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June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. In supporting the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, we are walking to honor our grandparents, our fathers, our mothers, the families we serve, and the more than 6 million Americans who suffer from .
Please join us, the Alzheimer's Association, and your community in the fight to by donating or signing up to walk:
http://act.alz.org/goto/NCSPortland

Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim on the power of self-care: “Be good to others, but don’t forget that you have a responsibility to be good to yourself.”
His 5-step plan to give yourself the gift of self-care this holiday season:
1. Breathe.
2. Accept.
3. Write.
4. Talk.
5. Walk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/well/mind/self-care-buddhism-monk-meditation-stress-anxiety-calm-Haemin-Sunim.html

Our team is proud to partner with Operation Gratitude throughout November for the second consecutive year, fundraising and holding a letter-writing drive. We hope you’ll stop by our office join us in sending notes of thanks to U.S. veterans and deployed troops. We created and decorated (with LEGOs!) this special “mailbox” for your letters, which we’ll deliver to Operation Gratitude to send at the end of the month.
If you’d like to donate, click here: https://giving.operationgratitude.com/team/385533
If you donate, or are a veteran or veteran’s spouse, we have special discounts this month.

Portland service manager Kristina Taylor delivered fall-themed baskets to area hospices to celebrate the start of October. 🍁

Kristina Taylor of NCS Portland delivered Sesame Donuts - Tigard Plaza to area fire stations for .

Portland service manager Kristina Taylor assisted Willamette National Cemetery in placing flags on the graves of every veteran buried there for . While no public ceremonies were held this year, it was open to visitors.

Thank you, Kristina.

October is . To commemorate it, and thank the healthcare workers who heal and comfort, Portland service manager Kristina Taylor delivered pink-boxed cookies to local oncology and breast health centers.

Teryl, our Portland office coordinator, and Kristina, our service manager, volunteered at a local American Red Cross blood drive in Tigard last week. Blood donations have dropped since the pandemic, so hospitals and other care facilities are desperately in need.

The NCS Portland staff have been making disposable masks from towels – no sewing required! Research is showing they work better than plain cotton, and although still not medical grade, they are effective for public use. We are passing them out, along with hand sanitizer, to first responders, nursing home staff, and other caregivers in the area. We want to do all we can to help keep our community safe, and give something back to the hard-working healthcare workers. We're so grateful to you. 🙏

Our Portland team set up a table at the front of the office so delivery folks coming in can safely drop off packages, as well as take a snack or portable hand sanitizer to keep themselves going. We wanted to show our appreciation for the efforts of those who continue working every day to serve the needs of all of us during the pandemic. At the same time, we are making every effort to keep our staff and customers safe by following the CDC social distancing guidelines at all times.

Our Portland service manager Kristina Taylor and her team donated blood in an American Red Cross blood drive last week to help those in need. The Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to the many blood drive cancellations during the COVID-19 outbreak.