Center of Attention
Newsletter of CHADD of Northern California
Also at: http://www.chaddnorcal.org/newsletter
9 June 2003

CHADD Works to Improve the Lives of People with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder through Education, Advocacy,
and Support

The Center of Attention is CHADD of Northern California's bi-weekly
newsletter, designed to keep you up to date with CHADD of Northern
California's activities and updates in the field.

===== In This Issue =====

Calendar of Events
Feature Article: Giving Back to CHADD
Please Tell Us

===== About the Newsletter =====

The Center of Attention is CHADD of Northern California's bi-weekly
newsletter. The newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with
CHADD of Northern California's activities and updates in the field.
It's a step toward bringing the members closer together.

======== Calendar of Events ==========

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Marin - 6/10/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Paperwork Control: Mail and Paper Piles - SueZee Poinsett, coach,
organizer, 415-492-8822 and Lin Barcellos, coach, organizer,
650-323-2122. -- Learn ways to control in-flow of mail and reduce/
purge piles papers. Meet organizers who can help. Bring your tips to
share.
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte Madera - Contact:
Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Alameda - 6/11/2003, Wed. 7 - 9 pm
Tri-Valley Parent Support Meeting --
Thomas J. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton - Contact: JoAnn Matone: 925-484-2173
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San Francisco - 6/16/2003, Mon. 7:00 - 9pm
Adult Success Group -- Share skills and strategies for success at
home, in the workplace, in relationships, etc.
CPMC Pacific Campus, San Francisco - Contact: Rachel Rosenfeld: 415-362-7227
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Marin - 6/17/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Got Clutter? A drop-in peer-support group for organizing. -- SueZee
Poinsett; Professional coach and organizer, Member of Na. Assoc.
Professional Organizers. 415-492-8822.
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Contra Costa - 6/18/2003, Wed. 7-9 pm
Walnut Creek Adult General Support Meeting -- Ongoing, confidential
support groups for Adults with ADHD
Kaiser Mental Health, Walnut Creek - Contact: Donna Love: 925-687-4324
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Santa Clara - 6/18/2003, Wed. Reg: 7pm, Meet 7:30pm
Silicon Valley Adult, Parent and Spouse Support Groups -- Separate
peer-facilitated groups let you share struggles and strategies with
each other. Includes video.
Friends Meeting House, Palo Alto - Contact: Silicon Valley Warmline:
650-949-5472
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Online - 6/19/2003, Thu. 6-8:00 PM PST
AD/HD and Organization: A Collision Course? -- Guest Expert: Judith Kolberg
CHADD Online Chat, Internet - Contact: Message Line: 510-291-2950
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Yolo - 6/19/2003, Thu. 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm
10 Steps for Dealing with ADD - Dr. Margolis, a child psychiatrist
for the Sutter Psychiatry Center. An extensive library of books,
articles, tapes and videos will be available for browsing and
check-out at 7:15PM with a refundable deposit.
Davis Branch, Yolo County Library, Davis - Contact: Yolo County
CHADD: 530-750-3929 or online at
www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd295.html
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Marin - 7/8/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Couples Communication: Strategies for couples with an ADD partner -
Joel Crohn, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, 415-456-1166 -- Learn how to
transform frustrating patterns. Dr. Crohn has written & researched on
this topic for 25 yrs.
Town Center Corte Madera Community Room, Corte Madera - Contact:
Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Marin - 7/15/2003, Tues. 7-9pm
Got Clutter? A drop-in peer-support group for organizing. -- SueZee
Poinsett; Professional coach and organizer, Member of Na. Assoc.
Professional Organizers. 415-492-8822.
Marin Community Mental Health, Greenbrae - Contact: Beverlee: 415-789-9464
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Online - 7/16/2003, Wed. 6-8:00 PM PST
AD/HD and Co-Occurring Disorders -- Guest Expert: Jefferson Prince, M.D.
CHADD Online Chat, Internet - Contact: Message Line: 510-291-2950
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Santa Clara - 9/6/2003, Sat. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. approximately
ADHD Outreach Conference - in Spanish!
== en Espanol == -- Hold the Date - Details following soon!
Christ the King Catholic Church, San Jose - Contact: CHADD Latino: 888-432-7174
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===== Feature Article ======

Giving Back to CHADD

Fairly often I try to tell you how CHADD can benefit you. If you are
able to help CHADD in return, financially, now I want to tell you how
to do that. Not everyone can afford a big gift to support CHADD, but
if you can, even a little, there are several relatively painless ways
that to do so. It makes a big difference in what CHADD can do for you
and others.

There are several specialty funds that you can support, which may
address specific areas you care most about.

