Great Good Friday!
Wow!! What an amazing day! So much fun & learning!!
From having the BEST volunteer & Easter Bunny in the world, MS Hannah Ginn, making goodies for our staff & clients, Shay Barnes Catrett & staff from Bay Solutions & Whispering Palms providing an Easter egg hunt for our clients, an awesome visit with Commissioner Robert Carroll and wrapping up with dental hygiene training from the BEST interns, Cecilia Weld & Jennifer Wright from Gulf Coast State College all in one day! YES, it was and is a “GOOD FRIDAY!”
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Employment Highlight 4.12.17
Employment Profile
Your future employee is a young man who graduated from FSU. He is looking for a job with an advertising/graphic arts company where he can utilize his education, skills and love of graphic arts. He is skilled in Microsoft Office, Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. He is also proficient in 3D printing, Maya, Unity, Tinker Cad, Blender and SketchUp. Extended: HTML, Komodo, JavaScript, C++, Visual Basic and Visual Studio. He has recently received on the job training with an advertising company where he has also learned to take customer orders and turn them into desired products. He is reliable and enthusiastic about his work and would love to work for YOU!!
Employment Success
Nancy, store manager at Party America, and John Dennis, a St. Andrew Bay Center client, working at Party America.
Contact Information
For information about this client or any of the other services offered by St. Andrew Bay Center call Kathie at 850.896.5798 or Crystal at 850.532.0884.
SABC Update
New Air Conditioner
Many thanks to Trane for an air conditioner donation and Peaden for an installation donation! The unit is installed and working like a champ! Another positive & important impact, with the efficiency of this new unit, will help us on the power bill as well. Thank you so much for your awesome support!!
SABC 5K and Fun Run
- Total raised so far $3,850.
- Registration close to 60!
Rotary Golf Tournament
Rotary Golf Tournament Chair says total raised is close to $10,000!
United Way
- United Way employment grant was approved for $20,000, a $2,000 increase over last year! Great job Maggie!
- Designated funds increased by $6,000 over last year!
Client Dream
One of our clients, Shirley, will be visiting Centennial Bank next Wednesday to follow her “DREAM INSPIRED PLANNING” as a teller!!!
Special Education Week
When you have a “normal” child, who meets developmental benchmarks as expected, you are happy. When he or she gets good grades (and you share that they made the honor roll on your Facebook page) you’re happy. When your child does as he/she is told, you are happy. It is a “normal” joy, because, of course, it is his/her duty.
BUT- when you have a kid with some limitations, with each learning and small success, you pulsate and vibrate as if you had won a championship, because they have. I would like to ask you a great favor on an important subject:
It is Special Education week, not only for children with Down syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD or ADD, but also for kids/teens with special needs; those who struggle every day to succeed, who battle disorders or learning issues over which they may have no control, and those who help them progress to various achievements and independence.
It would be great to teach our children to be kind and to accept all their classmates. Kids with special needs want what every kid wants: to be accepted! And they suffer greatly when they are rejected or mocked.
Employment Highlight 4.4.17
Employment Profile
Your future employee is a young man who graduated from FSU. He is looking for a job with an advertising/graphic arts company where he can utilize his education, skills and love of graphic arts. He is skilled in Microsoft Office, Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. He is also proficient in 3D printing, Maya, Unity, Tinker Cad, Blender and SketchUp. Extended: HTML, Komodo, JavaScript, C++, Visual Basic and Visual Studio. He has recently received on the job training with an advertising company where he has also learned to take customer orders and turn them into desired products. He is reliable and enthusiastic about his work and would love to work for YOU!!
Employment Success
Nancy, store manager at Party America, and John Dennis, a St. Andrew Bay Center client, working at Party America.
Contact Information
For information about this client or any of the other services offered by St. Andrew Bay Center call Kathie at 850.896.5798 or Crystal at 850.532.0884.
