Ep 35 - Alex Janis - Alzheimers Music for the Soul

Find our blog and more resources at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/ Alex shares why music is important for Alzheimer's patients and how her Grandfather influenced her project.  She also shares her troop Bronze project, which is still available. More from Alex: I started as a Girl Scout Brownie with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois' Troop 8797 in 2007.  The change in the age and grade levels for Brownies in 2008 and my move to Wisconsin in 2009 resulted in my being a Brownie for 4 years. Girl Scouts has been a vital part of my life now for 13 years. My favorite projects were:  Creating www.fitandco.weebly.com, which is a health/fitness website for kids, by kids. Former First Lady, Michelle Obama, linked her "Let's Move" website to it, too. Webkinz Drive for the children of Ronald McDonald House, Iowa city. Water Conservation/Preservation Awareness Project. No Texting Project Careless Corey Project Kids Caring Kits Project Dane County Humane Society Drive My other passions include: Tai kwon Do (7 years) Creative Writing Instructor at MCDS (3 years) Acting in theater productions (5 years) Piano Lessons (10 years) Basketball (3 years) Volleyball (2 years) Kumon (4 years) Last summer, I interned at U.W. Badger Lab which specializes in biomechanical engineering where I loved working with and coding robots. I will attend U.W. Madison this fall to become a Mechanical Engineer. Gold Award Website:  https://gst2298.wixsite.com/alzheimersmusic Instagram: @alzheimersmusicforthesoul News 15 Story: https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Girl-Scout-raises-money-to-buy-radios-for-those-with-Alzheimers-569388561.html Waunakee Tribune Story https://www.hngnews.com/waunakee_tribune/news/local/article_89df4c2b-c6a2-5755-a9c0-aadc16551299.html Alzheimer's Store https://www.alzstore.com/?Click=57751 Join our Facebook Community at Hearts of Gold Podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeartsOfGoldPodcast/ Instagram @sherylmrobinson Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/sherylmrobinson or on your favorite podcast app. Support future Hearts of Gold episodes at https://www.patreon.com/heartsofgold Editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/  Walter's YouTube channel is  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