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July 2015 Issue

18 Main Street

Mt. Morris, New York 14510

TEAMtalkTEAMtalk Our Vision: The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming empowers people of all ages to experience the joys

and challenges of life with a growing sense of personal dignity and independence.

In this issue…

New Executive Director Cover

#WorkChoice Cover

Maureen Davis Scholarship 2

Residential EE Month—June 2

Kudos 3

New Hires & Anniversaries 3

Service Coordination 4

Golf Tournament 5

Employee Health Fair 5

PR Items for Sale 5

Agency Holidays 6

Payroll Dates & Distribution 6

Internal Job Postings 6

Around the Agency 7

Calendar of Events 7

Volunteer Opportunities 8

Arc Facebook 8

Getting to Know… 9

Amazon Smile 9

Sudoku Puzzle 9

Getting Personal with POMs 10

Training Department 11

Recipe—BBQ Cornell Style 11

Arc Membership 11

Recommended Reading 12

KidStart Backpack Program 12

Transportation Services 12

Recreation Photos 13

Hilltop Garden Photos 13

Day Hab/Seniors Picnic 13

Rockin’ the Arts Gala 14

Finders Keepers/Bottle Return 15

Stanley Street Gym 15

Customer Value Card 15

Sudoku Puzzle Solution 15

Questions, corrections or comments about Team Talk, contact Tina Sick at 658-2828 ext. 133 or tsick@lwarc.org.

The Arc Names New Executive Director

At its Wednesday, June 24 meeting The Arc

of Livingston-Wyoming Board of Directors

named Chief Financial Officer/Associate Ex-

ecutive Director Martin Miskell as the agen-

cy's next Executive Director. Martin began

his career at The Arc in 2002 as director of

finance. He then became CFO in 2007.

Martin will succeed Chris Peterson, who had

announced in summer of 2014 his intention to

retire.

The Arc will now transition from Chris to

Martin, and that will involve recruiting and hiring a new CFO. That process is

expected to take some time, and Chris has been flexible with his actual departure

date that was projected in early October.

Martin, congratulations on your new appointment — and best wishes!

Martin Miskell

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Maureen Davis Staff Development Scholarship

The Arc of Living-

ston-Wyoming

Foundation, which

is our agency's

fundraising arm,

offers a scholar-

ship specifically for Arc employees. The

scholarship honors the memory of

Maureen Davis, a beloved wife, mother,

friend, and behavior specialist for our

agency. Sadly, Maureen was taken from

us on July 25, 2013, at the young age of

40.

Maureen Davis worked at The Arc of

Livingston-Wyoming from January 2007

to July 2013 as a Behavior Specialist.

Prior to this, Maureen worked for 10

years at the Arc of Steuben providing

similar support to a Crisis Program.

Maureen was known for bringing out the

best in people and believed in the bene-

fits of positive behavior supports.

The Maureen Davis Staff Development

Scholarship is awarded periodically to an

employee who shares Maureen's values

and spirit, and who wishes to take part in

a training/professional development op-

portunity that is unique and might not

otherwise be possible. An example

might be a multi-day training conducted

by key professionals somewhere outside

of our geographical region. The intent is

to provide a wonderful professional

growth experience for someone while

remembering Maureen.

The dollar amount and frequency of the

award varies and will be determined in

part based on applications that are re-

ceived. In 2014, two staff members re-

ceived Maureen Davis Staff Develop-

ment Scholarships, which allowed them

to participate in professional develop-

ment conferences that they may not have

otherwise been able to attend. The

scholarship winners are: Maureen King-

ston, Layton IRA Site Supervisor; and

Marianne Skye, KidStart Physical Thera-

pist Assist.

Maureen Kingston, Site Supervisor at

Layton IRA, reflects on what it was like

to be the first scholarship recipient.

“It was such an honor to be given the

Maureen Davis Development Scholar-

ship! Maureen was such a super person

to work with here at The Arc and is

missed by us all.

In was a terrific opportunity to be af-

forded the pleasure of attending a work-

shop last spring. The workshop was

something that Maureen herself proba-

bly could have hosted. The general

theme was promoting joy in the work-

place and especially as it relates to man-

agement. Clear evidence was presented

as to the benefits of fostering positivity in

the workplace. It was pretty powerful.

