The Leisure Times Activity Registration

The Leisure Times
Activity Registration
NextStep for Life
Leisure Services
formerly known as NextStep for Life
MERRY CHRISTMAS
From Leisure Services
December 2014
HOLIDAY EVENTS
The staff of Leisure Services
would like to wish everyone
a happy and safe holiday
season. To our participants,
families, volunteers and others who support our program, may God bless you,
guide you and give you
strength as you face the new
year.
Holiday events are being scheduled and everyone will want to catch the holiday spirit. You
will find details of these events on page 3. All holiday events were posted in the
November newsletter so they are filling up quickly. We do have a limited number of slots
available so if you have not registered for an event you are interested in, you will want to
register soon. Please keep in mind that no call-ins or emails can be taken for reservations
and no registrations can be guaranteed without the registration fee for a special event.
Due to the expense that goes out for these events, full refunds are not guaranteed if you
are unable to attend unless another individual is pulled from a wait list. So the key is to
sign up early and enjoy the activity. And don’t forget to call JC Transit when available.
Happy Holidays,
Terri Dallas
Basketball Registration Night—Dec. 10th
If you are up for a game of “round ball”, join our basketball teams. We will begin this season with
a registration night on December 10th. This will give our coaches an opportunity to evaluate new
and veterans players so teams are in place when we begin our practices in January. Registration
and practices will be held at Festus Elementary School gym. at 6:30 p.m. To guarantee a position
on a team’s roster, players must attend this registration night. Our first tournament of the year
will be January 17th so player’s physicals must be checked and athletes assigned to teams by the
end of December. Practices will begin January 7th. See more information on page 5.
Coordinator’s Corner 2
Special Events 3
Dinner / Movies/Bowling 4
Sports 5
December Highlights
LIMO
&
LIGHTS
CHRISTMAS
DANCE
FOX
THEATER
Beginning
December 2nd
December 5th
Ho Ho Ho
December 20th
Additional Opportunities 6
Registration 7
Dick Bennett Scholarship 8
Vacation Options
SANTA HAT CONTEST
If you can guess the
correct number of
SANTA HATS just like
the one above, you will win a free
Saturday bowl that can be used
anytime January-April. Record your
answer on the registration form.
Good Luck & Merry Christmas.
Page 2
NEXTSTEP
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS
Thomas Bookstaver
Chairperson
Gary Roettger
Vice Chairperson
Vince Coleman
Treasurer
Margo Pigg
Secretary
Tony Casey
Director
Barbara Uhls
Director
Amy Rhodes
Director
Josh Bauman
Director
Marsha Mertens
Director
Ms. Jennifer Wooldridge
Executive Director
The Leisure Times
Coordinator’s Corner
Terri Dallas, Leisure Services
I would like to wish everyone a very special holiday season and a great start to the
new year. As I look back on the past year, I feel we have been very blessed with the
opportunities we have offered. The Leisure Services staff and volunteers are
dedicated to providing you the best experiences possible to make the lives of our
participants and their families that much richer. As I look forward to the new year and the new
opportunities we have in store, I am confident that you will enjoy the news we will share on the
new adventures of our participants.
Two highlights I would like to share with you for the upcoming year are the renewal of the grant
for our teen program, Teen Ties, and the enhancement of our bocce courts. Variety Children’s
Charity has renewed our grant to provide a unique experience for participants ages 14 to 18
years of age. The Teen Ties pilot program has proven to be successful, allowing us to reach out
to teens with developmental disabilities in Jefferson County and helping them with the
transition from adolescent to adult Leisure options. We are here to assist them in developing
new peer relationships and talking about special teen–related topics. This next year will bring
some changes to the program to help us reach out to more individuals and build on this past
year’s experience.
We are also super-excited about special funding received from the Jefferson Memorial
Community Foundation Grant to put a covering over our Bocce courts with fans, heating, and
lights. This will allow our consumers additional use of the courts in all kinds of weather. This
will also provide us opportunity for smaller competitions with Special Olympics athletes in the
St. Louis area and invite more community involvement with NextStep. Our Bocce program
continues to grow so we are thrilled to enhance our accommodations for this growth.
