Osage Connection - Orange Grove Center

A publication for family, friends and supporters
April 2013 – July 2013
Vol. 4 / Issue 2
Orange Grove Center
Recognizing, supporting and celebrating 60 years of services to
children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Thank You
Sixty Years of Gems
Norfolk Southern & TVRM
Orange Grove Center has become a fixture in the
community, and many of our individuals have
become fixtures here at The Grove in our 60 years
of service to the community.
We are proud to recognize some of our individuals
who remain with us today, and who are a testament
of the services we provide to adults and children.
Linda Romans, also known as Orange Grove’s
songbird, came to Orange Grove from the
Tennessee School for the Blind when she was in
her teens. She quickly became acclimated to her
surroundings at OGC, absorbing lessons taught in
home economics classes and office training for
individuals in the Center’s blind program.
Soon after, Linda’s vocal abilities shined through
music services, as she sang with the Orange
Grove Chorus, and performed around town. Her
first solo performance was at a Chattanooga
Lookouts game.
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Linda Romans, right,
and with the OGC
Chorus, second from
right above.
At 62, Linda recalls the many offerings of
Orange Grove Center over the years, and
thanks those who helped her along the way.
“I’ve learned things you wouldn’t believe,”
Linda said. “I like all the people here. I
think they are wonderful,” she said.
Eighty-six-year-old Ray Steed grew up in
Sweetwater, TN. He came to Orange Grove in
1984 where his first job was in the Industrial
Training Center. Ten years later he moved
to the Recycling Center where
he was a standout employee
for the next 15 years.
DESIGN:
Leslie Smith, Coordinator
Public Relations and Marketing
lesmith@orangegrove.org
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Dennis Wilkes
Melissa McNish
Leslie Smith
PRINTING:
Graphic Impressions
Chattanooga, TN
ON THE COVER:
Carlene Melton, Diana Linder, Kevin
Anderson and Deta Ashley surround Double
G camp counselor, Adrianne Gutillo (center)
with love.
Today, you will find Ray at his Pine
Bluff residence, with house manager,
Cindy Chamberlin, her husband,
John, and several roommates who
round out the Pine Bluff family.
Ray Steed, 86,
enjoys leisure
time during his
retirement years
at Pine Bluff.
When time allows, Ray spends
time hanging out on his family’s
farm, gardening, watching college
football games and hunting
with John. From time-to-time,
the two enjoy a guy’s day out in
the woods near their home.
Orange Grove, with the
help of the Tennessee
Valley Railroad Museum,
blew train whistles to thank
Norfolk Southern
Foundation for their
generous gift to our
operating budget.
Daniel Huggins and the
Chattanooga Safety and Service
Committee not only presented us
with a check, but also arranged for
a fun day at the TVRM, which
included a private tour of one of
their traveling exhibit cars, lunch in
their Depot Diner, an up-close-andpersonal view of a real engine (wow,
are they big!), and a relaxing ride
from the TVRM to their East Chattanooga yard and
back. What a treat for our individuals and staff!
OGC and Norfolk Southern have enjoyed a long
partnership, with Orange Grove picking up,
cleaning and delivering NS lunch
coolers. OGC individuals clean an
average of 25-30 coolers per week,
which we like to think contributes to
Norfolk Southern’s success as the
“thoroughbred of transportation.”
Pictured top left: Carol Fridell, a DSP
in the Industrial Training Center, talks
to railroad staff as Bobby Thomas
awaits his train ride. Above right: Daniel Huggins
with Norfolk Southern presents a check to Heidi
Hoffecker for general operating support for the
Center. Center: Debbie Chadwick operates a train
via a train simulator.
Komatsu Recognized as Business of the Year by TNCO
Tennessee Community Organizations (TNCO)
recently awarded Komatsu of Chattanooga its 2013
Annual Award of Excellence for Business of the
Year. Orange Grove nominated the agency for
providing employment opportunities to individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Komatsu, a leading manufacturer and supplier of
construction, mining and compact construction
equipment in Chattanooga, was established more
than 20 years ago and at any given time has
employed at least four to six individuals served by
Orange Grove since its founding.
The 2008 recession forced the company to lay off
employees, including those from Orange Grove,
but only temporarily; Komatsu rehired them as soon
as possible. Komatsu remains committed to all its
employees, and reports that its inclusive
employment practices is just good business, as the
plant’s production is strong and growing. Kudos to
Komatsu for supporting our folks and our mission
with its commitment to employing some of the folks
we serve!