There have been many times in my day

to day interactions here at the Layton

IRA and with my colleagues throughout

the agency, and find myself recalling and

implementing some of the techniques and

practices that were reviewed and have

noted their positive responses. This

scholarship is a great way to pay tribute

to Maureen's lasting impact on the agen-

cy and staff.”

Recently, the committee awarded its first

2015 scholarship to Clinical Supervisor

Cathy Shaffer. She is planning to use

the scholarship to attend This Very Mo-

ment Psychotherapy conference.

The Foundation looks forward to receiv-

ing applications from candidates

throughout the agency. The Maureen

Davis Staff Development Scholarship is

open to all staff (full-time, part-time, and

per diem). Applications can be found on

the Intranet/Red Door. If you do not

have access to a computer/Lotus Notes,

please see your support staff to assist

with printing a copy of the application.

Or, contact Tina Sick Public Relations

Coordinator at 658-2828 extension 133.

Residential & Clinical Services June Employee of the Month

The Residential Committee has selected the

entire Grammas house as "Employee of the

Month." On June 3, 2015 at Highland Park in

Geneseo, the entire IRA was surprised. Not

only can you see their photo in this issue of

Team Talk, but also on the television at the

Administration Building.

(L-R) Linda Ciranni, Karen

Nelson, Megan Ryan, Brian

Kingston, Michele Rowe,

Mary Anita Prevost, Charlene

Thompson, Nicole Kershner,

Fred Sorrentino, Caitlin

Banks, Dorothy Seiwell, Riley Miskell

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New HiresNew HiresNew Hires

AnniversariesAnniversariesAnniversaries

Hilltop

Carlena DiSalvo

Heather Forshee

Emilea Harrison

Brittany Johnson

Stacy Ledwith

Taylon Palmer

Darwin Willett

KidStart

Rhonda Bucci

Lori Cobin

Clara Inzinna

Robin Murphree

Residential

Heidilynn McMindes

Andrea McPherson

Lindsie Reuben

Cathleen Robinson

Samantha Staufenberger

Transportation

Marsha Mortimer

Ronald Sank II

5 Years

Daniel Gallagher

Janet Robinson

15 Years

Martha Mix

Kevin Smith

A big thank you to Kevin Lions for buying everyone a root beer float on May 29th. ~ Kim Biondolillo & Main Street Production

A big Kudos to Tabitha Royce and Mary Tuso for going to businesses in Perry to secure in-kind golf donations for the golf tournament. ~ Tina Sick

Kudos to Louis Curry aka “Skeeter” and Grant Cox for all their hard work in moving offices and computers for the Rehab Staff at Hilltop and Community Connections. It was very much appreciated especially since it came at the same time that Service Coordination was moving. ~ Maureen Egeling

Kudos to Brenda McNulty who quickly found a form I needed from the barn. ~ Maureen Egeling

Kudos to the Vocational Specialists and the Habilitation Assistants at Hilltop (Mt. Morris & E. Avon) for their dedication and work to make the individuals on their caseloads successful and happy in their vocational choices. Each day they work hard and strive to do their best and it does not go unnoticed — great teamwork! ~ Maureen Egeling

Thank you to Erin Willett and her group for securing in-kind golf donations in Warsaw and Mt. Morris. ~ Tina Sick

Special thanks to everyone who brought baked goods for the Venture Crew bake sale on 6/5/15. ~ Cathy Sullivan

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the golf tournament (60) and annual dinner (7). There are so many that came out to support our agency events. It truly is a team effort, for that, I thank you. ~ Tina Sick

Thanks to Krystin Petzoldt, Jeff Thomas and Marianne Betette for picking up golf donations and golfer gifts for the golf tournament! You saved me some time. ~ Tina Sick

Kudos to John Prospero for always pulling through when asked to help at an event—emcee the annual dinner and golf tournament or organizing a delivery, among other things. ~ Tina Sick

Kudos to Martin Miskell for helping secure a record high 105 cash donations for the golf tournament. ~ Tina Sick

