Spring 2014 Newsletter

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opportunities for
Unlimited
Possibilities
our Horizons’
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their full potential
in a positive
atmosphere.
21st Street Home Gets Updated
Improvements to the 21st Street
Home are progressing nicely, all
because of you. Through donations
from our annual appeal which
focused on our 21st Street Home, we
now have new carpet in the common
areas and the residents’ rooms. The
main living space and hallway
received a new coat of paint to
freshen up those areas. Our 21st
Street Home has a new medications
refrigerator and there is a new
refrigerator in the kitchen, as well.
Thank you!
Inside this
issue:
Variety Club
Van at 21st
2
Van at 15th
2
Tablescapes
3
PACGDC
Grants
3
New Direction
for Day Hab
4
Wild Rose
Recycles
4
Earth Day
Celebrated
5
Staff Receives
Credentials
5
“The updates have refreshed
Supporter
Recognition
RAGBRAI
Volunteers
and brightened 21st Street
Group Home, which make it
nice to come to work/home,”
stated Holly Carter, 21st
Street Manager.
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Variety Club Van at Horizons
A bit of sunshine was delivered to the 21st Street Home in December of 2013 when Variety Club
officials drove from Des Moines to Emmetsburg with a new van for Horizons Unlimited. Wild Rose
Casino & Resort and the Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation (PACGDC) partnered to
make this new van possible for our members at Horizons.
Welcoming the new van in this photo are, to the left of the van: Audrey Hansen, Horizons staff at
21st Street; Travis Dvorak, Asst. General Manager at Wild Rose; Laurie Schneider, Horizons
CFO; Mary Cooper, Horizons board member; Pam Beschorner, Horizons Human Resources Manager;
and Audrey Niemann, Wild Rose Human Resources Manager. Checking out the inside of the van
are: Sheri McMichael, Executive Director at Variety Club of Iowa; Terry Hoskins, Horizons member;
Jim Frederick, Horizons member; Jack Parish, Horizons member; and Dan Brennan, Horizons
member. Celebrating to the right of the van are: Amy Rubel, Vice President of Operations at Wild
Rose Resorts; Deb Davis, Horizons Associate Director; Bill Lapczenski, PACGDC board member; Skip
Wallace, PACGDC board member; Holly Carter, Horizons 21st Street Manager; Jennifer Meyer,
Horizons Development Coordinator; and Ron Askland, Horizons CEO.
Horizons Unlimited thanks Wild Rose Casino & Resort, Palo Alto County Gaming Development
Corporation, and Variety Club of Iowa for making this possible. Our members love their new van!
Van Arrives at 15th Street
A gently used van
arrived at the 15th
Street Home
recently to replace
an aging mini-van.
Ashley Johnson is
shown taking Bill
Singer, Adam
Louscher, and Alice
DeWall out to run
errands. The
members enjoy
their new ride!
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Tablescapes 2014: A Successful Gala!
Through our generous
supporters, Tablescapes
2014 successfully raised
funds for Horizons
Unlimited. The festivities
took place on April 24that
Wild Rose Casino &
Resort in Emmetsburg.
This year we gave our
table decorators two days
to beautify their tables,
and they created some
amazingly stunning
tables!
The Creative Table
Award was awarded by a
panel of three judges:
Roberta Hersom, Cindy
Magee, and Julie Naig.
They critiqued each table
on its unique attributes
based on the decorator’s
theme.
This year’s
award
went to Mr.
McGregor’s
Garden
decorated
by Joann
Herbers
and
sponsored
by Joyce
Funeral
Home.
People’s Choice Award: “Sensing” Early Childhood
table, sponsored by Iowa Lakes Community
College & decorated by members of the Early
Childhood Education Club at ILCC
The best
table at the
event
received The
People’s
Choice honor,
and this
year’s honors
went to Iowa
Lakes
Community
College’s
“Sensing”
Early
Childhood
table.
Thank you
Creative Table Award: Mr.
to all for
McGregor’s Garden, sponsored by
making
Tablescapes a Joyce Funeral Home & decorated
by Joann Herbers
success!
Special thanks
to our gold event
Check out the
sponsors who went above
Tablescapes
and beyond this year:
2014 slideshow
Wild Rose Casino &
at our website:
Resorts, Don & Ann
www.horizonsBormann and Linus &
unlimited.net
Paddy Solberg.
