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Redwood has a fresh new logo and tagline and we wanted you to be one of the first to see it. Watch for it in the months ahead, in your annual campaign letter and 2013 Express invitation. Please be on the lookout for these mailings as they will feature our new logo and design.
Over the years, Redwood has seen significant growth – from several expansions to our facility to the increasing number of programs and people served. This growth has been possible thanks to the support and commitment of donors like yourself.
To better reflect the spirit of our mission and the unique services that Redwood provides for persons with disabilities, a new logo has been developed. It suggests a tree and leaf, as well as the letter “r.” The shades of green symbolize growth, optimism, and healing while also reflecting the colors, strength, and longevity of a redwood tree. The tagline – Where abilities grow – describes the belief that we at Redwood have had in serving our clients for almost 60 years.
A Job Well Done Leads to Community Collaboration!!!
Have you heard the exciting news? Redwood’s children are getting a new playground thanks to community and organization wide effort! A group of Redwood staff started the initiative by forming an ad hoc committee to discuss ways the playground could be improved. This group included Katrina Murphy, Peggy Farmer, Lyda Eagle, Jenn Weiss, Kayla Worthington, and Telly McGaha. Soon after, Michelle Rummel at United Way received a call from GE employees wanting to volunteer. She steered them in Bridgette’s direction. This team of engineers adopted our playground makeover project, which started out as a request to help us replace the flooring in our toddler playground. However, once they visited Redwood and met our children, the project took an amazing turn. Lisa Moloney, the team leader at GE and mother of a toddler, told Bridgette she felt compelled to do more! Soon after, GE asked to completely replace the entire playground!
Lisa and the team at GE immediately reached out to Walnut Grove Playgrounds, who sent a representative, Ken, to meet with us. Ken toured Redwood and helped choose new equipment and features that best meet our needs. GE’s foundation provided a $15,000 grant to help cover the cost of the equipment. An additional grant was received from the Jack J. Smith Charitable Trust with PNC Bank. Still short, GE agreed to provide an additional $10,000. This amazing act of generosity helped secure nearly 95% of the necessary funding.
Since then, recent volunteers at Redwood have decided to help facilitate this project. Scott Dinius at Western Southern Financial is submitting a proposal to his company’s foundation to cover the remaining costs. As so many hands are needed for this project, volunteers from Ethicon Endo Surgery and Fed Ex have offered to bring teams out for a day of service to install the new playground.
From people busily working and managing the programs taking the time to create and serve on ad hoc committee to the support from and coordination of United Way and area corporations, this is an amazing collaborative project for Redwood and those we serve. The project would not be possible if all of us, within our different roles throughout Redwood, were not working collectively towards our common mission of guiding children and adults to achieve independence and reach their full potential throughout their lives. We are doing amazing things for the people we serve — and it shows.
Come out this week and see for yourself what Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) at Redwood is all about! Meet our doctors, nurses, onsite therapists, and certified child care staff during our PPEC Open House.
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Physical Therapy Month
Did you know October is Physical Therapy Month? The goal of physical therapy, a service that Redwood proudly provides, is the (re)training of the body to do functional activities to the best of its ability. The physical therapist examines, evaluates, and develops treatment plans and treats patients who have conditions that affect an individual’s ability to move freely without pain.
Happy Physical Therapy Month to Redwood’s star PT, Debbie Listerman!
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United Way Bold Goals
Redwood is proud to be a part of bringing our region together to create lasting change in the building blocks for a better life — education, income, and health. The Bold Goals awareness campaign is about how we achieve this and how we build a stronger community. You can help drive change by donating your time, resources, or simply sharing your story.
Every action counts.
Redwood is one of more than 200 businesses, civic, education, income, and health institutions and nonprofits that have endorsed teh Bold Goals. For more information on how Redwood is supporting #BoldGoals and how youc an get involved, please contact Bridgette Hightower at bhightower@redwoodnky.org.
GIVE
Participate in food and clothing drive to ensure local families can meet their basic needs.
Make a personal gift to support the region and our Bold Goals.
Donate your time, energy, and resources to help build a stronger community.
ADVOCATE
Let your school board members know that having children prepared for school and ensuring ALL children are successful in school is important to you — a voter.
Promote access to work support benefits as a mans to stabilize struggling families and help them sustain attachment to the workplace.
Promote access to the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to ensure all children have medical coverage.
VOLUNTEER
Participate in improvement projects at schools, recreation centers, or residential facilities for kids.
Organize a Community Care group volunteer project for your coworkers.
Help transport low-income or elderly people or cancer patients to appointments.
We’re participating in a competition from Safeco and could use your help! Now through July 27, you can vote for Redwood in Safeco’s Make More Happen competition. The top four vote getters will win $7,500. You can vote once every 24-hours on your smartphones, tablets, laptops, computers, etc. Voting resets after 24 hours so that you can vote again. Please spread the word! Thank you!
Redwood is now enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program! By shopping at Kroger and using your Kroger Plus Card, a portion of your grocery bill can benefit our children & adults!
To register, visit the Kroger site (click the above title) and register your card. You can search for Redwood by name, zip code, or our organization number: 83036. Thanks!
Last year, Redwood’s Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) put on an iPad conference. Since then, the presentations have been posted online at slideshare.com/redwoodat. One of the presentations, A is for Apps, presented by Peggy Farmer, Director of Therapy & Technology Solutions, and Jennifer Weiss, Development Interventionist, has had over 320 views. Want to learn how to teach your preschoolers with an iPad? Then, check out our presentation.
Walgreens Launches National Initiative to Create More Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities
In a May 14, 2102 press release issued in the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, Walgreen has announced the launch of its national Retail Employees with Disabilities Initiative (REDI). The in-store training program helps people with disabilities gain retail and customer service skills, and works closely with community organizations and providers. A similar initiative at Walgreens distribution centers resulted in 10 percent of the workforce composed of people with disabilities at all levels.
In 2010, the drugstore chain piloted REDI in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, partnering with store managers and job coaches. After more than 66 percent of REDI graduates were recommended for hire, the program grew to more than 150 stores throughout Texas, New York and Connecticut.
“We are committed to helping customers live well, stay well and get well, and to do that you need team members who are dedicated to excellent customer service,” said Mark Wagner, Walgreens president of operations and community management. “This program highlights ability and gives candidates the tools to be successful in any retail setting.”
The first phase of REDI will begin in parts of Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin, with plans to reach all states by the end of 2013.
According to the Disability Scoop, Walgreens’ efforts to expand disability employment have become a model for other employers. Last year, Proctor & Gamble said it would follow in the drugstore’s footsteps when they announced that at least 30 percent of employees at a new packaging facility in Maine would be people with physical or developmental disabilities.
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