Unlimited Voices, Vol. 30

UNLIMITED VOICES Reflections and Stories from the Members of Envision Unlimited

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BRIGHT FUTURES CELEBRATION

Bright Futures Celebration

By Ruth M., Rosa M., and Jess H.

On Saturday we had the gala. We made the decorations - the stars,

A Glance at Westtown

the black and gold. They're nice colors. They're pretty.

We ate. We had chicken, meatballs, pasta, bebidas, pop,

Articles by Jamie

strawberries and cream, and chocolate mousse. We watched the gala on TV. We saw Mark and David and Marty at the gala. We listened to music. We played a trivia game in the middle. Jess says,

Jamie and Charles' Entertainment Review

"I knew the answer to the questions about Michael Jackson." We took pictures. Ruth, Rosa, and Lucy made the flowers for the gala photo booth. Kristen was here. We want to do it again next year.

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THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE GALA

By Agnes K.

I like to play the trivia - name the movies. I like to take pictures with Ernest, Kasandra, and Jason. I like to drink the Golden Vision Spritz. I had the chicken and taco dip.

I love the taco dip. It was my idea. I like to watch the video. I like the decorations.

WESTTOWN PARTY

By Geneva B.

The party was good. I ate good food. I had chicken and pop. I heard "What's Love Got To Do With It." I listened to music and I ate. I looked at the TV. We played a game, trivia.

They had questions about Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Michael Jackson likes to sing. I had to go back home at the end. It was fun. I want to do it again.

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CHEF COOK

By Kasandra M. I like to do the cooking with Jason. I like doing the meatballs, the chicken, the pasta, the carrots, the cucumbers, the pizza bites, the broccoli, the sauce, the chips, the dip, chocolate mousse, and strawberries and cream. It was nice helping him cook and stuff. Me and Jason put the meal together. Then we took it out of the oven and stuff, put everything on the pan, take it out of the kitchen, put it on the table, serve people and stuff. Me and Jason have good teamwork.

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WESTTOWN GALA

By Lucy P. It was pretty good! I got dressed up. I had a gold and black dress on. It was real nice. The champagne was good, the food was good, the meatballs were good, the grape juice was good, the pizza bites was good, the TV was good. My favorite part was seeing people on TV - see David on TV, see Mark McHugh on TV, seeing Marty. I met Kristen and Tim and his wife Judy. It was nice having the gala. I hope we have another gala next year.

WESTTOWN

By Nikko T.

Last Saturday I ate chips, chicken, meatballs, pop, red wine, and pasta. The pasta's very good. I take my fork and I eat it. I drink 7up. Jason made strawberries and cream. It's my favorite.

Welcome to Westtown, Judy.

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LONG ARTICLE ABOUT THE GALA

By Marcus W. This is a long article about the Gala.

Hannah was there on Saturday and she wore a nice dress. She took a nice picture at the Center and Kristen was there. I saw lots of people and we have a lot of fun at the Gala. The food was celery, broccoli, chicken wings, meat balls, pasta, and we watched a film called Gala. The film was excellent when I saw a nice picture. It shows about being an autistic people when it saw on TV. I really like to dance to the music. The music was really great. We have a radio at Westtown and it was fun. The kids are sitting down and watch the show on Gala. The Gala shows about Special Olympics next year, winning gold medals, like Bike the Drive in the fall, and teach us the good thing. It is long very article. After that, we had a dessert like ice cream with strawberries and waffle cone with frosting. It was delicious. The kids had fun on Saturday when I took a nice picture. I took a nice picture of Kristen and say, "cheese" and I took a nice picture of Hannah and say, "cheese." We had a lot of fun and the article is very long. "I like going to Westtown at Gala," I said, "maybe I'll go again next year." I really like to go to places like Gala and Kristen and Hannah are sitting next to me. Thank you and have a nice day at the Gala. I hope you will come next year.

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TIE-DYEING THE BAGS

They're gonna love it!"

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-Derrick, about his one-ofa-kind, handmade cards

By Jess H. and Ruth M.

It was nice. We tie-dyed the wine bags. We added colors to the water. We bunched the bags, dipped the bags in the dyes and poured the dye on the bags. We finished it by opening the bags after we got done. We added more color to the bags because it wasn't sticking enough. Let them dry.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY From Derrick C.

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By Jamie P.

We won at soccer.

We are happy today because we were having fun together as teammates. We had food like cheese hamburgers and chips and drink. I love soccer - good sport to make us move and run. Focus on soccer. Make sure no person get goalie.

TIM M.D.

By Jamie P.

Tim M.D. - he's my best friend from my park. He is a very nice guy to me and he was talking to me as friends and athlete, and he want me to stay out of trouble. That's why he's good at gymnastics and powerlifting. He's very strong man. He had beautiful smile while we has happy in this life. He's happy to come to Norwood Park to spend time with his friends and coaches. He always talk to me every day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays.

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BATMAN (2022)

By Charles A. I like the costumes in the movie. I like the mask. I like the cape. Glyn Dillon and David Crossman did the costume design. I like the Batmobile. I like the theme music. I like the cast/characters in the movie. I like the villians. Robert Pattinson plays Batman. I like his voice.

He's British but he does a good accent. Paul Dano plays the Riddler. I like Gotham City. I think the buildings are beautiful. I like the cars in there. They're like police cars. I like the bridge, Tricorner Bridge. I like when he drives into the bridge. He uses the Bat-Signal and Alfred calls on the Bat-Phone. I love the cast. I like the Penguin. I like Catwoman. Zoë Kravitz plays Catwoman. I like Aunt Harriet. I like her dresses. She's a nice woman. I like Mr. Freeze. I like the city. I like the flags there. I like the Bat-Signal. I think this movie deserves an Oscar for special effects. I give it 5 stars.

JAMIE AND CHARLES' ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW GHOST WHISPERER

By Jamie P. I love Ghost Whisperer. It's my favorite show. I been watching it on Tuesday. I stay home at morning, start 10:00. And every weekend on Saturday and Sunday I love watching it. That's my favorite TV show. I see what happened, and Melinda, she talked to the dead and she was a little girl and her grandmother helped her gift. The actress' name is Jennifer Love Hewitt. In the show her name is Melinda Gordon. She's married to Jim Clancy. She helps people by talking to spirits of people who died. She looks at people and the people can't move on because of the light. They need help, like family members, loved ones. They went walking by themselves and see the light of family members. That's her gift. Her grandmother helps her. Her mom is really upset with her. She didn't want to hear about her gift. It's not her fault she has the gift. Her grandmother gave it to her.