Left to right: Mike Slifko,
Production Manager at
Komatsu, with O’Dell
Tiller, Coordinator of
Community Supports and
Tera Roberts, Director of
Adult Services at Orange
Grove Center
Orange Grove Golf Tournament most successful yet!
CAREER
Moves
Twenty-eight teams of golfers convened at
Lookout Mountain Golf Club (LMGC) on August
22, 2013, for the annual Orange Grove Center
Golf Tournament, chaired by long-time board
member and Orange Grove supporter, Ben
Tyber, of Atlanta.
@TheGrove
Darcy Owens
WELCOME
JOE BROWN!
Orange
Grove
Center
welcomes
Joe Brown
to the Board
of Directors.
Brown is
the Market
President
for BB&T’s commercial team, where
he is responsible for community,
professional, government,
business and civic banking.
Brown has a bachelor of science
in business administration, finance
from the University of Tennessee
at Knoxville, and a master of
business administration from the
University of Chattanooga.
His board involvement has
included Cherokee Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America, University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga,
College of Business Dean’s
Advisory Board, YMCA of Metro
Chattanooga, J.A. Henry Branch
YMCA, and Bethlehem Center.
Joe and his wife, Derrica, are the
parents of twin daughters, Madison
and Makayla, and son, Joel.
Gina Selby
Nikki Rozzell
Long-time employee Darcy Owens
has been named an Assistant Director
of Adult Services, with her area of
focus in community services. She will
be responsible for oversight and
continued development of communitybased day programs. Her duties will
include working in the community to
Keith Fralix
grow our relationships with our
business partners who contract with us for services and/or
employ the individuals we serve. Owens joined the Orange
Grove team in 1984, and during her tenure she has had many
different roles, including classroom teacher, client program
coordinator, social worker, vocational supervisor, and Director
of Children’s Services.
Gina Selby also joins Adult Services as an Assistant Director,
with a focus on Facility Services. She will supervise
transportation, personal assistants, the Industrial Training
Center, Adult Comprehensive Training, and Day Program
Nursing. She has been at The Grove since 1995 when she was
hired to develop enrichment activities such as dance, art,
acting, music theater and computer classes.
Nikki Rozzell has been named a Recycling Coordinator, and
as such oversees recycling staff, plant operation, five drop-off
centers and three refuse centers. She has been with Orange
Grove since 1996, when she was hired as a teacher’s assistant
in Children’s Services. Most recently, she was managing staff
and individuals in the Residential Habilitation program.
With Owens’ move to Adult Services, Keith Fralix has
stepped in as the Director of Children’s Services. He supervises
the school-age classrooms and oversees all aspects of
operations. He joined us just two years ago and has served
ably as the coordinator of Education and Training.
This year’s amazingly wet weather threatened,
but dampened neither play nor spirits during
Glenda Dalton and
Margaret Johnson retire
Orange Grove recently said “goodbye”
to Glenda Dalton (top) and Margaret
Johnson (bottom left), upon their retirement
from the Center.
Glenda, a long-time
employee and mother of
Meredith, who was served
by Orange Grove, was the
human resources assistant
for more than 12 years. She
served Orange Grove for
more than 35 years.
Margaret served Orange
Grove faithfully for 44
years, and saw many
changes during her tenure,
including construction of our
current facilities. Her first
job at the Grove was with
the Blind Program at the
original site on Main Street.
For the last 12 years she supervised individuals
in the Industrial Training Center.
Orange Grove wouldn’t be possible without
friends and staff like Margaret and Glenda,
and we wish them the very best!
the day’s play, instead providing additional
entertainment as golfers and staff alike watched
the looming storm clouds skirt the bluffs.
Lunch was very generously provided by Doll
Buckner from McAlister’s Deli. Thirst and
hunger during play were slaked by beverages
and snacks served by Orange Grove staff and
individuals, Ruth Toon, Donnee Cox, T.C.
Cox, Rachel Andry, Deta Ashley, Bradlee
Hamilton, Travis Henderson, Frankie Kelly
and Keith Kirby.
After play, LMGC’s Margaret Johnson and
her stellar kitchen staff served up delicious
chicken wings, Mexican layered dip, petite pizza
slices, and veggies, dip and cheese.
Once again, June Cooper baked batches and
batches of brownies to satisfy chocolate cravings.
Tournament play was coordinated by Billy
Buchanan and Adam Campbell of LMGC.
