Emotional Wellness: Live Abundantly by Sue Patton Thoele

Policy of the Month: Heat Illness

April Newsletter

The most important ingredient for abundance is attitude and your attitude is something

you can control. With that in mind, here are nine tips to help you live an abundant life.

1. Have abundance mentality. Abundance mentality says that there is enough for everyone, so someone else’s gain is

not your loss.

2. Be grateful for what you have. More than anything else, being abundant is about how you see life.

3. Smile. I know it sounds simple, but smiling is an easy way to change the tone of your day.

4. Start your day right. How you start your days greatly influences how they will be. Meditate, exercise, share breakfast

with family.

5. Prepare yourself for opportunities. Know your strengths, develop your skills and be observant.

6. Make the most out of every opportunity. Once you have an opportunity, explore the full extent of it. Don’t let it pass

half-used.

7. Build friendships along the way. Relationships give you a lot of joy in life. It’s through relationships that you love and

are loved.

8. Build upon what you’ve built. The easiest way to achieve greater things in life is to build upon what you’ve built.

9. Enjoy your life. Living an abundant life means you should be able to enjoy your life now without waiting for some-

thing big in the future. You don’t need a certain amount of money or certain level of success to be happy. You can

choose to be happy right now.

Source: http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/11/11/abundant-life/

Barney&Barney b-Vital! April 2015 Newsletter

It is the policy of Community Catalysts of California (CCC) to provide a safe and

healthful working environment and protect from heat-related illnesses our employees

who are exposed to temperature extremes, radiant heat, humidity or limited air

movement while working. We evaluate all workplaces to determine if CCC employees

are at risk of heat-related illnesses while working during temperature extremes and

have a Heat Illness Prevention Program. As it is determined that employees are at risk

they are trained to be aware of heat-related illnesses, how to prevent heat-related

illnesses, the symptoms of heat-related illnesses and procedures to take if symptoms

are present.

