March News Letter - Midstep Services

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Stepping Stone
Thank You!
Thank you to all who have been helping
us to fill open shifts. You are truly appreciated.
Courage Homes House 2
Welcome!
Courage Homes welcomes Kaylin
Martin, the new Recreation Coordinator. We’re so excited for you to be a
part of our team!
Congratulations
to Kori
Fleming, RLA II/CMA at Park View
Homes. Kori has been promoted to
the Activity Coordinator position in
House 2 Day Hab area.
Congratulations
to Richie and Sheri
Huss, RN at Mulberry,
on the birth of their
son, Kaleb Miller Huss,
on Wednesday Feb. 10th . Kaleb
weighed 8lbs. 9 1/2oz and 20 inches
long.
March is National Nutrition Month
Mid-Step Milestones March Anniversaries
“If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution.”
~Unknown
80% Rule … Stop eating when you are 80% full.
MyPlate is a great way to remember keys to good nutrition. MyPlate
shows what types of foods should be a part of your plate to help you
maintain a healthy diet. A big part of eating right is having nutritious
foods every day. Another good way to maintain or lose weight is to
chart what you are eating every day. The chart helps to remind you to
eat foods from every food group each day and keep track when you are
over eating a certain food group.
Be physically active your way. To feel your best, try to be active at least
one hour each day, but how you do it is up to you. Whether you walk,
bike, run, dance, play ball, swim or walk the dog, it’s up to you.
The more active you are, the better. Watching TV, playing video games
or playing on the computer can be fun, but limit your screen time.
Staying active is a big part of staying healthy.
Make at least half of
your grains whole
Half of your plate
should be fruits
and vegetables.
Get your calcium-rich
foods in dairy.
Diversity Corner
- Sun Tzu
Did you know?
Mid-Step Services started out in
Cherokee, Iowa with one group
home of six consumers.
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Submitted by on-site Mercy Nurse, Marilyn West, R.N.
Go lean with protein.
“There are
not more
than five cardinal tastes,
yet combinations of them yield more flavors
than can ever be tasted”
Volume 7, Issue 3
One Year
Three Years
Eleven Years
Twenty-two Years
Kaitlin Haukap, 9th
Kaylee Mateo, 23rd
Marilyn McCormack, 9th
Sheri Huss, 2nd
Brenda Dickey, 9th
Allison Langley, 16th
Sherry Roling, 23rd
Michelle Schonrock, 9th
Ariana Ybarra, 16th
Kortney Classen, 23rd
Katie Welch, 25th
Shawntell Hamman, 11th
Deanna Luhr-Rodriguez, 16th
Vaunda Klink, 4th
Fourteen Years
Five Years
Twenty-three Years
Patricia Tibboel, 1st
Rocio Rodriguez, 14th
Cynthia Woodside, 1st
Lucja Orzechowski, 15th
Six Years
Sixteen Years
Terry Strim, 31st
Connie Sherrill, 24th
Wesley Lauer, 24th
Two Years
Eight Years
Sandra Jones, 24th
Mickayla Rausch, 17th
Angelia Brewer, 31st
Shyna Allyn, 3rd
Shauntel Dean, 24th
Leslie Warr, 3rd
Seven Years
Jessica Halder, 16th
Misty Titus, 2nd
Dorothy Johnsen, 17th
Sonya Powell, 3rd
Ten Years
Rick Kretlow, 15th
March Birthdays
Lina Crow, 2nd
Tierra Hodges, 15th
Claudia Solis-Medina, 29th
Liz Jones, 5th
Kelsey Wright, 15th
Rebeca Hernandez Oritz, 30th
Jason Boyd, 6th
Michelle Schonrock, 17th
Elizabeth Smyser, 30th
Kathy Welch, 6th
Yazmine Heiskell, 22nd
Laurie Blakney, 6th
James Clark, 24th
Brandie Titus-Campbell, 7th
Christen Juan, 24th
Dawn Heiden, 7th
Hayley Lee, 24th
Wilma Mancilla, 7th
Brenda Dickey, 26th
Kandis Conrad, 8th
Aliyah Wright, 26th
Amanda Owen, 11th
Jim Mascarello, 28th
Kenneth Musselman, 13th
Keith Epting, 28th
New Employees
FOLKLORE
SHAMROCK
PARADE
POT
IRISH
SAINT
Main Office
CELTIC
ELVES
Mark Koenigs, Accounts Payable
LUCK
MAGIC
CLOVER
IRELAND
Park View Homes
PATRICK
MARCH
RAINBOW
GOLD
GREEN
WISH
Sela Ison, RLA
Jade Wikstrom, RLA
Ashley Smith, RLA
CORNED BEEF
LEPRECHAUNS
Brandie Titus-Campbell, 16th
Teresa Beatty, 22nd
Twenty-nineYears
Courage Homes
Gerald Heiskell, RLA
We’re very
happy you’re here!
Stepping Stone
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Mid-Step Market
Work Center Highlights
FOR SALE: One burial space
at Memorial Park Cemetery
in Sioux City. See Todd
Nielsen at Impressions for
details.
The Life Enrichment Day Hab areas continue with their
recycling efforts and making crafts and decorations for a local
nursing home.
