Staff Matters
September 25, 2015 - Issue 23 Week 12
The Launch of KBP Products
In this Issue Page 1 • The Launch of KBP Products
Page 2 • Staff Profile • Kick the Cancer Stick • Snow Peas are Ready
Page 3 Pictured above: Customers from Blacktown and Kings Park participating in making the products
AFFORD Community Participation Programs are always searching for projects to get customers involved in learning new skills and interacting with the community. A large number of participants at Blacktown and Kings Park Day Programs are very excited about the latest AFFORD initiative with the recent launch of the KPB All Naturals product range - a Social Enterprise. Customers at these Day Programs have been eagerly learning how to make the products which include bath salts and candles. The participants are then supported by staff in filling orders, delivering orders and taking payments. It is amazing to see how keen customers are to be involved this project and AFFORD look forward to extending the product lines. $400 worth of product has already been sold and as such all participants have been kept extremely busy keeping up the supply. The products are all 100% natural, are made by the participants at Kings Park and Blacktown, look and smell amazing and would make the perfect gift so please keep this in mind when it comes to your gift giving purchases. Why not get on board the KPB train!
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• Liam Visits Chipping Norton • A Grant for Marrickville
Page 4 • Penrith Expo • AFFORD Selfies • Have A Laugh
AFFORD Fact The highlight of 1994 was the visit to Cherrywood Village of the State Governor, Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC, to re-open the Cherrywood Gardens and Swimming Pool. The Governor also launched an Appeal to raise $180,000 over three years to purchase a Community House for people with high support needs.
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September 25, 2015 - Issue 23
Staff Profile
Kick the Cancer Stick with AFFORD
Marlene Duval
Lifestyle Assistant Cherrywood Village Favourite Song: I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston Favourite Movie: Colour Purple Favourite Hobbies: Knitting, reading and gardening Favourite Foods: Chinese and seafood If you could be an animal what would you be: Lion - King of the jungle What is your dream holiday destination: Las Vegas What would you do if you won Lotto: Family back home, my children and world vision If you had the power what would you change about the world: Stop scientists from interfering with nature What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you: Given me a grandson If you had to teach something what would you teach: How to respect each other Something no one knows about me: That I like gardening and travelling
Do you want to improve your health? Do you want to save money? AFFORD can help! As part of being an Employer Of Choice and the Healthy Living Program AFFORD is offering Nicotine replacement therapies free of charge to AFFORD staff or clients who want to give up smoking and need some assistance to kick the habit. The replacement therapies policy covers nicotine patches, lozenges, gum and sprays. Unfortunately the program does not cover Champix. Contact Nicole Messina in HR for more information on the program. So make a healthy start to Spring and give up smoking today!
Snow Peas are Ready! Condell Park’s garden program has come along in leaps and bounds with customers learning all about healthy eating and growing produce. Pictured on the left is Hala Ghamrawi, a Condell Park Day Program customer displaying a selection of the latest harvest of snow peas. The customers all enjoy eating what they grow and they are very proud to show off their produce.
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September 25, 2015 - Issue 23
Liam Visits Chipping Norton
Pictured: Far left: Frank and Near left: Irene
Recently customers at Chipping Norton Day Program had a visit from a horse named Liam and his owner Jo who lives close by at Warwick Farm. Liam stands about 17 hands high but is a very gentle animal. Customers all enjoyed sharing apples and carrots with Liam that they had prepared earlier in the morning and they all had a turn in feeding, patting and talking to Liam. Everyone had a great time with Liam as you can see from the photos and after he left customers couldn’t stop talking about the horse. They all wanted to know when Liam could come back to visit. The customers are all ecstatic that Liam now makes regular visits to the site.
Grant Buys New Marrickville Printer We recently received $13,200 through Community Building Funding and as a result of this grant, Marrickville Factory were able to purchase a new ink jet printer. This new printer allows our ADE to remain a competitive enterprise that can provide packaging solutions to the commercial marketplace. Customers at the Marrickville ADE are thrilled with the new inkjet printer which will really improve the workflow for the factory. A huge thanks goes to the NSW Government for their ongoing support of AFFORD Marrickville’s Disability Enterprise and also to Rhiannon O’Brien for her excellent work in securing grants such as this for AFFORD. Pictured above: customers at the Marrickville factory with their new inkjet printer.
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September 25, 2015 - Issue 23
Penrith Panthers Expo An important part of introducing new clients to the services AFFORD has to offer means AFFORD maintains a presence at many Expos throughout the year. Early this month AFFORD staff attended the 2015 Apprenticeship and Traineeship Expo which was held at Penrith Panthers Exhibition Marquis to talk to many school leavers about our services. Fiona Scott, local Member of Parliament for Lindsay called in to the AFFORD stand at the Expo to have a chat to Angela Wilkinson and the team.
Pictured above: Michelle Flynn, Fiona Scott and Angela Wilkinson
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In this Selfie Above: Tristan with his new iphone 10
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