SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ARC ADVOCATE
Celebrating 60 Years of Serving the Greensboro
Advocacy & Programs Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities EMPOWERMENT INNOVATION INCLUSION Community Partner 2013-2014 Greensboro Designers Show House Board of Directors September 20th, 21st & 22nd Donna Steele President Darla Fain-Reed President Elect Ila Rosentahl Vice President Mark Taylor Vice President
Judy Smithmyer Secretary Tamela Gainey Treasurer Tour and shop this unique showcase of furnishings and accessories Laura Keever featuring FurnitureLand South & prominent Past President Greensboro Interior Designers ! … Beautiful new 5,000+ sq ft home in prestigious Allen Broach Jefferson Wood Jamey Gaddy Theresa Lee 4603 Jefferson Wood Court Mark Lewis Greensboro, NC Pat Levy Tickets: $ 9.00 Advance Donna McCormick Available at: Simply Meg’s—Friendly Center Gretchen Robinson Dolce Dimora—1616 Battleground Ave.
Shoppes at Patterson & The Antique Market Place Vision Statement Creative Center—Sixteenth St. The Arc of Greensboro is Tickets: $10.00 at Door committed to identifying and Show House Schedule: securing life-long opportuni- ties for children and adults Friday, September 20th—10:00am—4:00pm with intellectual and Saturday, September 21st—10:00am—4:00pm developmental disabilities. Sunday, September 22nd—1:00pm—5:00pm Through advocacy, services, programs and education, The Arc supports individuals and For information and tickets contact: their families in choosing 336-373-1076 options that lead to produc- Jeffrey Segal, M.D.,J.D tive and satisfying lives. Platinum Sponsor 2
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Staff Members Greetings Arc friends, Where has the summer gone? It seems like yesterday we were making plans for our Administrative annual meeting. The summer came and went! I hope everyone enjoyed their summer vacation and stayed dry and cool. We had our carf accreditation surveyors visit on site Linda Yurko in June and our financial auditors here in August. Our Community Guide program is up Executive Director and running and accepting referrals. Project Search started their second year. We have Maryann Kingsmill lots of events coming up this fall and we hope you can join us. Check our newsletter for Advancement Dir. dates and times. Linda Yurko Executive Director Bridget Watson Director Vocational The 2013 Disability Rights NC & The Arc of NC Conference is being held in Raleigh, October 4-5th. Ginger Program Walton, along with UNC-G’s Stuart Schleien and Lindsey Brake will be presenters for our collaborative InFocus Initiative. Their session is called “Your Advocacy Efforts InFocus.” I am certain this will be as well attended and Ginger Walton received as it was at The Arc of United States National conference in 2012. Community Resource Specialist We are happy to announce that several of our Beyond the Canvas paintings are being displayed at Wesley Long
Marie Lewis Community Hospital and the Leon’s Beauty Schools located at Friendly Avenue, Tate Street and Elm Street. Accounting Manager The Arc of Greensboro is striving to achieve a social media presence. Through our social media environments Lyndsay Champion on Facebook and YouTube, many followers continue to witness the positive and life changing achievements Program Support made in each of our programs. We have shared milestones such as Project Search graduation, arcBARKS suc- Specialist cesses and events and celebrations held with Beyond the Canvas, InFocus, Challenger and Able Earth Clay Crea- Erica Madden tions. Billing & QA Specialist We would greatly appreciate your support by becoming a fan by "Liking" our page and sharing it. You arcBARKS can access the latest information on our upcoming events, view our newest AbleEarth and Beyond the Canvas creations, and find community information on intellectual and developmental disabilities. Sarah Ray arcBARKS Director There are several ways you can help support the Arc. Do you or someone you know work with a company that matches donations for volunteer time or matches donated funds of employees to charitable organizations? If Jamie Howell so, please think of us. It is an easy way for you to help bring in money without much effort. Another way is if arcBARKS Assistant Dir. you know of a business that would be willing to sign up with RallySpark and list The Arc of Greensboro as the sponsor. We are still promoting our members and businesses to join RallySpark. Our membership goal is 1000 Vocational Services members and 100 businesses to join. You can join as a FREE member and it will still benefit The Arc. You can still receive many benefits with your free membership. Many businesses have signed up and are providing great Della Randolph deals to customers. We will be happy to answer any questions you have, and look forward to working with you. Employment You may reach us at [336-373-1076] and ask for Linda or email us at [email protected]. Specialist I would like to recognize two annual award recipients that were omitted by error out of our Stella Tomas July/August Newsletter. Employment Specialist Congratulations to both of you! Alison Brubaker Project Search Job Coach
Billie Jones Project Search Job Coach Consumer of the Year Award— Volunteer of the Year Award— Coordination Services Cameron Kidd Thomas Gromko Chewuna Patterson
Associate Staff
Charles Boyd Custodian
Leah Isaac Receptionist
Alexia Neal Challenger Assistant
Betsy Hiatt Able Earth Assistant
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The Arc of Greensboro invites you to attend a seminar on Future Planning
Life Plan Trust Program is a non-profit organization started jointly by The Arc of North Carolina and NAMI North Carolina (formerly The North Carolina Alliance for the Mentally Ill) in 1990. Life Plan Trust works with families of individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities, mental illness and other disabilities to help develop comprehensive plans for future care, and can serve as trustee for funds designated for your family member's benefit. Additional Sponsoring Organizations include the Autism Society of North Carolina, and Easter Seals UCP of North Carolina.
