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Caregivers and their loved ones enjoy learning to do the hula dance at Hawaiian theme day at Memory Café in Carlton. It's fun and gives people some chair exercise, said Jill Hatfield, executive director of Volunteer Services of Carlton County, which runs the Memory Café for people living with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers, along with several other helpful programs out of the Carlton Wellness Center.
New grant money will help Volunteer Services of Carlton County continue and hopefully grow many of the services it already provides. The local non-profit will receive $494,000 over two years from the state's Live Well at Home grants, plus a $250,000 dementia grant from the Minnesota Board on Aging ... but more volunteers are also needed.
Volunteer Services of Carlton County, Inc. (VSCCI) provides and coordinates an array of services, using volunteers and resources to meet the needs of local residents "who find life difficult because of age, disability or life circumstances."
The group's Memory...
