a voice of our own

Ability 1st Utah
A Voice of Our Own
In This Issue:
Run, Walk, or Roll Your Way to a 5k or 10k!
Spotlight Pg 2
El Riconcito Pg 3
May Calendar Pg 4
June Calendar Pg 5
Save The Date & Spread the Word!
Its Our Annual Fundraiser Race!
This year, we are hoping to reach a new record of 250
racers.
Help us reach this goal by calling up old friends,
chatting with your neighbor, sharing this info around using
social media networks like Facebook and Twitter and any
other ways to get our race out.
We’ve got medals
for
winners in each division, prize drawings and this year we are
presenting our new 1K Kids Fun Run!
The contributions that come from the race goes directly to
you guys. It help us continue the weekly classes, the youth group
activities, for our community resources, and so much more!
We Welcome : Runners-Walkers-Manual WheelchairsMotorized/Assisted Wheelchair-Handcycle Users
Pre-Registration:
NOW! Until September 23
You can mail your application
or drop off in person at:
491 North Freedom Blvd.
Provo, UT 84601
Online Registration:
www.ability1stutah.org
www.active.com
www.raceentry.com
Visit our website (first in list)
for prices, location & details
Youth Vortex Pg 6
Juan & Sanpete Pg 7
Ticket to Work Pg 8
TRANSPORTATION IS
AVAILABLE WHEN WE
HAVE CLASSES AT OUR
OFFICE.
READ PAGES
4 & 5 FOR
DETAILS
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Ability 1st Utah Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
Above: During 2015’s
Annual Fundraiser Race
A pin I
received
from
Senator
Deidre
Henderson
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Hi I’m Kathy Hoglund, but most people know me as
“Trouble” (it’s all good trouble). My life changed in a
matter of seconds. I was working at a Maverick Countr y
store when 8 shots were fired through all my windows.
W hen I tur ned around, I had knife at my throat and a gun
pointed at my head. It was gang members that were
stealing beer and cigarettes. T hey told me if I called the
cops, they would kill me! W hen they were stealing the
beer, they noticed the cameras and took of f and I finally
got the ner ve to call the cops. Two years later I was in a
house fire that was set on pur pose for insurance money.
T he only good that came out of it was that I got a job at
a Holiday Inn that the Red Cross had put us in. In 2005 I
blew my right knee out and had 2 knee re placements. In
2008 I woke up paralyzed from the neck down. I was told
that I would never walk again but look at me now!
If I hadn’t had these obstacles to really value my
life, and had not been coming to Ability 1st Utah to the
classes they teach, I wouldn’t know how achieve my goals.
I have lear ned so much coming here. T hey have taught
and helped me so much to make me more of inde pendent
person and I love it! T his summer I’m going to star t
playing basketball again and swim at my pool ever y day.
If you put your mind to it and accomplish your goals,
whether they’re big or small, you can make it happen!
Our Annual BBQ is Coming Up!
When: Thursday, August 11
at 5-7 P.M.
Where: Orem City Center Park.
300 E Center Street, Orem UT.
We will be offering limited
transportation.
If you need a ride, call the office at
(801)373-5044 to reserve a seat.
(First call, first serve)
Ability 1st Utah Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
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Portado de Su Voz
LA CARRERA DE RECAUDACIÓN DE FONDOS
Correr, Caminar o Rodar su Camino a un 5k o 10k!
Septiembre 24, 2016
Con Nuestro Primera
1K Niños Fun Run!
Para Precios y Detalles, vaya
www.ability1stutah.org
Pre-registración:
Ability 1 Oficina: 491 N Freedom Blvd.
Provo, UT
De Lunes a Viernes, hasta el 23
de Septiembre
Por internet: www.ability1stutah.org |
www.active.com
st
INFORMACIÓN DE TRANSPORTE
Han habido problemas con las personas que no siguen las pólizas de transporte que son para las seguridad de los
pasajeros. Políza de acción: Si usted no cumple con las reglas 3 veces , se le prohibira viajar en el autobús por 3
meses. Ud pueden venir a las actividades, pero tendrán que encontrar otras maneras de llegar al centro. Aquí están
las pólizas:
1) Kathy le llamará cuando ella esté 10-15 minutos de su casa. Deben de cuidar de las necesidades personales
(medicamentos, baño, etc. ) y estar afuera antes de que llegue. Si la hacen esperar mas de 5 minutos, no podrán
usar el bus.