Come and hear more about the issues in future care and estate planning, the impact on benefit eligibility, and the available options, including Life Plan Trust program.
What types of services can Life Plan Trust provide for my family member with a disability? What happens to trust funds when the beneficiary dies?
We hope you can join us and bring your own questions Presented by: Cheryl H. Cryder, MA, LPA Family Services Coordinator Life Plan Trust PO Box 16323 Greensboro, NC 27416 Thursday, November 7, 2013 Starmount Presbyterian Church 3501 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27403 6:30-8:00 PM
RSVP to reserve your space today as there is limited seating to Ila Rosenthal at: [email protected]
Light refreshments will be served 4
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We are heading towards the last quarter in our 60th year celebration and are happy to report new and renewal memberships are up. However, we haven’t yet reached our goal of 60 new memberships for the year. While many of you participate in our different programs on a regular basis, we would be grateful if you would consider Advancement Director membership in The Arc of Greensboro. As our programs grow and we introduce new events more volunteers will be needed to assist in making each program and event a success. We look to our members for help to spread the word about our great services and invite others to attend our events. This will make The Arc of Greensboro known not only to families with special needs children, but to all residents in the greater Greensboro community.
Please Join Us!
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Name______(Please print your name as you would like it to appear)
Address ______(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Phone______Email ______Please check if you prefer communicating with us by email ______
Membership levels: ______$10 Self Advocate (adults with developmental disabilities) ______$25 Individual ______$30 Family ______$50 Sustaining Member ______$100 President’s Club
The Arc of Greensboro accepts checks, MC, VISA, and American Express. If paying by credit card please provide: Card #______Expiration date______
Signature______
Would you be interested in volunteering in any of the following areas? ____ Helping in the office with general administrative tasks ____ Working with the Challenger Sports League ____ Working on special events or individual projects ____ Working with Operation Santa Claus ____ Donating professional services (marketing, computer services, etc.) Do you have other talents/skills that you are willing to share with us? ______
Please return this completed form with your membership payment Thank you For Your Support! 5
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The Arc of Greensboro awarded three-year CARF accreditation
July 26, 2013 —CARF International announced The Arc of Greensboro, Inc. has been re-accredited for a period of three years for their Community Services Coordination, Community Employment Services; Personal Supports Services, Job Development, Employment Supports.
This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substan- tial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and ac- countable.
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a con- sultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. For additional information, contact Linda Yurko at (336) 373-1076
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We are proud of our very own Pat Clapp who is featured in the 5th Chapter of a new book,
“Living Legend, and Keeper of History”.
Her knowledge, experience and passion for our chefs is why arcBARKS is growing and successful. Please visit us at our booth at the upcoming Bark for Life of High Point! by Cameron Kidd, arcBARKS reporter
We have four new chefs. Welcome aboard.
