September 2012 - KI BOIS Community Action Foundation Inc.

Volume 10, Issue 11, September 2012
KI BOIS NEWS………
KI BOIS Community Action Foundation, Inc.
Helping People. Changing Lives.
Serving Eastern Oklahoma Since 1968
The Stella Linney family cuts the ribbon for the Stella Linney House.
Ribbon Cutting / Open House for the Stella Linney House
The Stella Linney House was filled with love and laughter as family, friends, dignitaries and co-workers
gathered for a Ribbon Cutting and Open House Tuesday, August 28th. The vision of the Stella Linney
House project began approximately three years ago with the ground breaking ceremony taking place on
Thursday, November 17th, 2011. According to KI BOIS Community Action Executive Director Carroll
Huggins, “This has been a great project with construction moving at a very fast pace with very few problems.”
Stella Linney was a very special person to KI BOIS Community Action. She was respected not only by
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Congratulations to Amy Fair and Royce
Alverson for receiving their Certified
Community Action Professionals credentials. The Community Action National
Convention was held in New York City
August 19th - 23rd. This brings KI BOIS
Community Action total CCAP titles to
12. Congratulations to Amy and Royce
for a job well done!
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Calendar of Events
From the Desk of the Executive Director / CEO
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. I don’t know about you, but I am ready
for football weather.
Things are back in full swing after the summer for Head Start and
KATS. We are in the process of preparing for our annual agency
audit by our independent auditor. Our ARRA Weatherization Program is winding down in all five of our counties. The new stimulus
funding greatly increased the number of houses weatherized with
new higher income guidelines and is allowing us to spend more
money on each house. We have also been able to purchase six weatherization vehicles and upgrade to new weatherization equipment.
This funding will be ending this month.
We had an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday,
August 28, 2012 for the new Stella Linney house in Wilburton. This
new HUD funded house is a great addition to our group home proCarroll Huggins
gram.
We are having our Third Annual KATS Bus Roadeo in Stigler on Saturday, September 29,
2012. Having the Bus Roadeo on a Saturday allows most of our drivers to be able to participate
and bring their families. The training, food, and fellowship will be great. We hope you can join
us.
Congratulations are in order for Royce Alverson and Amy Fair who received their National
CCAP Certification at a ceremony in New York City on August 22nd. Larry Hall and Kenneth
Barnhart also received the renewal of their National CCAP Certifications. We have twelve
CCAP’s in our agency and two more are working towards certification in 2013.
R. Carroll Huggins, CCAP
Executive Director / CEO
September 2012
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OKACAA Annual Conference September 19th - 21st,
Embassy Suites Conference
Center, Norman
3rd Annual
KATS Bus
Roadeo, September 29th,
KATS Facility, Stigler.
KI BOIS Community Action Board meeting, Thursday, September 27th, 6:30
p.m. KI BOIS Administrative Building.
School,
Effort, and
Play.
Trying your best
Each hour of the day,
Making new friends,
Being good as you can
Exciting discoveries,
Reading books with a
friend
KI BOIS News
is published monthly by
KI BOIS Community Action
Foundation, Inc.
200 Southeast “A” Street
P.O. Box 727
Stigler, OK 74462
918-967-3325
800-299-4479
www.kibois.org
R. Carroll Huggins
Executive Director / CEO
Tom Marlatt
Associate Director / CFO
Larry Hall,
Associate Director / COO
It’s not the best photo, but if you look to the left you will see KI BOIS Community Action LeFlore County Director Kenny Barnhart and if you look to the right you will see KI BOIS Community Action Associate Director / COO Larry Hall as they receive their re-certifications as a
Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP).
KI BOIS Community Action
Board of Directors
Gene Bass, Board Chairperson
John Cook, 1st VP
Kenneth Monroe, 2nd VP
Jan Coplen, Sec./Treasurer
Cecil Williams, Parliamentarian
Kay Box, Editor
918-967-3325, Ext. 131
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Making Memories...Stella Linney House
The Stella Linney Family
Mr. Huggins chatting with resident Matthew Black.
Resident Tanna Conley and her
mother .
Stella Linney House Board President / KI BOIS Community Action 1st Vice President John Cook introduces special guests as KI BOIS Community Action
2nd Vice President Kenny Monroe and KI BOIS
Community Action Executive Director Carroll Huggins listens.
