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Local volunteers earn national honors
Seven Family Service Senior Resource Center volunteers of our and programs were honored for their amazing service at a reception on April 30, 2008 in our Debbie Day conference room. Together they contributed almost 2,000 hours of volunteer service.
Jane Green, Leon Schmidt, Catherine Yancy, Tom Yancy, and Dick Ziegler received Bronze Presidential Service Awards.
Gene Evans and Andy Pomokoy earned Silver Presidential Service Awards.
Their impact has been crucial. Senior Transportation offered more rides to local seniors as volunteer provided rides cost less than cab fares. Meals on Wheels has been able to serve two new routes this past year. Most importantly, regular volunteers allow us to provide seniors with someone they know coming to the door. Thank you for being the difference to many local seniors!
Sponsor of the Month
Family Service is very pleased to announce that our Debbie Day conference room is now equipped with an audio-visual system due to the generous support of the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois.
Joan Dixon, CFECI Executive Director, presented a check for $3,144 to the Family Service Board of Directors at their January meeting to support the purchase and installation of the A/V system including a projector, speakers, DVD/VHS player, and supporting hardware. Good Vibes installed the system in March and training of management and appropriate staff was completed in April.
The new system will support PowerPoint presentations, showing of DVD’s or VHS with surround sound capability, and internet access in our conference room. We are thrilled by our innovative possibilities for training and we’re willing to share! Community groups are invited to use this room on a complimentary basis by calling Juanita at 352-0099 to make reservations.
We appreciate the many meaningful contributions that the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois makes to local non-profits and honor them as our sponsor of the month for their tremendous support of Family Service.
“Canvas” Showing was local success
Champaign County Anti-Stigma Alliance
Proudly Sponsored "Canvas" at the Roger Ebert Film Festival
Family Service was pleased to be a member of the alliance that sponsored this enlightening movie at the Virginia Theatre on April 27, 2008. The movie is the true story from a child's perspective of living with a mom who has schizophrenia. Both the director and the actor who plays the father in the film were available after the film along with a panel of experts and family members for audience participation. The event was very well attended and audience participation with the panel was highly interactive for an hour until the last question was accepted. Family Service is pleased to support the alliance goal of challenging disabilities discrimination through public education.
Upcoming Events & Information
Maternal Support Group
Hellen McDonald, Family Service Counseling Clinical Supervisor, and Sue Osborn, a community doula have combined strengths to form a maternal support group for expecting mothers and women who have given birth in the last year. The goal is to help mothers understand and cope with all the normal changes in this stage of life including depression and anxiety—the most common complications of childbirth. Women benefit from the support of other mothers experiencing the same feelings and needs facilitated by professional guidance to offer hope, encouragement, and community resources.
There are two bi-weekly groups for moms to attend. Both groups are free of charge and meet in the Family Service Debbie Day conference room at 405 S. State St., Champaign. The May dates are Mondays-- May 5 and May 19 from 6:45-7:45 pm and Wednesdays--May 7 and May 21 from 1:00-2:00 pm.
The Family Service Counseling program sponsors monthly community presentations by area professionals. The presentations are free and open to any interested community professional to attend. They are usually held the second Tuesday of each month, 9:30-10:30 am. Please call 217-352-0099 to make your reservation, as space is limited to 30.
Tuesday, May 13th, 9:30-10:30 am
American Cancer Society
“The Impact of Terminal Illness on the Mental Health of
Family Caregivers”
Anyone in the community interested in learning about or being a local voice for senior issues is invited to join this collaborative group. They meet monthly, usually on the third Wednesday, from 9:00-10:00 am at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. Call Rosanna McLain, Family Service Senior Resource Center Director at 217-352-5100 for more information or with topics you want addressed. Next meeting is Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
Our 2007 Annual Report
Our 2007 Annual Report is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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