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Gull House Sweetheart Dance Raises over $3,000 for Alzheimer's Association

02/22/05

Beebe Medical Center's Gull House Adult Activity Center started its fundraising early for the Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk with a "Sweetheart Dance" on Friday, February 11, 2005. The night was filled with fun, dancing, and fellowship for clients, caregivers and friends. The money collected from ticket sales, 50/50 raffle, silent auction and photographs (courtesy of Timeless Images in Lewes) totaled approximately $3,200. This money will benefit the Delaware Valley Alzheimer's Association. The Memory Walk in Rehoboth Beach will be October 1, 2005, at Grove Park.

The Gull House would like to send a special thank you to all of the caregivers and area businesses who made this a successful fundraiser: Captain's Table, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Webster's Furniture, Bethany Massage and Healing Arts, Panda Buffet, Outback Steakhouse, Big Fish Grill, Lifeforce Wellness Center, Java Beach, Windsor's Flowers, The Cut Above Hair Gallery, Touch of Beauty Salon, Fish On, Clothes 2 You, Super G, Road House, Boire's Hair Design, Monograms Unlimited, Pier One Imports, Millers Creek, Rattan Company, Exit Realty, Tackle Inc., Michelle Filling, Christmas Spirits, Pet Safari, Tanger Outlet Center, The Calico Tree, Sea Shell Shop, Dollar General, Mary Ann's Interiors, Lawson's Furniture, Barstools Plus, The Paper Factory, Made Ya Look, Rehoboth Art & Framing, Jiffy Lube, Zen Spa, Domino's Pizza, Friendly's Restaurant, Nicola Pizza, Felipe Garcia, All About You, Abizak's, Instant Shoe Repair, The Movies at Midway, Aqua Care, Queenz Quizine, Eckerd Drug Store, Bad Hair Day, Mrs. Delaware - Susanne Truitt, Herb Heinrichs, Timeless Images Photography, G&E Market, Seasonings Catering, Bonanza, Casapula's, Pepsico, Michael's Village Crafts, Sussex County Garden Club, Food Lion, Mike Schlitter - D.J., Gladys Harrison, Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Warden, Mrs. Hutcheson, Mrs. Salisbury, Mrs. Bowden, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Edginton and Mr. Schnepfe.

Gull House, located at Terrace Road and Route 1 in Rehoboth, is Beebe Medical Center's structured and supervised Adult Activities Center designed for people age 60 and older who are functionally disabled and need daytime care. The primary goal is to avoid or forestall institutional placement and to support or improve the mental, emotional, and physical level of functioning to enhance and improve the quality of life for patients, and provide quality respite care to family caregivers. Gull House welcomes new participants. To arrange a personal tour, please call Kathy Schlitter, Program Coordinator, at 302-226-2160.

Gull House staff who presented proceeds from their Sweetheart Dance to Jamie Magee, Branch Office Coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association, Georgetown Branch, included Kathy Schlitter, R.N./Program Coordinator; Glenn Seymore, Activities Assistant/Sweetheart Dance chairperson; Karen Ziegler, Secretary; Dawn Griffith, Program Assistant/Silent Auction chairperson; Brenda Heinrichs, Program Assistant; Lisa Maker, Program Assistant; and Terri Miles, R.N. Missing from the presentation was Melissa Mallet, Recreation Therapist.