http://www.santacruzchamber.orgNews related to Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce(c) 2026, Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.5Join us for a 30 minute music meditation to lift your spirits and provide relaxation. This experiential session features the musical stylings of our Board Certified Music Therapist. Open to all caregivers in the community.https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4232Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:02 GMT Join us for a 30 minute music meditation to lift your spirits and provide relaxation. This experiential session features the musical stylings of our Board Certified Music Therapist. Open to all caregivers in the community.https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4245Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:59:54 GMTMother’s Day Run & Walk for Hopeful Family Futures Outrun Family Homelessness Outrun family homelessness this Mother's Day: join the 2021 Virtual Mother's Day Run & Walk benefitting children and their parents at Pajaro Valley Shelter Services. At PVSS, families are working harder than ever before to outrun the pandemic - facing increased financial hardship and housing insecurity head-on. This year's virtual event will support the growing needs of families experiencing homelessness in the Pajaro Valley. Join us in building hopeful family futures! Help PVSS raise $80k by Mother's Day: Sustain the hope and efforts of the 136 children and their parents in PVSS' care. Self-sufficient families are the backbone of our community. Let's keep our community strong! Register, sponsor, donate at www.pvshelter.org to outrun family homelessness! Grab your family and register to run or walk the 10K/5K/1K - anytime, anywhere. https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4241Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:55:14 GMTJoin us for an informational Q&A Session about becoming a volunteer visitor with Hospice of Santa Cruz County. Forbes Ellis, Director of Volunteer Services, will be available to answer any questions you may have as well as provide more information on what you can expect during your training. Volunteer Visitors provide companionship to hospice patients in their homes or in the residential care facilities where they reside. As a willing listener and supportive presence, these special volunteers are vital members of the hospice team. During shelter in place, Volunteer Visitors are supporting patients while social distancing via Zoom visits, letter writing, and running errands.https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4243Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:40:42 GMTGrab a mug of your favorite tea and meet us on Zoom to discuss death in an effort to affirm what’s important about life. A Death Café is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is not a grief support group or counseling session, just some folks getting together to talk about death. The Death Café movement includes events all over the world. Learn more at deathcafe.com. Registration required.https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4238Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:52 GMTJoin us for an informational Q&A Session about becoming a volunteer visitor with Hospice of Santa Cruz County. Forbes Ellis, Director of Volunteer Services, will be available to answer any questions you may have as well as provide more information on what you can expect during your training. Volunteer Visitors provide companionship to hospice patients in their homes or in the residential care facilities where they reside. As a willing listener and supportive presence, these special volunteers are vital members of the hospice team. During shelter in place, Volunteer Visitors are supporting patients while social distancing via Zoom visits, letter writing, and running errands.https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4244Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:40:51 GMTJoin us for a meaningful discussion of Katy Butler’s thoughtful and practical book, The Art of Dying Well. We recommended you read the book ahead of time, but you can also participate if you have yet to read the book. About the book: With extraordinarily helpful insights and inspiring true stories, award-winning journalist Katy Butler shows us how to thrive in later life (even when coping with a chronic medical condition), how to get the best from our health system, and how to make your own “good death” more likely. The Art of Dying Well prepares readers for seven phases of late life, from vigorous old age to the final breath. Filled with life-affirming and relatable anecdotes, each chapter addresses a specific stage: Resilience, Slowing Down, Adaptation, Awareness of Mortality, House of Cards, Preparing for a Good Death, and Active Dying.https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4235Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:31 GMT