It's always exciting when one of our consumers is honored for their talents! We are thrilled to announce that Joe, a resident at the Bay Village Home was recently one of NorthCoast Community Homes honored artists at their annual Home Sweet Home Gala. Joe lives at the Bay home and is pictured with Wayside Manager Angie and friend Chris. Congratulations Joe!
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Wayside consumer Tim, who resides in the Clague Road home, was recently awarded the Doris Brennan Award of Excellence by the Ohio Rehabilitation Association (ORA). This award, established by the ORA, honors persons with disabilities who have overcome barriers and have demonstrated resourcefulness, ingenuity and initiative in working towards independent community integration. Tim received the award at a surprise celebration at his home, surrounded by his family and friends. When you see Tim, congratulate him on his outstanding achievements! While it's been an exciting summer here at The Wayside with new homes opening, a new partnership with Habitat for Humanity and a successful Grapes & Ale event, our fall calendar is also full of amazing opportunities and events.
Over the Labor Day weekend the 3rd Annual Labor of Love Run, hosted by Q104's Average Joe and presenting sponsor The Alpha Group, will take place in beautiful Rocky River, Ohio. Participants will have the opportunity to run 4 miles (time chipped) or walk 2 miles through a new and improved course! After the race everyone can enjoy some family fun with live music by local band Recess, craft area, massages, treats from Dairy Queen and more! If you register by Friday, August 21st you are guaranteed a cool long sleeve tech shirt! For more information visit _www.thewayside.org. On November 10th, our signature event, The Starlight Guardian Humanitarian Luncheon, takes place at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. Each year we honor two individuals who embrace the spirit of giving in their community and this year we are elated to have Bill Wills, WTAM Morning Show Host and Paul Hanna, President of Blue Technologies as our honorees. This event is a wonderful way to be inspired by others in the community and network with local business leaders. Individual tickets and sponsorships are available, please visit www.thewayside.org or call (440) 934-6007 for more information. It's been a busy Summer at The Wayside! We were thrilled to recently host a visit from Mr. John Martin, Director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) and his team at the Bremerton home. Wayside’s Bremerton home is unique in that the agency, in partnership with DODD and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, has converted funding to supported living services for the individuals residing in the home. This replaces from traditional Medicaid funding with an individual-based waiver. Mr. Martin stopped in to see how the individuals living in the recently converted home served by The Wayside were doing with the changes. Our Lady of the Wayside is one of the largest agencies of its kind participating in the conversion with DODD and is at the forefront of this process with 29 of its 42 eligible beds being converted by October of this year. Additional beds will be converted in 2016. We are also pleased to announce a partnership with Habitat for Humanity-Greater Cleveland on a house for four individuals with disabilities in Cleveland. The house is being revitalized and modified to accommodate those with disabilities. In this process with Habitat for Humanity, “Home to Opportunity” goes beyond being Wayside’s tag line to become a call to action to improve lives. Look for more exciting info to come as the project progresses! Summer is just around the corner and you don't want to miss it's best event, Grapes & Ale, the Hottest BBQ of the Summer on Friday, June 26th! Grapes & Ale returns to the newly renovated areas of Progressive Field's Right Field District and The Corner. Enjoy more than 300 international wine samplings from the likes of SkinnyGirl, Tom Gore Vineyards, Pernod Ricard,Save me San Francisco Wine and Columbia. Sample craft beers (50 cents a sample) from dozens of specialty craft beer vendors such as Shock Top, Lienenkugel, Goose Island, Blue Moon and more. You'll also feast on the best summertime fare from Cleveland's top restaurants such as Hot Sauce Williams, Hodge's, The Strip, Firehouse Grill, Progressive Field and more! Sweet treats will be provided by Becker's Bakery and Sweet Moses. Presented by Giant Eagle, the event will feature entertainment by Ace Molar, a unique Chinese Raffle and more!. You can purchase and print your tickets online at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event….
Proceeds from this event will benefit the programs and services that Our Lady of the Wayside provides to individuals with disabilities in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Media and Lake counties. Teaming-up with the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers are two great examples of the professional partnerships Our Lady of the Wayside has had the great opportunity to develop. From our recent outta-the-park success with Cleveland’s Finest Hors D ’Oeuvre Contest at Progressive Field – home of the Indians, to our newly inked partnership with the Cavaliers, Wayside is working with these like-minded organizations on several projects that will forward the agency’s mission. Increased community engagement and awareness, shared contacts and expertise … this is exactly the kind of teamwork that increases the strengths of everyone involved.
More to come on all of the exciting developments in the works. In the meantime, sincerest thanks to all of our valued professional partners, including: ADP, Air Force One, Blue Technologies, Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, Intellinetics, Lorain National Bank, Medical Mutual, Skylight Financial, Shamrock Companies, Smart Business, Strategic Healthcare and Zito Insurance. ~Terry Davis President & CEO It was a wonderful night at Cleveland's Finest Hors d'Oeuvre Contest last week. Almost 600 guests enjoyed feasting on plates from the finest chef's in Cleveland and voting on their favorite. Congratulations to our winners! First place went to Chef Genevieve Larson from The Tree House Gallery, second place went to Chef Marlon Mayorga from Corleone's and Chef Jim Bartko from Carrie Cerino's took home third place. It was a pretty tough decision for guests as each restaurant came up with amazing creations!