Victor Maccachero Jared Phipps Zeb Vance Chris Wiggs
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Wanted! Program Sponsors Special Thanks to our Major Supporters Our programs are in need of “special sponsorships” in 2012—2013 order for us to provide the materials /equipment required for each activity. Please consider becoming a Robin & Quint Barefoot sponsor. Select one or more areas, send in your check indicating how your donation should be applied. BB & T Attorney & Lighthouse Project Grant Thank you! Alice & M. D. Burkholder Cemala Foundation
Vincent & Sharon DiSandro Paula Cox & Ted Fishman
CARMAX Foundation Laura Keever Wish List Medical Justice Services Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc. 10 Soft, safe, bright & bouncy baseballs—$50 Carolynn & Bill Gerrow “Beep” Balls @ $34.00 Single Ball Chargers @ $9.00 Kathleen & Joseph M Bryan Foundation Community Multi-ball chargers @ $45.00 Enrichment & Venture Grant Full set of Bases with Electronics $300.00 Kevin Key Youth & Adult Bats $500.00 Dr. Eric, Kathy & Jordan Kraus 20 Youth Gloves $250.00 30 Adult Gloves $400 Bill Lenfestey 8 Helmets $100.00 Lincoln Foundation
William Van Hine Tim, Azell & Timothy Reeves, Jr.
Dr. Jeff Katz & Ila Rosenthal
A & V Refrigeration Sales
Dr.’s Cheryl Tremble & Henry Smith Wish List Lamb Foundation of NC., Inc. Adopt an Artist—$110/month Mary Norris Preyer Fund Art Supplies—Gift cards to Michaels Monty Recoulley Studio space Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sample (to be able to increase number of participants) —————————————————————————- Philip & Frances Daly Lead Unitrust Program Sponsorship Response Form Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation
United Way of Greater Greensboro Name______Wells Fargo Bank Community Grant Address______
It is only through the committed support of our Phone______Email______
donors that we are able to continue to work with, I will sponsor the following needs: educate and serve our consumers. ______Please consider joining these faithful supporters Enclosed is my check ______$______in assisting The Arc in fulfilling its mission and Please charge my credit card $______commitment to those with special needs in our #______Exp______Greensboro community. Signature______7 CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SERVING THE GREENSBORO COMMUNITY
LOOKING FORWARD—SAVE THE DATES!! Greensboro Self-Advocacy Group & Arc Job Club Lewis Recreation Center, Greensboro SEPTEMBER 9th—7:00pm—8:30pm
The Arc of Greensboro Job Club Revolution Mill Studios Conference Room—1160 Revolution Mill Drive Special Guest Speaker: Keith Holliday, President & CEO of The Carolina Theatre & former Mayor of Greensboro SEPTEMBER 16th Noon—1:30pm
Pink Out Retro Prom! George K’s Restaurant SEPTEMBER 27th - 7:30pm—10:00pm
2013 Disability Rights NC & The Arc of NC Conference Raleigh Hilton OCTOBER 4th —5th
Art in the Arboretum Greensboro Arboretum OCTOBER 6th —NOON—5:00pm
Challenger Banquet Lebanon Baptist Church Family Life Center OCTOBER 24th—6:00pm—7:30pm
Elements of Style Interiors “Girl’s Night Out” Cross Point Center Refreshments & Holiday Shopping NOVEMBER 20th —5:00pm
10,000 Villages Fundraising Event New Garden Shopping Center DECEMBER 5th—6pm
RallySpark is -----an innovative fundraising opportunity that benefits our supporters as well as The Arc. It is an online marketing and shopping tool and is a virtual toolbox for build- ing your business. We need your help to reach our goal of registering 1,000 individuals and 100 businesses with Rally- Spark to help us meet our needs. Your help is very important and much needed. Thank you in advance for your dedication to ensuring that this campaign is a success. Download the app or visit www.RallySpark.com and get started today!
A premium membership offers you 5% and more benefits at participating RallySpark merchants.
We will be happy to answer any questions you have, and look forward to working with you. You may reach us at [336-373- 1076] and ask for Linda or email us at [email protected]. 8 CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SERVING THE GREENSBORO COMMUNITY
The Arc of Greensboro 1050 Revolution Mill Drive, Studio 3 Greensboro, N.C. 27405 www.arcg.org
MEMORIAL AND HONOR GIFT PROGRAM
A contribution to The Arc of Greensboro in honor of a loved one is a wonderful way to remember them and help sustain our mission to assisting individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. This program can be used throughout the year by recognizing births, special anniversaries, birthdays or special holidays. We will also be glad to send cards to veterans you wish to honor for Veteran’s Day. For each dona- tion a special note will be sent to the designated family member or friend stating the name of the donor. Please call us at 336-373-1076, or complete the form and send it in with your donation (minimum $20.00). Please make checks payable to The Arc of Greensboro. Major credit cards are also accepted.
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