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Upcoming AHIF Zoom Support Group and Programs
August 11th- 1:00 p.m. - Charades
August 13th- 1:00 p.m. - The Music Olympics Part II August 18th- 1:00 p.m. - Mad Libs Madness!!!!! August 20th- 1:00 p.m. - Beat ShAHIFazam! August 25th- 7:00 p.m. - AHIF Bingo Night August 27th- 1:00 p.m. - Why Am I That Way? Personality Type Assessment |
COVID-19 Statement: After thoughtful consideration and deliberation, AHIF has determined it is in the best interests of the safety of our clients, caregivers, volunteers and staff to not hold our TBI Camps this Fall and to keep all support groups on-line through the end of 2020. We look forward to being able to re-assess this situation and hopefully visiting with you in person again in 2021!
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AHIF Switches To On-Line Support Groups, And They Are "Virtually" The Same!
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In an effort to allow us to still meet and visit with our clients in a time of "social distancing," AHIF has introduced "virtual" support groups using Zoom to allow our support groups to still meet and share. If you would like to take part in one of our upcoming meetings, please contact your AHIF Resource Coordinator for more information or e-mail info@ahif.org.
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If you haven't been attending AHIF's Zoom Support Groups...here is a sampling of what you have missed!
AHIF holds Card Trick Lesson on June 11th!
AHIF Executive Director Scott Powell teaches participiants six card tricks as part of a magical Zoom support group!
AHIF holds Jeopardy games as one of its support group meetings!
AHIF has held "themed" Jeopardy Challenges that include Disney Jeopardy, Alabama Jeopardy, Summer Jeopardy, Jeopardy Goes To The Movies, TV Jeopardy and Musical Jeopardy! We hope you will join us for our next Jeopardy Challenge!
ABC 33/40's James Spann speaks on severe weather preparedness!
ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann spoke with TBI survivors, caregivers and AHIF staff about how to stay safe in severe weather situations to prevent injury and loss of life.
AHIF holds Zoom Bingo Nights!
AHIF continues to offer its AHIF Zoom Bingo Night once a month, and will continue holding Bingo Nights moving forward. Come join us for a fun night of winning Bingo!
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In the coming month, AHIF will hold the Music Olympics, our own version of Beat Shazam, Charades, a Mad Libs Challenge and more! We hope you will join us!
Team Amy defeats Team Scott 67-57 in rematch of Pictionary Grudge Match...after winning the first match 51-48.
Team Amy rode a wave of momentum to a resounding victory over Team Scott in AHIF's second Pictionary Challenge! It was a crushing blow for Scott...who announced his Pictionary retirement shortly after the devastating defeat!
AHIF Show & Tell Support Group
AHIF's first Show & Tell Support Group brought a little of everything...attendees showed off sock collections, ukulele playing, trumpets, scrapbooks, pictures, stamps, arts and crafts, honeycombs, graphic designs, and more!
Through the first four rounds, Team Scott led Team Amy by just one point, and Amy crushed Scott by four points in the pivotal final round to secure a 51-48 victory in AHIF's first Zoom PIctionary Challenge!
AHIF holds unique Movie Quiz Support Groups
AHIF has held two "Invisibles Movie Quiz" games, where participants are shown movie still shots where the bodies have been removed...and you still have to identify the movie. It is a time of fun and laughter for all!
AHIF holds Zoom Meeting on Coping With COVID
AHIF had its largest attendance for a statewide Zoom session on Wednesday, May 6th as UA Social Work PhD candidates Zee Suntai and Kirsten Laha-Walsh discussed coping strategies for this COVID-19 time period and then did a movie quote challenge with participants!
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Living Behind the Mask of Traumatic Brain Injury
In a time when we hear so much on the news about MASKS and their impact in protecting against the spread of COVID-19, we at AHIF are reminded of the MASK of traumatic brain injury and how it can hide the individual inside desperate to be understood and to return to the person they were before their injury. Several months ago, AHIF was blessed to have recreational therapy students from the University of South Alabama attend one of our weekly support group meetings in the Mobile area,
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where survivors shared their own testimonies about how they sustained their TBI, their struggles toward independence, and the masks they wear each day reflecting the pain, confusion, memory loss, agitation, anger and depression they live with following their TBI. We were also able to turn this into an art activity as each survivor then decorated their own mask, reflecting its meaning in their life.
Click above to see the members of the AHIF Brain Trust, monthly donors sponsoring an AHIF client
Through our "Help Us Do More With 84" Campaign, generous supporters are helping AHIF by sponsoring one (or more) of the 750-800 traumatic brain injury survivors AHIF serves each year. These supporters have joined our "Brain Trust" by becoming monthly donors, giving $84 each year to sponsor 1 TBI survivor. To learn more, click the green box above.
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Click here to learn how you can sponsor services to a traumatic brain injury survivor for an entire year!
To make a gift in support of AHIF, please click the tree above
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