Your donation to CHADD's Matt Cohen Scholarship Fund can rescue a
family. Every year, CHADD is able to provide a limited number of
annual memberships to applicants in dire need of national and local
CHADD services, information and support, but who cannot afford to
join. Every tax-deductible donation of $45 will make a one-year
hardship membership possible.

The CHADD Research Fund will provide small grants or seed money to
support Research Fellows, doctoral students and/or developing
scientists conducting original research on AD/HD. We hope to have
funds available in the very near future so that we can begin
accepting research proposals from new researchers.

More personally, if you want to make a memorial donation in memory of
a deceased family member or friend, CHADD will send a letter to that
individual's family acknowledging your thoughtful donation.

If you want to make a tribute donation to recognize a family member,
friend or other person, CHADD will send a letter to that individual
acknowledging your thoughtful donation. With either a memorial or
tribute donation, you will also receive a letter from CHADD
confirming that your donation has been received and that the honored
individual has been contacted.

There are also some creative ways to give, which may not involve
directly writing a check.

With the vehicle donation program, there is an easy way to take a tax
deduction on the car, truck, RV or boat you've been wanting to trade,
sell, remove or donate to a nonprofit charity and help CHADD at the
same time. Through the CHADD national program with the "National Car
Donation Processing Center" (Car Program LLP), all of the work is
done for you at no charge and you get a receipt for tax deduction
purposes.

Additionally, you can designate CHADD of Northern California to
receive a rebate of a portion of the net proceeds once the sale is
completed. We have benefited from this several times and it really
helps us substantially to move our local programs forward. Indicate
the full CHADD Chapter name and number when making your donation:
"CHADD of Northern California 504." Make your donation by telephoning
CHADD at (800) 233-4050.

Complete details and an on-line application are also available
through the National Car Donation Center web site at
http://www.donateacar.com/donation.html (look for CHADD in their
listing of charities).

Sometimes your workplace can increase the leverage of your donation.
A workplace payroll-giving pledge or direct gift to CHAD through the
United Way, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) or other employee
deduction program is an excellent way to support CHADD's work on
behalf of people and families impacted by
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD).

The enrollment period for CFC -- like many United Way, corporate,
state, municipal and corporate campaigns -- begins in early September
and runs through November. Please remember to use CHADD's CFC No.
2555 when enrolling for the Combined Federal Campaign, which is for
federal civilian employees and members of the Armed Forces.

For United Way and other workplace programs, you will in most cases
have to write in on the campaign pledge cards the CHADD name and
mailing address: 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150, Landover, MD
20785, telephone: 301-306-7070.

Another sophisticated option is planned giving. Through planned
giving, a donor includes a charitable gift in an overall financial,
tax and estate-planning program so as to maximize benefits to both
the donor and CHADD as a charitable organization. Planned gifts
usually come from a donor's assets rather than income, and can be
either outright or deferred. It is recommended that donors consult
with their own tax or legal advisors prior to making a planned gift.

Planned gifts can include a gift by will, a gift by insurance, a
charitable gift annuity, a charitable remainder trust, or a
pooled-income fund. No, I do not understand how all of that works,
but I know that the National office can help you with it.

Here is how to contact them.

First, more information about these options is available at:

http://www.chadd.org/webpage.cfm?cat_id=8

Then you can also e-mail russ_shipley@...

Or call (800) 233-4050 ext. 110 or 123, or 301-306-7070 ext. 110.

You can even write to:

CHADD
Development Department
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785

For cash gifts, have ready your
- Contact information (name, address, phone).
- Credit card number and expiration date.
- If honorary or memorial donation, provide the name and contact
information of honoree or deceased person's family.

Your gift to CHADD will help the association fulfill its mission of
improving the lives of people affected by
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. CHADD is an IRS approved,
nonprofit, tax-exempt, Section 501 (c)(3) charitable organization,
and donations are tax deductible under the provisions of the IRS Code.

Thank You!

===== Please Tell Us! =====

We thank members for their responses to the Newsletter. Any comments,
suggestions, or criticisms will be greatly appreciated. Please
continue to help us make this newsletter and CHADD of Northern
California more beneficial to you all.

We also invite readers to share their experiences with us and other
members. Please feel free to write to us about anything that you
would like to see published.

You can e-mail your comments to us at Lew@.... Simply
replying to this e-mail will also send your message to the right
place.


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Lew Mills, PhD, MFT
Editor, "Center of Attention"
CHADD of Northern California, Chapter # 504
mailto:Lew@...
http://www.chaddnorcal.org/newsletter
Fax or Voice Message: 510-291-2950
Toll Free 888-759-9758