PACGDC Grants for Horizons
Palo Alto County
Gaming Development
Corporation (PACGDC)
granted Horizons
Unlimited two minigrants in March, 2014 at
their annual grant award
celebration at Wild Rose
Casino & Resort in
Emmetsburg.
Horizons received a
mini-grant to replace the
exterior doors at King
Street and purchase a
new shed.
The flooring project for
the Job Training
Center dining
room was
completed
through another
mini-grant
awarded
through the
PACGDC.
The
improvements
look fantastic! Thank you
to PACGDC and to our
supporters!
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Lynda Gonzales
& Paige Metzger
New Direction for Day Hab
The Day
Habilitation program,
or commonly known
as Day Hab, at
Horizons Unlimited
has new leadership
with Paige Metzger,
Day Hab Coordinator,
and Lynda Gonzales
Day Hab Assistant.
Day Hab will be
expanding their space
at the Job Training
Center to allow for a
variety of group and
individual projects.
Some projects will
have members
working on iPads to
obtain skills and
knowledge for daily
living.
Paige has already
started her goal to get
the members out and
doing more things
with community trips
to area attractions,
like the grotto in West
Bend and the tulip
festival in Orange
City.
June is “Fitness
Month” for Day Hab
members. Fitness
minutes will be
tracked every day and
members will be in
the running for
weekly prizes.
Day Hab will also
be visiting nursing
homes and
volunteering in the
community, especially
for RAGBRAI coming
to Emmetsburg for an
overnight stay on July
21st.
“Bringing our
members into the
community is so
rewarding,” reflects
Paige Metzger.
Wild Rose Recycles and Saves
“Our employees
recognize the
value of recycling
and have been
enthusiastic in
their support.”
—Amy Rubel,
Vice President of
Operations
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Wild Rose Casino
and Resort has
announced the
successful year one
results of their
expanded recycling
efforts at the
Emmetsburg
property. Working
with Horizons
Unlimited, a local
leader in recycling, a
plan of action was
formed. In January
2013, employees
were introduced to
the expanded
recycling program.
The company placed
labeled recycling
containers in all
offices and key areas,
kicked it off with a
recycling challenge
between departments
and celebrated the
holiday season with a
wreath competition
that used recycled
materials. As a result
of their efforts, daily
garbage pick-ups
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were reduced to three
times per week.
Garbage costs were
reduced by $25,000 in
year one.
Prior to the
recycling initiative,
Wild Rose had already
launched other green
measures on property
including
biodegradable
environmentallyfriendly cleaners
inside the facility and
outside,
biodegradable and low
sulfur fertilizers and
chemicals are applied
to lawns while using
facility pond water to
irrigate the lawn areas
and planting beds.
“We are proud of
the significant
progress we have
made to reduce,
reuse, and recycle
materials in our
efforts to go green.
Our employees
recognize the value of
recycling and have
been enthusiastic in
their support,” stated
Amy Rubel, Vice
President of
Operations at Wild
Rose.
Wild Rose Casino
and Resort employs
275 people and is the
gaming entertainment
destination for over
500,000 guests
annually.
Your organization
can see significant
savings with your
waste, just like Wild
Rose. If you are ready
to go green, Deb
Davis, Horizons’
Associate Director,
can work with your
business to make
recycling happen.
Contact Deb at 712852-2211, ext. 102.
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Horizons Celebrates Earth Day
Staff and members of Horizons celebrated Earth Day on April 22nd by wearing Earth Day T-shirts
to promote and encourage recycling in our community.
DSP Credentials Earned by Staff
The National Alliance
for Direct Support
Professionals has recently
issued DSP-Registered
credentials to nine staff
members at Horizons
Unlimited. Those
recognized from Horizons
Unlimited with the DSP-R
designation are Holly
Carter, Samantha
Graham, Audrey Hansen,
Kay Kaiser, Brooke
Kramer, Carla Robinson,
Karen Sargent, Katie
Simonson, and Jennifer
Wilson.
The DSP-R credential is
the first level offered and
is intended to recognize
people who have entered
the profession and desire
to have careers in the
field of community
human services. An
applicant must complete
all required training and
orientation as prescribed
by the state, as well as
be currently employed
with a community human
services employer for at
least six months. The
applicant must be an
employee in good
standing and show
commitment to the
profession of a direct
support professional.
