December 23, 2016

ImagineAbility Ink

EDITORIAL COMMITT EE: JORDAN TOKARZ, JAM I E CORMACK,

SHERRY SCHUMARDO, JU DY CARLSON, JEA NNIE A LEXAN DER

Contact Us:

500 Madison Street

Winnipeg, MB R3H 0L4

Ph: (204) 956-9700

Fax: (204) 943-1893

Cafeteria Menu—500 Madison

2016/17 Event Schedule

January 6, 2017—deadline for

wearables orders

March 17—Moose Hockey Game

2016/17 Holiday Schedule

December 26—Boxing Day

December 27—Closed

January 2, 2017—Closed

The Peaceful Hours Jamie Cormack

Hey there guys I have to thank you all so I wrote something for you all and here it is.

Within every chaos that sleeps within me, I feel a pressure

great enough to throw one into depression. Yet when I set foot

inside of ImagineAbility, my chaos is eased into happiness. This is

a feeling I do not feel everyday. Somehow because of the good

spirited people within the program, they have started…no they

have brought back, an old me. The original me. The one who is

always happy and I am glad to have made such good friends here.

This is sincere. This place to me, is a place where one who might

be full of darkness, whom once enters this temple of welcoming,

is brought back into a better life and a better world that shows

anyone can be happy. I would even say that the care bears would

be happy to see a place filled with so much positivity. I would like

to thank everyone here, the staff, the participants and all of my

friends. I would like to thank you all for helping me to be more happy than I was before. Thank you!

Herb Box Delivered to Greenway School

Reuse Recycle Remanufacture

Bags keep coming in, and Dennis’ group are saving them for the children at Greenway School to learn about the environment. Adding numeracy to recycling seems natural at Greenway School. One of the activities Ms. Thomson, Physical Education teacher, has the children doing is counting their bags for donation before giving to Take Pride Winnipeg to recycle into something that you’d

never expect. At the same time, in 2016, keeping 1,106,723 plastic bags out of the landfills which has provided Greenway School with an Herb Box. On December 12th Freddie got a chance to see two of the recycled products that Greenway School has reaped the benefit of from their environmental efforts. The goal of this challenge is to teach students to do more to reduce their waste and consider reusing, recycling and remanufacturing options. Last year’s recycling produced Frisbees for the school. Ms. Thomson says, “the colors in the Frisbees are from the colors in

the bags”. When leaving, Freddie was presented with a Frisbee from 2015 bag recycling. project.

MONDAY December 26 MONDAY January 2

BOXING DAY CLOSED CLOSED (in lieu of New Years day)

TUESDAY December 27 TUESDAY January 3

CLOSED (in lieu of Christmas Day)

Chicken Fingers & Fries $2.50

Chicken Rice Soup $0.50

Coleslaw $0.50

WEDNESDAY December 28 WEDNESDAY January 4

Sandwiches Variety $1.00 Pasta & Meatballs $2.50

Soup: Chef’s Choice $0.50 Cheddar Cauliflower Soup $0.50

Cucumber Salad $0.50

THURSDAY December 29 THURSDAY January 5

Sandwiches Variety $1.00 Pulled Pork on a Kaiser $2.50

Soup: Chef’s Choice $0.50 Beef Barley Soup $0.50

Yogurt & Berries $0.50

FRIDAY December 30 FRIDAY January 6

Sandwiches Variety $1.00 Cheeseburgers $2.50

Soup: Chef’s Choice $0.50 Mushroom Soup $0.50

Caesar Salad $0.50

Students of Greenway School and Freddie

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There are many new volunteer placements that have either started or will start in the New Year. Cory Hansen is working with me to tell everyone about his recent experience with Supported Employment. Cory worked hard at building his resume and thinking of places he might like to work. We worked together to get him his current placement at Safeway. Cory started volunteering at Safeway 4 weeks ago and has fun every time he goes to work. He bags items and puts them into the customer’s shopping carts. He likes to help customers, and helps them put unwanted items back where they came from. Cory has created many relationships with Safeway staff, and looks forward to doing his job every Thursday. By Jessica Hogg and Cory Hansen

Home Run Sports Training Centre

Kim Nieuwenburg

Looking for something to do over the holidays? Home Run Sports Training Centre

If you are looking for something different to do over the holidays come visit us at Home Run Sports Training Centre to hit some balls. Not your typical extracurricular activity…but a great stress reliever. You never know it could be your next calling. Batters up! During Freddie’s work placement he experiences a first…how to get balls off the top of the net 20 feet up. While cleaning, stay clear of the batters, this is dangerous work. Here Freddie wonders how to get the balls out of the hole in the wall? We will leave that for Jon this week.

Freddie is presented with 2 tickets by Erin on the left, (Intern from U of M Recreational Management), and Executive Director, Jon Ali, tickets are for the Home Run Sports Training Centre Alumni Banquet at the Winter Club in January, as a gift for his efforts. He has the option of taking Kim or Brandy…Hmmm. No contest, Brandy wins! Home Run Training Centre, 905 King Edward Street, 204-228-4352

How did those get up there?

How did those get in there?

Erin, Freddie and Jon