Client CORNER

2014

THE

September

NEW FACES

at BARC

TERRY

(MOVE) The GET Bus strike that took place be-

tween July 15 and August 19, 2014 left

many BARC clients without transporta-

tion to and from work. Unsatisfied with

the idea that Clients might miss work

because of the lack of transportation, the

BARC Client Coordination and Supported

Employment Teams stepped up to the

plate!

During the GET Bus strike, the two

departments transported 38 Clients either

to or from work!

A big Thank You to the two teams that

helped ensure our Clients didn’t miss

work because of the strike!

Stepping Up to the Plate!

DEJUAN

(Packaging)

MARVIN

(Packaging)

JOSHUA

(Access Now)

DONNA

(Supported

Employment)

Find Your Way to the FAIR!!

The Life Skills Classes taught by the

Bakersfield Adult School are back and

taught by new-to-BARC teacher Valerie

Purcell.

“I like Ms. Valerie,” said Client Erika

Marquet, “she’s very nice and I’m learn-

ing a lot from her. Right now we’re learn-

ing how to introduce ourselves and about

the value of money.”

The classes, part of the 44 year joint

partnership between the Bakersfield Adult

School and BARC, are taught Monday

through Friday in the Industrial Training

Facility. Each Client attends the classes

once a week and is taught a variety of life

skills such as budgeting, interviewing, and

hygiene.

Life Skills Classes Are Back!!

GREAT KERN

COUNTY FAIR

September 17-28, 2014

Dust off your cowboy boots and head

on over to the Great Kern County Fair

from September 17-28, 2014. Make

sure to visit the BARC Food Booth during

your visit and pick up a BARC Burger

Special or the new Pulled Pork

Sandwich!

Special Friends Day will be on

September 25, 2014 from 9:00 AM

until Noon!

CLIENT

SPOTLIGHT

DANIELLE DANIELS

Supported Employment

Group

How long at BARC: 2½ YEARS

Work Site: ARMY/NAVY & GET

Birth Place: BAKERSFIELD

Raised: BAKERSFIELD

Most Outrageous Thing I Have Done in my Life: RODE ON A

HARLEY DAVIDSON

Personal Goal: START MY OWN

DAYCARE

Something Few People at BARC Know About Me: I AM 6 MONTHS

PREGNANT WITH A BABY GIRL

What I enjoy most about BARC: GET TO DO SOMETHING DIFFER-

ENT

If you could meet one famous per-son past or present, who would it

be: NICKI MINAJ

FAVORITES

Food: PIZZA

Sports Team: DON’T HAVE ONE

Musician or Group: NICKI MINAJ

Color: PURPLE

TV Show: SCANDAL

Movie: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2

Dream Vacation Spot: PARIS

ARC COUNCIL HAPPENINGS

HARVEST CARNIVAL Saturday, October 18, 2014

2:00 p.m.— 5:00 p.m.

Come on out to BARC for the ARC Council’s Harvest Carnival!!

There will games, finger foods, raffles, and more!!

$15.00/pp

The BARC Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm Trip took place from September 6-7, 2014. Over 45 Clients went to Disneyland on Saturday and Knott’s Berry Farm on Sunday! A fun time was had by all! Special Thanks to chaperones Carolyn Tucker, Connie Munoz, Dorothy Hill, Genevieve Carter, Maria Roque, Patricia Hale & Tami DeLeon for helping make

the trip a success!

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING

ABOUT DISNEYLAND OR KNOTT’S

BERRY FARM?

Gabriel Nancy Honda

“The Indiana

Jones & Cars

rides! I also

like The

World of

Color!”

“The parade

and the light

show.

Tinkerbell is

my

favorite!”

“I love It’s a

Small

World !”

Everyone who attended this year’s Dreyer’s Zero

Waste Celebration at BARC had a great time.

Approximately 400 people attended this year’s

event enjoying plenty of Mountain Mike’s Pizza

and Chocolate and Vanilla Drumsticks from

Dreyer’s Ice Cream. Jesus Bello and Silvia Madrid

received awards from Dreyer’s Ice Cream for

work excellence. Packaging Clients and Staff

have helped sort cardboard for Nestle Dreyer’s

since the partnership’s inception four years ago.

Thanks to Nestle Dreyer’s, Boxsmart and Com-

plete Recycling for the work opportunities!

The 2014 Dreyer’s Zero Waste Celebration!