Benefit Concert for The Boston Home at UMass 11/9

Dorchester residents - please come to The Boston Home's 125th Anniversary Celebration Benefit Concert featuring Livingston Taylor, Katani & Friends, and Master of Ceremonies Liz Walker. This benefit supports the Boston Home's Campaign for Care of adults with advanced Multiple Sclerosis and other progressive neurological diseases.

WHEN: Thursday, November 9th at 7 p.m. A VIP reception with the artists will start at 5:30.

WHERE: The Campus Center at UMass Boston

HOW MUCH: $125 for reception + concert; $85 for concert and birthday cake

HOW: Buy your tickets online at The Boston Home, call Florence Rawls at 617-326-4310 or email frawls@thebostonhome.org.

WHY: Because you care

The Boston Home is a Dorchester-based gem, world-renowned for its care of adults with Multiple Sclerosis and other progressive neurological diseases. Recently they started a day program so they could help more people and also a Research Institute to share their best practices. The Boston Home is the only facility of its kind in New England and is geared towards helping its residents maintain their independence through innovative technology and design.

Sadly, around the world most of the young and middle-aged people with advanced MS (average age 52) end up in facilities geared towards elderly residents that are unable to adequately address the needs of these intellectually able, but physically disabled adults. The Boston Home Institute will help care providers evolve their services, and provides regular training on improving care to adults with neurological diseases.

The Boston Home is the big campus you see on the right as you head down Dot Ave to Lower Mills -- the land once belonged to John Codman of Codman Square fame (the minister who started the Second Church in Dorchester). The Boston Home is also always looking for volunteers to participate in activities and help residents with their correspondence, reading, and so forth. Visit www.thebostonhome.org for more information.