Stella Linney House …………………………...continued from page 1
her clients but by her co-workers. Stella started to work for KI BOIS Community Action in May 1980 and retired in September
2001 and was one of the original Developmental Disabilities (DD) staff. Claudia Jeffrey, Latimer County Director, who was privileged to work with Stella for many years, stated, “This home will certainly honor the memory of Stella who was so instrumental in
the lives of the clients under her supervision.”
According to KI BOIS Community Action Director of Operations Larry Hall, “The 3,100 square foot home located on a hillside
lot will accommodate six individuals. The floor plan will consist of seven bedrooms, one for each client and one for a staff member,
commons area, kitchen, dining area, utility room, screened-in back porch and a safe room. This house is also unique in location….if
Stella were alive she could just walk across the street and visit the six individuals who will now call the Stella Linney House home.”
Hall also stated, “The staff will be supervised by Group Home Director Natalie Green. Green has worked for the DD Program for
over 26 years and will do a great job at this home.”
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Donated Blood Saves Lives……..
KI BOIS Community Action Blood Drive
Thursday, August 30th
Gary Dunn
Tabbatha Duff
Tiffany Touchstone
29
Successful
Donors
Larry Hall
Chuck Forrester
Valerie Crase and Lisa Sloan
Jessica and Zane Kleman
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Halt Staff Attends National Conference
The Haskell and Latimer Tobacco Project (HALT) recently had the opportunity to attend the 2012 National Conference on Tobacco and Health at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Coordinator Denice Daniels, Assistant Coordinator Tiffany Boyles and Coalition members Sandie Rutherford, Smart Start and Tammy Randazzo with Turning Point attended the
conference August 15-August 17, 2012.
This year’s conference was titled “A New Era of Tobacco Control: Policy, Regulations and Prevention”. The purpose of the National Conference on Tobacco or
Health is to help improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control
programs and activities in the United States.
Keynote speakers included Dr. Howard Koh, MD, MPH, US Department of
Health and Human Services; Dr. Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; Dr. Lawrence Deyton, MD, MSPH, FDA Center for Tobacco
Products; Frances Harding, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA; and Dr. Erik Augustson, Ph.D., MPH, National Cancer Institute and Dr. Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH, University of Hawaii Cancer Center; Dr. Jeffrey Levi, PhD,
Trust for America's Health; Dr. Patricia Henderson, MD, MPH, Black Hills Center
for American Indian Health; Dr. Jeannette Noltenius, MA, PhD, National Latino Tobacco Control Network (NLTCN).
Some of the issues addressed at the conference were new trends in tobacco products, the pros and cons of E-Cigarettes for tobacco cessation and how tobacco control Tiffany Boyles and Denise Daniels attending
one of the many sessions.
is going to affect the future of our nation as a whole. One of our favorite activities
was meeting Ms. Terrie Hall. Terrie is a 51 year old cancer survivor from North
Carolina. She is featured in one of the CDC anti-tobacco ads going through her morning routine, which includes putting in her teeth,
putting on her wig and installing her hands-free electrolarynx. These ads were quite controversial, however, the calls to the tobacco
helpline tripled nationwide when they came out. She was a delight to meet. The staff also enjoyed some “downtime” including
plenty of shopping and good food including some of that famous Kansas City BBQ.
Terrie’s Story……………………...
In high school, Terrie was a pretty cheerleader who competed on the cheer circuit. Her father was
a smoker, and with more and more of her friends smoking, Terrie soon found herself lighting up in
social settings. “It was the cool thing to do,” she says.
She would come to smoke up to two packs a day and felt the adverse effects of tobacco from as
early as 25 years old — a sore throat that never seemed to go away. In 2001, at the age of 40, Terrie
Hall was diagnosed with oral cancer. As she recalls, “I had a sore in my mouth and had to go through
all these grueling radiation treatments. It was awful.”
Terrie continued to smoke throughout her radiation treatments. “I didn't think I had to quit. The
radiation was getting rid of the cancer, so I could still smoke,” she says. Later that same year, Terrie
was diagnosed with throat cancer. It was then that she quit for good. The doctors informed her that
they would need to remove her larynx. “It's hard to wrap your mind around cancer, and when they
told me that they were going to remove my voice box, I thought I would never speak again,” says
Terrie.
Today, at 51, Terrie speaks often with the help of her electrolarynx. She works tirelessly to educate young people about the dangers and consequences of tobacco use. She's as active as she can be,
lending her time and support to several health and advocacy organizations. “I'm busier now than before I got cancer,” Terrie says. Unfortunately, cancer has returned numerous times since she was first
diagnosed, and she continues to battle it today.