2) Si no puede asistir a una actividad que se ha suscrito, denos la mayor anticipación posible. Si cancela la actividad
antes de 2 horas que se inicia, estará suspendio.
3) La única comida/bebida permitidos en el autobús son aquellas que tienen los contenedores a prueba de derrames.
Si usted ensucia, tiene que limpiarlo. De no hacerlo, estará suspendido.
OTRAS COSAS SOBRE RESERVÁNDOSE DE LOS CLASES
 Si estamos cerrados el lunes en una semana que desea inscribirse por (Ejemplo el 4 de julio), puede llamar el
semana antes. De lo contrario, llame el Lunes de la semana que desee venir.



Asientos en el bús son limitados, así que el transporte no está garantizado. Puede venir a clases por su cuenta,
preguntar a alguien que lo traiga, o usa transporte público.
No hay tiempo exacto de cuándo Kathy va a recoger/dejar . Es más o menos una hora ante de la actividad (Si
comienza al mediodía, pueden ser recogidos 9:45-11:45. Si termina a las 2:00 , usted podría ser dejados de 2:15 a
5). No tiene un orden establecido de los cuales se recoge o se deja. Depende de los otro consumidores, asi como la
ruta que tiene que tomar.
Al reservar el transporte, dìganos si está en una silla de ruedas/scooter o si necesita ser recogido/dejado en algún
lugar que no sea su casa.
Ability 1st Utah Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
(Class Times May Vary)
Monday
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July 2016
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
We hold these truths to be self-evident, all men are created equal, 1
that they are endowed … with certain unalienable rights, that
among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
HA PPY 4 TH 5
OF JU LY!
6 People First
7
8
11-1
Office is closed
11 CALL TO
RSVP FOR
CLASSES
12
13 Shopping
14
15
18 CALL TO
RSVP FOR
CLASSES
19
20 Arts &
Crafts: 12-2
Tie dye
21
22
25 Pioneer 26
Day
Office is closed
27 Disability
28
29
Awareness:
Emergency
Preparedness Part 2
!! INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSPORTATION !!
There’ve been issues with people not following the policies for transportation, which are in place
for the safety of both passengers and the driver. They need to be followed by everyone. 3 Strike
Policy: If you don’t comply with the rules 3 times, you’ll be banned from riding the bus for 3
months. You can come to the activities but you’ll need to find other ways to get to the center.
Here are the policies in place:
1) Kathy will call you when she is 10-15 minutes away from your home. Take care of any personal
needs (medication, restroom, breakfast, etc.) and be outside before she arrives. If you keep
her waiting for 5 minutes, that’s a strike.
2) If you can't make it to an activity you signed up for, give us as much notice as possible. If you
cancel within two hours before the activity starts, it’s a strike.
3) The only food/drink allowed on the bus are those in sealed/spill-proof containers. If you make
a mess, you clean it up. Failure to do so is a strike.
Ability 1st Utah Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
August 2016
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Page 5
(Class Times May Vary)
Thursday
1 CALL TO
RSVP FOR
CLASSES
2
3 People First 4
Photography 11-1
class 12-2
8 CALL TO
RSVP FOR
CLASSES
9 Shopping
15 CALL TO
RSVP FOR
CLASSES
Friday
5
10 Tai-chi/
Yoga:
12-2
11 Annual Ability 12
16 Cooking
12-2
17 Disability
18
19
22 CALL TO
RSVP FOR
CLASSES
23 Arts &
Crafts: 12-2
24 Community 25
26
29 CALL TO
RSVP FOR
CLASSES
30 Living
Planet
Aquarium
Crocheting
1st BBQ at
Orem Park
5-7 PM
Awareness:
Communication/
Coping with disability
Service Activity/
Volunteering
31 Sewing
Class
12-2
“Summer Afternoon...Those Have
Always Been the Two Most Beautiful
Words in the English language”
- Henry James
OTHER THINGS ABOUT RESERVING FOR CLASS
 If we are closed Monday on a week you want to sign up for
(Example, for 4th of July), you can call the week before.
Otherwise, call the Monday of the week you want to come.
 Seats on the bus are limited, so transportation isn’t guaranteed.
Try to come to the center on your own, have someone you
know to bring you here, or use public transit.
 There’s no exact time of when Kathy will pick you up/drop you off.
It’s roughly a 2 hour window
before/after the activity (If it starts at noon, you could be picked up from 9:45 to 11:45. If it ends
at 2:00, you could be dropped off from 2:15 to 5:00). There’s no set order of whom she picks up
or drops off. It depends on other consumers as well as the route she has to take.
