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The Leaflet: This Month'S Issue
The Leaflet: This Month'S Issue
The View From My chair gcS Family Spotlight Help gcS Earn $250,000! around gcS
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THE LEAFLET
ISSUE SEPTEMBER YEAR 2012
OUR MISSION Garden Center Services is committed to supporting and empowering persons with developmental disabilities through innovative and person-centered services. Our commitment to the excellence of our programs is surpassed only by our devotion to the people we serve and the communities in which they live.
Rebecca Becca Burrow started with Garden Center in March of 2006. She began with piece work assembling buttons and later working on jobs for groups including Burger King and Chicago Metalics. Later, Becca assisted a Garden Center group as an aide, reading to the group, counting and tracking the work that was completed. This past May, when garden center opened the Kedzie building, Becca interviewed for and won the receptionist position. At Kedzie, Becca mans the front desk, answers the phone, buzzes people in, handles the mail, makes copies and even sells GCSs new coffee. Becca says what she loves most about her job is helping people.
REBECCA BURROW
In her spare time, Becca enjoys painting. Three of her works hang in local Starbucks and she has sold two other paintings through Garden Gallery & Studio. Currently, Becca is working on a piece inspired by the olympic opening ceremony for garden Gallery. And as if that wasnt enough, Becca is also an author. Becca has written two books on her life. The first, Beccas Challenge, was given as gifts. Beccas second book has sold over 350 copies to date. Becca is currently working on the third book in the series. When asked about all the things she does, Becca says matter-offactly, Im an author, a scholar, and everything in between.
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Garden Center currently has six support businesses. Revenue from those businesses go back to programs for the people we serve. Over the next several issues we will highlight each of our businesses and what they can do for you.
This past May, garden center started brewing our
newest business venture, gc Roast coffee company. gc Roast offers three distinct coffees; gc original, Masterpiece Blend, and Empowerment Brew. gc Roast coffees may be purchased at garden Gallery & Studio, the Burbank and Kedzie day program buildings and on the Garden Gallery & Studio website, www.gardengalleryandStudio.com.
gc Original - A fantastic, rich, aromatic, full-bodied, smooth, low-acidic medium dark roast. Fair Trade. Organic. Also in decaf. Masterpiece Blend - A hearty breakfast blend roasted medium with a refreshing hint of sweet fruit and brightness to start your day! Eco-Sustainable. Organic. Kosher. Empowerment Brew - An earthy, deep, complex, full-bodied dark roast that exhibits low-acidity smoothness. It is creamy and sweet with touches of butterscotch and spice. Fair Trade. Organic.
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Help gc S E a r n $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 !
garden center is competing with charities nationwide for grants ranging from $10,000 to $250,000 from the chase community giving program. You can help ensure our success by voting for garden center through the chase community giving program on facebook. The chase community giving program has already directed more than $20 million dollars through this program putting the power to bring positive change into the hands of those who need it most. The fall 2012 round of the chase community giving program is designed to benefit smaller charities like garden center. The top eligible charity will receive $250,000 and the remaining 195 top charities will earn $10,000 through $100,000 awards, for a total of $5 million dollars in grants. With your support and the support of our volunteers, fans and local residents, we have the opportunity to get much needed resources to implement big changes! How you can Help You can help garden center receive up to $250,000 by simply visiting facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving and casting your vote for us! Chase customers can get two extra votes by logging into www.Chase.com/ ChaseGiving with your customer login information and voting there too.
office desk Microwave Books Large coffee maker Electronic keyboards Event tickets (music)
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Abide in Mes Celebrate Me Home Benefit will raise money to purchase, adapt and maintain a home in a local neighborhood for a group of women with disabilities from Garden Center Services.
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Thank You!
Sunday, Novembe Alsip, IL r 4th DoubleTree Hote l 5000 W . 127th St .
If you have an item to donate, please email Anne McFerron at amcferron@gardencenterservices.org
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BOard OF dIrEcTOrS
president 1st Vice president 2nd Vice president Treasurer Secretary Members: Daniel Wenzler Scott Hardek doug combs r. pat Ballis annmarie caulfield John J. Kunkes Linda Stearns Linda Sherwood Sharon duncan Jenny Wojcik
Knights of Columbus #14553 present GCS with a check from their July YB Hungry fundraiser
NEFIT ABIDE IN ME BEber 8th turday, Septem 3-8pm Sa t 115 Bourbon Stree ROLL DRIVE KOC TOOTSIE rday embe 21st & Satu Friday, Sept22nd r September ION SHOW ANNUAL FASH November 4th Sunday, sip at noon DoubleTree in Al
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GCS bowlers, Stacey and David, pose with the rest of the Buddy League. Ricky (also in pic) was on-hand to cheer our team on
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