Memory Clinic Staged by Kansas City Area Volunteer Team

More than 160 individuals participated in an interactive brain game room, nutrition and exercise classes, and other activities during the Brain Health “Memory Clinic” that was held on November 8, 2014 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The clinic, free and open to those 18 and older, was held at the Mary L. Kelly Community Center in Kansas City.

“The clinic was designed to be interactive, fun and engaging,” said Tonya Holmes, AARP Missouri Team leader. “We wanted individuals to join us for a free event that would also be educational.” Holmes explained that participants learned about cognitive fitness and what brain research can tell about the characteristics of successful brain aging that impacts the quality of life.

Scheduled activities were:
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. – Beta Lambda Chapter: interactive brain game rooms
• Kickboxing by Nickifit, LLC
• Chair Exercises by Myron Frye
• Yoga/Pilates by Erin
• Presentations by Dr. Inge Wetzel, Dacia Moore, Adonica Worley, and Chad Myers
• Natural Beauty and Natural Foods classes
• Hair Show
• Choir Time

The Brain Health “Memory Clinic” was made possible by the following partnerships: AARP; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.-Beta Lambda Chapter; Black Health Care Coalition; Dacia Moore & Second Wind Counseling and Consulting; North Kansas City Hospital; Truman Medical Center Speakers Bureau; Mrs. Debra Ellis; OFe’s International Spay & Mrs. Ofelia Acosta; Health Studios; Sergio Wesley; Shear Essence; Summer Woods; Mickifit, LLC; Myron Frye; Mary L. Kelly Community Center; and New Birth Christian Ministries.