“Our goal is to have
every staff member that
meets the qualifications
registered,” stated Ron
Horizons Unlimited Staff recently received the DSP-Registered
designation are (Left to Right): Samantha Graham, Kay Kaiser, Karen
Sargent, Holly Carter, Katie Simonson, Brooke Kramer, and Carla
Robinson. Not pictured are Jennifer Wilson and Audrey Hansen.
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Thank You for Your Support!
The following people and organizations have donated to Horizons Unlimited through April 30, 2014.
We thank you all for your kindness and generosity. We strive to recognize all who give to Horizons.
Please contact us at 712-852-2211, ext. 106 if your name or organization’s gift to Horizons has not
been recognized.
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Robert & Carol Andersen
Ron Askland
Eldon & Karen Banwart
Kevin C. Banwart
Phyllis A. Banwart
Gene & Joan Berkland
Ernie & Deb Bleuer
Fred & Marie Bock
Don & Ann Bormann
Dick Brawley
J. C. Brennan
John D. Brown
Linda Brownlee
Gwen Carmichael
David & Lisa Chapman
Kim Collum
Bob & Nancy Cozine
Mary Dotson
Claudia Darrah
Jeanne Drew
Russel O. Drown
Ron & Jean Eichmeier
Dennis & Cathy Faber
Roger & Sue Faulstick
Gary L. Finnestad
Mary & John Flannery
Joe Frederick
John Frederick
Lee Frederick
Elmer Freidel
Bill & Marcie Frevert
John Gannon
Marilyn K. Gardner
Irene Goff
Joan Goodlaxon
Ray Grandstaff
Bob & Sue Gress
Alice Haht
Margaret Hartman
Mary Hartman
Rod & Cathy Haviland
Angela Hetrick
Barbara Hofstad
Mike & Linda Hood
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Steven & Moira Hopkins
Greg Hoyman
Gary & Marilyn Hughes
Dale B. Jensen
Andy & Kim Joyce
Madonna Kakacek
Ken & Janice Kassel
Jack & Kay Kibbie
R. E. Klepper
George & Evelyn Kliegl
Maureen Kliegl
Donna Kunz
Joe Kunz
Bernard and Leila Lansink
Vince & Mary Ellen Leners
Christine & Michael Louscher
Tom & Cindy Magee
Florence Malm
Jo Mathisen
Rosemary Matthews
Alan & Tracey Mattice
Gene & Marilyn McCartan
Ed & Jennifer Meyer
Rodney Meyer
Dale Miller
Don Miller
Steven Morrison
Helen Myers
Obed & Dawn Naig
Nedved Farms – Lanny & Colleen
Paul
Bruce & Jana Nelson
Jesse & Kelley Newgard
Dave & Judy Nixon
Dan & Diane Noonan
Ed & Marilyn Noonan
Beverly Norland
Robert & Joan Reinhart
Donna Rierson
David & Ruth Rouse
Max & Coletta Rouse
Mark & Darca Saxton
Therese Schany
Francis & Doris Schealler
David & Laurie Schneider
Po ssi b i l i ti e s
Evelyn Schneider
Joe W. Sikora
Linus & Paddy Solberg
John F. Spies
Lois Stanley
Aaron & Lindsay Steffen
Elmer & Beanie Steier
Philip & Ann Stillman
Verona Stillman
Jim & Jane Stevens
Judith M. Thomas
Edwin & Carroll Tindall
Joan Tunnicliff
Ray Van Horn
Thomas Vaughan
Dean A. Ver Mulm OD
Ardyth Vignes
Marvella Wickman
Robert & Edna Wentzel
Duane & Beth Wiemers
Robert Wright
Apostolic Christian World Relief
Bethany Lutheran Church WELCA,
Emmetsburg
The Bormann Girls
Emmetsburg Rotary Club
Fenton United Methodist Women
Knights of Columbus-Emmetsburg
Knights of Columbus-Laurens
Knights of Columbus-Pocahontas
Knights of Columbus-West Bend
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Women of the ELCA
Lutheran Ladies Guild
Ruthven United Methodist Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church-Leah
Circle
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church-LWML
St. Mary’s Christian Mothers
St. Peter’s Women of the ELCA,
Pocahontas
UNIFund, Emmetsburg
West Bend Community Drive
West Bend Lions Club
West Palo Alto Community Fund
Drive
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In Memory Of
Dolores
Jeanne Drew
Paul Bates
Jeanne Drew
George & Evelyn Kliegl
Kathleen Bormann
Family of Dale and Jean
Reed
Barbara Clements
Tim & Deb Davis
Clement Family