Terrie Hall
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The Stork Has Arrived
Kade Allen was born on
Wednesday, August
15th. Kade weighed
8lbs. 7 oz. and was 20
1/2 inches long. Parents
are Brent and Kimberly
Tyer. Kimberly is the
Head Start Administrative Coordinator in Stillwell.
Kenadee Grace was born
on Sunday, September
2nd to Kirk and Shianna
Ward. Kenadee weighed
6 lbs and 15 oz and was
19 inches long. Kenadee is the eighth greatgrandchild for Head
Start Director Donna
Carolan.
Jefferson Early Childhood Center /
KI BOIS Head Start had their first
KATS evacuation drill for the new
year.
Getting the word out…..Over 200 KI BOIS
Head Start staff will be wearing KI BOIS
Head Start tee-shirts during the 2012 - 2013
school year. The tee-shirts were available in
pink, lime green, black, red and sapphire
blue. Sorting the shirts by size were Head
Start staff JoAnna Bunch and Lynn Johnson.
KI BOIS Head Start administrative staff stopped to pose for a group photo during a recent staff meeting…. Left to right, sitting, Administrative Coordinator Alice Walker, Head Start Director Donna Carolan, Assistant Head Start Director Sherry Hullinger, and Administrative Coordinator Kimberly Tyer. Middle row, left to right, Education Coordinator Sarah Tucker, Health and Nutrition Coordinator Diane Sheives, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator JoAnna Bunch, Health Coordinator Vanessa Farrow, Disabilities and Mental Health Coordinator Kim Brown, Education Coordinator Tracey Barger and Disability and Mental Health Coordinator Carolyn Selph. Back row, left to right, Facilities Coordinator Oscar “Bo” Dold, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator Karen Resendiz and Nutrition Coordinator Regina Martin.
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Pittsburg County
Latimer County
Haskell County
Hydrate the Heroes Project was conducted in Haskell,
Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg and Sequoyah Counties. When
KI BOIS News went to press a total for the amount of water
collected had not been tallied. Please look for more photos
and story in the October Issue of KI BOIS News!
Editor’s Note: LeFlore County KI BOIS Community
Action came to the rescue when they learned that Mrs.
Sheriff was on oxygen and her air conditioner was not
working. Helping People. Changing Lives is our goal,
one family at a time.
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HIRING OUR HEROES JOB FAIR IN McALESTER
Join us September 19, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, for a job fair for veteran job seekers, active
duty military members, Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses, at the Southeast Expo
Center 4500 W Highway 270 McAlester, OK 74501. This event will be a one-of-a-kind FREE hiring
fair for both employers and job seekers.
KI BOIS Community Action Notice of Job Posting
www.kibois.org
KI BOIS HEAD START PROGRAMS NORTH
JOB TITLE: ASSISTANT TEACHER - FT (Keys)
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Must have high school diploma/GED and working on CDA or AA by 2013.
JOB TITLE: TEACHER - FT (Hulbert, Keys, Tahlequah South, Tenkiller, Woodall)
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Must have an AA in Early Childhood or Child Development. (3 year old classroom)
KI BOIS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAMS
JOB TITLE: HABILITATION TRAINING SPECIALIST (Poteau, McAlester and Ada)
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Will serve as direct support staff for consumers. Ability to handle sensitive issues while protecting others’ welfare. Able to exercise patience, understanding, creativity and flexibility. HS Diploma/GED, valid DL and auto insurance.
Must complete Foundation, CPR and First Aid Training (and any other training as required/requested.) Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
KI BOIS (KATS) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
JOB TITLE: TRANSIT DRIVERS (Contact local Transit Office to verify opening)
LOCATION: Contact local Transit Office to verify opening
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Maintain a valid driver’s license. Good driving record. Must be physically able to assist passengers and
their belongings while entering and exiting the vehicles. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs and provide wheel chair assistance. Should have knowledge of area resources and live within convenient distance of city where job opening is available.
These positions are open to KI BOIS Community Action Foundation Staff as well as to the public. (ALL POSITIONS SUBJECT TO CONTINUED PROJECT FUNDING.) Deadline for all openings: Until Filled. Current
employees – please submit a letter of interest to Human Resources. Applications may be picked up at any
KI BOIS Community Action Foundation, Inc. office or printed from the website, www.kibois.org. Applications
should be returned to:
KI BOIS Community Action Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 727, Stigler, OK 74462
Attention: Human Resources
Phone: 800.299.4479 Fax: 918.967.9100
KI BOIS COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER