April 2020 No. 430

April 12th

Staff Anniversaries

Kim Towns 32 years

Daniel Brown 21 years

Stephanie Maytubby 15 years

Jim Thomas 14 years

Gary Hackathorn 8 years

Jenna Dusang 7 years

Shelley Langston 7 years

Amelia Neuhaus 5 years

Kathy Ziesmer 5 years

Heather Smatla 3 years

Jaimie Korbe 3 years

Phillip Schindler 3 years

Patrick Lane 3 years

Dean Butz 1 year

Happy Birthday Consumers

Kaitlin B April 7th

Karrie M April 8th

Michael A April 8th

Jordan P April 9th

Vernon J April 15th

Courtney H April 17th

Raymond B April 18th

Janee S April 21st

Cottonwood will be closed

Friday, April 10th

for Spring Break !!!

Adam L. - McAlister’s Deli 9 years Carol M. - Das Autohaus 9 years Janet H. - KU Union 9 years Roy C. - Amarr Garage Door Group 8 years Kelsey L. - Lawrence Memorial Hospital 8 years Clifford P - Willowridge Landscape 8 years Lisa M. - Dillon’s on Mass. 7 years Liquarlos F. - KU Facilities Services Shops 6 years Jeff O. - KU Union 6 years Daniel M. - KU Courtside Café 4 years Kirk W. - KU DeBruce Center 4 years Dominique T. - KU The Market 3 years Margert H. - En-Tire 2 years Alex P. - Pioneer Ridge Independent Living 2 years Roy W. - Set ‘em Up Jacks 1 year David N. - KU- North College Café 1 year Tony N. - Popeye’s 1 year Richard W. - Berry Global 1 year

When you’re deciding between the many places to dine out in Lawrence (especially if you’re doing lunch with the office gang), or choosing where to shop or from whom to buy a service, etc., please consider which businesses are employing our consumers. Here are JobLink’s newest partners (see Keri or Phil if you’d like a complete list):

Voigt Global -Tiara D.

KU– The Market -Paul P.

Sports Pavilion Lawrence -Logan M.

Buffalo Wild Wings - Reggie M.

KU– Landscape -John H.

Maximus -Rane W.

Uplift Coffee -Boston M.

Culver’s -Lindsey G.

Trinity In Home Care -Audrey S.

Margert—2 years at En-tire Kirk—4 years at KU DeBruce Center Kelsey—8 years at LMH Health

Your continued commitment to our mission is truly an

inspiration.

Most of us have never been tested like this before but we are showing that supporting our consumers in the best possible ways with compassion, resiliency, creativity and flexibility is what makes Cottonwood such a unique place! Whether you are now providing day supports in the homes rather than on the work floor, working on production to fulfill our contract requirements, working unique shifts or performing differing job duties or working your normal residential shifts to provide consistency, you are all fulfilling vital roles to keeping Cottonwood’s mission strong.

It takes a village What a mighty village we have

We are trying our best to keep up the quality that our consumers do every day and can not wait to see them back here. Here are some of the awesome staff trying to fill your shoes!

Enjoying outdoors

Digging for treasures

Thanks to all the wonderful staff

working Residential!

FROM THE DESK OF SHARON SPRATT, CEO COTTONWOOD DRESS CODE Your attitude, commitment and appearance are very important to Cottonwood. Remember, to the general public, you are Cottonwood. It is important to always dress a notch above what is expected rather than a notch below. Your actions and personal appearance affect the entire organization. It is important that we keep a high level of professionalism at Cottonwood.

Acceptable Dress By Area

Unacceptable Dress For All Areas

Office and Administrative Staff should remember that, although jeans are allowed on Casual Friday, Friday is still a work day and your choice of dress should reflect that. Please observe these common-sense guidelines to avoid being sent home to change into more suitable attire. Your good judgment will prevent further restrictions to the dress code. Thank you!

Office and Administrative Staff

Neat, clean business-casual clothing that is appropriate for the office at all times. Cropped pants below the knee are acceptable, but NO SHORTS. SKIRT-LENGTHS appropriate for business wear are acceptable.

Employment Consultants

Choose your clothing based on the type of business where you are consulting and dress a notch above!

Production Staff & Direct Line Staff

Casual and comfortable clothing that promotes professionalism and safety on the production line. Mid-thigh length shorts are allowed. Open-toed shoes are not allowed for safety reasons.

Residential Staff

Casual and comfortable dress that best represents the professional image of Cottonwood to the community and models to the consumers we serve. Use your best judgment and choose attire appropriate to the situation. Supervisors will have final say in what is appropriate.

Shorts shorter than mid-thigh length, (for those areas where shorts are allowed) Sweat pants Workout clothing Grungy or dirty shoes Tank tops, halter tops Bare midriffs Tattered, wrinkled, worn or dirty clothing Spaghetti straps without shirt underneath or over Provocative clothing; see-through clothing without a cami or tank underneath Low-cut or plunging necklines Rubber thong-type flip-flops T-shirts with alcohol/tobacco/drug references Clothing with provocative or disrespectful language / symbols

COTTONWOOD Classic Golf Tournament

Monday, May 18th| 1pm tee time Eagle Bend Golf

COTTONWOOD MINIMASTERS

Thursday, May 21st| 5:00pm-7:30pm

Salute!

Festival of Wine & Food

Thursday July 9th| Mass St Mosey Friday, July 10th | Winemaker Dinner Saturday July, 11th | Grand Tasting

Classies

Monday in September—Date TBA

COTTONWOOD

Cottonwood Foundation Fundraisers

2020

https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-03-27/100-at-home-activities-for-coronavirus-quarantine

1. Make a cardboard fort

2. Set up a treasure hunt Treasure hunts are pretty easy and depending on how many items there are, could last a while. Hide anywhere from 10 to 20 items around the house or outside to keep kids occupied for a few hours.

3. Watch the beluga whales at the Georgia Aquarium There’s a beluga whale webcam set up at the Georgia Aquarium, so you can see what your whale friends are up to at anytime.

4. Read-at-home bingo As your kids accomplish each reading task, they should cross off each bingo square.

5. E-visit the Louvre Transport you and your family to Paris, France by taking a digital tour of one of the most famous international museums, the Louvre.

6. Bake together Cookies, cakes, brownies. Anything! Baking is a great lesson in measuring, ingredients, and of course, making delicious goodies.

7. Watch the Cincinnati Zoo livestream The Cincinnati Zoo will be live-streaming animals on their Facebook page daily at 3PM. Related: A Handy Guide to How to Help All the Senior Citizens In Your Life During the Coronavirus Pandemic

8. Have an indoor picnic Grab a sheet, whatever food you have, and enjoy a living room picnic (without the ants). You can even play that memory game at the same time: “I’m going to a picnic and I’m bringing…” Each person takes turns remembering (in order) what everyone is bringing and then adds one thing each turn.

9. Train the dog No, seriously, this could be a good one. If the family dog doesn’t know how to sit or stay, start there. If he’s ready to move onto more complex tricks, try focusing on training an hour a day. You can move onto down and roll-over.

10. Make elephant toothpaste Making elephant toothpaste is a great science experiment. Using the laws of both chemistry and biology, this recipe will cause an enormous foaming reaction, fit for an elephant. Check Scientific American for a how-to.

11. Film TikToks Quarantine? It’s perfect time to choreograph and film TikToks.

14. Take a virtual field trip of the Boston Children’s Museum Visit the Boston Children’s Museum without even leaving your living room.

15. Check out Mars Explore the surface of Mars with this digital 360° camera.

16. Listen to Josh Gad’s story readings on Twitter Josh Gad just gets it. (He’s a dad, after all.) To make it easier on all of us, the voice of Olaf has been broadcasting readings of different kids’ stories on Twitter.

17. Join a Facebook Live dance party with DJ Mel DJ Mel in Austin, Texas, is hosting a weekly kid-friendly “Living Room Dance Party” on his Facebook page. Join the fun here! Thousands have been tuning in, so get ready for fun.

13. Keep to a schedule Schools may be closed but one of the ways to keep things running efficiently at home is to stick to a schedule.

Avoid Cabin Fever With These Ideas

12. Take a virtual field trip to Yellowstone National Park Virtually visit the Mud Volcano, Mammoth Hot Springs, and so much more with a digital field trip to Yellowstone.

