EI Summer Fun - Lake County Board of DD

Lake County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
September
2
LCARC General Membership Mtg
8
Broadmoor Family Network
18
LCARC Dance
21
LCBMRDD Board Meeting
24
Deepwood Industries Meeting
October
5
CES Advocacy Mtg
6
Broadmoor Open House 7pm
7
LCARC General Membership Mtg
12 Columbus Day- Offices, School and
Workshops closed
13
16
19
Broadmoor Family Network Mtg
LCARC Dance
LCBMRDD Board Mtg
20
Willoughby Workshop Advocacy Mtg
22
Deepwood Industries Meeting
23
Adult Services In-service Day
Workshops Closed
November
2
CES Advocacy Mtg
4
LCARC General Membership Mtg
10
Broadmoor Family Network Mtg
11
Veterans Day/ Teacher In-service day Offices, School and workshops closed
14
Deepwood Foundation -Evening in Paris
17
Willoughby Workshop
18
Deepwood Foundation - Jingle Bell Rock
20
LCARC Dance
“The right to play on any play field? You have earned it. The right to
study in any school? You have earned it. The right to hold a job? You
have earned it. The right to be anyone’s neighbor? You have earned it.”
-Eunice Kennedy-Shriver, 1987 Special Olympics World Games in South
Bend, Indiana
The world mourns the loss and celebrates the life of Eunice KennedyShriver. “She was truly a great woman with great vision and compassion.
She had dedicated her life to improving the lives of those with intellectual
disabilities and showed the world how those individuals could and should be
treated.” Bob Rickard, Executive Director of Special Olympics.
Using Sports as the catalyst for respect, acceptance and inclusion, Eunice
Kennedy-Shriver changed the lives of those with intellectual disabilities,
their families and communities.
Special Olympics Ohio (SOOH) currently serves more than 22,000 athletes
throughout the state. SOOH offers training and competition opportunities in
19 sports and provides 75 area and local competitions and seven statewide
championship events each year.
Advocacy Mtg
20 Preschool Parent Teacher Offices - no preschool
23 LCBMRDD Board Meeting/Deepwood
Industries Mtg
26-27 Thanksgiving Break -Offices, School and
Workshops closed
www.lakemrdd.org
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Lake County Special Olympics
This year Lake County Board of
MRDD sent over 70 athletes and
30 volunteers to one of the statewide championship events. Our
athletes attended Summer Games
in Columbus Ohio at Ohio State
University. For three days and two
nights Lake County athletes celebrated their year long efforts to
train and compete in events on
OSU the campus.
nies, including a parade of athletes
and the lighting of the "Flame of
Hope," Friday evening at Jesse
Owens Memorial Stadium. The
Torch used to light the “Flame of
On June 26th about 4,000 athletes
ages 8 and up, kicked off the event
with its traditional opening ceremo-
Hope” rode through Northeast
Ohio, including Lake County on
June 23.
By Sunday afternoon 70 Lake
County athletes had earned a total
of 27 gold medals, 39 silver medals
and 31 bronze medals, Beth Falkner-Brown reports.
Learn more about her many contributions at http://
www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/
2010/2011 STATE BUDGET IMPACTS ON THE LCBMRDD
In the best of times, budget projections are always challenged by fluctuations in revenue streams and
collections, but the recent economic
downturns have presented challenges far beyond our past experience. In Fiscal Year 2009
(beginning 7-1-08 and ending 6-3009), county boards of MRDD received three separate cuts in state
funding. In Lake County, that meant
we started FY 09 with state subsidy
expected at $1,906,000, but by end
of FY 09, our state subsidy had
been reduced to $873,400. Additionally, our FY 09 state waiver
match allocation has been reduced
from $2,320,000 to $1,709,631 in
FY 10.
Thankfully, our local levy support
has enabled us to sustain the exceptional scope and quality of programs, services, and supports that
the LCBMRDD has historically offered. However, the cuts in state
subsidy have not been restored in
the new FY 10 budget, and have
significantly strained our local levy
funds. While we are able to receive
some enhanced federal stimulus
funding for Medicaid programs and
services, these funds only extend
through December 2010. At that
time, we face the compounded impact of two years of state subsidy
cuts, the cessation of federal stimulus funding, and the significantly
decreased effective rate of our
twelve-year-old local levy.
