutic and wellness program to improve the health of people
with disabilities. The facility is equipped with two indoor pools that
are heated 91 - 94 degrees. We also provide water wheel chairs,
ramps and hydrophilic lifts, which allows for easy access to the
aquatic therapy services.
The SCIAT program is designed to aid patients in the transition and
to help manage spinal cord injury!
Your help is only a phone call away! (310) 537-2224
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An Evening of Wine Tasting,
Dinner Buffet and Silent Auction
Over 200 friends joined the Board of Directors of the California
Pools of Hope for the 45th Annual Evelyn duPont Awards Dinner on
Saturday, October 4, 2008. Thanks to Board President, Frank Buono, this
year's event was held under the stars at the fabulous Italian Piazza at Buono's
Authentic Pizzeria in downtown Long Beach.
Our great friend, Rich Archbold, Executive Editor of the Press Telegram, kept
the evening exciting as the Master of Ceremony. The guests enjoyed a scrumptious
Italian feast and exquisite wine tasting, made possible in part by Southern
California Wines. A silent auction was held and, back by popular demand, acapella
singing trio “Out-A- Sight, as well as the smooth sounds of the Friends Jazz band.
The honorable Mayor Bob Foster, of the City of Long Beach presented the
Lifesaver Legacy Award to Val Lerch, Vice Mayor City of Long Beach. The
honorable Mayor Gene Daniels accepted the Water Wing Award on behalf of the
City of Paramount. David Lloyd, Director of Community Relations was presented
the Water Wing Award on behalf of NRG Energy, Inc. The Tailwind Award,
accepted by Director, Bill Winters, went to Paramount Petroleum Corporation.
Andy Perez, Director of Port Affairs Corporate Relations accepted the award for
Union Pacific Railroad. The Lifeline Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to
Sheila Holmes.
This year a new award category was created called “Sylvester Krueger Rafter
Special Recognition,” to honor longtime supporter Sylvester Krueger. The award
was presented to the dynamic Staff of
Val Lerch, Vice Mayor of the City
Long Beach. The beautiful Jonda
Coman, Chief of Staff accepted the
award.
The event was also attended by
Pastor Granderson Wright of Youth
Action For Christ, Jim Worsham, Long
Beach Community Foundation, Renee
Ferrell, City of Compton. Linda Ikeda
of Razoreyes Studio, and many other
wonderful friends who raised over
$22,000.
California Pools of Hope, Inc. is
proud to celebrate its 45th year of
providing aquatic therapy programs to
improve the health of people with
disabilities and the elderly. We serve
over 1500 clients a year, offering
physical therapy, aquatic exercise and
wellness education programs to the
community.
(l-r) Shelia Holmes, Volunteer of the Year,
Jonda Coman, Bill Winters
M & M Liquor
MoLAA
Original Roadside Grill
Panama Joe's
Parker's Lighthouse
Pronto Limousine
Queen Mary
Ralph's
Razoreyes Studios
Rivera Hotel (LV)
Ross
Sahara Hotel (LV)
Schooner or Later
So. California Wine
Spaghettini Restaurant
Spirit Cruises
Staples
Stater Bros. Markets
T G I Friday's
Trump National
Golf Course
Trani's Restaurant
Village Wine Tasting
Virginia Country Club
You Dirty Dog Groomer
Circle of Hope
Christmas Toy
Drive
It is the season for giving
and our clients know how to
give. Through the Circle of
Hope Auxiliary, our clients
donated over 100 toys to this
year's toy drive. We
appreciate their caring hearts to make the
Christmas Holiday bright for low-income
children in our neighborhood.
The toys were distributed on Saturday,
December 20th at the Circle of Hope
Auxiliary Holiday luncheon. Thank you
CPH clients for helping to make the
Holiday special for children in our
community.
It is good to receive, even greater to give!
(l-r) Mayor, Bob Foster, Pastor Granderson
Wright and Val Lerch, Vice Mayor, Long Beach
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Thank You To Our
Dinner Award
Sponsors and Donors
Lifesavers Sponsors
Buono’s Authentic Pizzeria
Kaiser Permanente
Kessal Young & Logan
NRG, Inc.
Wells Fargo
In-Kind Donations
Airport Marriott
Americana Enterprises
Bubba Gumps
Buono's Pizzeria
Chuck's Coffee Shop
Claim Jumper
Creative Cakery
Domenico's
E J Malloy's
Fresh & Easy Grocery
Gallahers Pub & Grill
Hyatt Hotel
Hof's Hut
Hooter's
In-N-Out
Islands (Downtown Long
Beach, Los Alamitos
& Town Center)
It's a Grind
Jimmy's Fish & Grill
Johnny Reb's
Khoury's Restaurant
The L.A. Laker's
Launder Pet
Legal Aid Foundation
(l-r) David Lloyd, NRG Energy, Pat Dixon, Exec.
Director CPH, Bob Foster, Mayor, Long Beach
We salute Bobby
Venaderos, who was
selected by our clients
as the employee of the
month. Bobby is part of
our dynamic aquatic
Bobby Venaderos
staff that you can count
on for a great total body workout! Kudos'
Bobby for a job well done!