AGENCY NEWS, INSPIRING POSSIBILITIES
Special points of interest: ARC Industries S.T.E.P.S. (Steps To Equip People for Success) Community Networks
Inside this issue: Shared Spaces
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NEWS from the ARC
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World Olympian Bill Smith wins Gold and Silver
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Fashion Show Poster
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Employment Highlight Community Connections
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ART Studio
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Elvis was in the house and rocked Savage Dr.
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Pinehurst Camping for Peach Tree
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ILC Hightlights
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Who wore it best!
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About our Newsletter: Editor in Chief: Denise Gruber Editor, Layout and Design: Grace Santos Gould Proof: Judy Moitoso Content layout for Community Networks: Theresa Haight
SEP 2015
FALL EDITION
Energized for Fall Summer of 2015 has officially people within his circle. Dona ons ended and it’s been a busy one started to pour in and we grew for all of us at Community Liv‐ closer to our goal. Addi onally, ing Cambridge. This ‘season of the Galt‐Cambridge Lions Club harvest’ is a me where the through contact with Lion John fruits of our labours are ripe Atkins made a substan al financial and ready for picking. The dona on which realized our re‐ same can be said for Communi‐ quired goal to proceed with pur‐ ty Living Cambridge as some chasing this much needed van! projects that have been nur‐ tured over many months are Our agency is so thankful to all now coming to frui on. individuals and businesses who contributed, whether big or small Do you remember our stolen to this need. Together we did it! wheelchair van? Back in July of We are currently in the ‘ordering 2014 our van was taken late stage’ and hope to have our new one night from the parking lot van by the new year. on Hespeler Road, never to be seen again! Rather than de‐ Another project that has been in fea ng us, this blow to the the works over the past half year is agency became the pla orm in a new residen al model CLC is for our friends and community developing. Shared Spaces match‐ to rally around the need to es individuals of similar interests replace this vehicle. who would like to live more inde‐ pendently in a home together. Through a crowd funding Fuel‐ local campaign with the Water‐ Tradi onal supports found in the loo Region Record, some dona‐ Independent Living Choices ser‐ ons started to arrive from vices addressing budge ng, em‐ concerned ci zens and busi‐ ployment, medical and personal nesses to replace the van. The needs will be offered throughout cost for these specialty vans is the day on an individualized basis. quite high so we slowly accu‐ What is different is that a house mulated the dona ons and mentor will also share the home, insurance dollars … but we to be an ac ve role model, ready were s ll well short of our tar‐ support and coach and help build a get. Just when new energy was posi ve community 24/7. required we were fortunate to receive support on two fronts. This mentor is not a staff of the Doug MacMillan, a long‐ me agency but an interested, caring supporter and friend of CLC community friend. We will be pro‐ rallied the troops and shared ceeding with the first home in this www.communitylivingcambridge.ca our need with a number of new model opening in November
of this year. And ongoing projects just keep ge ng be er… the 7th Annual Fabulous Fashion Show is set to amaze on November 12th at Bingeman’s. This show con n‐ ues to celebrate the beauty found in each person as well as raise some much needed funds to operate Links and Seniors. Hope you have your ckets! And new projects ….partnering with AMJ Campbell, CLC will be in the Cambridge Santa Claus parade November 21st! Watch for us and make sure you wave!! It will be a busy autumn for us all!!
Denise Denise Gruber Execu ve Director Good bye Summer…. Hello Autumn!