UPCOMING EVENTS

3 part Seminar - Putting your Affairs in Order, 10/11, 10/25, 11/8/2011 This seminar series will work through the book, A Graceful Farewell. Local attorney, Brandt Stickel will present information about wills. trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney, and take questions. This seminar will be held from 6 - 9 PM at the Mendocino Coast District Hospital as part of the Wellness Program.

Friday, April 1, 2011 Mendocino Coast District Hospital Introductory lecture will be held on Friday, April 1st at the Mendocino Coast District Hospital, Redwood Rm. from 6 - 7 pm. The talk is free and open to the public. This is a repeat of the lecture given at the Stanford Inn on March 25. These are introductory lectures to a 3 part series Maggie will lead walking people through completing her book. The dates for the series are Tuesdays, April 5th, May 10th and June 7th. The fee is $75 for the 3 seminars. You will need to have a book to do the seminar. A partner can participate for and additional $25. Contact Rev. Gail at 964-6855 for more info or e-mail revgailjohnson@yahoo.com.

3 part seminar series - Mendocino Coast District Hospital Three Tuesdays - April 5, May 10 and June 7. Mendocino Coast District Hospital, 6 - 9 pm at the Redwood Room. The cost is $75 for the series and partners can participate for an additional $25. You will need to have a book and they will be available for purchase at the introductory events or at the first seminar. You will walk through the completion of your book and put your affairs in order. Local attorney, Brandt Stickel will speak at the first seminar about wills, trusts, and other legal issues. For more information, call Rev. Gail at 964-6855 or e-mail revgailjohnson@yahoo.com or maggie@agracefulfarewell.com.

Ask the Organizer with Dana Black and Maggie Watson, Thursday, March 3rd, 9 - 11 am at the Athletic Club Thursday, March 3rd, 9 - 11 am at the Athletic Club. Are you hoping to get organized? Maybe downsize? How about simplify? Did you make a new years resolution to clear that room, attic or pile? Don't know what to do with all those papers? Come to the "Ask the Organizer" event on Thursday, March 3, 9 - 11 am at The Athletic Club of Bend. Dana Black, owner of The Spatial Specialist and Maggie Watson, owner of Simple Systems and author of A Graceful Farewell; Putting Your Affairs in Order" will answer questions, give tips and ideas on how to tackle those hard to deal with areas. They will share stories and resources. There will be door prizes. Come get charged up and inspired! This event is free. For more info call 541-420-5166 or go to www.agracefulfarewell.com or www.thespatialspecialist.com.

Ask the Organizer with Dana Black and Maggie Watson Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Bend Public Library. Are you hoping to get organized? Maybe downsize? How about simplify? Did you make a new years resolution to clear that room, attic or pile? Don't know what to do with all those papers? Come to the "Ask the Organizer" event on Thursday, March 3, 9 - 11 am at The Athletic Club of Bend. Dana Black, owner of The Spatial Specialist and Maggie Watson, owner of Simple Systems and author of A Graceful Farewell; Putting Your Affairs in Order" will answer questions, give tips and ideas on how to tackle those hard to deal with areas. They will share stories and resources. There will be door prizes. Come get charged up and inspired! This event is free. For more info call 541-420-5166 or go to www.agracefulfarewell.com or www.thespatialspecialist.com.

Good Morning Central Oregon, Tuesday, March 1st, 6:30 am Maggie Will be a guest on Good Morning Central Oregon with Kristi Miller. Wake up early and catch Maggie speaking with Kristi about her book and trip to the Bend area.

First Presbyterian Church, Bend, OR Thursday, March 3, 3:00 The First Presbyterian Church of Bend, OR has invited Maggie Watson to speak about her book on Thursday, March 3rd at 3:00. For more information, contact 541-382-4401.

The Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholars Program at COCC, Thursday, March 3 Noon - 1 pm The Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholars Program at COCC presents "A Graceful Farewell" A guide for leaving the ultimate gift for loved ones ~ clear and organized information that will give peace of mind. For more information contact 541-383-7257 or kaylward@cocc.edu http://foundation.cocc.edu/Visiting+Scholar+Program/default.aspx

Partners In Care In-Service, Bend, OR March 1, 2011, noon to 1:30 Partners In Care is hosting an in-service for volunteers on Tuesday, March 1st from noon to 1:30. Lunch is served followed by a speaker. This month's speaker is Maggie Watson, author of A Graceful Farewell, Putting Your Affairs In Order. Maggie's will address the important subject of gathering the important information loved ones need; what information to gather, how to capture it, when to update it and where to keep it. She will also discuss working with clients and family members to successfully accomplish this task. For more information call 541-382-5882.

