GUESTS
Eldon Gray & Benjaman Ehling, Doyle’s son
Jon Zehnder & Rick Staab with Disability Services, our guest speakers
TUIT REPORT
None Reported
PROGRAM:
Debbie Adams introduced Rick Staab the Financial Director for Disability Services. He gave the history of the Hutchinson facility which was started by the Presbyterian Manors 20 years ago. Their other homes were all dedicated to elder care. The Hutchinson home was the only facility for the disabled and they wanted to focus on edler care. Disability Services of the Great Plains, Inc. was contacted and agreed to take over Hutchinson Heights facility on North Monroe in Feb. 2002. The organization was started in Oct. 1996 in McPherson. Being now 8 years old they serve 130 people with 261 staff members. They have a wonderful Assisted Technology Center with 26 workstations with adaptable equipment which Maxine Rossiter has developed and they are working to take state wide. Funding for the disabled is established by Pier levels from 1 to 5, with 1 being the most difficult situations and therefore paid at the highest level. Disablity Services serves the most difficult Pier level clients. Last year 80 clients and staff took a trip to Disney World and they have also gone to Branson, MO. Their administrative expenses are only 9% of expenditures and they have managed to double the people served while reducing admin. staff by one. They developed the housing project at 30th and Waldron and are expanding this housing – Maplewood Estates.
Jon Zehnder, the Director of Operations, was then introduced. He started 18 years ago in maintenance. He started working with Disability Services in 1996. They have developed Gentle Teaching, working to make everyone inter-dependent on each other. They want the staff to grow to care for the clients, rather then keeping an emotional distance. The focus is on having fun and a good time and enjoying life.
Club Announcements
NJCAA Tee Shirt Managers Meeting: NJCAA Tee Shirt Managers Meeting on Friday, March 18 at 6:15 am for a brief training session. While this meeting will be focused on managers, it will be a good review for anyone in the club working a shift at the tournament.
First Reading: First Reading for 2 AMTRYKs – no local requests so there are 2 needed in Lakewood, CO. Cost will be $572 each. There is a discount for a toddler AMTRYK at $149 to use in Demo sites and a request for one at Wesley Hospital (Wichita) and Health Equip (Hutch).
FINES
Cheryl Goodell paid in advance for her cell phone going off during program and Vicki Fultz paid for her cell phone. Doug Foss for a parking fine on the “Big Boat,” he drives, Doyle Ehling for backing into a flower arrangement, Jay Pitzer for giving the new City Manager a Dragons shirt – but not an AMBUCS shirt. Our District Goverenor, Doug Foss also did not give him an AMBUCS tee shirt. Betting fine for not being smart were Ward Davis, our new 2nd VP and John Knipp our new Secretary. Everyone not fined in the last 3 weeks were fined to keep things even. David Ross paid a $1 to announce the Reno Choral Society’s Messiah on March 20. Doug Foss pointed out that Bob Bush did not pronounce Deardorf.
50/50 Pot Winner
Newsletter Winner
Eric Steinle
Scott Saylor was not at meeting.
Pot increases to $30 next week.
FUTURE MEETINGS
March 18:……………. Cindy Flores, Spanish Interpreting and Translation
March 25:…………….Lori Hopp hosts Wayne Baker, President of NJCAA
April 1:………………….Lori Hopp hosts Rod Chrystie, MCC
If you have ideas for programs you would like to see, please contact
Lori Hopp … e-mail >> lhopp@good-sam.com or phone – 663-1189.