Employment Highlight 3.29.17
Employment Profile
Your future employee is a young man who graduated from FSU. He is looking for a job with an advertising/graphic arts company where he can utilize his education, skills and love of graphic arts. He is skilled in Microsoft Office, Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. He is also proficient in 3D printing, Maya, Unity, Tinker Cad, Blender and SketchUp. Extended: HTML, Komodo, JavaScript, C++, Visual Basic and Visual Studio. He has recently received on the job training with an advertising company where he has also learned to take customer orders and turn them into desired products. He is reliable and enthusiastic about his work and would love to work for YOU!!
Employment Success
Nancy, store manager at Party America, and John Dennis, a St. Andrew Bay Center client, working at Party America.
Contact Information
For information about this client or any of the other services offered by St. Andrew Bay Center call Kathie at 850.896.5798 or Crystal at 850.532.0884.
Employment Highlight 3.22.17
Employment Profile
Your future employee is a young man who graduated from FSU. He is looking for a job with an advertising/graphic arts company where he can utilize his education, skills and love of graphic arts. He is skilled in Microsoft Office, Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. He is also proficient in 3D printing, Maya, Unity, Tinker Cad, Blender and SketchUp. Extended: HTML, Komodo, JavaScript, C++, Visual Basic and Visual Studio. He has recently received on the job training with an advertising company where he has also learned to take customer orders and turn them into desired products. He is reliable and enthusiastic about his work and would love to work for YOU!!
Employment Success
Nancy, store manager at Party America, and John Dennis, a St. Andrew Bay Center client, working at Party America.
Contact Information
For information about this client or any of the other services offered by St. Andrew Bay Center call Kathie at 850.896.5798 or Crystal at 850.532.0884.
Thank You All for Participating in Raffle
Congratulations to Brandon Finsterbush, for winning the Condo raffle. He Won a 4Day/3Night Seachase Condo Weekend Getaway & (4) $25 Dave & Busters Power Cards, a total value of $1,000.00! From our 230 clients at St. Andrew Bay Center, we say “THANK YOU!!” for making a difference in the lives of individuals with special needs!!! Thank you Eric Myers for getting the condo donated and making this a very successful fundraiser and Rose Tortorici for the Power Cards from Dave & Busters. And a special thanks to all who purchased a raffle ticket.
The raffle We raised $2560 with around $150 in printing cost, so a pretty successful event!!
Many thanks to each of you who helped make this event a success!!
Employment Highlight 3.15.17
Profile
Your future employee is a gentleman who has a long history of employment as a first responder. He worked for over ten years as a volunteer fireman and emergency responder in New York City. He has been employed in management in both the restaurant and grocery store fields and would like to find a position where he can use his employee relations and customer service skills. He would love to work in HR or as a crisis telephone dispatcher. His strengths also include excellent communication skills and a strong desire to help others. He would prefer part time work but hours are negotiable. Would you give him a chance?
Employment Success
Darryl Anderson, a former SABC client, Kathie Kern, Job Coach from SABC, and Marcus Sheehan, a St. Andrew Bay Center Client currently working at the Humane Society.
Contact Information
For information about this client or any of the other services offered by St. Andrew Bay Center call Kathie at 850.896.5798 or Crystal at 850.532.0884.
Employment Highlight 3.9.17
Profile
Your future employee is an engaging and kind young man who has a long history of steady employment with exemplary attendance and commitment to excellence. He has numerous skills in the areas of custodial services, kitchen utilities and gardening. His goal is to work for a company where benefits are available and a long term commitment is possible. He is warm, engaging and loves working with the public. He is willing to perform outside maintenance as well as inside custodial or customer service.
Employment Success
Nicole Moehling, center, a St. Andrew Bay Center client, shown with Tracy and Rhonda, TJ Maxx managers.
Contact Information
For information about this client or any of the other services offered by St. Andrew Bay Center call Kathie at 850.896.5798 or Crystal at 850.532.0884.