April Employee Anniversaries

Crosspoint Human Services Employee Newsletter March 2016

To The Point

Crosspoint Human

Services

Board of Directors

Chairman

Maurie Miller

Vice Chairman

Mark Denman

Secretary

Rose Butler

Treasurer

Wes Grimes

Wendy Barnes

John Drews

Stan Hogsett

Terry Miles

Terri Tate

Tammy Wilson

Executive Director

Thomas Pollock

210 Ave C

Danville, IL 61832

217-442-3200

217-442-8471 TTY

217-442-7460 FAX

Inside This Issue

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Tone & Tan Fitness Center Closing

Y’s Buys Thrift Store

Staff Birthdays

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New Faces

Vocational Program Information

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GOTCHA’s

Crosspoint Website & Facebook pages

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TV & Movie Facts

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TB Testing

CPR & First Aid Training

Thought for April

1 Year

Nikki Smith

Debrice Young

2 Years

Kayla Jinkins 3 Years

Nikki Duffy

14 Years

Tawnya Morgan

15 Years

Michelle Nelson

Holly Phillips

Linda Rudy

21 Years

Sherry Huffman

16 Years

Linda McLaughlin

Congratulations Kylee Warner on winning 1st place in the Margaret Ward Scholarship essay challenge.

The 2nd place winner goes to Phoenix LaCombe of Bismarck-Henning High School. Phoenix will receive $250.00 in pursuit of a higher education.

4 - Nicky Haun

6 - Elaine Carlson

7 - Sonna Rodgers

7 - Keith Brooks

8 - Brandice Connor

8 - Cheryl Pichon

9 - Shanae Beasley

15 - Roberta Cundiff

17 - Shirley Shafer

20 - Stalina Harris

22 - Brynn Chase

22 - Tywon Gouard

23 - Anthony Mayfield

28 - Tammy Moore

Staff Birthdays in April

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Crosspoint

Human Services

Directors and Supervisors

Medical Director

Dr. Bumyong Lee

Clinical Director

Lisa Rhodes

Recovery Services, PSR &

Crisis Intervention

Abigail Alger - Director

Roberta Cundiff

Vanetta Harvey

Ellen Surprenant

Aimee Unakis

Stalina Harris

Screening, Assessment

and Support Services

Abigail Alger - Director

Sarah Cunanan

Residential Services

Lisa Rhodes - Director

Kara Earles

Amanda Edwards

Linda Rudy

Developmental Services

Joe Rasmussen - Director

Debra Mank

Sue Meeker

Cheryl Pichon

Tim Revello

Human Resources &

Quality Assurance

Michelle Nelson - Director

Maintenance

Gary Miller - Director

Administrative Services

Carol Pichon - Director

Sonna Rodgers

Y Programs

Cher Pollock - Director

Shelter Services

Maretta Withers

Early Learning Center

Cindy Montgomery

Fitness Center

Brandy Goulding

THE TONE & TAN FITNESS CENTER

Closing April 15

We regret to inform staff that is has become necessary

for Crosspoint to close Tone and Tan Fitness Center.

Effective April 15th Tone and Tan will close its doors.

Anyone with outstanding fitness center fees after April

15th will be reimbursed.

Thank you very much for your patronage and your support of the

Fitness Center over the years. We hope you will be successful in

locating a substitute fitness center to maintain your healthly life style.

Crosspoint’s Y’s Buys Thrift Store 208 N. Jackson (Right behind the Y)

(217) 709-0331

Business Hours

Monday - Friday 9:00 - 4:30

Check Out Our Weekly Specials!! Donations are accepted and welcomed.

You may drop off your donations during business hours at the back door of the shop

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New Faces

Vocational Program Information

Do you know of a person served that thinks finding a job in Danville is

impossible?

Do you know of a person served that has difficulty keeping a job be-

cause of their

disability?

Crosspoint Human Services’ Individual Placement and Support Program

can help them change the impossible to POSSIBLE.

Our Employment Specialists can assist with identifying a job that will

best match their interests, situation and skills set. Other services in-

clude resume building, improving interview skills, assistance with com-

pleting applications, meeting hiring managers, follow-up services, and

job retention training.

If you have any questions, please call Aimee Unakis, Vocational Super-

visor, at 442-3200, ext 166 for more information or to make a referral.

ACCREDITED BY:

Council On Accreditation of Ser-

vices for Families and Children

LICENSED BY:

Illinois Department of Human

Services and Illinois Department

of Public Health

Crosspoint Human Services

has been serving Vermilion

County since 1980 by consoli-

dating the services of the Ver-

milion Mental Health and Devel-

opmental Center, incorporated

in 1955, and the Retarded

Children’s Center, incorporated

in 1964.

VISION STATEMENT

Crosspoint Human Services be-

lieves that all people should have

every opportunity to realize their

highest possible level for a pro-

ductive and healthy life in their

community.

MISSION STATEMENT

Crosspoint provides quality hu-

man services in a competent and

reliable fashion to individuals,

families and the community.

Crosspoint

Human Services

210 Ave C

Danville, IL 61832

PHONE:

(217) 442-3200

FAX:

(217) 442-7460

E-MAIL Cross-

point@crosspointhumanservices.org

Gladys Fisher

Day Training Technician

March 31, 2016

DeShawn McKissack

Day Training Technician

March 31, 2016

Hamutal Shpigler

Crisis Supervisor-Champaign

March 31, 2016

Theresa Lawrence

Crisis Counselor-Champaign

March 31, 2016

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Abby Alger GOTCHA’d by Vanetta Harvey, “Thank you for all you do.”

