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An annual event honoring
our nation's family caregivers

Sponsored by Caregiving.com

Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go;

it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.

~  Alice Mackenzie Swaim

Our annual Caregiver of the Year contest honors five family caregivers. We've selected our 2007 winners:

• Leon Beer, nominated Sharon Lebenkoff of Leeza's Place at Park Slope Geriatric Day Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• MoZetta Zion, nominated by her self
• Patty Kearns, nominated by Nancy Lewin of Johnson & Johnson Caregiver Initiative
• Norma Bell, nominated by Sharon Pease, Norma's daughter
• Kimi Morton Chun, nominated by Sheila Warnock of ShareTheCaregiving, Inc.
• Aracelis Fernandez, nominated by Diana King of PSS Caregivers Support Program, Bronx, N.Y.

Look for profiles our winners posted on our site in early January. (We had six winners this year because of our first-ever tie!) And, throughout the year, we'll share the stories of all family caregivers who were nominated.

Our winners receive:

• "Daily Comforts for Caregivers" a book of comforts by Pat Samples
• $25 gift cerficate to Alzheimer's Store
• Two free coaching sessions with Denise M. Brown (a $150 value)
• A gift certificate to take caregiving training at CareTrain.com
• Weekly Comforts for Caregivers, words of wisdom e-mailed Mondays by Denise M. Brown

About our sponsors:

Pat Samples, the author of "Daily Comforts for Caregivers", has a passion for helping caregivers find peace of mind. She has produced an inspirational CD and written two other books for caregivers. She will give you a free CD with any book purchase you make if you mention Denise Brown in the note section with your order.Visit www.patsamples.com.

The Alzheimer's Store is dedicated to providing unique products and information for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease. Every product in the store has been carefully selected to make living with Alzheimer's disease as easy as possible. Visit www.alzstore.com.

CareTrain helps you cope, manage and learn how to perform caregiving more effectively. Through online courses, you can discover caregiving techniques that work and learn new tips to streamline your caregiving role. Visit www.caretrain.com.

To learn how our judges selected our winners, visit our Rule Book.

Meet winners from previous years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. From 2003, meet: Elizabeth, Kathryn, Joan, and Diane. From 2004, meet: Chris Corbett, Nancy Hoffman, Pam Godzala, Terri Jones and Robert Olsen.

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