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Access Leisure

Access Leisure has been serving the disability community in the City of Sacramento and metropolitan area for over 50 years! They offer a wide variety of offerings for youth, teens, and adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities and Veterans.

Their mission is to optimize quality of life and provide enhanced life experience to people with disabilities through accessible recreation programs and services. These activities are structured to encourage positive interactions with peers while promoting interpersonal skills, social skills, physical fitness, emotional well-being and community integration. Come along and learn a new skill, have some fun and make some friends!

Monday, February 3rd, 2025
11:00am - Noon (PST)

  • Registration is required and a ZOOM link will be emailed to registrants. 
  • Presentation will niot be recorded. Space is limited.
    Please register by January 27th.
  • To register, contact: 916.453.7966 or [email protected].

Book Club

Join us every other month in 2025 for book club meetings with the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center. Read/listen to all or a portion of the book and connect with others in the MS community to discuss or just listen in! The meetings will be held virtually via Zoom.

Book Club is free and open to members and non-members of the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center.

  • Monday, February 3rd, 1-2pm = James, by Percival Everett
  • Monday, April 7th, 1-2pm = The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies, by Kate McKinnon
  • Monday, June 2nd, 1-2pm = The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware
  • Monday, August 4th, 1-2pm = Horse, by Geraldine Brooks
  • Monday, October 6th, 1-2pm = The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
  • ***Monday, December 1st, 11a-12p = The Women, by Kristin Hannah

Contact us to be added to the invite list and for details of our next Book Club meeting!

To register, contact: 916.453.7966 or [email protected]

*** Please note the time difference of December’s meeting


Financial Wellness

The John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center is honored to virtually host Lauren Ralston. Lauren’s specialty is financial planning and assists clients with deciphering and meeting their financial goals.

Before joining CAPTRUST, Lauren was with a third-party administrator helping business owners. Having that experience helped her when working with individuals on the other side of retirement plans. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the California State University California. Lauren enjoys spending time with her husband, Gus, snowboarding, riding motorcycles, and walking their border collie, Caddy, along the river trails in Sacramento. When not feeling as adventurous, she likes to read and garden.

Monday, January 27th, 2025 - Virtually
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PST)

  • Registration is required and a ZOOM link will be emailed to registrants. Space is limited.
  • Please register by January 13th.
  • To register:  916.453.7966 or [email protected]

Writing as Healing

Have you ever considered expressive writing as a form of healing? Writing has been proven to have a positive, healing effect, and we are pleased to welcome John Crandall, author, educator, and artist, to facilitate this free writing workshop. Join us virtually to experience a creative, artistic, and confidential form of sharing the written voice.

Writing As Healing is open to members and non-members of the John A. Schafer, MD Multiple Sclerosis Achievement Center.

Every 2nd Monday of the month
1:00 - 3:00 PM (PST)


 


EVENTS TO SUPPORT THE MS ACHIEVEMENT CENTER

Between now and June 2025

  • JCPenney at the Roseville Galleria is supporting the MSAC through their ‘Round-Up Campaign’!  Customers will be asked if they would like to round up to the nearest dollar at the time of their purchase, with 100% of the money raised being donated to the MSAC Operations Fund.