November 14, 2022 by Angela

Holiday Fund Drive 2022

Give a gift this holiday season that helps ensure no one is alone after a brain injury, concussion, or stroke.

It’s estimated 1 in 3 people will experience an acquired brain injury in their lifetime. Despite this prevalence, there are few services available to help people adjust to life after injury. This is where YOU can help.

When you give to Schurig Center, you help fill gaps in care, inspire renewed hope and open the door to new possibilities for survivors and their families. You let survivors know they are valuable members of our community who deserve access to the support they need to not only survive, but thrive after brain injury.

If you are in a position to help, please donate by December 31, 2022 and give as generously as you can. Your donation will help provide rehabilitation, support, and connection for over 400 people in the new year. Thank you!

The People Schurig Center Serves are All of “Us”

Brain injury is an equal opportunity disability that does not discriminate. It can happen to anyone, to professionals, parents, daughters, sons, friends, and neighbors… our community. Although the circumstances of their injuries may differ, they all share a common experience. They have each survived an injury that has dramatically changed their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

Meet Marc & Sharon

“Retraining the brain is different from retraining a muscle. It can be very unpredictable and not linear. The team helped connect us to support and resources that have made a big difference in Marc’s life and our life as well. We are very grateful.” – Sharon, family caregiver

After a lifetime of dedicated volunteer service to his community, Marc found himself needing some help after his life was changed by a hemorrhage during post-surgery care. With you and the rest of Schurig Center’s community of friends by their side, Marc and his family are not alone as they adjust to the life changes that come after brain injury. [Read more about Marc’s journey here.]

Ways to Give

Make a Donation
No matter how large or small, every gift is meaningful! Donate online here. Give by phone at (415) 461-6771 or mail a check payable to “Schurig Center” to 1132 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA 94939.

Become a Monthly Donor
Deepen your commitment to caring and provide the sustained resources we need to strengthen and grow our services. [Learn more]

Give From Your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
An increasingly popular charitable vehicle, DAFs are an excellent way to simplify your charitable giving and facilitate your philanthropic goals. Schurig Center is pleased to accept grants from DAFs. [Learn more]

Give a Tax-Free Gift from Your IRA
Are you 70½ years of age and older and have an IRA? If so, we hope you’ll consider making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to Schurig Center from your IRA account. [Learn more]

Give Stocks
Gifts of stock can be made easily as an electronic transfer (DTC) from your brokerage account to Schurig Center’s account. [Learn more]

Give at Work
Employer matching and giving programs are a great way to increase your impact. California state and Bay Area city/county employees can give as part of the Combined Charities Campaigns. [Learn more]

Make a Legacy Gift
Make a lasting impact for survivors and their families for years to come when you include a bequest to Schurig Center. [Learn more]

Give in Honor or Memory of Someone
A tribute gift is a meaningful way to recognize the people and life events that are important to you while helping others. [Learn more]

Fundraise for Recovery
Bring together your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to make a difference with an online fundraiser or community event. [Learn more]

Give While You Shop
Change lives every time you shop at local and online grocery and retail stores, including Amazon, Sports Basement, and Mill Valley Market. [Learn more]

Questions?

Please contact Executive Director Patricia Gill at (415) 461-6771 x101 or email or Director of Development Angela Abbey at (415) 461-6771 x103 or email.

May 1, 2020 by Angela

Schurig Center Welcomes New Board Member Lawrence Strick

[Download press release here]

Schurig Center is pleased to announce that Lawrence Strick has joined its Board of Directors.

Mr. Strick is a principle at Strick Schnasse Lawyers, representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law, and brings with him previous non-profit Board experience with Marin Interfaith Council, Community Media Center of Marin, and the Marin County Bar Association. Mr. Strick is excited to apply his talents as an ambassador for Schurig Center to support the organization’s fundraising efforts as well as acting as an advocate for brain injury survivors and their families.

“As a trial attorney, Larry Strick has represented people who have also been clients of Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery. His understanding of the challenges brain injury survivors and their families face, his role as former Marin County Bar Association President, and his non-profit experience make him a most welcome and knowledgeable addition to the Schurig Center Board of Directors,” says Kim Strub, Schurig Center Board President.

May 3, 2018 by Angela

A Beautiful Garden is a Work of Heart

May 3 is National Garden Meditation Day. There’s a reason that so many people enjoy gardening. What’s more relaxing than a day spent outdoors on a beautiful day? Sunshine and a breeze. Birds chirping. Hummingbirds enjoying a sip of nectar. The smell of flowers in the air.

It’s no wonder May has been designated “Gifts From the Garden” month.

Did you know?
Schurig Center is surrounded by a beautiful therapeutic garden.

A garden is the perfect place to find refuge from our day-to-day stresses and to reconnect with nature. But, it also has many benefits for those living with the effects of a brain injury.

The garden at Schurig Center provides a peaceful setting for Therapeutic Program participants to engage in Horticultural Therapy – an effective tool that improves one’s quality of life after a brain injury by offering cognitive, social, psychological, and physical benefits. Through hands-on garden activities, participants improve memory, cognitive abilities, and task initiation skills while also strengthening muscles and improving coordination, balance, and endurance. The garden also provides a sensory experience with an array of colors, textures, and fragrances to explore.

Gardening is a direct connection with our natural environment and life cycle that can bring about surprising results, both in improving motor skills and in reducing stress. By caring for plants, individuals also experience first-hand their impact on improving the ecosystem.

So, take some time today to restore your soul and refresh your body in nature. Tend to some plants and flowers…Stroll down a garden path…Rest quietly on a garden bench. Or, stop by Schurig Center and enjoy our garden.

Happy #GardenMeditationDay!

Learn more about the benefits of Horticultural Therapy at the American Horticultural Therapy Association website.

Join Our Host of Garden Angels, Donate by May 31!

Your gift before May 31 sows the seeds that help survivors thrive after a brain injury!

We need your help to raise $5,000 in May. Only YOU can help provide this life-changing healing in nature. Without your support, Schurig Center would not be able to offer rehabilitative services, like therapeutic gardening. These programs are designed specifically for brain injury survivors and are not available anywhere else in our area.

Gifts of $250 or more in the month of May will be honored with a personalized brick in the center’s garden!

DONATE ONLINE NOW!

Thank You!

Schurig Center’s garden has been lovingly created, designed and maintained by Marin Master Gardeners Patricia Compton and Karen Halverson and volunteers throughout the year. Through their constant nurturing and generous donations of plants, soil, and irrigation equipment, the garden has become an oasis of beauty.

We are also deeply grateful to Gwen and Martin Gans for their generous support of the garden in honor of this dedication: “Gardening, a blessing which rewards us with joyous moments unique among healing endeavors.”