A very special thank you goes out to our maintenance department employees for all of their heavy lifting -- the Community Connections crew for their hands on assistance throughout the day -- to our vendors who stated they would love to return for another fair -- and all of you who took the time to come and visit with vendors! And last, but not least, The Wellness & PR Committee members for their contributions throughout the planning phase and during the day. This was truly a group effort and everyone deserves a big kudos! ~ Christa Hartigan

Jeff Thomas, thank you for being a really swell boss and basically being a good sport (page 4)! ~ Tina Sick

KUDOS Corner …KUDOS Corner …KUDOS Corner …

If you would like to acknowledge or say thank you to a co-worker, submit your comments to Tina Sick at 18 Main Street or tsick@gmail.com.

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Introducing the newest members of the Service Coordination team here at The Arc. Here is a glimpse into

the lives of these great additions to our team.

Anthony James

1) What was one of the most memorable days in your life and why? It was the moment when I walked through the

gates at the Rhino stadium and saw my last name on my son’s jersey. He had his back to us as we walked into the

opening moments of the game. He was the starting goalie for the Portland Timbers. Within a few years, he was traded

to Houston Dynamo and won a championship trophy. He then got to meet President Bush.

2) Do you have any interesting hobbies or collections? Restoring old homes.

3) One of your proudest accomplishments, professionally or personally? First of 8 kids to finish college. My sister

is a Brooklyn Assemblywoman, and my other sister is a police detective.

4) What was your very first vehicle? An orange Volkswagen beetle.

5) Name a valuable lesson you have learned while working here at The Arc. Don't judge.

Samantha Loomis

1) Favorite TV shows? Criminal Minds & Glee (I know an odd combination).

2) Favorite Song(s)? “Life is a Highway” and “Love Shack”

3) Do you have any interesting hobbies or collections? It may not be interesting to some but my hobby is cheerlead-

ing. I was a cheerleader since I was in second grade at Avon. Now I coach for Avon and Dynamic Elite Athletics. It’s

a huge passion of mine and I love coaching kids from 5-18 years old.

4) What was one of the most memorable days in your life and why? When I officially became a Loomis. My step

dad has been in my life since I was a baby. I always wanted to have the same last name as the rest of my family and it

finally happened when I turned 21. I will never forget that day.

5) Name a valuable lesson you have learned while working here at The Arc. A valuable lesson for me that I have

learned in the past two years working here is getting to know our folks. Every person that I have met so far has their

own unique personality. Each and every individual has shown me to just live your life to the fullest. They all have

made a difference in my life and I hope to make a difference in theirs. I worked at Uptown Day Hab before I started

working for Service Coordination. I absolutely love working for this agency.

Amy Peraino

1) Do you have children? If so, what are their names? I have two children. My son Chad is 10, and my daughter

Ashley is 6.

2) One of your proudest accomplishments, professionally or personally? My proudest accomplishments would be

going back to college to first finish my associate's degree and then going on to complete my bachelor's degree while

working, sometimes two jobs all while raising my 2 kids as a single mom.

3) If you could choose a super power to possess, what would it be? I would want to be able to fold and put away

the laundry with a simple snap of my fingers.

4) Favorite book? My favorite book is “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger.

5) Favorite quote or saying? "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really

stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ' I have lived through this horror. I can take the next

thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Service Coordination

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21st Annual Friends Fore Life Golf Tournament

On Friday, June 26, 2015 the 21st Annual Friends Fore Life Golf Tournament hosted 152 golfers (38 foursomes) - a full tournament. This year was one of the best tournaments due to weather and spon-sorships—a total of 198 which includes cash and in-kind donations.

With a score of 58, the winning men’s team was made up of Andy Gilkes, Glyn Hartigan, Derek Hicks and Mike Strauss. Women’s winning team with a score of 80 was made up of Kellie Kennedy, Deb Haefele, Penny Peterson and Samantha Geraci.

The fair was quite a success, hosting approximately 100 employees and 25 participating vendors in the Stanley Street Gym. We hope you found the information useful. Vendors are very interested in participating again.