Therese Conway Daniel
Jeanne Drew
Dan Degnan
Anonymous
Jeanne Drew
Jennie Forey
Rebecca & Andrew
Virkler
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Jack Gappa
Jeanne Drew
Marilyn Gappa
Phil & Ann Stillman
Jerry Hofstad
Marvella Wickman
Opal Mattice
Allen & Tracey Mattice
Ron Miller
Martha Miller
David & Marilyn
Wichman
Harold Naig
Jeanne Drew
Margaret Pratt
Mary Jane McWilliams
Larry & Ruth Neppl
Jim & Mary Pratt
Dennis Shoemaker
Jeanne Drew
Dick Thompson
Philip & Ann Stillman
Monte Thompson
Jeanne Drew
Bob Turck
Jeanne Drew
Beverly Schneider
John Turck
Obed & Dawn Naig
Lois Quam
Beverly Schneider
Marty Turck
Wayne Turck
Roland White
Philip & Ann Stillman
In Honor Of
Dan Brennan
Frank & Loretta Murano
Brad Ostwald
Norma Kressin
We Appreciate Our Business Supporters
These businesses support Horizons Unlimited through their financial contributions and in-kind donations. We
appreciate all our local businesses that help Horizons Unlimited provide opportunities to our members.
A & W Restaurant
Fareway
A Heavenly Celebration
Alco
Farmers National Company-Mike &
Jane Wentzel
Buchanan Law Firm
Farmers State Bank
Palo Alto County Health System
Building Center of Emmetsburg
The Financial Center
Petersen Furniture
Burdorf, Parrott & Associates
Hardware Hank
POET Biorefining
Casey’s General Store
Harriet K’s Cottage Bed &
Breakfast
The Print Shop & Palo Alto
Promotions
Hughes, Brennan & Wirtz
Pizza Hut
Hughes Healthmart Pharmacy
Pizza Ranch
Iowa Lakes Community College
QS Lawn & Pest Control
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
The Reporter/The Democrat
Newspapers
Country Maid
Creative Stitches
Dairy Queen
Dan Cooper Builders
Davis Brown Law Firm
Davis Typewriter Co.
Info Dog Security
Midwestern Mechanical/Copper
Cottage
Northland Auto & Marine
Jensvold Motor Company-Steve &
Becky Finer
The Revue
Del’s Garden Center
Don Jose Restaurant
Joyce Funeral Home
Saxton’s Greenhouse
Edward Jones
K & W Electric
Slash Point Sales
Emmetsburg Eye Care Clinic
Kampen Foods
Wentzel’s True Value
Emmetsburg Food Pride
Kingston Life & Health
West Bend Red Power
Emmetsburg Municipal Utilities
Louscher Family Dentistry
Wild Rose Casino & Resorts
EMS Auto Parts
Laurens State Bank
Your Family Bakery
Ernie Williams John Deere
Etc.
Mansmith Pharmacy & Northwest
Iowa Compounding
Family Vision Care
Manwarren Excavating
Riviera Theater
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Non-Profit
Organization
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Horizons Unlimited of Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
3826 460th Avenue, PO Box 567
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
PERMIT NO. 4
Address Service Requested
Volunteers Needed for RAGBRAI
3826 460th Avenue
PO Box 567
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
(712) 852-2211
www.horizons-unlimited.net
Board of Directors:
Cindy Magee, President
Kevin Banwart, Vice President
Mary Cooper, Sec./Treas.
Bill Frevert
Cheryl Garrels
Jane Hoyman
Andy Joyce
Sue Joynt
Sean Solberg
Aaron Steffen
Jeremy Ward
RAGBRAI Riders will be enjoying an
overnight stay in Emmetsburg on July
21st. With the large number of
people in Emmetsburg comes a lot of
trash and a lot of recycling. Horizons
Unlimited is in charge of collecting all
recycling during the RAGBRAI stay in
Emmetsburg and we need help! Volunteers are
needed to pick up the filled recycling bags
throughout the day on Monday, July 21st and
Tuesday, July 22nd. Your help will mean the world of
difference for RAGBRAI, Horizons Unlimited, and our
environment.
If you would like to volunteer to collect RAGBRAI
recycling, please contact Deb Davis at 712-8522211, ext. 102.
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