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E-News

Our free electronic newsletter, E-News, is emailed monthly and posted here on our website. Subscribers are provided monthly resource and event information on brain injury-related topics from within the Brain Injury Alliance, as well as from throughout the brain injury community.

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FROM THE BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE OF NEW JERSEY

  • Support the Alliance through our 2012 “Walk for Thought”: This annual awareness and fundraising event is scheduled for September 29, 2012. For more information, call 732.745.0200 or email wft@bianj.org. Please raise awareness of this event amongst your family, friends, and colleagues. Contact us to learn how! Click HERE to learn more, register, and/or create a team.
  • Attention motorcyclists, businesses, and philanthropists!: Motorcyclists can win cash and/or prizes and businesses can promote their business … all while supporting a worthy cause!! Click HERE to learn more.
  • NJ Students Come Together to Speak Out on Teen Driving Dangers: On May 11th, the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey hosted the 2nd Annual Teen Driving Champion Schools Program showcase and awards ceremony. To read more and to see the winning schools projects click here! To view pictures of the showcase and awards ceremony click here!
  • Join the Alliance for a BBQ!: The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey, via one of its advocacy committees, CHIC (Council for the Head Injured Community), will be holding its annual BBQ on Saturday, September 8, 2012 and is to be held at JFK Hartwyck @ Oak Tree, 2048 Oak Tree Rd., Edison, NJ. To reserve a spot, contact Tom Grady, Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, by clicking HERE or calling 732-745-0200.
  • Seek out social and recreational activities offered through the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey: Visit the Alliance’s social and recreation calendar to learn about fun activities by clicking HERE.
  • Connect with the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey on Facebook: Log on to Facebook and “like” the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey by clicking HERE.

NEWS & RESOURCES FROM OTHER SOURCES

  • Are you interested in viewing art created by people with brain injury?: Creativity Expo 2012 is scheduled for July 14-22. This expo features the works of people with brain injury. Location is Raritan Valley Community College Art Gallery in North Branch, NJ.  Contact Vince Diorio for more information by clicking HERE or calling 703-297-7726.
  • To view a brief video introduction to "All Babies Cry" on YouTube click here. "All Babies Cry" is an evidence-based intervention to prevent child abuse in the first year of life. It incorporates the protective factors and empowers new mothers and fathers with practical demonstrations of infant soothing and clear strategies for managing normal stress in parenting.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Click HERE to learn more about Brain Injury Basics to be held on the following dates:
  • September 25
  • October 3
Click HERE to learn more about Adjustment to Brain Injury to be held on the following dates:
  • September 18
  • October 9
  • November 14
From Other Organizations:
  • June 27 - Nisivoccia's "Exceptional Children Need Exceptional Life Care Planning." Call 973-298-8569 or email HERE for more information.
  • July 30 - Southeast Technical Assistance and Continuing Education Center's "traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Coping with Loss and Grief - VR Implications." Click HERE to register.

To submit material to be considered in future editions of Enews and/or obtain archived editions of Enews, contact Tom Grady, Director of Advocacy & Public Affairs at 732-745-0200 or via email here.

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