Wendy Barnes GOTCHA’d by Cathy Huerta, “I nominated Wendy for a GOTCHA because she takes time out of her busy

agenda to volunteer at the Day Care. She is very helpful and caring. The two year olds absolutely adore her.”

Allie Gerling GOTCHA’d by Vanetta Harvey, “Thank you for all you do.”

Meredith Grant GOTCHA’d by Vanetta Harvey, “Thank you for all you do.”

Stalina Harris GOTCHA’d by Vanetta Harvey, “Thank you, again. :-)”

Brenda Hays GOTCHA’d by SASS Team, “We would like to extend a huge thank you for all your help and going out of

your way to help and support us. Not only was there a person served in crisis, but you came to our rescue when our team

was as well. Thanks for going above and beyond!”

Toni Hendricks GOTCHA’d by Cathy Huerta, “Toni is an amazing hard worker at the Day Care. She suffers from a long

back injury but still comes to work with a smile on her face.”

Sarah Kiger GOTCHA’d by Sue Meeker, “For doing an excellent job stepping up when most of classroom staff quit. You

have been a team player and strong staff. Thank You!”

Becky Lucas GOTCHA’d by Vanetta Harvey, “Thank you for all you do.”

SASS Team GOTCHA’d by Vickie Miller, “Just want to give a Big Shout Out ‘Thank You’ to the entire SASS team for work-

ing on your case load and for keeping me updated. It does make my job easier and I really appreciate your effort. Keep up

the good work!!”

Joey Smith GOTCHA’d by Vanetta Harvey, “Thank you for all you do.”

Heather Staggs GOTCHA’d by Sue Meeker, “A big thank you for stepping up when most of our staff left. You and remain-

ing staff pulled together to show team work in action. Thank You!”

Michelle Toth GOTCHA’d by Sue Meeker, “Working classroom on her own while we have so few staff. It is appreciated!”

Kendra Westfall GOTCHA’d by Taylor Vollmer, “For having my back on Easter Sunday. I really appreciated it.”

AND THE WINNER IS…. BRENDA HAYS!!!

Thank you, Brenda, and all the GOTCHA nominees, for going the “extra mile” for

your co-workers and persons served! We appreciate you!!!!

It’s not too late...there will be a winner drawn every month. So, catch a co-worker going above and beyond and Nominate them for a GOTCHA!!

From: The Recognition Committee

Great News!

Crosspoint Human Services has an active website and Facebook page.

Visit our Website at:

www.crosspointhumanservices.org

Or

At

https://www.facebook.com/crosspointhumanserviceshttps://www.facebook.com/crosspointhumanserviceshttps://www.facebook.com/crosspointhumanserviceshttps://www.facebook.com/crosspointhumanservices

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TV & Movie Facts

The first public TV demonstration was in 1926 in Soho, London.

Today, there are more than 1.5 billion TV sets in use.

China has the most TV sets, 500 million.

2 billion videos are watched per day on YouTube.

Every minute, 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube, or about 200, 000 videos per day.

It will take a person more than 400 years to watch all the videos on YouTube.

The first regular TV soap was DuMont TV’s “Faraway Hill.” It began its run in 1946.

The first televised sport event was a Japanese elementary school baseball game broadcast in 1931.

In Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger received a salary of $15 million; the 700 words he spoke trans-

lates to $21,429 per word. “Hasta la vista, baby” cost $85, 716.

The Walt Disney company was founded in 1923, and in 1927 Walt came up with the idea for an animated mouse called

Mortimer Mouse. His wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it to Mickey.

Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, created Tom and Jerry in 1939.

Mel Blanc, who played the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots. Mel was also the voice of Barney Rubble, Pepe’

Le Pew, Speedy Gonzalez, Woody Woodpecker, Sylvester the Cat, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam and Tweety Bird.

Jack Mercer was the voice of Popeye the Sailor for 45 years.

Captain Hadley from “The Shawshank Redemption,” is the voice of Mr. Krabbs on Sponge Bob.

J.K. Simmons from Farmers Insurance is also the voice of the yellow M&M.

Frank Oz, the voice of Grover on the Muppets, is also the voice of Yoda on Star Wars.

The 1982 British movie “Gandhi” featured 300,000 extras.

April 27

TB Testing

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

8:45 - 9:15 am

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

3:30 - 4:00 pm

In Human Resources

Kim Baldwin

Diana Brenneman

Brandice Connor

Gladys Fisher

Becky Lucas

DeShawn McKissack

Cindy Montgomery

Tammy Moore

Ann Park

Hamutal Schpigler

Ryon Shults

Heather Staggs

Taylor Vollmer

CPR Training

day, April , 2016

9:00 am

Group Room, 210 Ave C

Cheryl Allison

Diana Brenneman

Keith Brooks

Brandice Connor

Sandra Davis

Nikki Duffy

Gladys Fisher

Catherine Huerta

Wayne Jenkins

Kylan Kurkendall

Becky Lucas

DeShawn McKissack

Taryn Miller

Michelle Nelson

Mona Persaud-Kennett

Lisa Rhodes

Clint Roller

Hamutal Schpigler

Taylor Vollmer

Bonne Wood

First Aid Training

day, April , 2016

1:00 pm

Group Room, 210 Ave C

Cheryl Allison

Kim Baldwin

Diana Brenneman

Brandice Connor

Gladys Fisher

DeShawn McKissack

Taryn Miller

Lisa Ping

Hamutal Schpigler

Bonne Wood

If I had my life to live over, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. I’d re-

lax; I’d limber up. I would be sillier than I have this trip. I would take fewer

things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains

and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would

have perhaps more actual troubles, but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.

If I had my life to live over again, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring

and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances; I would ride

more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.

-Don Herold

American humorist

Thought for April