LOOKING FOR: Topper for a
Ford Ranger. If you have one
or know of one for sale,
please call Todd Nielsen at
712-253-2558.
Place your ad free!
This ad is seen by all MSS
employees! Call Judy at
Impressions for details.
274-7261 or 224-8233
2016 Awesome Biker Nights
will be held June 16-18 at
their new location at the
Hard Rock/Pearl St. District.
MSS is a charity that
benefits from Awesome
Biker Nights. In return we
are asking for help in selling
bike raffle tickets for $25
each. We will also need
volunteers to work the
event that weekend. If you
would like to help out,
please contact Deanna at
the Main Office.
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Irish Pub
March 26
Ickey Nickel
April 2
DOXX
The annual Soup and Chili Cook-off was
held on Thursday, February 18th. It was a great turnout
with 21 total entries and varieties of soup and chili.
Thank you to all who participated. We couldn’t do it
without you. We look forward to sampling some of your
unique and delicious recipes next year.
The winners of the Chili Contest were: 1st place Patience Johnson for her Hot and Spicy/Habanera Chili;
2nd place - Darwin Boisen for his White Potato Chili; 3rd place - Tina Tindle for
her Spicy Chili.
Soup Contest Winners: 1st Place - Sylvia Flowers for her Pizza Chili; 2nd Place Jayna Lee/Courage Homes Activity Program for Taco Chili; 3rd Place (Tie) - Lisa
Hollowell for Cheesy Potato Soup and Cindy Henkel for her Potato Soup.
Also, many thanks to everyone who donated canned goods when sampling the
soups and chili. We collected over 54 varieties of canned goods for the Siouxland
Food Bank.
Sylvia Flowers
Mid-Step Services is participating in the Amazon Smile
program. Every time you shop
at smile.amazon.com, Amazon
will donate a portion of the
purchase price to Mid-Step. You will find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as any other Amazon purchase. To
shop, simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser. Use the same
account numbers that you normally do if you shop on Amazon.com or create a
new account if you do not have one. Where it asks for the charity, type in either
Mid-Step Services or Pier Center for Autism. 5% of your purchase will be donated
back to MSS/Pier Center. What an easy way to help support MSS/Pier Center!
Mission Statement: At Mid-Step Services, we are dedicated to providing
residential, vocational, educational, and recreational services to people with
intellectual disabilities in a caring, supportive environment where each individual
is encouraged to reach his or her highest potential.
Vision Statement: Mid-Step Services, Inc. will be the most respected service
provider in the state; known for the opportunities we provide to consumers,
employees, and families.
Stepping Stone
Volume 7, Issue 3
Inside this issue:
Thank You, Congrats 2
and More
National Nutrition
Month
2
Diversity
Corner
2
Word Search
2
Mid-Step
Milestones
3
smile.amazon.com
4
Work Center
Highlights
4
March 2016
Congratulations Miss Amazing
Contestants! Mid-Step Services was
proudly represented at the 2016
Miss Amazing Pageant in Council
Bluffs January 29th & 30th. A total of 93 women participated in
the pageant this year with 19 Mid-Step representatives.
The Mid-Step Sassy Steppers put on a great routine of dancing
and singing. Our very own Miss Marikza Hahn was the crowned
winner at the Miss Amazing Iowa Teen division on Friday night.
Marizka lives at So. Rustin Apts. and attends the Nebraska Indian
Community College in South Sioux City, taking Early Childhood
Development classes. This is the first year Marizka has participated in the pageant. The pageant focused on “Being Different is
Beautiful”.
All of the contestants had a very busy weekend of pampering,
getting dressed and ready for their next competition of talent,
interviews and evening gown. All contestants brought home a
crown and trophy, along with some wonderful memories. The
pageant is a great experience for all of the women and a wonderful boost of self confidence.
Marizka will be able to attend the National Miss Amazing Pageant June 3 and 4th in Chicago. We
will be having several fundraising efforts going on until then to help her out with expenses to be
able to participate. If you would like to help, please contact Nancy Mullally or Tamra Villegas.
March 13th
Health/Fitness Club Membership
Reimbursement Changes
Turn your clocks
ahead one hour
MSS is supportive in promoting health and wellness of employees.
March 27th
The Work-Site Weight Watchers group
continues to go strong. Since the first session
began, our small group of 13-15 people have
lost a combined total of over 200 lbs!
A new session will beginning in April. The
group meets every Friday at the Main Office
training room at 12:15pm weigh-in and 12:30
to 1:00 meeting. We have great information
along with tips, support, and ideas on how to
make this journey a healthy, happy one (and
not so painful).
If you would like to join and take control of
your health, please call Judy Morton at
Impressions—274-7261 or 224-8233.
Since the opening of Planet Fitness, the reimbursement benefit needed to be re-evaluated.
You will not be reimbursed for an amount that
exceeds the basic cost of the membership.
You must still provide proof of membership and
attendance. Employees are responsible for initiation fees, annual fees, other membership dues
and related costs.
To participate in this benefit, the health/fitness
club must be approved by MSS and be able to
provide MSS or the employee with a timely
monthly report on employee usage.
For questions or concerns, please contact Pam
Mannion at the Main Office, 274-2252.