Community Catalysts of California

Consumer Anniversaries

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4 Years

Jesse P. ~ Santa Clara

Sharon M. ~ Visalia

2 Years

Olga C. ~ Salinas

Jennie O. ~ Merced

Jose F. ~ Salinas

Keith C. ~ Visalia

Jessie A. ~ Imperial Valley

Margaret G. ~ Imperial Valley

Clifford J. ~ Manteca

Sandra R. ~ Manteca

Katherine B. ~ Merced

1 Year

Anthony B. ~ San Marcos

Jose M. ~ Imperial Valley

Kimberly O. ~ Imperial Valley

Tina H. ~ Imperial Valley

Susan K. ~ San Marcos

22 Years

Peter B. ~ San Marcos

19 Years

Diane M. ~ San Marcos

17 Years

Dante H. ~ Santa Clara

16 Years

Robin E. ~ Santa Clara

Sharon P. ~ Santa Clara

Kesha W. ~ San Marcos

14 Years

Ruby T. ~Imperial Valley

13 Years

Andrew W. ~ Salinas

12 Years

Christopher B. ~ Manteca

11 Years

Baudelio L. ~ Salinas

Ruby M. ~ Salinas

9 Years

Marcel B. ~ Imperial Valley

Tom T. ~ Manteca

Janet H. ~ Salinas

Peter R. ~ San Marcos

Alicia T. ~ Salinas

8 Years

Michael M. ~ San Marcos

Rodrigo J. ~ Salinas

Linda A. ~ Visalia

7 Years

Patricia M. ~ Imperial Valley

Mireille H. ~ Santa Clara

Larissa F. ~ Salinas

6 Years

Johnathan P. ~ San Marcos

Ellen K. ~ Santa Clara

5 Years

Domingo G. ~ Visalia

Thomas R. ~ Visalia

Patricia A. ~ Salinas

Bobby A. ~ Merced

1 Year

Jameesa Andrews ~ Fresno

Charity Kyle ~ Salinas

Dwight Mahabir ~ Manteca

Yolanda Mosqueda ~ Salinas

Callista Nicolaysen ~ Manteca

Victor Villalobos ~ San Marcos

Brianna Walker ~ Fresno

Candice Welsh ~ Ukiah

17 Years

Lisa Wark ~ Santa Clara

15 Years

Vanessa Orr~ Corporate

6 Years

Wanda Brown ~ Ukiah

5 Years

Rodolfo Cruz ~ Imperial Valley

Ceci Vargas ~ Imperial Valley

3 Years

Danielle Dowz ~ Fresno

Helen Huey ~ Ukiah

2 Years

Rebecca Anthenill ~ San Marcos

Isabel Gonzalez ~ Imperial Valley

Anita Miller ~ Imperial Valley

Roberto Resendiz ~ San Marcos

Ashley Ruvalcaba ~ Imperial Valley

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Employee Anniversaries

As you know, April 22nd was Administrative ProfessionalsDay. Ana’s desk was decorated with balloons and words ofappreciation. A little joke was even made that was notcaught till later. See if you can catch it!

Advisory:Gloria Arce

We had agreat time atour AdvisoryLuncheon onApril 17th. The consumers had a great timehaving a late lunch at Sizzler. I want to thankthe DSA’s that helped in making this a greattime for everyone. Our next Advisory will beon May 22nd. We are planning an outing at the

movies. Save the date!

Supported Living Program

Ceci Vargas, Case Manager

April has been a busymonth, but thanks to yoursupport we were able tomake it! Thank you all foralways being there forour consumers – it is noteasy, but together wehave made SupportiveLiving a great place tobe!

Living Services / Transpor-

tation Programs:

Tara Ramirez, Case Manager

& Alex Gonzalez, Case Man-

ager

It was a great month for

ILS. We are continuously

busy, and we’re updating

some procedures. Make

sure you stop by and see

what’s new in our

department. Don’t forget

that without you, we

couldn’t be as successful

as we are – you rock!

Consumers Beto, Barush,Maritza, and Victor (he wassick) from Imperial DayProgram received a certificateof appreciation for beingvolunteers at the El Centrolibrary.

Day / Supported

Employment ServicesPrograms

Luz Velarde, Case Manager

We had a blast duringour activities this month.Our consumers had awater balloon tossinggame along with an egghunt! Everyone had agreat time.

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What a way to spend our Friday Evening! A group of

clients and staff met for dinner, then went to “Cruisin’

Grand” where we had the opportunity to get up close

to some amazing cars. All the cars are pre 1970

vintage vehicles. We watched as the cars “cruised” up

and down the street. There were collections of cars

from the 1940s and1950s which caught everyone’s

eye.

The San Marcos/San Diego CAC is gearing up for a busy

summer. We have SeaWorld, our County Fair, Beach

Party, and our annual Padres games. Raising money

while you eat? What a great match! Clients and staff

munched out on amazing hamburgers, fries, ice cream,

and some “healthy” fried green beans and salads at the

local Habit Hamburger joint. We are raising funds to help

pay for the transportation to and from SeaWorld. Thanks

to all who came. Get ready for our next Fundraiser. Info

will be out in the next month or so.

Independent Living Program / SE: Jeannie Leauma, Case Manager

In the world of Independent Living we all continue to struggle with our daily ups anddowns. It’s how we deal with these issues and what we have learned from them that is key.As we move through our daily lives, let us reflect on those we’ve helped and those thathave helped us. Let us all grow, prosper in peace, and appreciate life together.I appreciate each and every one of you.

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL MY STAFF: Rebecca Anthenill, Gina Bohorquez, Ron Clayton,Amber Cox, Shianne Elam, Orlando Garcia, Maria Juguilon, Aleesa Stewart, Eula Wil-burn...

Congratulations to Karyn

(KC) for her new position

at Camp Run-a-Mutt

Supported Living program: Melia Cotter, Case Manager

The supported living program is currently under staffed. My team has shown tremendous heart, and all of them

have gone above and beyond to help each other out to ensure the clients receive the necessary care. I am so

grateful for my team and the compassion they exude. I admire their ability to work as hard as they do, put the

clients in front of themselves, and come together to ensure they are all taken care of. This program truly has a

family feel to it and that is a big part of what keeps the supported living program so successful. I truly have a team

that care tremendously about their clients, what they do, and each other.

SucCes

LOyalty

StreNgth

PoSitivity

CoUrage

CoMmitment

FeEling

TRust

My staff resonate these characteristics all

throughout the program making it a success.

Without them this program wouldn’t be what it

is. Thank you all so much!!