Golfers traveled from as far away as Cleveland,
OH, Murfreesboro and Atlanta to play. The event
was the most successful of our golf tournaments
to date, netting close to $50,000.
Many, many thanks to everyone who participated
as a player, supporter and sponsor - we had a
terrific day that yielded a terrific outcome for the
people we serve.
Check us out to see more team and
tournament photos.
Miller Family Foundation - Mike
Dunn, Glen Lemley, Randy Dunn
and Robbie Hammond
Team Tyber - Doug Warwick,
Scott Kenney, Gary Weld and
Dr. Ben Tyber
Hamilton County Commission Chester Bankston, Ted Ballew,
Rich Balthrop and Marty Haynes
EPB - Brandon Culpepper, William
Spears, Houston Thomas and
Ketha Richardson
Family Foundation
First Tennessee Bank - Wayne
Alverson, Jeff Jackson, John
Douglas and Hampton Johnston
Dell Lloyd, Patty Little, Elizabeth
Wallace and Carole Goodwin
Caraustar - Misti Gipson, April
Carlock and Nikki Rozzell
Baker Donelson - Pete Van
Valkinburgh, Roger Field, Ken
Beckman and Josh Powers
Helen Tyber Morton Harold and Debbie Tyber
and
We appreciate our sponsors!
The June Cooper Bridge Club
Bayne-Ruth Properties
Orange Grove
Health Care Services
Dr. Graham Parker
Dr. Kristin Compton
Title Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Southern Coffee and Spring Water
The Paper
Mountain City
Landscape
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CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($20,000 and more)
McKenzie Charitable Foundation
Robert and Kathrina H. Maclellan Foundation
CHAMPIONS ($10,000 to $19,999)
First Tennessee Foundation
Heartland Ranch and Arena
BENEFACTOR ($5000 to $9999)
Greater Chattanooga Lodging Association
Pulmonaire Service Pharmacy
PATRON ($1000 to $4999)
ACE Hardware (The Helpful Group)
Autotrader.com
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
BB&T Huffaker Trimble
BBC Foundation
BlueCross Blue Shield of TN
Bravo Wellness
Capital Financial Group (Tim Daniell)
Caraustar
Larry and Sherry Cash
Charles Schwab (Jake Tallent)
Chattanooga Elks Lodge #91
ContinuCare HealthServices
Dynamic Prosthetic & Orthotic
We omitted a few
important people in
our last issue.
We would like to thank
them for their support.
Tom and Claudette Cox
Marlin Financial
and Leasing Corp.
Roland Thomas
e gratefully acknowledge the generous support of all our partners in serving
our children and adults. Gifts listed were from April 1, 2013 to July 31, 2013.
We make every effort to insure our list is correct, and any mistakes are inadvertent.
Please let us know if we need to set the record straight!
The Sully Corporation
Oakwood Baptist Church
IN-KIND GIFTS
TWH Architects
South Seminole Baptist Church
Autumn Hatfield/Scentsy
Harold and Debbie Tyber
Spring Creek Road Baptist Church
Village VW of Chattanooga
THS Food Service/Henry Poss
Blue Planet Foods
Williams Web
Michael Tomshack
Douglas Warwick
E. F. Brannon Furniture
EPB
Hamico, Inc.
Hamilton County Commission
(Chester Bankston and Marty Haynes)
Hazel Montague Hutcheson Bell Foundation
Hutcheson Medical Center
Johnson, Hickey & Murchison
Kingdom Properties
Knights of Columbus, E. Brainerd
Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan
Miller and Martin
Miller Family Foundation
Peace Communications
Pioneer Credit Company
Tom and Nancy Tolar
United Heartland
LEADERSHIP ($500 to $999)
Blood Assurance
Jonathan and Clare Kent
M. R. Foundation of Tennessee
David and Katrina McIntosh
Memorial Hospital
Dr. Gary and Vickie Meredith
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Sink and Associates
Dr. Ben Tyber, DDS
Zaxby’s
INVESTOR ($250 to $499)
Acuity Staffing
AEL Labs
Anonymous
Astec Industries
Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon
Bayne-Ruth Properties
Buhrman and Associates
Thomas A. “TAC” Caldwell, III
Central States Bus Sales
Chattanooga Area Schools Federal Credit Union
CommTrans
Continental Recycling Corporation
Custom Health Care Services
DBS Corporation
Derryberry Public Relations
Diesel Plus
Don Ledford Auto Park
Graham Parker, Ph.D.
