Music in the Garden Benefit for Connection Thru Music

Calgo Gardens hosts day-long event to assist Alzheimer’s program

Howell NJ (October 16, 2017) Clouds and mist couldn’t put a damper on the Music in the Garden event held at Calgo Gardens on Sunday, October 15. The community turned out to celebrate and support the work of Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey and its Connection Thru Music Program. Connection Thru Music matches youth with seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, creating connections through the power of music memory that build a bridge to memories and sense of self otherwise lost to the disease. Proceeds from the afternoon’s festivities totaled more than $12,000, and will go towards training additional volunteers, and matching volunteers to caregivers to receive this free in-home program.

Local musicians donated their time and talent throughout the day, including Billy Simmons, Kaleigh Brendle, Jack and Will Santoro, James Sleeman Trio, Rose Lees, Sophia Montalbano, Dave Vargo, and Vic Della Pello.

The event included a wine tasting by Cream Ridge Winery and a blood drive for Central Jersey Blood Bank. A portion of the day’s receipts were donated to Connection thru Music by The Tulip Tree Café, The Yoga Loft, and Calgo Gardens.

Thank you to Calgo Gardens and the following organizations for sponsoring and supporting this wonderful event: Rich and Denise Abrahamian; Advanced Pension Designs, LLC; Andrea and Gary Abramowitz; Advanced Memory Research Institute of NJ; Bartley Healthcare; Big Frog Custom T-Shirts; book marc; Boyarin Family Charitable Fund; Cream Ridge Winery; Thomas Defino; Good Friend Electric; Holisticare Hospice; Homes for All Inc.; Jump, Perry and Company, LLP; LE-ED Concrete & Supply Co.; OceanFirst; Opdyke Awning; Quikie Print and Copy Shop; Rosenberg, Kirby, Cahill, Stankowitz & Richardson; Dave Schulz; Two River Community Bank; John P. Wauters & Co., LLC; the Wintrode Family Foundation, Howard and Peggy Kaplan.

The following kindly made donations: Jeffrey and Diane Knorr, Glenn and Susan Jacobs, Stitch N’ Sew, Ornstein Family Foundation, Jackson Moose Lodge 1459, Barbara and Bill Schulman.

For more information about Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey and Connection Thru Music, call 732.505.2273 or visit www.caregivervolunteers.org, email info@caregivervolunteers.org or follow them on facebook @caregivervolunteers.

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ABOUT CAREGIVER VOLUNTEERS OF CENTRAL JERSEY (CVCJ)

CVCJ provides vital assistance to seniors, the elderly disabled, veterans, individuals with dementia, and caregivers of loved ones with chronic illness to allow them to remain independent in their own homes. All services are free of charge and delivered by 1,200 volunteers to over 2,500 Ocean and Monmouth County residents over the age of 60, who no longer drive. Volunteers provide transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, reassuring phone calls, friendly visits, and relief for family caregivers. The Caregiver Canines^® program brings certified therapy dogs to the private residences of dog-loving seniors who can no longer care for a pet. To learn more about CVCJ, visit www.caregivervolunteers.org, Facebook @caregivervolunteers, or call 732-505-2273. For Caregiver Canines^®, visit www.caregivercanines.org or Facebook @caregivercanines.