March 2013 - Cosmopolitan Industries

Volume 33 Issue 3
March 2013
www.cosmoindustries.com
ROUGHRIDER JOINS COSMO TEAM
Ken Gryschuk
Manager of Business Development
and Community Relations
There may be a lot of #53 jerseys
worn by the participants as Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offensive
lineman Patrick ‘Paddy’ Neufeld has
chosen to adopt Cosmo as a community commitment. The pictures
of his tour at Cosmo have been
turned into a video and is available
for viewing on Facebook. It’s a good
thing that offensive linemen are
used to bending as Paddy often had
to lower his 6’ 6” frame to have his
picture taken with participants. There wasn’t enough time to
get through the entire building but
he promised to return and bring a
few of his Green and White wearing
friends for an autograph session
(we’ll let you know when). As his
first endeavor with Cosmo, Paddy is
entering a team in the Cosmo BULLa-Thon with Pat and Cristy to help
raise funds for renovations to
Cosmo and to support the Top of
the Rock fund. He’ll be challenging
others to enter a team as well or to
donate to this great cause. If you
haven’t entered a team yet or made
a donation, make sure you take up
Paddy’s challenge.
We are sure that Paddy will have his
own cheering section since attending Rider games is a favourite outing
for participants sponsored by the
Top of the Rock. A big thanks to
Paddy for choosing Cosmo. We are
sure that this will be the start of a
long and rewarding relationship.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
COSMO’S ANNUAL BULL-A-THON WITH PAT AND CRISTY
APRIL 25TH AT HUNTER’S FAIRHAVEN BOWL
REGISTER A TEAM, SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT OR MAKE A DONATION TODAY!
YOU COULD WIN AN IPAD, OR TICKETS TO FLEETWOOD MAC IN CONCERT
ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS AT COSMO
THROUGH COSMO’S RENEWAL PROJECT AND THE TOP OF THE ROCK TRUST
FOR INFORMATION: www.COSMOINDUSTRIES.COM OR CALL KEN AT 306-260-7093.
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WE’RE GOING
HIGHER!
Chantal Gosselin
TeleMiracle Committee
On Sunday March 3rd, Chantal
Gosselin, Jenna Johnson, Todd Phillips and Angie Weisner proudly presented a total donation of $2,857.38
to TeleMiracle 37 live on television
at TCU Place. Cosmo fundraised
through 50/50 draws, raffle baskets,
hockey pools, selling Helping Hands,
collecting pennies and hosting a
Cake Auction.
A few days prior to the big presentation on television, Cosmo had the
pleasure to welcome Beverly Mahood, Bob McGrath, Tom Cross
MAGIC 98.3 FM HAS
HEART
When she appeared on Telemiracle,
Angie Weisner was asked why she
chose ‘What About Love’ by Heart to
sing on the show. She said it was
because she had heard it on 98.3
fm.
Steve Chisholm of Magic 98.3 was at
home watching Telemiracle and
when he heard that, he decided to
surprise Angie with a gift in thanks
for the ‘shout out’. He came to
Cosmo with two tickets to see Heart
in concert. Angie was certainly surprised and she absolutely loved the
concert.
Steve surprising Angie was a heartwarming moment and it’s worth
viewing on Cosmopolitan Industries’
facebook page. We certainly are
appreciative that Steve was so
thoughtful. It is something that Angie will cherish.
The Cosmo Communicator
(Beverly’s Manager) and Kelly Watson from TeleMiracle. Our delegates
were a huge hit and signed autographs like celebrities as they
crossed our halls! Along the way,
Beverly Mahood and Angie Weisner
shared a very special moment as
they sang a duet together. Ken Gryschuk was quick to fetch his video
recorder and was able to capture
this moment. The video was such a
huge hit on Facebook and has been
viewed over 77,607 times!
After hearing Angie’s amazing voice,
Beverly encouraged Angie to attend
TeleMiracle 37 when Cosmo presented the cheque. Angie and Beverly Mahood performed “What is
Love” for a second time around.
For those who haven’t viewed the
video of Angie performing, be sure
to ‘Like’ Cosmopolitan Industries on
Facebook and check it out!
A huge thank you to those who supported TeleMiracle 37! We look forward to having your continuous support and surpassing last year’s totals.
IT’S THE ISLAND WAY!
Maegen Urdal
Recreation Coordinator
Cosmo’s annual winter carnival was
another great event! This year’s
theme was Cosmo on vacation and
what a fun vacation it was! There
was a big bingo game, Country 2
Band, movies and participants enjoyed dancing to the music of LadyHawke in the gym. The big hit of
the afternoon was our ice cream
sundaes with caramel and chocolate
sauce!
Thank you to everyone who helped
decorate, supervise and all the volunteers we had assisting in the
building. We are all looking forward
to our next event day!
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The Cosmo Communicator
HURRY, HURRY HARD!