Organize your life: Find your Inner peace Thursday, January 6th from 12pm to 1pm at Conference Room C, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482. This seminar is open to Mendocino County employees and their families. Maggie and Marian Scalmanini of By Design will talk about getting started with your organizing project, organizing your paper flow and taking your questions.

"Organize Your Estate" at Twin Lakes Church, Aptos, Sat. April 17, 2010 Maggie will talk at the Twin Lakes Church to the Forerunners group. The session will go from 10:30 to 11:45. Contact: Jim Brumme Twin Lakes Church Associate Pastor of Care jimb@tlc.org (cell) (831) 247-5282 (fax) (831) 536-1796

Hospice training at Mendocino Coast District Hospital Maggie will talk on Monday, April 12, 2:00 about home funerals and putting your affairs in order at the annual hospice volunteer training. Call 707-961-1234 for more information.text

Five Wishes Workshop, Friday, April 23 2-4 Br prepared: Plan what healthcare treatment you want to happen in a medical emergency A “Living Will” workshop will be held at the Community Room at the Woods on Friday, April 23 from 2-4. The workshop will help you determine what life-prolonging, medical treatment you want or don’t want in potential end-of-life situations. You will designate who you want to make health care decisions for you, if you can’t. And it will save your loved ones from having to make those wrenching – and often costly – decisions. For more info, e-mail maggie@agracefulfarewell.com

Gualala Arts Lecture Series 11/1/10 Monday, November 1st, 7:00 pm at 46501 Gualala Road in Gualala, CA. Although the thought of dying is not a pleasant one, Maggie Watson's talk on November 1 at 7:00 p.m. entitled "A Graceful Farewell" can ease the trauma associated with this difficult topic. She has thoughtfully prepared a step-by-step guide to provide peace of mind and comfort for anyone knowing that one's personal and financial data are organized and that one's intentions for possessions and even the funeral are planned. Drawing on information from her book and accompanying CD with the same title as the talk, Maggie can help organize for the eventuality of someone passing. She will cover other information an executor will need gathered in one place, such as insurance, medical, financial, and household details. In addition, she will discuss writing wills, trusts, advanced directives, and power of attorney documents. On a more personal level she has helpful ways to convey specific instructions and tools to encourage communication among family members and even ideas on how one can plan his or her own funeral. http://gualalaarts.org/Groups/Lecture/2010-11GracefulFarewell.html for more details

Compassionate Companion Volunteer Community of Jewish Family and Children's Services of the San Francisco Bay Area Maggie will address the important subject of getting one's affairs in order. She will specifically cover working with clients and family members successfully to capture the needed information and important records. Thursday, April 8th from 6 - 8pm. Contact (415) 449-3749 www.SeniorsAtHome.org for location and directions.

Gallery Bookstore Spring Cleaning Sale, Sunday, March 21st 10 - 4 Celebrate the arrival of spring at Gallery Bookshop’s Second Annual Community Open House and Spring Cleaning Sale on Sunday March 21st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food and drink will be served, including Gallery Bookshop’s signature hot spiced wine and hot cider. Door prizes include gorgeous coffee table books and the new Bookshop Manifesto shirts. There will be live acoustic folk and classical music throughout the day, and families can enjoy stories and activities for children all day long with Mrs. Bookwinkle in the Bookwinkle’s Children’s Books department. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. there will be a Local Author Reception, featuring seventeen local writers. Have a cup of cider and chat with Ginny Rorby, Tom Reed, Cammie Conlon, C.E. Chaffin, Maggie Watson, Walt McKeown, Jay Frankston, Molly Dwyer, Janet Ashford, Laurel Moss, Don Hahn, Lydia Rand, Devreaux Baker, Mary Cesario Weaver, Bruce Patterson, Eydi Bauer, Maureen Eppstein, and Dennis Freeze. Plus: the famous once-a-year, one-day-only Spring Cleaning Sale: selected books, cards, gifts and journals 20% - 75% off! For more information, please contact Gallery Bookshop at 937-2665. texttext

Ask the Organizer with Claire Amanno and Maggie Watson Are you looking to Organize? Downsize? or Simplify? Come to the Ask the Organizer workshop on Saturday, January 30 from 10 - 12 at the Fort Bragg Library on Laurel Street. This will be a question and answer event with the organizers sharing their experience, knowledge and tips for getting more organized. There will be other people who are potential resources in the room. Start off the new year empowered and educated.