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Most recently, Josh, a farmer at
heart, wanted to expand his love for
agriculture. Josh and Ronnie created a raised bed garden right here on
Wendell Foster’s Campus. With Josh
as the brains and Ronnie the muscle,
they created an awesome raised garden where Josh was able to help
grow tomatoes, kale, and mustard
lettuce. Josh made decisions regarding how and when to water and
fertilize, and when the dirt needed
to be tilled. It was a great success
when he helped harvest a variety of
healthy vegetables!
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pride in making it happen. He’s
always eager to share his ideas and
desires with his occupational therapy team, and because they believe in
him, they want to make it happen too!
Last basketball season, Josh, who is
an avid basketball fan and alumnus
of his high school, wanted to show
his school spirit in a big way. His
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), Ronnie, helped him
create boxes with the school letters
on them. Ronnie then attached the
boxes to Josh’s chair. Josh worked
on driving his head-controlled chair
while pulling the boxes. This is a little tricky when you’re driving with
your head! Once he got it down, the
big day was here. Josh along with
the high school cheerleaders got to
lead a cheer in front of the entire
gymnasium. Josh pulled the boxes
along the gym floor while everyone
cheered! It was his moment and he
owned it!! Everyone could feel the
love and pride in the entire gym.
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It was Josh’s first race and he loved
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and Ronnie!
Your contributions help us give Josh
the life he deserves. Thank You!
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Trained through a job coach at Wendell Foster’s Kelly Autism program,
Gunnar caught on quickly to his
routine, and really shined when Allison, the manager encouraged him
to try announcing Bingo. It’s a big
step for Gunnar, who’s usually quiet
and keeps to himself. Allison’s been
great about understanding Gunnar’s
personality and what best supports
him in his work. “Gunnar’s great!
It’s been a real blessing to be a part
of his success with employment. We
are all really proud of him.”
As a participant of the Kelly Autism
program, students learn important
social skills that might not come
so easily for children diagnosed
along the autism spectrum. Working as a team, developing conversational skills, and learning proper
manners are just a few of the topics
addressed. As the student grows in
these areas, supported employment
or job coaching may be the next step.
Working with each student and their
family through person-centered approaches ensures agreed-upon goals
and outcomes are pursued. We strive
to ensure each student learns social
skills to be successful in everyday
routines- at home, at school, in the
workplace, or in the community. If
you would like more information
about the Wendell Foster’s Kelly
Autism Program, call Kristen at 270
663-1460.
Gunnar invites you to come on over
to McDonald’s in Wesleyan Park
Plaza on Wednesday for good hot
breakfast, a hot cup of coffee and
BINGO! You might want to get there
early…. The good seats go fast!
Carrie Blackham
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Gunnar calling out bingo
at McDonald’s in Wesleyan
Park Plaza.
Please consider Wendell Foster’s Campus
on this international day of giving.
Maggie Price, CFRM
Wendell Foster’s Campus
270/683-4517 ext. 420
mprice@wfcampus.org
www.wfcampus.org/donate
receives some support with day to
day tasks from Wendell Foster, and
Amy helped him plan this support
and think about his health and
safety, as well as his independence.
About a year ago, Bryan moved into
his own place, and he couldn’t be
happier.
Goal: Independence
a Person Centered Thinking story
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hink for a minute about the
things you value most in your
life—maybe it’s relationships
with your family and friends, or a
sense of meaning from your work
and community contributions, or
pride in your accomplishments. To
the best of your ability, you make
choices in life that line up with
what you value. But for far too
many people, the ability to make
those choices is limited because of
the way society responds to their
disability. Person centered thinking
helps people gain positive control
over their lives.
Bryan Stone is a friendly and smart
guy who loves hanging out with his
friends, bowling, and sports. He
takes pride in his work at the bingo
hall. A few years ago, Bryan was
living with his mom. They have
a great relationship, but like most
single guys in their 30’s, he wanted
to live on his own. When his case
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manager, Amy Staves, learned of
this interest, they began working
toward his goal right away. They
encountered a few challenges, but
Bryan was undeterred.
Bryan and Amy needed to do all of
the things that go along with moving
to a new place—developing a budget,
finding an affordable place to live,
and figuring out transportation to
work and his favorite places. Bryan
In October 2015, Bryan shared
his story with the Interim Joint
Committee on Health and Welfare as
an example of how person centered
thinking leads to better lives.
Wendell Foster was honored to host
this committee of state legislators,
which not only offered us an
opportunity to share the good work
we do and offer tours of the campus,
but to help educate our legislators
about issues that are important to us.
The committee was impressed with
Bryan, and we are proud to be part
of his story.
Person centered thinking starts with
truly listening to a person and acting
on what we hear. Because of that,
Bryan has a rich life, full of things
that are meaningful to him. Thank
you for partnering with Wendell
Foster to help people have better
lives!
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DECEMBER 1
WFC Joins KY Gives on #GivingTuesday
an International Day of Giving
KY Gives is an opportunity for
Kentuckians to come together
to make donations to Kentucky
charities in an effort to raise as much
money as possible in 24 hours. This
year, it falls on #GivingTuesday
which is a global day of giving.
This day was created to encourage
philanthropy and to transform
how people think about, talk about
and participate in the holiday
giving season. Occurring this year
on December 1, from midnight
to 11:59pm, #GivingTuesday is
held annually on the Tuesday after
Thanksgiving and coincides with
shopping events of Black Friday, Shop
Local Saturday and Cyber Monday.
#GivingTuesday kicks off the holiday
giving season and inspires people to
collaborate in improving their local
communities and to give back in
impactful ways to the charities and
causes they support.
Wendell Foster joined the movement
in 2014 and raised over $2,000 on this
single day. Our 2015 goal is to raise
$4,000 and to expand Owensboro’s
generous giving community during
the season of giving. “It will be a
great holiday season in Owensboro
when all local non-profits benefit on
this day,” says Jeff Hagan, Director
of Marketing at Wendell Foster’s
Campus. “All gifts, big or small make
a difference, and when our local
charities and organizations become
financially secure, the community as
a whole benefits,” he added.
Those who are interested in joining
Wendell Foster’s KY Gives and
#GivingTuesday initiative can visit
www.wfcampus.org/donate.
For more details about KY Gives
and the #GivingTuesday movement,
visit www.givingtuesday.org,
Facebook page (https://www.
facebook.com/GivingTuesday)
or follow @GivingTues and the
#GivingTuesday hashtag on Twitter.
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Thanks to everyone who
helped or participated in
making 2015 a success!
The Women of Impact 100
PNC Bank
E’ville Iron Street Rods
The WFC Golf Scramble
Women’s Guild
Owensboro CrossFit
2015 Annual Benefit Dinner
& Auction Attendees
Owensboro Civitan Club
Whitesville Lions Club
WHAS Crusade for Children
Marilyn & William Young
Charitable Foundation
Daviess County Fiscal Court
OWENSBORO
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Nick Palmer, Music Director and Conductor
HolidayPops!
Please consider Wendell Foster’s Campus
on this international day of giving.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
3:00 p.m. • Cannon Hall
A sleigh full of guest artists, including American Idol finalist,
Jenny Beth Willis, will join the Symphony for cherished holiday
tunes, seasonal orchestral pieces and a Christmas carol sing-along.
Spread the holiday cheer and bring any
type of hospitality gift card to donate to our
friends at Wendell Foster’s Campus.
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