Kristin Compton, DMD
Rick Rader, MD (Friends of Einstein)
Evergreen Consultants
Helen Tyber Morton
Helton Construction
Higdon Companies
Home Health Care of East Tennessee
Dan and Linda Johnson
Judgment Index
Keefe Plumbing and Heating Company
Scott Kenney
Key’s Carpet Center
Mountain City Landscape
Mountain View Chevrolet
Mutual of America
Office Coordinators, Inc.
James Pickering
PPS Orthotic and Prosthetic Services
Lewis Ray
RiverCity Consulting Services
RPA Insurance
Sweet Peppers Deli
The June Cooper Bridge Club
The Paper Shredding Company Kevin McFarland
SUSTAINER ($100 to $249)
Howard and Nancy Yarbrough
Rusty and Dianne Aytes
Carter Distributing Co.
Chattanooga Bakery
Chattem
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
G. Scott and Courtney Bucher
FRIEND (UP TO $99)
Dixon Golf
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buhrman
Terri Bain
Gold Bond
Ed and Mary Carpenter
Lisa Bass
Gollywhoppers
Diesel Plus
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ekiss
Holder Concessions
Dixon Golf
Steve and Teresa Goodwin
Dynamic Dietetics
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gregory
Kelsan
Jeri T. Evans
Marcia Guilbert
Roger and Judy Field
Lemont and Renita Johnson
Mark and Jane Howell
William Stephens
Harold Huff
Janet Strang
Liquid Seven
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Sweet Pepper’s Deli
Henry Luken
United Way of Northwest Georgia
Southern Coffee and Spring Water
Ernest and Deborah McCarson
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and SNJ
Zaxby’s
(Sharon Thorn Music Center/Music Services)
Joe Abercrombie
Jerry and Mildred Prince
Merry Anderson
Tyner Academy
Homer and Jane Broyles
Kelley Van Vreede
John and Glenda Pauley
Mr. and Mrs. G. Wilson Horde
Kathryn Howell
Nancy Irvine
John M. Miller
Matthews Construction, Inc.
Herbert and Joan Thornbury
West Hills Baptist Church,
The Bible Searchers Class
West Hills Ten O’Clock Gardeners
West Hills Ten O’Clockers
William and Eugenia Wilcox
Integrity Auto Group
McAlister’s Deli
McKee Food Corporation
Nutrition World
HONORARIUMS
Jonathan Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davidson
Susan and Rusty Rouse
Charles and Nancy Gray
Jerry Summers
Linda Hisey
Skip Nardo
Richard Thatcher
Tom and Claudette Cox­­
Bob Willie
Ralph Kimsey Campbell
Dan and Karen LaGraff
Dr. J. T. and Mrs. Virginia Layne
David and Sally Smith
Jack Gouger
Tom and Claudette Cox
William Harless
John and Glenda Pauley
Jerry Summers
Carey Henley
Eva Ruth Matthews
Doris Janney
Cheryl Schwarz
Polly Jarrett
Nancy Cobb
Mark Zielke and Family
David and Cynthia Lippe
Loic Rentiers
Diamond Steve Napolitan
Francis and Pattie Cain
Kathryn Edge
Mr. and Mrs. William Godbold
Hugh and Emogene Griffin
Patricia Lee and Jeremy W. Poole
and Roberta Newell
James and Billie Poole
Reba Smith
Elizabeth West
Dorothy Vicars
JDH Company
LeeAnn White
Trey White
MEMORIALS
Helen Barto
Chattanooga OMS, PC
Tom and Claudette Cox
John F. and Judy Germ
Lyman Hodge
Tolbert Nowell
Robert and Beth Rabon
Jerry Summers
Waldorf Property Mgmt.
