CHOICES FOR CHANGE First Quarter Newsletter January-March 2017

Table of Contents:

Program Happenings 1

Outings This Past Quarter 2

Movie Group 2

Craft Corner 2

From the Kitchen 3

Birthdays 3

In memory 3

Bake Sale 4

Choices for Change is now

accepting new TBI and NHTD

Waiver participants as well as

Social Day Participants and

private pay referrals!!!!!!!

All interested candidates and

their natural supports are

encouraged to come visit our

program for a day!

For a tour or information on

rates please contact:

Scott Hitchcock

SDP Supervisor

Company Cell: 315-283-0261

Program Office: 315-252-3095

Shitchcock@elderchoiceinc.com

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Program Happenings: Last Quarter in Review

So much has happened in such a short time, here at Choices for Change! We have made some renovations to program, attended some wonderful outings, made some fantastic crafts, and cooked some amazing food! Choices for change got a makeover! Spring cleaning and a fresh coat of paint spruced things up nicely. We have also added three new staff to our awesome team. Ruthann Brant, Julia VanDoren, and Victoria Simpson. Each of our new staff brings their own talents to the Program.

For Ruthann, it’s music, we often play music trivia, and the participants love to sing. Julia loves to cook, and bake. Julia is in charge of this year’s Mother’s Day Bake Sale. Proceeds from the sale, go towards a special trip for the participants. Victoria is our Arts and Crafts guru. Victoria works hard to make sure we have hand crafted decorations for all seasons and holidays. The new hours of operation are from 9:00am—5:00pm. In hopes to benefit those caregivers that may also work full time jobs, and it allows us to spend more time on outings.

Outings This Past Quarter: This quarter, we found ourselves visiting many different places, including

some favorites. We ate lunch at Spaghetti Ware House, Johnny Angels, and

one of our favorites; Buffalo Wild Wings. We took a shopping trip to Destiny

USA. We attended the Salt City Dog show, and we played a few games at

Starlite Lanes.

First Quarter Newsletter January-March 2017

Movie Group:

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One of the most popular activities here

at program is; Movie Group. The

participants get together and vote on a

Red Box movie that they would like to

see. Then we get together in the media

room and enjoy some snacks while we

have a movie theatre like experience.

Craft Corner:

We have been hard at work here at Choices for Change. We make crafts for every season and holiday.

Here are a few of our favorites.

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From the Kitchen: Strawberry Shortcake What you will Need 1 package of strawberries. 1 package of shortcakes. 1 container of Cool whip. 1 cup of sugar. Directions: 1.) Remove strawberries from package and rinse with water. Pat dry with a paper towel. 2.) Sliced strawberries, and place into a medium sized bowl. 3.) Add 1 cup of sugar to the sliced strawberries, and mix well. Let sit in fridge for 1 hour. 4.) Using a tablespoon, place strawberries on top of shortcakes. 5.) Add desired amount of cool whip, and serve!

We have celebrated some important birthdays this quarter:

We will be offering cookies, brownies, breads and more!!!

We will also be raffling off a gift basket that includes a $50 Olive Garden Gift Card!!!

Please contact Julia or Scott for more information and a preorder form or just drop in on the

12th!!!

Proceeds go to the participants to use for group activities and to purchase specific items of

their choosing.

Please come join us on May 12th from 10am-2pm for our

Mothers Day Bake Sale!!!!

Choices for Change Adult Day Program 9 State St Auburn, NY 13021 Phone: (315) 252-3095 Fax: (315) 252-3097 To be added to our monthly calendar and quarterly newsletter mailing list, please email: SHitchcock@elderchoiceinc.com

Choices for Change, is a division of ElderChoice Inc. that offers Structured Adult Day Services to those served under the TBI and NHTD waivers as well as Social Adult Day Services to Adults with functional impairments. Our program offers individuals the opportunity to interact with peers in a group congregate setting while working towards independence in their home and community through goal oriented activities and community outings. For more information about who we are and what we do, visit www.elderchoiceinc.com or call our program supervisor, Scott Hitchcock, to set up a day and time to tour our facility.

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I saddens my heart to announce

that we have lost one of our

participants unexpectedly. PW

passed away in the hospital on

March, 28th 2017. PW has been a

member of our program for almost

a decade and in that time he has

touched every single staff and

participant. PW loved to laugh and

make jokes with his peers. He

raced RC cars and loved to watch

NASCAR and Dirt Racing.

PW will be greatly missed by all of

us here at Choices for Change.

May you rest in peace my old

friend.

In Loving Memory