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Insights
Trinity Services’ Staff Newsletter
Trinity Rib-bits
Volume 9, Issue 3
March 15, 2015
Committee meetings:
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Congratulations to February Triple Diamond Winners! $150 - Diane
Peterson, $100 - Mary Gooch, $75 - Belinda Slouber and Joan Mrowczynski
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Open Book Meeting will be March 31 at 1 pm in the Community Room at the
Corporate Center.
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Remember to order Easter Lilies and spring bedding flowers from
Horticulture.
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Pencil in April 24 for an Old Plank Trail Bank @Work during your lunch
break. It will be held in the Lillie Pad Café.

Tell all your friends about Trinity Triumph 5K. It will be Thursday, June 25
at 7 pm. Find more details at www.facebook.com/TrinityTriumph5K
April
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Recognition
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ISC
13
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Human Rights
16
7
Suppor ting Families in Transition
The Will County Regional
Office of Education and
Will County Center for
Community Concerns are
sponsoring the “Families in
Transition Support Day.”
The event is to assist
families with school-aged
children who, through
financial hardship, have
become homeless. These
families may be staying in
shelters
or
occupying
limited space in the home
of family or friends.
Trinity is encouraging
employees to support this
drive by donating hygiene
supplies (deodorant, bath
soap, shampoo, disposable
razors,
toothbrushes,
toothpaste, etc.) Collection
boxes will be in the lobby
of the Corporate Center at
301 Veterans Parkway in
New Lenox and at the
Family Resource Center at
13318
W.
Lincoln
Highway, New Lenox.
Donations will be accepted
at these two sites through
April 14. Questions may
be directed to Mickey
Gossen, Network 3.
For questions or content contributions , contact Debi @ 815-722-0166 or dbatchelor@trinity-services.org
Inside this issue:
March Anniversaries
2
What will you do if the
power goes out?
3
Did You Know?
Trinity In-service Week
3
FCC Focus on Disabilities
3
Staff Development Calendar 4
Moments & Milestones
4
Insights
Page 2
March Anniversary Da tes
The years fly by when
you love your job!
Thank you for your years of service
NAME
YEARS
Roosevelt Journigan
Charollette Williams
Stephanie Pohl-Burfield
Maria Luna
Darlene Purler
Kirsten Willis
Bonnie Hassan
Donna DelSasso
Linnea Massey
Dohrn Dawson
Christina Gomez
Karen MacDonald
Patricia Devon
Ellis Craft
Patricia Satkowski
Daniel Farrar
Genoveva Roque
Charlene Steinhaus
Staci Hepp
Tiffany Henry
Latoya Frye
Julie Salmich
Ashley Brodanex
NAME
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YEARS
Larry Grossenbacher
Jessica Brittain
Gabriel Herman
Steven Benegas
Crystal McMahan
Angelica Villa-Martinez
Margaret Hinkle
Jacquelyn Anderson
Maureen Ferm
Andrea Pitts
Jessica Heimark
Jaime Lee
Julie Sprinkles
Sharon O'Connell
Brittany Tassello
Mandi Neubauer
Jennifer Price
Candice Jolivette
Michelle Kessler
Erica Dougan
Michael Wittmann
Don Fredrickson
Michael Jacksa
NAME
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Christine Schulze
Jennifer Trice
Valerie Milligan
Anita Uthe
Samantha Carter
TyAngela Dortch
Meaghan McAndrew
Michael Chandler
Pamela Hickman
Tiffany Gamble
La'Kimber Cook
Justin DeBoor
Brooke Rodriguez
Alec Schwartzkopf
Laura Cloninger
Stephanie Sather
Danica Tanner
Amber Stanton
Sherry Aldridge
Talia Anderson
Beverly Dixon
Amy O'Neill
YEARS
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Page 4 contains an article about Trinity’s In-service
Week. Pictured here are some recent In-service
classes. If you see someone you know, ask them
about In-service Week. Let your supervisor know if
you would like to attend sometime soon
Page 3
Volume 9, Issue 3
Wha t will you do if the power goes out?
