The Brain Injury Resource Center of Wisconsin

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- Donations (Where Does the Money Go?)
Fundraising Events
- Annual Craft & Vendor Fair
Volunteer Staff Opportunity
Service Animals, Therapy Animals, and Emotional Support Animals
Cookbook (Favorite Recipes)
Caregiving and Caregivers
Mark Schmitt’s Creativ/Edge

Dancing after Brain Injury

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ANNUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Annual Christmas Party – Ho Ho Ho – Who Wouldn’t Go!

Join us on Sunday, December 15 for an afternoon of fun, food, and fabulous memory-making experiences! Lakepoint Church-Big Lake Room S63 W13694 Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150. Arrive at 2:00p – event concludes at 5:30 (at the latest – we need time to clean up) Save your seat and Register Today!

2024 POP UP EVENTS

Pop-up Classes (Part of Mark Schmitt’s Creativ/Edge) All classes are held at our Waukesha location 511 N. Grand Ave unless otherwise indicated.

Thursday, November 7 from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Individuals will be guided through the creation of a canvas painting of a fall/sunflower art scene and then paint the word “Thankful” (artfully). Follow me to Registration!

If you missed What’s My Word? – check out these amazing creations!

Come for a visit and participate!

It’s time for Me Time! Schedule some Me Time
Book Review – Once a month, the BIRCofWI Staff get together to read and review books written by Brain Injury Survivors. These reviews are then published in the BI-Inside Magazine. To join this group just contact us.
Game Days – One Wednesday per month, the BIRCofWI Staff get together to play various games and just kick-back. To join this group just contact us.
Pen Pal Station – No reservations needed. Just stop in, have a seat, get a coffee or hot chocolate, and put pen to paper.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEER STAFF

Board of Directors

Lois M. York-Lewis (President / Executive Director)
Kathy Richardson (Vice President / Resource and Information Specialist)
Bari L. Rieth (Secretary / BI-Inside Magazine /Advertising Coordinator)
Linda Scherwinski (Board Member / Picnic Coordinator)
Sheri Krahn (Board Member / Resource and Information Assistant)

Volunteer Staff

Scott Daul (Resource Library)
Sheri Krahn (Administration)
Adam Lay (Facilites and Maintenance)
Katie Marshall (Resource Library)
Denise Meagher
Ted Meagher
Gary Rieth (Facilites and Maintenance)
Deborah Stich (Pop Up Art Classes

CONTACT US

We welcome your visit, phone call, or email. Contact Us!

511 North Grand Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186

We are here on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and open to the public from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Other times and days are by appointment only)

Email: admin@bircofwi.org

Phone: (262) 770-4882

Fax: (262) 436-1747

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“Me Time”
About BIRC
Adult Day Care Facilities and Programs
Advocacy (Assisted and Self-Advocacy)
Aging and Disability Resource Center of Wisconsin
Alzheimer’s/Dementia/Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Aneurysms
Annual Christmas Party
Annual Craft & Vendor Fair
Annual Picnic and Unmasking Brain Injury Event
Arts and Crafts Events
Assistive Devices and Strategies / Adaptive Tools and Technology / Phone Apps
Behavior Issues
Behavioral Health Services & Psychological Testing
Bethany Rieth Memorial Garden and Memorial Wall
BI-INSIDE Magazine
BIRC Bulletin
BIRC Gifts
BIRD A to Z Database
Blog
Brain Injury (Types, Understanding, and Consequences)
Brain Injury Identification Wallet Card
Brain Injury Organizations
Brain Injury Resource Directory (BIRD)
Caregiving and Caregivers
Checklists and Reminders
Cognitive Functioning
Concussions and Prevention
- Education and Awareness Events
Concussions and Sports Injuries
Contact Us
Cookbook (Favorite Recipes)
Counselors – Brain Injury Survivor Run Businesses
Dancing after Brain Injury
Depression
Diagnostic Testing
Donations (Where Does the Money Go?)
Driving after a Brain Injury (Learning to and returning to)
Education (Going to College)
Education and Learning Options – Adults
Education-Academics (K thru 12 and Returning to School)
Employment / Return to Work
Event Speakers
Falls and Prevention
Family Impact
Financial Wellness and Money Matters
Grief and Ideas for Healing
Homeless Assistance
Hospitals – Trauma Care by Level
Housing, Long Term Care, and Renting
ICU Totes Bags
Intoxication versus Brain Injury Symptoms Comparison
Legal and Lawyers, Brain Injury
Life Enrichment Opportunities
Mark Schmitt’s Creativ/Edge
Memory Care
Neuro-Optometrists, Neuro-Ophthalmologists
Neurology
Neuropsychology
Neurosurgeons / Neurosurgery
Organizers for Daily Living
Orthotic and Prosthetic Devices
Parenting after Brain Injury
Pediatric Brain Injury
Physiatry and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pop Up Arts and Crafts Class Creations
Privacy Policy
PTSD Treatments (Explained)
Rehabilitation (Facilities: Inpatient and Outpatient)
Resource & Reference Library
Resource Facilitation
Returning Home after Brain Injury
Senior Resources
Service Animals, Therapy Animals, and Emotional Support Animals
Strokes
Support Groups and Friendship
Transportation
Treatments for Brain Injury (Explained)
Unmasking Brain Injury Project
Veterans and the Military
Vision
Volunteer Staff Opportunity
Walk, Roll, and Run Awareness Event and Fundraiser