 When reserving transportation, tell us if you’re in a wheelchair/scooter or if you need to be
dropped off/picked up somewhere other than your home.
Ability 1st Utah Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
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These calendars are for the
Youth Program. For other
activities, please see the
main calendars.
Hey Youth,
The summer program is going great! I hope
you are having as much fun as I am. We have
some more great activities planned. I just want
to note that some of these were not secured
when creating the calendar so they could be
changed.
Please remember that if you are sick, on
vacation, or just can’t make it to an activity, let
me know preferably 24 hours in advance or 8 AM
the day of the activity. Also we will be closed
July 4 for independence day and July 25th for
Pioneer day
Classes will begin August 18th for
Thursday Morning. EBPH classes may not start
until September. If you have any questions feel
free to call, text or email me.
Quince Van Orden
Work Cell: 385-375-1370
Email: [email protected]
July 2016
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
5 Lowe’s
Building
Project
6
7
Blaster Tag
12
X-treme Air
Sports
19
Kennecott
Mine
13
14
Photography
Class
20
21 Wii & Pizza
(no lunch
required)
26
Provo Rec
center
27
28
Dollar
Theater
August 2016
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
2
3
4
9
10
11
16
17
23
24
18
Class from
10-11:30
25
Class from
10-11:30
30
31
Ability 1st Utah Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
Juab and Sanpete Counties
Welcome to Summer 2016!...and it’s
getting hot outside. Please remember to
keep as cool as you can. Drink lots and lots
of water to keep you hydrated. Eating
light meals several times a day may be
better than eating large meals during the
day. Try to avoid activities during the hot
part of the day. Try to do those activities
later in the day when it is cooler.
Our branch office will be closed on
Monday, July 4th and Monday, July 25th.
Our annual BBQ will be held on Thursday,
August 11, 2016 again at the Orem Park.
We will be again partnering up with
consumers from the Provo office to make
Tie Dye shirts on Wednesday, July 20th.
Everybody loves tie dye so make sure you
don’t miss that activity. We will also be
going to the Aquarium with the Provo
consumers on Tuesday, August 30th. Call to
reserve your seat on the bus.
Remember if you have new goals or
need new services besides those in your
original independent living plan, please
don’t hesitate to contact me. We can
amend your plan to include new goals to
meet your needs.
Wendy Hansen
(435) 340-1145
85 North 100 West
Ephraim UT 84627
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We have scheduled activities with
consumers from the Provo Office.
Call me to reserve your seat on the bus.
July 2016
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
5
Shopping
10:30
12
6
Food Bank
Noon
13
7
19
Shopping
10:30
20
Tie Dye at
Provo Office
21
Food Bank
Noon
26
27
28
14
August 2016
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
2
Shopping
10:30
3
Food Bank
Noon
4
9
10 Yoga/
Tai-chi at
Provo Office
11 Ability 1st
Annual BBQ
in Orem 5-7
16
Shopping
10:30
23 Crocheting
at Provo
Office
17
18
24
Food Bank
Noon
25
30
Aquarium
8 AM
31 Sewing
Class at
Provo Office
Ability 1st Utah Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
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“Ticket to Work” is a free, voluntary program
that can help Social Security beneficiaries go to
work, get a job that may lead to a career, and
become financially independent, all while
keeping their Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
Individuals who receive Social Security benefits
due to a disability and are 18 -64 years old
probably already qualify for this program. The “Ticket Program” is a good
fit for people who want to improve their earning potential and are
committed to prepare for long -term success in the workplace. “Ticket to
Work” offers beneficiaries with disabilities access to meaningful
employment with assistance of “Ticket to Work” employment service
providers called Employment Networks. Come in and see Janine or call
801-850-5560 to learn more about the “Ticket to Work” Program.
491 North
Freedom Blvd.
Provo, Utah
Phone:(801)373-5044
Fax:(801) 373-5094
Toll Free:
(877) 421-4500
Ability 1st Utah Staff
Sandra Curcio | Jhilma Miranda | Deon Anderson
Wanda Lassen| Cynthia Gonzalez | Shelly Lund
Janine Culver | Wendy Hansen | Kathy Tucker
Bryce Harper | Quince Van Orden | Soren Borj
To integrate, build, and
strengthen abilities for all
individuals with
disabilities.
Vision~
Phone: 801-373-5044
Fax: 801-373-5094
www.ability1stutah.org
491 N. Freedom Blvd.
Provo Utah, 84601
Promoting Independence for People with Disabilities
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