Our services are never the same from year to year. Our event schedule is always changing but,
at the same time, it allows us to offer our traditional services as well. Please enjoy the collage
of photos below depicting the good times we have shared together this past year. I look
forward to making more memories with you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Page 3
TRANSPORTATION
Jefferson Co. Developmental Disability
Resource Board enables JC Transit services
to be available for a limited number of
Leisure Services activities for a minimal
cost to participants. Seats are limited so
call at the time of registration for activities.
JC Transit Phone Number
636-282-4470 (North Line)
636-937-6454 (South Line)
You must register separately for Leisure
activities and JC Transit reservations. See
instructions on the registration form.
Activities with
JC Transit Services
Christmas Dance-Dec. 5th
For the remainder of the activities,
you can meet our vans at a pick-up point. You
will find the list of pick-up points below.
Please note: OATS vans may be used as a backup to the JC Transit vans
Leisure Services Transportation PickUp Points in Jefferson County
High Ridge-Kmart
Hwy 30 & Little Brennan
Festus-Steak & Shake
Rear Lot-Hwy A & I-55
Arnold
Behind McDonald’s—Hwy 141
Look for the van icon to indicate that JC
Transit services are available or look for
pick-up times at pick-up points
under the description of the
activity. We reserve the right to
cancel or change pick-up points when
necessary. A minimum of 3 riders is
required to guarantee a pick-up site.
The Leisure Times
Special Events
CHRISTMAS DANCE
Our dances are loads of fun? This is one place you can meet a lot of
people in one night. We have a DJ Service that provides music for the
evening and we serve snacks. If you have not been to one of our
dances, you should join us. The dress is casual but nice. And who
knows...a special guest might stop by for the holidays.
DATE: Friday, December 5th
PLACE: NextStep For Life
1615 Vine School
Herculaneum, MO
TIME:
FEE:
7:00-9:30
$5.00
LIMO, LIGHTS & DINNER
This is an event everyone looks forward to. Our group has dinner at
Ponderosa on Richardson Rd. in Arnold. After dinner, the Limo will
pick you up and drive you through the Christmas light display at Our
Lady of the Snows in Belleville, IL. You will enjoy all the perks of a limo
service; lights, fog, and Christmas music. You may also choose to feed
the animals at their petting zoo and even ride a camel. Since this was
offered in last month’s newsletter, the only available slots are on
December 18th. Please see page 4 for detail on times and fees.
A CHRISTMAS STORY
This musical at the Fox Theater is the hilarious account of
Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that the most perfect of gifts ends
up under his tree for Christmas; an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action
200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. This new Broadway musical is based
on the classic 1983 movie. (limited number of tickets are still available.)
DATE: Saturday, Dec. 20th
FEE:
$35.00
TIME: Festus 12:00 Arnold 12:30
PLACE: Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO
page
4 4
Page
The Leisure Times
Monthly Social Activities
MOVIE NIGHT
Due to our busy holiday schedule, we will not meet at the
theaters in December. We will return to scheduled Movie
Nights in January.
DINNER CLUB
We are not scheduling our regular dinner out this
month because we are starting our dinner and limo
nights on December 2nd. See Special Events on
page 3 for more information. We only have a few
openings left.
DATE:
Limited slots available on December 18th.
TIME:
Festus 5:15
High Ridge 5:15
or meet at Ponderosa in Arnold at 5:45
FEE:
$30.00 limo ride (send with registration)
Bring money for dinner.
Recommended amount for
dinner is $20.00
JC Transit services are NOT
available for this event.
SATURDAY BOWL
Enjoy
Due to our busy Holiday Schedule, we will not have
Saturday Bowling in December. Look for January
dates in next month’s newsletter.
FEE:
$6 for 2 games including shoe rental
$8 for 3 games including shoe rental
TIME:
2:00 to 4:00 PM
PLACE: Arnold Bowl
Quonset Lanes
1140 Jeffco Blvd
2004 Truman Blvd
Arnold, MO 63010
Crystal City, MO 63019
HO HO HO...Guess
the correct number of
Santa Hats like this elf
is wearing and win
free bowling.
the
Holiday Cheer
page 5
The Leisure Times
BOWLING & BASKETBALL
Our
Bowling athletes competed at the St. Louis Metro Area tournament in St. Peters on Nov. 1st.
Thank you
to the many family members who joined us to cheer our NextStep bowlers onto victory. This was a qualifying
tournament ,so those awarded with gold and silver medals will advance to the State games in March.