From the National Preparedness Community
1. Follow energy conservation
Measures to reduce electicity
usage, which can help power
companies avoid imposing rolling
blackouts.
2. Fill plastic containers with water
and place them in the refrigerator
and freezer. Leave about an inch
of space inside each one to account
for expansion. Chilled or frozen
water will help keep food cold
during a temporary power outage.
3. Be aware that most medication
that requires refrigeration can be
kept in a closed refrigerator for
several hours without a problem. If
unsure, check with your physician
or pharmacist.
.
4. Keep your car tank at least half
full because gas stations rely on
electricity to power their pumps.
5. Know where the manual release
lever of your electric garage door
opener is located and how to
operate it. Garage doors can be
heavy, so know that you may need
help in lifting it.
.
6. Keep a key to
your house with
you if you regularly
use the garage as
the primary means
of entering your
home, in case the
Prepare for the
garage
door will
possibility
not
open.
of Severe Weather.
Did You Know?
Trinity offers training called
In-service Week three times this
year. The next class will begin on
May 18. This 5 day training is
intended for ILCs who have been
on the job for five years or more
and is held at the Conference
Center. The course was designed
by staff from the Behavioral
Health/ Family Counseling Center.
Here are comments from recent
participants in this experience.
“I came in with a preconceived
opinion o f In-service. It’s something I should remember whenever
I encounter a new situation I think
I won’t like.”
.
values.”
“I can’t believe I was in class for
5 days and wanted it to last even
longer than that!”
If you’d like to attend In-service,
talk to your supervisor about the
possibility.
“I have changed some goals in my
life and now they reflect my
FCC To Put New Focus On Disabilities
By Michelle Diament
From DisabilityScoop —February 17, 2 015
The federal agency tasked with
regulating telephones, television
and
other
communications
technology is looking for advice on
how to better serve people with
disabilities.
meeting in March, will advise and
provide
recommendations
to
regulators on topics ranging from the
accessibility of 911 services to closed
captioning and telecommunications
relay services.
.
The
Federal
Communications
Commission is convening a
disability advisory committee for
the first time. The 40-member
panel, which will hold its first
Members include executives from
major players like Yahoo, Verizon,
AT&T and Comcast in addition to
advocates
from
disability
organizations,
consumers
and
government
officials.
.
“This new committee will provide
sorely
needed
expertise
and
recommendations from consumer and
industry stakeholders on communications and video programming issues, ”
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said.
“We look forward to using this
expertise to improve our ability to
meet the needs of consumers with
disabilities.”
April 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
What’s Go
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
First Aid 830-12
CPR 100-330
Nat’l Walking Day
5
Easter
12
Nat’l Walk to Work
Day
6
7
8
9
10
Pre-service 830-5
Pre-service 830-5
Pre-service 830-5
Pre-service 830-5
Pre-service 830-5
13
14
15
Meds Class 830-5
19
Location Legend
Conference Center
Veterans Parkway
ing On?
20
21
16
Safety Pin day
Barbershop Quartet
Day
17
18
24
25
Safety Care Recert
830—500
Bicycle Day
High Five Day
22
23
Nat’l Hanging Out Day
26
11
Eeyore’s Birthday
27
28
_ _ _ _ _ . _ . ._.. CPR 430—630
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_ . . . _ _._ _
Morse Code Day
29
30
Safety Care Basic
830-500
Safety Care Basic
830-500
Zipper Day
Moments and Milestones
Lauren Wilson, Reno, was inducted into the CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate,
Program on 3/9/15. Lauren completed 50 hours of training and court room observations. As
a court appointed CASA volunteer, Lauren will be assisting children who have suffered abuse
and neglect.
Candace and Dave Maro, Net 3, welcomed Elliana on Feb 23, 2015. The baby
girl weighed 7lb ½ ounce and measured 18 ½ “ long.
LeShaun Younger, Net 3, is happy to announce her fourth grandchild, Armani.
The baby boy weighed 3 lb. 11 oz. and measured 15” long. He was born
February 25, 2015.