THIS MONTH’S ISSUE The View From My Chair
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Garden Center Family Spotlight
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New Literacy Program
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Around GCS
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THE LEAFLET ISSUE DEC YEAR 2011
The View From My Chair a message from our Executive director
OUR MISSION Garden Center Services is committed to supporting and empowering persons with developmental disabilities through innovative and person-centered services. Our commitment to the excellence of our programs is surpassed only by our devotion to the people we serve and the communities in which they live.
Let me begin by wishing you all, on behalf day program; art, cooking, music, etc. of myself and the Board of Directors, a joyful • Development of GCS’ businesses to holiday season and a peaceful, healthy enhance agency revenue and create New Year! During this wonderful time of meaningful jobs for the consumers; in year our days at the agency are filled with house print shop, commercial shredding, the preparations for Christmas events or and recycling program. actually participating in them. The holidays • Moving forward with the opening of the provide opportunities for new people to Garden Gallery & Studio in Tinley Park. visit our various locations, and it is always • Purchasing a house in Oak Lawn that is with a sense of pride that I’m able to being prepared to open as a women’s share examples and stories Community Integrated of what Garden Center has Living Arrangement in Christmas gift accomplished. I’m so aware early 2012. suggestions: to your and appreciative of the contributions made by many enemy, forgiveness. To an These are just a few of the of our families that allow us successes of 2011. I’m to support our consumers opponent, tolerance. To very proud and thankful in the ways they deserve. I a friend, your heart. To a for the management team am also thankful for the hard customer, service. To every and direct care staff that work and dedication of the work so hard, day in individuals that serve on the child, a good example. To and day out, to create agency’s Board of Directors. and provide the quality yourself, respect. supports for which our Oren Arnold agency is known. Following are bullet points highlighting some of our achievements over the past year: In closing, I am most grateful for the presence • Establishment of a formal strategic plan and participation of all the individuals that for the agency. attend our programs. As much as they • Implementation of a new organizational receive assistance from us, they are the structure that provides for stronger ones that encourage and nourish us through operations oversight and fund their incredible goodness and genuineness. development activities. Peace, • Expansion of curriculum offerings in the
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