Over the span of our last levy
(1998), we have aggressively pursued every possible state and federal revenue stream; we have consistently examined every facet of
our programs and services to maximize efficiencies and effectiveness;
we have developed new and enhanced collaborations and partnerships to expand services and opportunities for the individuals we serve;
and, ultimately we have significantly
increased the scope of services and
numbers of individuals that we
serve….our mission and commitment for now and into the future!
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EI Summer Fun
While many of the Broadmoor staff
and students were busy enjoying
their summer vacations at home,
the Early Intervention staff was busy
holding a variety of center based
playgroups and natural environment
outings. Some of these included
activities at Coulby Park, Memphis
Kiddie Park, Fairport Harbor Beach,
Mentor on the Lake Fire station,
Cleveland Zoo, Children’s Museum,
Science Center, Preston Hope,
and Jellystone Park. These activities assisted families in natural
learning opportunities within everyday experiences, events and
places that form the context of
children’s daily lives within families and communities. Regular
center based classes for infants
and toddlers will resume on September 8, 2009.
Award for Outstanding
Student
Broadmoor Rolls out New Statewide IEP Forms
Beginning September 1, 2009,
Broadmoor will be implementing
the new Individualized Education
Plan (IEP) forms from the State.
These forms will be computerized
and will be projected on a wall in
the conference room during the
time of the IEP. This will allow the
team to make any necessary
changes at the time of the meeting.
Also, with the new IEP, beginning
at the age of 14, all students will
have a Post Secondary Transition
Goal that will identify what they
would like to accomplish after
graduation. The team will then
work toward that goal during the
next 6-8 years while receiving
school services. It is hoped that
by having this transition plan
students will be more likely to
receive the needed classes, skills
and education to reach their goal.
Each year at the time of the IEP
meeting, the team can modify the
goal as needed and add any
steps that are needed to reach
the goal.
Ryan Dudley, a Broadmoor
graduate (2009) received the
Ohio Department of Education
R.A. Horn Award for Outstanding
Student for the State Support
Team Region 4 area. Ryan
attended a luncheon in Columbus
with his mother, residential staff
and Broadmoor teacher.
Broadmoor is proud of Ryan’s
accomplishments and wish him
well as his transition into adult
services work options.
PROGRAMS,SERVICES, AND SUPPORTS “BY ANY OTHER NAME”
In the midst of these very
challenging economic times and
while still strongly debating the
state’s biennium budget, legislators
passed Senate Bill 79, called the
“Name Change” bill, which strikes
“mental retardation” from the name
of our state department (Ohio
Department of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities) and
subsequently from all county boards
of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities.
So, what does this mean? While
some advocates lobbied that
“mental retardation” is often used as
a negative or hurtful term, “mental
retardation” still remains a medical
diagnosis and basis for eligibility to
receive services from a county
board of (MR)DD. In fact, there are
no changes in eligibility for, scope
of, funding for, administration of, nor
rules governing the services,
supports, and programs provided by
a county board of (MR)DD. There
are, however, many financial and
“recognition” impacts of this
unfunded mandate. Changing the
name of an organization that has
been so positively and strongly
supported by our Lake County
community, involves significant
community re-education and
marketing efforts, as well as
financial commitment to changing
signage on all our buildings, buses,
equipment, publications, web sites,
logos, community listings, etc, etc.
Given these impacts, our name
change will proceed slowly and as
resources permit.
At all times,
however, rest assured that the
LCBMRDD’s exceptional services,
and the dignity and respect with
which we provide those services to
all eligible Lake County citizens will
remain unchanged!
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CES Boot-Scootin Good Time
Community Employment
Services had a boot-scootin’
good time at the annual CES
Summer picnic on Friday,
August 7. The picnic was held
at the beautiful Mentor Beach
Park Pavilion and enjoyed by
110 participants. The Country
Western theme set the stage for
exciting entertainment
such as lasso
tricks by
Cowboy Ben
Ulrich.
To add to the fun, Dee Alkire
spun country-western tunes to
move and line dance to while also
playing karaoke songs to croon
to. Never a shy bunch, CES
individuals danced and sang until
dawn. Additionally, the CES Sign
Language group performed many
songs for the audience with
Denise K. going solo on the guitar.