Congratulations to all Area bowlers for the great job you did. Below are the results of the tournament with the
names of the bowlers who will travel to Fort Leonard Wood on March 27th.
Good Luck to all!
Area Awards:
13 Gold
17 Silver
4 Bronze
2 Fourth Place Ribbons
State Qualifying Bowlers:
Nathan Bates
John Burnett
Paul Burnett
Eli Clouse
Donna Farley
Kathy Miller
Charlie Seabaugh
Jane Howell
Rob Kissee
Samantha Luttrell
Shaun Lynch
Becca Tincknell
Audrea Rentchler
Kendra Tracy
If you are up for a good game of
Dirk Williams
Dallas Giffin
Norman Wooldridge
Brian Guenzler
Earl Biesemeyer Danny Hageman
Richie Dowdell
Jeanna Huntington
Greg Eaton
Curt Martin
Janet Rulo
Donnie Schrameyer
Tiffany Turek
Basketball,
join our teams. We will begin this season with a
registration night on December 10th. All athletes
interested in playing must attend this night. This will
give our coaches an opportunity to evaluate new and
veteran players so teams are in place when we begin
our practices in January. Registration and practices
will be held at Festus Elementary School gym.
Our first practice is scheduled for January 7th.
Practices will be on-going through the end of March.
We will have the opportunity to compete in Local, Area
and Regional tournaments, with Regional being the
qualifying tournament for State. The State games for
basketball have been moved to Fort Leonard Wood, to
be held March 27th—29th.
We will have several players returning this year but we
are always looking for new ones. You will need to be
enrolled with Leisure Services and have a current
Special Olympics physical and release. All new and
renewed physicals are due by December 31st. Contact
our office if you need a form. We are in need of
additional coaches this year. General knowledge of the
sport is preferred
Basketball Registration
but not required.
Night
Enthusiasm is all
Wednesday, Dec. 10th
6:30 p.m.
that is needed!!
First
Practice
You are
Wednesday, January 7th
guaranteed a great
6:30 p.m.
time. Please call if
2015 Tournament Schedule
January 17th - Francis Howell
interested.
January 31st - Area
March 8th - Regional
March 27th—29th—State
Athletes wishing to compete in Special Olympics at the State level (which is optional) will be charged a $60.00 assessment fee to assist in expenses of
lodging, meals, and competition. If you attend the games, but arrange your own lodging, the fee is reduced to $30.00. Assessments will be collected
from interested athletes at the start of the practice season for each sport. If you are not chosen to attend, you will receive a full refund. Assistance is
available upon request from the Dick Bennett Memorial Fund . Allocations are based on individual need.
Page 6
A Teen Program
funded by
Variety, the Children’s Charity
NextStep Leisure Services is pleased to announce that funding has been granted for another year
from Variety, the Children’s Charity to continue our a TEEN program to youth between the ages of 14 18 years of age. We are pleased to continue our partnership with Variety and want to thank them for their
generosity.
The focus of this program is to engage in activities designed to foster skills toward more independence; including
money handling, relationships, fitness and nutrition as well as other topics like fashion and recreation. It’s a good
opportunity to help teens transition into the older adolescent/young adult role and develop successful peer relations
during this transition.
This year we will be making changes to the program to enhance the experience for our teens. Instead offering
sessions 3x a year, we will be meeting monthly year-round. This will give our teens the opportunity to see each other
more often and on a more consistent schedule. We will also expand on the number of participants to increase that
circle of friends that has formed over the last year. We will continue to focus on special topics that will offer useful
information for the transition to young adult activities and will incorporate this information community outings,
group sessions, special events and a variety of social experiences. To expand on this program, there will be a small fee
that participants will be charged but there are options for scholarships if financial assistance is needed.
We are very excited about the future of Teen Ties. A special thanks goes out to Lisa Cashion and Sandy Riney for
their services and input as our group leaders. They have really enjoyed the group and look forward to serving you in
the next year.
If you have a teen between the age of 14 and 18 years old that is interested in joining Teen Ties, please call Terri
Dallas to determine eligibility or call your Service Coordinator to start the referral process.

