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Tomorrow is the last day to register for this year

Tomorrow is the last day to register for this year’s state-wide Virtual Holiday Party.

This event is open to all burn survivors and their immediate family, living in the same household. Each family will receive a free gift! Registration is required. To download the registration form, please use the Linktree link in our bio.

https://www.aarbf.org/event/aarbf-virtual-holiday-party/

#aarbf #burnsurvivor #holidayparty #virtualfun

Today is the first day of the week-long Clovis Fir

Today is the first day of the week-long Clovis Firefighters Virtual Dinner & Dance Auction! Remember – you must be registered to participate in the auction. Registration is easy and will take just a couple of minutes to complete. Then you can start bidding on all of the great items available! Visit the auction page at www.aarbf.org/cfdd to register and starting bidding today! (Link available using the Linktree link in our bio.)

#aarbf #fundraiser #clovisfirefighters #cfdd #virtualauction

On this Motivational Monday we introduce Shalom Bl

On November 17 and 28, the Safer California Virtua

On November 17 and 28, the Safer California Virtual Conference 2020 was held. AARBF’s Jennifer Radics-Johnson and Daniel Chacon were honored to present the Burn Prevention and Fire Safety Workshop. The workshop included: how and why burn issues are one of the leading causes of unintentional injury issues for children, resources to support burn prevention programs and projects, and resources that provide mental health treatment and support, including life skills and peer to peer support for child and youth burn survivors. Our panel of speakers included: Dr. Jeanne Lee, Director of University of San Diego Burn Center, Dr. David Greenhalgh, Chief of Burns at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California and Chief of the Burn Division, Department of Surgery, for the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, and James Bosch, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, providing Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Couples Psychotherapy.

In addition to the workshop, Jennifer and Daniel also hosted a Chat session with AARBF’s Erika Mendoza, in which she discussed her journey as a burn survivor and how it set her on the path to burn survivor supportive services and burn prevention education.

Erika has a long history with AARBF. She first became involved with AARBF at the tender age of five after a burn injury that covered 40% of her body. She participated in a number of burn survivor events with the organization for nearly 20 years, including Champ Camp, becoming a Counselor in Training, a Champ Camp Counselor, and a member of the AARBF’s Council of Advisors. Erika became a staff member of AARBF in 2018 and is currently our Resource Development Manager. Thank you, Erika for sharing your story!

#aarbf #burnsurvivor #burnprevention

On this special Thanksgiving Day Thankful Thursday

On this special Thanksgiving Day Thankful Thursday, AARBF has many things to be thankful for. We are thankful for our Board of Directors and Council of Advisors who have helped to navigate the organization through unprecedented challenges. We are thankful for our staff who have worked diligently to modify our programs and services to ensure we are able to meet the needs of our burn survivor community. We are thankful for our volunteers who have dedicated hours of their time to make videos and participate in our virtual sessions. We are thankful for our generous donors who have helped to ensure our doors remained open and services to our burn survivor community continued without interruption. We are thankful to our burn survivor community who have participated in our virtual programs, trusting us to still provide valuable programming in a remote environment.

Now that we have shared some of the things we are thankful for, how about you? Are you getting both pumpkin and pecan pie for dessert? Having a virtual dinner with family and friends? Whatever it is, please share in the comments!

#thankfulthursday #aarbf #burnsurvivor #volunteers #aarbfvolunteers

*All AARBF offices are closed today and tomorrow due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish you and your loved ones a safe and healthy Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The holiday season has many traditions. Some you m

The holiday season has many traditions. Some you may follow; some you don’t. But one unifying factor during the holiday season is the added stress we experience! On this Wellness Wednesday we want to remind you to carve out some time to practice a little safe-care. AARBF can help! Through our Multimedia Resource Library, you can find videos on various topics to help you focus on your health and well-being. Practice yoga, learn a new craft or how to create a gratitude journal, even try belly dancing and cross-fit without leaving your living room! We also have videos focusing on managing anxiety, tapping and depression.

To see all of the resources available, please visit our website using the Linktree link in our bio.

www.aarbf.org/resources

#wellnesswednesday #aarbf #burnsurvivor #aarbfresources

We want you to have a healthy and safe Thanksgivin

We want you to have a healthy and safe Thanksgiving! Please keep these safety tips top of mind this Thursday!

#tiptuesday #aarbf #burnprevention #fireprevention #kitchensafety #thanksgivingsafety

For today’s Motivational Monday, we would like t

For today’s Motivational Monday, we would like to share a story from the 50 Stories page on our website. This page includes stories from our burn survivor community and how AARBF impacted their lives. Please meet Tiffane Wheeler who went from camper to counselor at Champ Camp.

Tiffane “LaLa” Wheeler, was just 4 years old in 1981 when she was burned in a house fire started by flammable liquids used to clean paint brushes. She vividly remembers the 500-mile trek she made to the 1st Champ Camp in 1986. Without her mother, this trip was one of the most difficult things ten-year-old Tiffane had to experience.

Tiffane remembers being shy and scared the first couple days of Camp, but she became more comfortable as camp went on, enjoying activities such as swimming, horseback riding, and singing around the camp fire. “You don’t stay homesick for very long at Champ Camp,” she says, “there is so much fun and so much love to go around, and everywhere you turn someone to hug, and who accepts you for who you are.” She remembers Marilyn “Teddy” Erickson as her first Camp Counselor and eagerly looking forward to seeing her every year after.

Tiffane became a Camp Counselor for the Senior girls, ages 14-16, and today serves as a role model for other survivors. As a burn survivor who went through similar challenges, she is able to relate to them in ways non-survivors cannot.

In celebration of AARBF's 50th Anniversary, we are working on putting together a commemorative coffee table book that will include 50 stories....YOUR stories! These will be stories from burn survivors, volunteers, firefighters, nurses, educators, donors, family members, friends...everyone who has made AARBF what it is today!

You can submit by using the Linktree link in our bio.

https://forms.gle/8eawGBfnt6aKULzSA

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR STORY: January 31, 2021. Please be sure to provide as much detail as possible in your responses. We will try our best to capture the essence of you in this book! *See more information in the comments.

#motivationalmonday #aarbf #burnsurvivor #50stories #50storiesaarbf

The virtual auction hosted by the Clovis Firefight

The virtual auction hosted by the Clovis Firefighters Dinner & Dance is just around the corner. You’ll need to be registered before participating in the virtual auction which kicks off on November 30 and ends on December 4. Registration only takes a couple of minutes to complete!

The funds raised will be used for Burn Survivor Services, including Champ Camp, and Prevention Education.

To register for the auction or make a donation, please visit our website using the Linktree link in our bio.

www.aarbf.org/cfdd

#aarbf #fundraiser #clovisfirefighters #cfdd #virtualauction

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