Guests also enjoyed live music by Singer/Songwriter Nate Jones and Acoustics by Rick DeWitt of the Half Naked Monkeys. Celebrity hosts Desiray Cross, Tim Richards and Jen Toohey keep the evening flowing as they mingled with guests and showcased each of the restaurants. Wine and beer sampling was provided by Tom Gore Vineyards and Mill St. Brewery. Guests ended the evening on a sweet note with treats from Becker's Bakery and Wasted Bakery. The evening raised $75,000 for our Pathways Program and a new partner home with Habitat for Humanity, Greater Cleveland. A huge thanks to all of our sponsors and partners, especially presenting sponsor ZIto Insurance and each of our participating restaurants: The Woods, Carrie Cerino's, Corleone's, The Zack Bruell Restaruant Group, Hodge's, Spice Kitchen & Bar, Barrio, Tree House Gallery & The Clifton, Horseshoe Casino-The Spread Buffet, Tartine Bistro and Progressive Field. Direct Support Professionals provide residential services to children and adults with developmental disabilities based on the individual’s needs. The DSP assists in maintaining and meeting consumer’s health, occupational, social and emotional goals and advocates on their behalf. Certainly, this job description is clear and concise, but to really understand how special this career can be, we thought we’d take you behind the scenes and let you hear from some Direct Support Professionals from The Wayside Family: In one-way-or-another, Jamie has been supporting individuals with developmental disabilities all of his life. "I have family members with special needs and my mother has worked in this field all of her life – so it’s always been in mine." Jamie tells us he finds his career as a Direct Support Professional challenging and rewarding, "It’s all rewarding because every day you don’t know how you’re changing someone’s life. And if you go home feeling you have helped change one life – even for a millisecond of their day – you’ve done what you’re supposed to do." We think Jamie says it all when he says, "If you look at it from any standpoint,every day’s a good day." Angie has worked with children and adults with developmental disabilities at Our Lady of the Wayside for 15 years. "I had an affinity for helping people (and) found out that I really like taking care of people. I like taking (the consumers) out in the community and doing stuff with them. And these guys are so hilarious that I have a really good time when I do it!" Angie adds, "I like being involved in their lives and getting to know their families. It’s pretty cool – it kind-of expands my own family." To sum it up, Angie says, "I like joking around with them. There’s a funny story every day. We have a lot of fun!" Sarah has worked in Direct Care for 18 years, 8 of which have been at Our Lady of the Wayside. Listening to her speak about her career, the word that comes up time-and-again is, fulfilling. "To see them happy… to see them smiling … getting so excited about things that we take for granted -- that’s so fulfilling to me!" Sarah says, "I go into work and I do what needs to be done but it’s not a job to me. It’s not a walk-in-punch-in-walk-out-punch-out thing. You’re taking care of them, you’re cooking for them, you’re cleaning for them, and you’re helping them learn sign language or how to put in a DVD. It’s my life and (in many ways) they rely on me as much as I rely on them." Interested in starting your career with Our Lady of the Wayside? Visit www.thewayside.org for more information or to view Jamie, Angie and Sarah's videos on their careers at The Wayside. Can do! Like You! Is the theme for this year's Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. No one embodies that phrase more than the participants of our Pathways Program. Pathways offers day services for adults with disabilities with a focus on community integration, learning and personal development. At Pathways they are always on the go! The West Side Market, Campbell's Sweet Factory, Farmpark, golf range, Nature Center, Giant Eagle tour, Cleveland Museum of Art and the Library are just a few of their recent outings. Back at campus they have art class, Tai Chi, cooking class, grocery shopping skills and more.
The folks in Pathways also enjoy being a part of, and giving back to the community. This month they are sponsoring a food drive at each Pathways location for Harvest for Hunger. They kicked off their campaign at the beginning of the month with a tour of the Cleveland Foodbank and will be delivering the food they collected at the end of the month. Over the Holidays they made cards for the veterans and delivered them to the VA Hospital and sent cards to Walter Reed Medical Center. Make sure you check out our Facebook page for all of happenings going on over at Pathways! Our Lady of the Wayside is privileged to serve those with developmental disabilities in our community, to learn more about what we do and how your loved one can get help please visit www.thewayside.org. In just two months the tastiest event of the year, Cleveland's Finest Hors d'Oeuvre Contest, is happening! On April 16th you have the opportunity to sample and vote on food from the best local chefs as they compete to create the Finest Hor d'Oeuvre. This year's event is bigger and better than ever! Join presenting sponsor Zito Insurance and New 102 radio personalities: Jen Toohey, Tim Richards and Desiray Cross as you tantalize your taste buds. We have expanded the event to two floors of the Terrace Club this year which means you have a great view to check out the new renovations to Progressive Field. In addition to all the tasty food you will enjoy complimentary beer and wine samplings and live music by singer-songwriter Nate Jones and Acoustics by Rick Dewitt of the Half Naked Monkeys. Featured Restaurants: Barrio Carrie Cerino's Ristorante Corleone's Ristorante Hodge's Progressive Field Spice Kitchen & Bar The Spread (Horseshoe Casino) Tree House Gallery The Woods Zack Bruell Restaurant Group Desserts: Becker's Bakery Wine & Beer Tasting: Tom Gore Vineyards & Mill St. Brewery You won't want to miss this delicious Spring event! Tickets are available online at http://www.thewayside.org/clevelands_finest_2015.aspx. |
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