Maegen Urdal
Recreation Coordinator
February 28th Cosmo had the opportunity to experience curling. Capital
One’s Rocks and Rings is a program
that teaches how and what curling
is! Participants participated in a
OVEN SEASONED
POTATO WEDGES
(MAKES 4 SERVINGS)
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
2 large russet potatoes, scrubbed
and cut into eighths
Spray a baking sheet with non-stick
spray, preheat oven to 400 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Place parmesan cheese, canola oil,
onion and garlic powders, pepper
and salt, and cut potatoes in a resealable plastic bag. Shake to evenly
coat potatoes. Place skin- side
down on baking sheet and bake until
easily pierced with a fork, about 25
min.
sweeping relay, curling games and
red light, green light. Our instructor
Samantha brought brooms, rocks
and curling rings so that we could all
practice our shots!
and tattoo for participating. Cosmo
is looking to purchase the rocks and
rings set so that we can enjoy curling all year round!
Everyone had a blast cheering each
other on and received a certificate
MULTI-UNIT
RESIDENTIAL
RECYCLING
The public consultations for a universal recycling program for MultiUnit Residences such as apartment
blocks and condominium complexes were held in March. The
city of Saskatoon will be creating a
report for Cosmo based on the input from the public. Cosmo has
also been involved directly with
stakeholder organizations. Upon
receiving the report and with incorporating the information provided
by stakeholders, Cosmo will craft a
proposal for the city administration
for the creation of the Multi-Unit
Residential Recycling (MURR) program. This proposal will be presented to administration by the
end of April and it should go before
City Council sometime in May. The
program itself won’t start until
2014.
Pathways Annual Garage Sale
Friday, April 19th
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Popcorn and Punch for $1
We are gratefully accepting
donations of small household
items for this event.
Please, NO clothing or stuffed
animals.
New Staff
Queenie Celestino-Fulltime Life Skills
Tamara McGirr-Fulltime Life Skills
Changes
Michelle Wolfe-Fulltime-Pathways
Nicole Dowd–Term-Pathways
Viktoria Maurus-Casual
Maegen Urdal-Fulltime Life Skills
Goodbye
Stephanie Craft
Jolene Odnokon
Linda Davidson
Ernalyn Morales-Maternity Leave
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The Cosmo Communicator
KINSMEN
TELEMIRACLE
EXERCISE ROOM
National Volunteer
Appreciation Week
April 21-27th
One of the successes of a past BULLa-thon bowling fundraiser was the
purchase of some disability adapted
exercise equipment for participants. The exercise room has become very popular and that’s great
since exercise is so beneficial to
health. Unfortunately there was
only so much that could be done
with the equipment that had been
purchased. We needed more equipment to match the growing demand. Kinsmen Telemiracle responded to this need with a donation of $15,000 to expand the exercise options for participants. There
will be an official opening when we
put in the new equipment. In funding the equipment, the Kinsmen
solved two problems for Cosmo 1)
we are now able to expand the
physical fitness program and 2) we
now have a name for the exercise
room. In thanks, it will be called the
Kinsmen Telemiracle Fitness
Room. When you come to visit at
our Open House on May 3rd, make
sure that you get a peek. The room
is just off the gym featuring big windows and happily exercising participants.
In April, Cosmo will be celebrating
National Volunteer Appreciation
Week as a thank you to all of the volunteers who have contributed their
time with us. Because of these people,
we are helping to enrich life experiences for adults with intellectual disabilities. We will dedicate a section of
the April Cosmo Communicator to
volunteers.
“Volunteers do not necessarily have
the time; they simply have the heart.” –
Elizabeth Andrew
VOLUNTEERS
WANTED
Cosmo is looking for volunteers to
help with Recreational Outings.
Join our Recreation Coordinators
by committing 3 hours per week
and help enrich someone’s outings!
Contact Chantal Gosselin,
Coordinator of Volunteer Services
at 664-3158 or email at
JOE
LESLIE
July 25, 1919
March 6, 2013
Joe, as we all knew him, passed away
peacefully at his home, Kinsmen Manor,
at the age of 93.
Joe was born in Cupar, Saskatchewan
and grew up on the family farm near
Grenfell with his parents, brothers and
sisters.
Joe began his career with Cosmopolitan Industries in July 1972. During his
time with Cosmo, he worked in the Contracts Division, Seniors and since his
retirement in September 2002, he joined
the Cosmo Day Program at Elmwood
full time. Joe was an enthusiastic and
valued worker, more often happy than
not, always grateful, and possessed a
wonderful sense of humour.
Joe had a love of music; he would join
in on sing-along, was part of the Buckaroos and looked forward to the yearly
Christmas carols. Many songs were a
favourite of Joe’s and those who knew
him; Wild Irish Rose, Wakatonka, and
When Irish Eyes were Smiling. These
are the three that were often requested.
We will miss your conversations,
smiles, songs, stories and of course wit.
Joe will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all of us at Cosmo.
volunteers@cosmoindustries.com
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WHO
CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY!
DO YOU HAVE UNOPENED
BEAUTY SUPPLIES?
Eye shadow
Blush
Bronzer
Mascara
Lipstick
Hair accessories
Our ladies from our Beauty
Group would LOVE to have a
makeover day!