**Also a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to ES Aleesa Stewart for ”getting her hustle on” and networkingwith businesses that have hired our Clients.**

San Marcos Advisory:

May 14th - Sea World

June 10th - San Diego Fair

June 26th - A Day at the Beach

Tara Ramirez was the winnerof the Wellness Drawing for

March. Woo-hoo!!

SALINAS

This month is all about referrals. Our CM’s are getting more

referrals (YAY!), but we are struggling to find the right candidate to

come and work for us. At this moment, we are still looking to hire

more staff.

I also want to thank all the corporate’s office staff for the warm wel-

come during the office managers, “Relax, Recharge, and

Rejuvenate” conference. It was a great learning experience and a

lot of fun. I look forward for the future events!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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Congratulations toHarry H. and

Bethany Higgins, ourConsumer and

Employee of theFirst Quarter 2015!

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CORPORATE

There was so much fun to be had at the

corporate office in April. We started off

with surprising Vanessa Orr with her 15

Year Award and pizza party.

Congrats, Vanessa!

In honor of Administrative

Professionals Day, we set up a 2 day

retreat for our Office Managers with

tons of fun and a lot of food!

We started off with having our meeting

at the Corporate office. After that, we

enjoyed an Old Town Trolley Tour

around San Diego, all ending with a

wonderful dining experience in Old

Town.

Day two involved a Stress Management

Boot Camp, and a wonderful lunch

before we said our good-byes.

It was so wonderful meeting everyone!

UKIAH

This month was a blast. We hadmany birthdays in the month ofApril including: consumers Joe B.and Rosemary N., EsmeraldaLopez (Case Manager), and ournew employee Rhonda Russell.

We would also like to extend a big

welcome to 3 new DSAs, Vincent,

Katherine and James! And welcome

back to DSA JD! We’re very happy

to have you all join us and we look

forward to working with you!

The consumers got started with Special

Olympics Bocce Ball this month. Practice is

going well and it seems like they’re all having

a good time. They got to go to the Spring

Fling, too! They enjoyed listening to the music

and dancing! Everybody had a lot of fun

visiting with friends and just having a good

time. We can’t wait ‘til next year!

VISALIA

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Congratulations to Roland Averyfor getting employee of themonth!

He is a hard working staff memberwho has accomplished so much inthe little time he has been here.We are glad to have you!

Sidney M. joined Miracle League andhas been doing an awesome job!

Bocce Ball practice

Hello! We hope that everybody had a

Happy Easter! Some of our consumers

got together on Easter and had a BBQ.

Everyone who attended had a great

time. The weather was beautiful and

good food was had by all.

We’d like to wish a Happy Birthday

to our consumers Harlan, Robert and

Harry! Also to our DSA Inez! We hope

you all had great birthdays!

Harlan

Darryl at the Spring Fling

Merced had their two day Pro-Act Training withShelley Cook. It was great and serious, but also funwith a lot of laughs.

I also would like to send a personal THANK YOU toCorporate for the wonderful treatment we had at ourtraining at our Office Managers/Office AssistantsConference Meeting. It was very nice meeting all theother Office Managers/Office Assistants and beingable to put a face on those we talk to at Corporate.Had a great time. Once again Thank you.

Hope everyone has a good month of May!

MERCED

The month of April brought sadness to the Santa Clara officewith the unexpected passing of Case Manager Stephanie’smother. Stephanie – Our thoughts and prayers are with you aswe continue to support you in whatever you need.

On a happier note – Congratulations to DSA Dana on the birth ofher new grandson, Hunter. What a joyful time!! Also, SantaClara Office is pleased to welcome new consumer David andreturnee consumer Alma into our program. We look forward tohelping you meet your goals!

As Office Manager I had a wonderful 2 days in San Diego, whereI enjoyed the company of most of the other Office Managers andCorporate Staff. Nervousness of not knowing others was quicklyreplaced with new friendships made! Our training was veryhelpful as was the “Stress Survival” training, which I have al-ready put into practice!! Our visit also included a fun and in-formative Trolley Tour around the city and a delicious Mexicandinner! Luckily we were fed so well that it didn’t matter that Iforgot my belt at home!! I left San Diego with fun memories andfeeling like I had known everyone for years! We all agreed wecan’t wait for the next time!!

SANTA CLARA

At Café Coyote Restaurant in Old

Town