Raffle winners:

Fitbit—Dan Gallagher & Linda Landuyt

Cycle Craze Certificate—Sarah Parsons

MVP Basket—Kristin Bruce

Congratulations, winners! We are looking forward to hosting this event again and hope that it continues to be a success!

Special Thanks to Participating Vendors

Alden Pharmacy

Allergy Associates

American Red Cross

Body & Face by Kristin

Compeer of Livingston County

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Cycle Craze

EAP

Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic

Debbie French

Gardener’s Cottage Acupuncture

Geneseo Chiropractic

GLOW Solid Waste Management

Honeygirl Gourmet

Jane’s Pantry

Livingston County DOH

Livingston County Mental Health

Livingston County Office of the Aging

MVP

Noyes Hospital Community Outreach

PT Professionals

Summit Family Dental

TOPS

Wegmans

For Sale

Friends Fore Life Golf Items

For purchase at the Administration Building

Acceptable forms of payment:

Cash. Check—payable to The Arc. Credit Card.

Questions: Tina Sick, ext. 133 or tsick@lwarc.org

Windbreaker—$35

Available sizes only:

Large, 2X, 3X

Golf Towel—$8

Titleist Cap—$15

As sold in pro-shops, light

weight material.

Visor—$10

Sleeve Golf Balls—$10

Arc Cookbook—$1

Arc 5K T-shirts—$3

While supplies last.

All items have agency logo.

Employee

Health and Wellness Fair

6/22/15

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2015 Agency Holidays

Pay-Period Dates Check Dates

06/27/15-07/10/15 7/17/2015

07/11/15-07/24/15 7/31/2015

07/25/15-08/07/15 8/14/2015

08/08/15-08/21/15 8/28/2015

08/22/15-09/04/15 9/11/2015

09/05/15-09/18/15 9/25/2015

09/19/15-10/02/15 10/9/2015

10/03/15-10/16/15 10/23/2015

10/17/15-10/30/15 11/6/2015

10/31/15-11/13/15 11/20/2015

11/14/15-11/27/15 12/4/2015

11/28/15-12/11/15 12/18/2015

12/12/15-12/25/15 12/31/2015

Holidays Date Administration

& Hilltop KidStart Day Care Residential

Independence Day Friday, July 3, 2015 Closed Closed Closed Open

Labor Day Monday, September 7, 2015 Closed Closed Closed Open

Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 26, 2015 Closed Closed Closed Open

Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 27, 2015 Closed Closed Closed Open

Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24, 2015 Closed Closed Closed Open

Christmas Day Friday, December 25, 2015 Closed Closed Closed Open

KidStart: Please refer to the School Calendar for additional school holidays.

Residential is open 365 days per year. Their employees are compensated for holidays as noted in the Employee Handbook.

For complete job posting details, visit:

www.lwarc.org/employment.html

Submit applications to:

HR Specialist Kristen Fitzpatrick

18 Main Street

Payroll Dates

and

Check

Distribution

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Venture Crew Bake Sale 6/5/15. The bake sale raised a total of $473. All funds to benefit Big Dogs Big Hearts. The 50/50 win-ner was Shelby Hatfield from E. Avon—winning $216. Special thanks to everyone who baked… and especially, the Trans-

portation Department for letting us interrupt their morning. Hilltop Industries 41st Annual Summer Picnic. Friday August 7th 2015 at Perry Fireman’s Building, Perry Village Park from 10:30am-3:00pm. Contact Kim Lemmon ext. 238 to register. June 11, 2015—WHAM Channel 13 featured a story on The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming's participation in award winning photographer/filmmaker Courtney Bents' 100 CAMERAS PROJECT at Letchworth State Park. The project’s mission is to put 100 modi-fied camera systems into the hands of 100 people with disabilities throughout the US., bringing the vision of these new photographers to life. There are a few pho-t o s o n o u r F a c e b o o k p a g e - - > https://www.facebook.com/TheArcLivWyo.

Help Wanted! Kids Summer Recreation. Looking for per diem Hab Specialists. Saturdays only. If in-terested, complete an internal application and sub-mit to Human Resources.

Help Wanted! Agency Volunteer opportunities. Contact Public Relations Coordinator Tina Sick for more information, or go to page 7 for opportunities for each event. 658-2828 ext. 133, 18 Main Street, tsick@lwarc.org.