It’s fun to be with all the people and get to go places

The FRIENDS, the FUN

This is great. It has helped my daughter become more
independent.

The chaperons are superb!!! They always have the
participants happiness a priority. They are patient and kind.
As a parent, I appreciate everything they do for our children.

LOVE IT!

Leisure Services of Jefferson County is by far the best support
group in existence for special needs adults. When I talk to
other parents in other states and other counties in Missouri,
they can not believe all that is offered here.
Page 7
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
Below is the procedure we recommend you use to successfully register for Leisure Services activities.
1. Look over the newsletter and complete the registration form below. Please avoid calling in your reservations. Completed forms for all
activities and payments for Special Events are necessary to confirm your reservations.
2. Please make checks payable to NextStep for Life.
3. You will want to contact JCTransit to request a ride to activities indicating this service. A 48 hour notice is required. Contact JCTransit
at 636-282-4470 or 937-6454. Remember that there are limited slots for transportation. You will also have the option to meet our
group at pick-up points or event locations.
4. It is important that you cancel a reservation for any activity you are unable to attend, both with Leisure Services and JCTransit. A 24 hour
cancellation notice is required to be considered for a refund of your activity fee, however, refunds cannot be guaranteed upon
cancellation.
5. In case of INCLEMENT WEATHER, you may call our Event Information Line at 636-282-4420 to check the status of an activity
before heading out the door. All cancellations will be determined by 3:00 p.m. the day of the event.
6.. HAVE A GREAT TIME!
REGISTRATION FORM
You must register for all activities in advance. If you are not registered, you may be sent home due to staff/participant ratio.
Name:_____________________________________Phone:________________________Nearest pick-up point:_______________
Address:_______________________________________________________ E-mail _______________________________
Please send registration form with
payment to
SPECIAL EVENTS
Activity fee for Special Events must be received with registration
to guarantee slot.
NextStep for Life
P.O. Box 97
Mapaville MO 63065
TOTAL
AMOUNT
ENCLOSED
$__________
SPORTS TRAINING

Christmas Dance-Dec. 5th
$5.00

A Christmas Story-Dec. 20th
$35.00

Limo and Lights (choose one date)
$30.00
Dec. 2nd - full
Dec. 4th - full
Dec. 9th - full
Dec. 11th - full
Dec. 16th - full
Dec. 18th _____
Special Olympics physical is needed
 Basketball - registration night December 10th
If you choose to attend a State Special Olympics tournament, you
will be asked to pay an assessment fee charged by Special Olympics
as well as a small transportation fee.
VACATION OPPORTUNITIES
My Dream Vacation: _____________________________
The announcement for the 2015 Summer Vacation is
coming soon.
SANTA HAT CONTEST
How many Santa Hats like the one above are there in this newsletter? (you should include this one in your count)
Participant’s Answer: _______
Remember that pre-registration is required for all events. You will want to
send in your registration form as soon
as possible. We’re sorry but registrations cannot be taken over the phone.
Encouraging Active Lifestyles
December 2014
Leisure Services
NextStep for Life, Inc.
P.O. Box 97
Mapaville, MO 63065
Return Service Requested
Nonprofit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Mapaville, MO
Permit No. 8
Phone: 636-282-4419
Phone: 636-933-5519
Fax: 636-282-1420
Fax: 636-933-3420
Info: 636-282-4420
OUR MISSION
It is the mission of
NextStep for Life, Inc.
to provide supports
that enable people
with disabilities to
pursue a life of quality
and dignity.
DATED MATERIAL
This issue mailed on 11-21-14
Please contact us if you wish to be removed from mail list.
Dick Bennett
Memorial Fund
Like us on Facebook
Visit us on the web:
www.nextstepforlife.org
If you are in need of
financial assistance to attend Leisure trips and
activities, scholarship money is available through
the Dick Bennett Memorial Fund. Dick was a long
time director for DSJC and attended many of our
Leisure trips as a chaperone, enjoying the events
as much as our participants. Memorial funds have
been set up to help others experience that same
joy. Your request will be kept confidential and
amount of assistance will be based on individual
needs. Funds can be used to pay activity fees,
transportation fees, or both depending on your
need.
2013/14 Needs Met with Funds
Special Olympics Assessment Fee Assistance
Monthly Activities Assistance
YMCA Trout Lodge
Fall Branson Trip
Swim Lessons
Summer Vacation
To keep this fund going, continued contributions may
be made, including memorials to loved ones. Your
support is appreciated.
Vacation
Opportunities
Summer Vacation 2015
Where would you like to travel? It’s time to
start thinking about next year’s summer
vacation. We are planning for a 4-night trip
within the USA. In the past, we have visited
mountains, lakes, oceans and plains. What
is your dream vacation? Please share ideas
on this month’s registration form and we
will look into different options. Start
saving! The announcement is coming
soon.