A wonderful dinner was served by
the CES staff generously
volunteering their time. Chicken,
hotdogs, pizza, potato salad,
baked beans, and cake were
provided, as well as snow cones
and popcorn. Everyone had a
great time dressed in their
country-western gear. Thanks
to the Advocacy group for all
their hard work and also to
Deepwood Industries and
LCARC for their contributions
toward this event.
United Way’s Day of Caring
VGC Individuals Give Back to the Community
Left:VGC Day of Caring Participants: (left to right) Michael P., Carol K., Tony C., Marty A., Raymond B., Jesse G, Lacey
J., Dawn S., and Casey C. Right: one section of VGCV Participants finished product
On June 17, ten VGC
Individuals and Staff participated in the
United Way’s Annual Day of Caring
project. The participants traveled to
United Way’s offices on Progress
Parkway in Mentor in order to
magically transform their property into
a welcoming , warm and eye-
appealing sight. Ignoring continuous
rain and periodic do wnpours,
participants planted geraniums,
marigolds, coral bells, daylilies and a
variety of perennials in a total of five
flowerbeds located across and in front
of the Agency’s offices.
Immediately following our day of hard
work, United Way and Chick Fil-A was
kind enough to treat our participants to
lunch, which included a bountiful
supply of chicken nuggets, brownies
and drinks! Thank You Chick Fil-A and
United Way!!
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ARC/JCDC Summer of Fun
YipeeYah!
The calls from
the cattle wrestlers could
be heard for miles around
when the residents
celebrated the Wild West
and
each received
cowboy
hats
and
bandannas. The summer
was filled with many great
activities for both the
Adult Residence Center
(ARC) and Jacklitz
Continuing Development
Center (JCDC) such as
the western themed
Annual Hugh Barrett
Underwriters
Picnic.
JCDC residents had quite
an adventure when they
came face to face with the
Zebras, Ostriches, Bull
Elk and many other
animals on their Safari
trip. Residents enjoyed
trips to the zoo, out to the
movies, out to camp
or doing the simple
slip-n-slide.
There
were many cookouts and picnics
under pavilion by the
front of ARC. Staff
a n d
t h e
management team
worked together to
organize
activities
that
offered
the
chance
for
individuals to thrive
and truly enhance
their quality of life.
Change Abounds at the Residences
The Adults Residence Center
(ARC) and Jacklitz Continuing
Development Center (JCDC) are
facing the challenges of change.
An influx of younger residents
brought new life into the
specialists, staff and peers, while
several individuals were able to
move to community providers.
Both buildings are being
transformed. JCDC has new
day area and activity room
equipped with a flat screen
television. Keeping a homey
atmosphere that encourages
relaxation and fun are the
hallmark of the space. ARC will
soon begin the task of
On August 19th the anniversary of
Woodstock
was celebrated at VGC and Willoughby with the annual Eikfest
concert. Local musicians who either work at LCBMRDD or
support us donated their time for two awesome concerts.
Folks at VGC celebrated in the morning and Willoughby partied
away the afternoon. Everyone got into the spirit by dressing for
the summer festivity in tie-dye or Hawaiian print shirts.
Local artists provided temporary tattoos or face painting at
Willoughby while each cluster hosted a carnival game and
luncheon of their choice before the concert.
Thank you to everyone who worked to make this a great day!
Deepwood Foundation Presents:
An
Evening in Paris" supporting those
with Developmental Disabilities"
November 14th at LaMalfa
Buffet and Live and Silent Auctions along with Parisian Excitement
Tickets $75.00 each
Sponsorship Opportunities available
Jingle Belles Rock a Girls Night Out”
November 18th
at Pine Ridge Country Club
6-8:30PM
Chinese Auction, Raffles, Vendors, Music,
Wine, and Snacks and Fireman…..
Tickets are $20.00 or 2 for $35.00
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT MADE THE SUMMER FUN
employees staffed the Vocational Guidance
Center’s carnival. All these various efforts
made a difference and provided great times
for everyone involved.
The Board
appreciates the community and staff
The Lake County Board of MR/DD
was fortunate to have many businesses,
churches and community groups involved in
bringing joy to the individuals served by the
Board and beautifying the various program
areas.
Deloitte employees started the
season by beautifying the Deepwood
Campus grounds. St. Gabe’s middle school
church camp provided a fun day for
Community Employment Service.
Zito
involvement
to
provide an array of
different activities that enrich the lives
of individuals and families served.
Insurance, Polychem, Lake Health
employees, Mentor Rotary members, and
Painesville United Methodist Church youth
group completed many projects for United
Way of Lake County’s Day of Caring.
Teckmark Corporation hosted a picnic for
Friendship Connection, while the West End
Exchange Club provided a festive
residential dinner. Selman and Company
LAKE COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS (L.C.A.R.C.)
A 501 [c] [3] Organization of parents, relatives, guardians and
concerned persons dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with
mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities
Invites You to Join!
Individual memberships dues ( ) $8.00 yearly ( ) $20.00 for three years.
Family membership dues
( ) $10.00 yearly ( ) $25.00 for three years
Make checks out to: L.C.A.R.C and mail check and form to: LCARC
8121 Deepwood Blvd. Mentor, OH 44060
Name:_____________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________
City__________________________ State________ZipCode_________________
Phone number:________________ Cell phone:___________________________
Email Address______________________________________________________
We sponsor many activities that enrich the lives of individuals served by the Lake County Board of MR/DD including:
●
Meetings with speakers regarding topics impacting individuals with developmental disabilities
●
Monthly dances for adults
●
Adult bowling league and banquet
●
Various Broadmoor School activities
●
Holiday parties and summer picnics
Monthly Meetings: First Wednesday’s of the Month at 7:00 P.M.
Where:
Brown Room, Vocational Guidance Center (VGC) Building C
Deepwood Campus of the Lake County Board of MR/DD
8121 Deepwood Blvd. Mentor, Ohio
2009 Schedule of Speakers:
September 2: Sue March, Chief Financial Officer of the Lake County Board of MR/DD
October 7:
John Maglosky, Director of Operations of Lake County Board of MR/DD
November 4: Renee Berry, Chief Executive Officer of the Lake County Council on Aging
Gardening Enthusiasts
Calling all gardeners!
We are looking for people to volunteer and beautify our grounds at the Lake County
Board of MRDD, which include Broadmoor School, Deepwood Campus, and the
Willoughby Workshop.
Please contact Beth Falkner-Brown, director of Volunteer Services
at 440-918-5050 or 440-350-5050 to learn about this great opportunity.
ADULT RESIDENCE CENTER
440-918-5150 440-350-5150
Lake County Board of MR/DD
8121 Deepwood Blvd.
Mentor, Ohio 44060
BROADMOOR SCHOOL
440-602-1000
Non-Profit Org.
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COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES
440-918-1050
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
JACKLITZ CONTINUING
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
440-918-5171 440-350-5171
SERVICE AND SUPPORT
ADMINISTRATION
440-918-5145 440-350-5145
TRANSPORTATION
440-918-5296 440-350-5296
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
CENTER
440-918-5190 440-350-5190
WILLOUGHBY WORKSHOP
440-269-2180
To report a major unusual
incident: 440-918-5145
The mission of the Lake County Board of Mental Retardation and/or Developmental Disabilities is to advance public awareness and to assist individuals with developmental disabilities to become valued and contributing members of their chosen communities.
We are proud to be accredited by:
The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
The State of Ohio Department of MR/DD County Board Accreditation
THE LAKE CO. BD. OF MR/DD
MEMBERS:
Cathy Buehner
Richard Elwell
Gary Humble
Linda Kast
Sonja Maier
Jon Paroubek
Linda Skok
We are happy to arrange tours of the buildings
on the Deepwood Campus, at Broadmoor
School, at the Willoughby Workshop and at
our Community Employment Offices. Please
Contact Beth Falkner-Brown at 440-918-5050
or 440-350-5050 for a tour.
Would you like to learn more about the
programs and services offered by the Board?
We would be glad to speak to your group about any of
the programs supported by the Board of Mental
Retardation &Developmental Disabilities. Call 440918-5100 or 440-350-5100
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