Arc Annual Dinner was held on June 5, 2015 at the Genesee River Restau-rant and Banquet Center with 175 peo-ple in attendance. Many awards were presented and several new Board mem-bers were sworn in. Save-the-date for next year — June 3, 2016. Charod Bry-ant (photo), after receiving his 2015 Hilltop Community Achievement Award, who attended with his parents.

6th Annual Catholic Charities Spelling Bee—May 28, 2015. The 2015 Arc-Hive’s team — Jean Angililli, Marianne Betette, Barb Price, and alternate Tracy Burkhart. Our team did us proud at the Catholic Charities of Livingston County Spelling Bee, correctly spelling "diary" and "prognosis" before being stung in the third round by the word "acrimonious" (meaning angry and bitter). But they aren't

angry or bitter ... they'll be back next year to spell v-i-c-t-o-r-y. This year's Bee was won by the Literacy Wordsmiths when they correctly spelled "proscenium." Barb Price and Marianne Betette

Calendar of Events Other News Around the Agency

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8/15/15-8/16/15 Italian Festival, Mt. Morris

Booth attendants

8/15/15-8/22/15 Wyoming County Fair, Pike NY

Booth attendants

Saturday, 9/12/15 9th Annual Ramon Rocha 5K Run/Walk

St. Mary’s Church, Geneseo NY

Registration

Route guides

Water stops

Post times

Wednesday, 10/7/15 4th Annual Harvest Fest

American Legion Hall, Warsaw NY

Venue Set up (tables/chairs)

Beverage attendants

Registration/check-in

Wait staff/clear tables

Clean up

Saturday, 12/5/15 Breakfast with Santa

KidStart Lehman Building, Mt. Morris NY

Registration

Greeter

Santa’s elves

Servers

Clean up

When it seems like society is focused on getting more, spending more

and achieving more, it helps to think about the importance of volun-teerism. It can get people to think beyond themselves and focus on the needs of others. Events require dozens of volunteers to make them run smoothly. This includes volunteers on the days of the events and in the months leading up to them. A summary of volunteer jobs for upcoming Arc events are listed below. If you would like to enlist as a volunteer for one of our agency events, please contact Public Relations Coordinator Tina Sick at 658-2828 ext. 133, via email to tsick@lwarc.org, or stop by 18 Main Street.

Volunteers are important – we cannot do any of this without your help.

For quite awhile now, our agency has had a number of good Fa-cebook pages, and it has been requested many times that we gather all of that ex-cellent information

"under one roof."

The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming now has an agency-wide Facebook page. On it, you will find information automatically grabbed and posted from our other Facebook pages (Hilltop Industries, Family Advocacy Group, Finders Keepers, Hilltop Bottle and Can, Ra-mon Rocha Run/Walk, etc.), as well as new information posted by the PR department.

If you are on Facebook, please Like and Share the new Arc of Livingston-Wyoming Facebook page at ——>>> https://www.facebook.com/TheArcLivWyo

The new page is designed for people who want all of their Arc information in one place. If you already Like one or more of the existing specialty pages, don't worry be-cause they are not going anywhere.

We hope that you enjoy The Arc of Living-ston-Wyoming page. If you have questions or thoughts for improvements, please don't hesitate to contact Tina Sick, Marianne Betette, or Jeff Thomas.

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What department do you currently work in? Residen-tial Program.

What is your job title or position? Assistant Site Supervi-sor, Deiter IRA, Dansville.

How long have you been with our agency and/or in the field? My anniversary date is March 17th… 7 years.

Do you have any college experience? If yes, where did you attend? What is your Major/Degree? Yes. Corn-ing Community College, Associates in Criminal Justice.

What other jobs have you had – whether with the Arc or external? Corrections Officer.

What is your favorite task and/or duty? Helping the peo-ple we serve accomplish something they couldn’t before.

What do you like best about our agency? The amazing people we serve and the awesome staff at the Deiter IRA.

What town do you currently live in? Hornell, NY.

Where were you born? Elmira, NY.

