Spread the Word to End The Word.......

Hi there everyone.  It's Michael here.  I'm sorry I haven't been posting very much, but Mr. Rob has kept me busy the last couple of months making sure I keep up with my school work.  Major UGH!  


Anyway the last few days I've gotten to go with Mrs. Jane to Knox Middle School for some Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Presentations, and to a meeting with the Rowan Brain Injury Support Group.  I will tell you more about those events in the next couple of days.  I just wanted to explain the new blog look that Mr. Rob helped me with.  


On March 7, 2012, there will be events all over the United States, even here in Rowan County, North Carolina raising awareness about the movement to end using the r-word.  I will tell you more in the next few days.  Be sure to check out Spread the Word to End the Word and read all about it!

Here I am modeling a t-shirt that was presented to Mrs. Jane by the Adult Compensatory Class at RCCC.  


Thanks for checking in today and I will be posting some fun things over the next few days.   --Michael

Another Meeting......

Hi there everyone, it's Michael here.  I hope you have been having a good week.  Last night Mr. Rob took me to a big meeting.  We all got to sit in big comfortable chairs, around some really big tables.  We ate supper, and then all the talking started.  You know, adults sure do talk a lot especially when you feed them first!

Here is a picture of some of the adults eating supper. They didn't  have any cookies for me.  You know how much I love cookies.

I got to sit between Dr. Lyn and Mr. Rob.  They sure did a lot of talking about bylaws (what in the world is a bylaw?), lots and lots of numbers, and just about everything else.  Mr. Rob told me this was the Strategic Planning Meeting for The Arc of Rowan County.  It was where the board members get together to look at the past year, and plan the up-coming year.  

Here is a picture from the back of the room, so you can see how big it is and  how many people where there. Well everyone have a good week and we'll post more later. --Michael

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Mr. Rob here -- The annual Strategic Planning Meeting of The Arc of Rowan County is indeed an important meeting.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for their support and dedication, and look forward to yet another banner year for our agency.  Look for us on the web at:        www.thearcofrowan.org

Thanks, 

Mr. Rob

Christmas Lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Hey there everyone, it's Michael.  I hope everyone had a great Holiday.  I know I sure had fun.  If you remember, I went with the Rowan Brain Injury Support Group to look at Christmas Lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Well the pictures Mrs. Jane took did not do so good.  But Ms. Nadine sent some pictures that did much better, so I asked Mr. Rob to post a few here for you.

Here is a picture of me with the group who when to see the lights. They are a fun group.  Also, there are pictures of the tree they decorated at the Festival of Trees at the speedway.  That was fun too!!  Below are some more pictures.

Many thanks to Ms. Nadine for the pictures.  

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Mr. Rob here with some information about the Rowan Brain Injury Support Group.

They meet the fourth Thursday of each month.   If the meeting is near a holiday, then the group meets a week earlier.   

                                   Location:  Easter Seals Offices, 620 W. Innes St. Salisbury, NC

                                   Contact:  Nadine Cherry, 680-622-7732  email:  NCherry@ctc.net

                                   Mailing Address:  410 W. Garden Street, Landis, NC  28088

Here is the web address for the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina:  www.bianc.net  

Thanks!

Mr. Rob

Fun with the Summit Civitans.......

Hey there everyone, it's Michael here.  I hope everyone has been enjoying their Holiday this week.  As I posted before I have been hanging out with Mrs. Jane the last couple of weeks.  Last week I got to go the a meeting of the Summit Civitan Club of Salisbury.  It was lots of fun.  Mrs. Jane sent Mr. Rob some pictures and I finally got him to post them for me.  (He does all the computer stuff that's fun, I just get to use the computer for homework...ugh!)

In the pictures above, I am beside the Summit Civitan Club banners.  They were neat to look at.  But then, I got to help bring the meeting to order.......



Look at the neat little hammer.  I learned it is called a "gavel" and  you get to bang the bell with it to bring the meeting to order.  I wanted to play with the gavel some, but those ladies wouldn't let me for some reason.            

Soon it was time to eat.  I got a plate full of yummy Spaghetti.  It was good, but the best part was to come.  It was you guessed.....cookies!!!   YAY!!!!.................

........................................I love cookies.  And while I got to eat some, I didn't get to take the whole plate home.  I had to share them with all the Civitan members that were there.  But I did have a really good time. 

I also got to go see the lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but Mr. Rob said the pictures Mrs. Jane took didn't come out at all.  I went with the Brain Injury Support Group, and got to ride in the van.  I was raining really hard that night, and I got wet.  UGH!  I still had a great time though.  I'll be posting more later so be sure to check back.  -- Micheal--

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Mr. Rob here -- To learn more about the Summit Civitan Club and the work they do, you can contact Jane Jackman at The Arc of Rowan County's offices.  Use the following link to go to their website for contact information:  http://www.thearcofrowan.org/

Thanks, Mr. Rob



Holiday Wishes........