On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing prac-tical jokes on each other.

Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery.

Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes.

These pranks included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as poisson d’avril (April fish), said to symbolize a young, “easily hooked” fish and a gullible person.

April Fools’ Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with “hunting the gowk,” in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derri-eres, such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them.

www. history.com

https://www.history.com/news/april-fools-day-greatest-pranks

Harmless but funny pranks

1. Get outside alone in nature. Now is a great time to take a hike in the mountains, walk on a deserted beach or in a forest, take a canoe ride, or sail on the ocean. Get away from people and enjoy the warmth of the sun and the splendor of nature.

2. Catch up on your reading. Curl up on your sofa, in bed, or in your favorite chair. Read all those escapist fiction novels, illuminating histo-ry works, fun recipe books, or whatever else you enjoy.

3. Talk to your friends. Perhaps you can’t always talk in person, but text, call, or FaceTime. Catch up with friends and family, tell jokes, reminisce about the good ol' days, and help support each other through this.

4. Re-engage with your hobbies. Get back to crocheting, knitting, guitar or piano playing, digitizing all those

old photographs, bake a cake, write that novel. Now’s the time.

5. Clean, de-clutter, and organize. Since you may be inside a fair amount, tackle that junk drawer, closet, garage, or all those boxes stacked in the basement. Use the pro-fessional organizer’s system: separate into piles of “Keep,” “Donate,” or “Trash.”

6. Spend time with your family. While you’re not able to socialize with outside groups, create fun family events, such as game nights, favorite show binge-watches, craft projects, take on a home improvement

project, or talk (yes, talk!) with one another about your goals and dreams.

7. Add some wellness to your routine. Figure out a great 20-minute home workout, go on walks, try healthy recipes, learn how to meditate, do yoga, pray, or journal. All of these can help you reduce stress and anxiety.

9. Rest. De-stress through ample sleep and rest. Practice relaxation techniques. Listen to calming music and recordings of nature sounds (forest, ocean, beach). Just do nothing. Sit outside and take time to notice and appreciate all the sights, sounds, and smells around you.

10. Be grateful. Take an inventory of the many good things and blessings in your life. Write them down. Start a gratitude journal. Say thanks to those you love and care about and tell them why you appreciate them.

ok, maybe Clinton Lake -

they have great trails!

The Parade Must Go On !! When Peyton heard that the St. Patrick's Day parade was cancelled,

he decided to create a parade of his own. Peyton is the Grandson of Shelley Langston, Receptionist.

He appointed Grandma and Daddy to be "the crowd". It was our job to cheer and

take pictures.

He was the leader of the parade, of course, which took place in laps around

their living room. He had collected a hat full of

toys, all of which were green. As they walked

around in circles he threw out the toys to the

crowd.

Next was Aunt Mimi with her Chiefs banner and a paper

chain that Peyton and Mommy had made earlier.

Mommy was next, throw-ing out green confetti also wearing her paper chain. Notice Mimi's two dogs who joined in the parade

all on their own.

Then came Papaw holding baby Will and ringing a cow bell. And bringing up

the rear was Nana riding a stick horse.

After making 4 or 5 laps around the living room the parade came to an end.

Peyton was not going to let this Pandemic spoil his fun !!!! He has a great imagination.

“Happy 1st Birthday Will”

Will is the Grandson of Shelley Langston, Receptionist,

the son of Shelley’s son and daughter-in-law

Derek and Sarah Eastland

and the brother of Peyton Eastland.

Will Eastland turned one year old on March 22nd. He celebrated his birthday with a Mickey Mouse

themed party. He had his own little cake to devour, which he did. Notice the dog in the lower left corner of

the picture. She got her fair share of cake too. Will loves to share.

Happy

1st

Birthday

Naomi

Naomi Bittel turned 1 year old on March 16th. She cel-ebrated her birthday with just Mom and Dad due to the quarantine.

Naomi is the granddaughter of Pat Bittel, CDDO Liason and the daughter of Pat’s son and daughter-in-law, Alex and Meredith Bittel. She is the niece of Kaitlin Bittel.