What are your favorite food(s), TV show(s) and/or movie(s)? Pizza. Game of Thrones and Vampire Diaries. A Time to Kill and The Hunger Games Catching Fire.

Do you have any pets? A dog, Brigance, and a cat, Lokey.

What is one interesting fact about yourself? I have fed and been kissed by two wild wolves that were injured and taken to a wolf sanctuary.

If you could have dinner with anyone, who would you choose? Tina Sick!

Where is the farthest place and/or most interesting place you have traveled? Jamaica. Most interesting: Mesa Verde National Park.

What would you do with an unexpected inheritance of $500,000? Pay off the debt of the people I love, and some of my own. Then donate a lot of it to local animal shelters, and go to Peru.

Getting To Know… Ashley Lusk

How The Arc Benefits

If you use Amazon, please consider shopping through their "Amazon Smile" program. By doing so, .5% of your purchase can benefit The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming.

Here is how to get started:

Go to http://smile.amazon.com

Sign in using your email and Amazon pass-word

You will be prompted to choose a not-for-profit that your purchases will benefit. In the box labeled "Pick your own charitable organi-zation," type: Nysarc mount morris

Our agency will appear. Hit the "Select" button next to it.

From now on, when you shop at smile.amazon.com, your purchases will benefit The Arc. Be sure to use the smile.amazon.com URL (as opposed to the regular "amazon.com" link) when going to Amazon to ensure the dona-tions. The site is exactly the same as the "regular" Amazon (same prices, same Amazon Prime eligibility, etc.)

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Getting Personal with “POMs”

An Introduction to Personal Outcome Measures ®

The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming has started a new process of getting to know people better in

order to make sure that we are helping them in areas that are most important to them.

The technique is called POMs, which stands for “Personal Outcome Measures.” Developed by

the international organization Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL), POMs focus on individ-

uals’ satisfaction in three key factors of life:

My Self: Who I am as a result of my unique heredity, life experiences and decisions.

My World: Where I work, live, socialize, belong or connect.

My Dreams: How I want my life (self and world) to be.

“The basic premise of it is to measure quality of life,” says Service Coordinator Jessica McDonald, one of six Arc employees

already trained on POMs. “The POMs process is designed to ensure that the services we're offering are giving people the most

they can get out of life.”

The Right Questions

Most critical to learning about an individual’s Self, World, and Dreams is to have robust conversations

about his or her life. The goal is to learn about what they feel are the good things in their life, as well as

the things that could be better.

A POMs conversation focuses on 21 different “indicators” in the categories of Self, World, and Dreams.

Examples of these indicators are “People are safe” (My Self), “People choose where they work” (My

World), and “People participate in the life of the community” (My Dreams). The POMs process includes

about a half dozen suggested questions for each indicator. The guided discussion, conducted in comforta-

ble surroundings, is designed to bring to light exactly what is important to an individual.

"Sometimes (without the framework of POMs) you might ask somebody 'Is there anything else I can do for

you? Is there anything more you want?’ And they say ‘no.’ But instead, if you ask them very specific ques-

tions, you start to get somewhere,” says Service Coordinator Jennifer Powers, a POMs training graduate.

“These are those specific questions that we can ask. I think it's going to result in people being happier in

their lives, and happier with their services. Their services are going to be more tailored to them. I just

think it's going to be great."

Everyone is Unique!

Through information gleaned from the interview process, a better understanding is grained about the things that are important to

each individual’s life. Instead of looking at the quality of how the services are being delivered, POMs look at whether the ser-

vices and supports are having the desired results or outcomes that matter to the person.

Resulting benefits include:

Ensuring a more person centered system – meaning that supports will better match each person’s unique identified

interests and needs, including opportunities for self-direction;

Serving people in the most integrated settings possible and in the communities they choose to live;

Providing for better integrated, holistic planning and supports for individuals; and

Measuring quality based on individualized outcomes.

More Information

“I love the concept of POMs,” says Service Coordination Director Jen Warner, who is leading the

POMs effort at The Arc. “It will force us to look at things differently, and really focus on what's most

important to the person. I truly believe that POMs will help us as a provider help the people we

support live more fulfilling lives. And that's essentially what we've been hearing from other pro-

viders who have been doing POMs for a while.”