Hey there everyone, Michael here.  I've just got to tell you that Mr. Rob and Mrs. Trisha came home from work yesterday and said it was the first day of the holiday break for them.  I don't think I've ever seen adults that happy about anything.  It was kinda funny.  I just wanted to make a short post this morning to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday season, and to thank everyone who takes time from their busy day to read my blog. 

Mr. Rob wanted me to make sure to tell everyone to be safe if you are travelling during the Holidays.  He really wanted me to make sure I told you to be sure NOT to text and drive.  He found this cartoon online that shows even Santa can't text and drive.  I will be posting more next week.  So everyone take care, have fun, and stay safe.  --Michael--

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Mr. Rob here -- On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of The Arc of Rowan County, I want to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday.  Please stay safe. 

Be sure to check out our Agency's website at:  http://www.thearcofrowan.org/ 

Another Christmas Party.....

Hey everyone it's Michael here. 

This week I got to go with Mrs. Jane to a Christmas party with some of her friends who are members of The Rowan County Brain Injury Support Group.  It was a blast! Below are some pictures.  Mr. Rob will tell you more about this great group of people and what they do below.

One of the first things I noticed when I got there was the yummy goodies.  I couldn't wait to get me some cookies.  You know how much I love cookies.

Well I did find me some cookies.  I found a whole pack of Chocolate Chip cookies that I thought could just be all mine!!  Well, I was told I had to share them.  Now for those of you who do not know what share means, it means you have to give away your Chocolate Chip cookies and be happy about it!!

At least there were some fun games to play. 

We all played a game call "Dirty Santa."  I am not exactly sure what the rules were, but it was fun.  I got to check out the presents and even open one!

There was lots of food, presents, and fun at this party.  I sure did enjoy myself, and I was sure to tell the great people there a "Thank-you" for inviting me.  If fact, The Rowan Brain Injury Support Group has invited me to go in the van to see Christmas Lights.  I am so excited!  I will be sure to post and tell everyone all about it.  Have a great week! 

---Michael---

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Mr. Rob here with some information about the Rowan County Brain Injury Support Group.  They meet the fourth Thursday of each month.  If the meeting date is near a holiday, the group meets a week earlier.

                        Location:  Easter Seal Office, 620 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC. 

                       Contact:  Nadine Cherry, 680-622-7732, email: NCherry@ctc.net

                       Mailing address:  410 W. Garden Street, Landis, NC  28088

Here is the web address for the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina: www.bianc.net

Thanks!

Mr. Rob

Operation Santa

Happy Saturday everybody!

It's Michael here, and boy have I've been busy this week.  It has been a blast hanging with Mrs. Jane this week.  I have been helping to wrap gifts for Operation Santa.  No, that's not some secret Army exercise to try and find Santa's house, but something The Arc of Rowan County does to help spread Christmas cheer to people with developmental disabilities.  Mr. Rob will tell you more at the end of my post.



One of the ladies who works in the Arc's Offices, Mrs. Dee did most of the shopping for presents.  (Mr. Rob says that Mrs. Dee LOVES to shop!)  But what good is a present if you don't wrap it.  That's where I got to help.  We had a big gift wrapping party this week and boy it was fun.  It was a lot of work too, but fun.  Mrs. Dee had bought some really, really cool gifts.  Here are a few.

Here I am after I have been wrapping gifts quite awhile.  Everyone was laughing at me for some reason, but I was working real hard.  See all the gifts I have wrapped?  Boy, this was fun!

Then we took some of the gifts to the Fulton Street Apartments for some of the residents there.  Here I am with some of the gifts, didn't I do a great job wrapping them???

The pictures below are me hanging out with some of the people at the apartments.  The doggie's name is Lilly, you guessed it, more doggie slobber in the face.  YUCK! 

Check back tomorrow for another post, I went to a Christmas Party with the Brain Injury Support Group of Rowan County.  I had a blast.  I will post a few pictures and tell everyone all about it in my next post.

--Michael--

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This is Mr. Rob here---Each year The Arc of Rowan County sponsors the Operation Santa Claus Campaign to help provide Christmas gifts requested by individuals with Developmental Disabilites here in Rowan County and residents from Rowan County who are at the O'Berry and J. Iverson Riddle Development Centers.  The gifts that these individuals receive from your donation are generally the only Christmas gifts that they will receive. 

You can help in many ways. A cash donation, or if you or you organization would be willing to be a sponsor would be wonderful.  You can contact The Arc of Rowan's Offices at:                                          

                                                     1918 W. Innes Street

                                                     Salisbury, NC  28144

                                                     http://www.thearcofrowan.org/

Thanks!!  Mr. Rob