William and Kathleen Wilder
Bonnie Williams
Kay Wise
Keith Bush
John C. McFarland
Dr. Bill Campbell
Dr. J. T. and Mrs. Virginia Layne
Chad Campbell
M. Jo Arendale
Robert and Juanita Beasley
Richard and Suzanne Belcher
Sarah Brackett
Thomas and Anne Caldwell
Jeff and Annette Carnes
Patsy Carter
Garth and Barbara Childress
Citizen’s Tri-County Bank
Clear Creek Church of Christ
Tom and Claudette Cox
Mr. and Mrs. John Coxwell
Jefferson and Cynthia Cronan
Dr. Larry and Joan Davis
Shelley Dearing
James and Sandra Feher
Boodie and Carol Fox
Timothy and Terri Gilbert
Larry and Florrye Grant
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Gray
Art and Anne Hagood
Dorothy Hand
Linda Harris
Randall and Donna Hawkins
Natalie Harwood
Elaine Hatch
David and Kathy Holt
Beth Jacobs
Robert and Mary Jett
Judy Jordan
Sharon Karwisch
James and Hazel Lane
Ben Loyd
Jenny Maffett
James and Brenda Mahoney
Doris McElroy
Robert and Brenda McKay
Virginia Mitts
Donald and Kathy Nixon
C. F. O’Neil
Renee Pilgrim
Randy and Sandy Ragan
Dorothy Reed
S. Michael Roe
Ernest Sanders
Ken and Ann Sheets
Signal Mtn Church of Christ
Erin Snyder
Gary and Nancy Snyder
Danny Spencer
Joe and JoAnne Spencer
Elaine Stroud
Ruth Toon
Alvin and Hallie White
Karen Wilson
Dr. J. Mack Worthington
OGC, Memorial team up to celebrate 60th
anniversary with Glenwood Block Party
During the month of May, Orange
Grove and Memorial Hospital
partnered for a community-wide
block party that included games and
health and informational booths for
Glenwood residents and the staffs of
the Center and Memorial.
Antonio McMath teaches Zumba to
LaTisha Franklin;
Dr. Kristin Compton looks into the
mouth of a Glenwood resident.
(Left to right)
Denise Oettinger,
President of
America’s
Garden, and Liz
Hanson
American Gardens donates
flowers to OGC
American Gardens, located in Red Bank, recently
donated 80 annual plants to OGC. The plants have
beautified locations around the Center and at 24
Orange Grove homes.
Phyllis James, board member of Scenic City
Women’s Network, donated boxes of copy paper,
card stock, invitation cards,
recyclable shopping bags and other items
to Orange Grove Center.
Thank you, Phyllis, for thinking of us!
Community Foundation awards
Dental and Children’s Services
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
(CFGC) is again a funding partner for OGC, funding
both Dental Services and Children’s Services.
(L to R) O’Dell Tiller, OGC United Way
Chairman 2013, Delores Lewis, United Way
senior campaign director; Claudette Tiller,
OGC co-chair, *Julie Cain, *Donnee Cox,
*Shirley Mathis, Tom Decosimo, 2013 United
Way campaign chairman, *Cynthia Lane,
*Cynthia Chamberlin; Eva Dillard, United
Way president, and Kyle Hauth, executive
director of Orange Grove.
*OGC United Way department representatives
Orange Grove Donates
Yard, Bake Sale Proceeds
To United Way
Orange Grove donated more than
$1,500 from two yard and bake sales to
United Way of Greater Chattanooga.
Items sold were contributed by Orange
Grove staff, who are major supporters of
the annual event.
Orange Grove Center is one of 40
partner agencies supported annually by
United Way.
Project Open W.I.D.E. (Windows in Dental Excellence),
a program devoted to the oral health care of individuals
with developmental disabilities served by Orange Grove
and throughout the community, received $15,000 to
expand the services they offer into a local operating
room. This is the second grant awarded to the project by
CFGC. In 2011, the organization gave just under
$20,000 for dental supplies and equipment to assist the
project in its first year of operation.
Dr. Kristin Compton, director of the clinic, states,
“We have learned a lot in the medical community
about the connection between good oral health and
chronic diseases. The support from CFGC is invaluable
to our ongoing mission to improve the lives of the
people we serve.”
Children’s Services is again a beneficiary of CFGC’s
generosity with an award of $16,990 to purchase
educational supplies, equipment and learning materials
for the school-age program. Last year’s CFGC grant
benefitted our applied behavioral analysis (ABA)
program that helps children we serve who have a
diagnosis of autism.
Thank you, Community Foundation, for your continued
support, and for making an investment in the lives of our
children and adults!
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OGC Chorus, The Chattanoogan, 11:30 AM
This program is funded (in part) by the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD), Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Division of Rehabilitation Services, United Way of Greater Chattanooga, USDA, TDOT, Tennessee Council on
Developmental Disabilities, the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Georgia Division of Rehabilitation Services, and many private contributors.
Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, federal law protects individuals from discrimination. Facilities, programs and
services sponsored by Orange Grove Center are available to
all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin,
age, sex or disability.