Presently, Jen and her team are finalizing a process for moving forward with interviews, and how to

keep information updated and current. Additional Arc personnel trained in POMs thus far include

Erica Southwood, Paula Dieter, and Crystal Kenyon. A plan is in the works to train an additional

10 Livingston-Wyoming employees shortly, through an agreement with the regional Finger Lakes

Collaborative of Arcs.

Stay tuned to this space for additional information about POMs. To learn more now, contact Jen

Warner at jwarner@lwarc.org or (585) 991-5481.

Jessica McDonald

Jennifer Powers

Jen Warner

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Arc Membership 2015

RELIAS Learning Management System—

New resources available in the Training Department for users to complete on-line training with the Relias Learn-ing Management System. Convenient and easy—available to all employees.

The following resources are available for use to complete Relias courses at Main Street:

1 laptop

6 Tablets

Any employee can come in and sign out one of the above devices to complete courses. These are to be used only at the Main Street site.

Some reminders:

Hourly employees require supervisory approval be-fore completing any Relias course away from their home site.

For time sheet purposes, you are given credit for the estimated time to complete the course as noted with-in the course description and only this amount when completing a course away from your home site. If you'd like to use one of the above resources to com-plete a course at Main Street but fear you may exceed the estimated time, contact Quality Assurance Coor-dinator Jeff Kantrowski while onsite, he can assist you and your supervisor to find a solution, or by phone 658-2828 ext. 143 with any questions.

*** Membership Update ***

We currently have just under 500 members.

Let’s see if we can top our 2014 membership of 1300!

Ingredients:

2 1/2 quarts vinegar

1 1/4 quarts oil

2/3 cup salt

1 oz. poultry seasoning

10 eggs

Directions:

Whip eggs; add all other ingredients.

Marinate meat and grill!

Yields: 1 gallon.

Cookout Time!

BBQ Sauce—Cornell Style

Recipe from Karen Almeter

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Far From the Tree By Andrew Solomon

This is the winner of the Wellcome book prize 2014. It is a New York Times Bestseller. Sometimes your child - the most familiar person of all - is radically different from you. The saying goes that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But what happens when it does? Drawing on interviews with over three hundred families, covering subjects includ-ing deafness, dwarfs, Down's Syndrome, Autism, Schizophrenia, disability, prodigies, children born of rape, children convicted of crime and transgender people, Andrew Solomon documents ordinary people making

courageous choices. Difference is potentially isolating, but Far from the Tree celebrates repeated triumphs of human love and compassion to show that the shared experience of difference is what unites us. It is the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for General Non-fiction and eleven other national awards. It is the winner of the Green Carnation Prize.

Recommended Reading for Adults

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On 5/27/15, Community Connections and ACE de-

signed the garden at Hilltop Industries, Mt. Morris.

They even painted rocks orange to make the Arc

(logo) swoosh. Great job!

Day Hab & Seniors 4th of July Picnic Letchworth State Park—7/6/15

The Recreation Gang

Goofing Around

Photos: (left) Matt Barber, Gary Buchanan, Scott Rymer.

(top) Brenda Taber-DiSalvo and Billy Discoll.

“Laughter is the fireworks of the soul.”

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Detach and present this card at your next oil change.

Gym Free to Staff

Stanley Street

Fitness Center

66 Stanley Street, Mt. Morris

* Trainer Available Free of Charge *

Contact Gary Buchanan at 658-2828 ext. 335 or gbuchanan@lwarc.org

Hours: Monday—Friday, 3:00—6:00 pm

Limited Parking No parking in “Physical Therapy” spaces.

On street parking available, please obey street signs.

Tuesdays—Hilltop at 4:15pm

Wednesdays & Fridays—Main St. at 4:10pm

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47 Main Street, Mt. Morris NY 14510

(585) 658-2358

Its so easy! Just stop by and drop off your re-turnable containers. We accept all brands of New York State returnable bottles and cans. There's no waiting and no handling of dirty bottles and cans. We'll sort and count them for you, and pay you on the spot - or automatical-ly credit your account.

Shop local, and on a budget!