Dear Friends of Carewell,

Happy 2012!  I trust you all had wonderful celebrations over the holidays!  And I’m sure you are all excited and upbeat for what this brand new year has in store!  As always, this blog and accompanying photos are available at www.carewellcommunity.org and on our Facebook page: The Carewell Community Foundation.

2011 was quite a busy year for us!  The last couple of months were particularly exciting with our major events including: The Carewell Souk!, A Special Night with Lea, and our 5th anniversary celebration: Carewell Takes 5! headlining our activities for the end of the year.  Thus, our office staff and volunteers all enjoyed a much-deserved break over Christmas and.....

Friendship is not measured by how long you have known each other, it is measured by the shared memories that were good and bad, happy and sometimes sad...

I met Mae Castro in the last quarter of 2007 when I first joined Carewell. Two members caught my attention, quietly listening , smiling at times when the other members were all talking at the same time. They were Marisa Oreta and Mae Castro.....