Our chapter’s Alzheimer’s reminiscence program — BasebALZ — wrapped up a fun and successful fifth season with an outing to Dell Diamond on Monday, April 11.
The completion of Season Five (which ran from January through April) marks two years that the Hornsby SABR chapter has been delivering the baseball-themed Alzheimer’s program in Austin. Eleven participants and caregivers enjoyed talkin’ baseball, music, TV … and yes, in Texas, even some football.
Besides presentations and discussion, we had some activities such as oiling up some ball gloves …
… autographing some baseballs …
… playing “stump the experts”, where our participants try to stump the SABR volunteers on baseball history …
… and deciding who was going to “pick first” or “bat first” in a simulated game.
Plans are already underway for Season Six, to begin in May, 2017 at the Alzheimer’s Texas offices in Austin.
In addition to the program in Austin, SABR volunteers are delivering the program at the Kerrville Veteran’s Administration hospital on a monthly basis. Program leader Jim Kenton is also working with the Alzheimer’s Association, the U.S. Army at Ft. Sam Houston, and the VA in San Antonio to start programs in the Alamo City.
For more information on BasebALZ, visit our informational page here.
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