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2006
Celebrating our 37th year!
8 t h a n n u a l r e c o g n i t i o n d i n n e r j u n e 1 0
2006
Dear Friends,On behalf of the Board and Staff of
Citizens for Better Care, I would like towelcome you to CBC’s 8th AnnualRecognition Dinner.
As a consumer advocacyorganization, CBC is especially honoredthat John Dingell is joining us tonight. Inote that his congressional biographybegins with the sentence: “People livingin Michigan’s 15th District knowCongressman John D. Dingell as atenacious, tireless aaddvvooccaattee for theircommunities.” He is indeed anextraordinarily able advocate for hisdistrict, for the State of Michigan and forthe causes he champions. And we arefortunate that among the causes hechampions is making health careaffordable and accessibile for all families.
This is my last year as president of
CBC and I would like to take theopportunity at this Recognition Dinner toacknowledge and thank 26 advocates,the staff of CBC. The staff is simplyterrific and I am grateful for their hardwork and dedication. From Nancy Turnerand Cathe Florian and Lois Hitchcock, allwho have been on staff for more than10 years, to the ombudsmen who havejust joined, the advocates of CBC are apassionate voice for consumers of long-term care.
And by coming tonight, you aresupporting the staff of CBC. We hopewe can count on your continuedsupport.
Thank you for coming and pleasehave a good time tonight.
Sincerely,Henry LangbergBoard President
2006 CBC 8th Annua l Recogni t ion Celebrat ion 3
InsideDirector’s Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Donors & Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tonight’s Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CBC Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Outstanding Service Honorees . . . . . . . 20
Our Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Our Mistress of Ceremonies . . . . . . . . . 21
CBC Staff Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Executive DirectorNancy Jackson, [email protected]
Websitewww.cbcmi.org
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Dear Friends,
I am so pleased to welcome all of youto CBC’s Annual Recognition Dinner.Citizens for Better Care has come a longway from the small group of advocatesthat met in 1969 at Old Mariners Church.We have five offices across the State ofMichigan, a growing and dedicated staff,and new programs ranging from elderabuse prevention to regional familycouncil support.
Some things, however, haven’tchanged since our very first meeting 37years ago—and foremost among them isthe spirit of advocacy that is as passionately felt as ever atCBC. Our mission of improving the quality of life for thosein long-term care continues to drive our staff to excel inpatience, persistence and sense of purpose.
For the true advocate, there could beno better role model that U.S.Representative John Dingell, who, formore than 50 years, has worked tirelesslyin Congress to promote the interests ofseniors and all those who are not able tospeak for themselves. It is truly an honorto welcome him as our guest this evening.
We thank all of you who supportCitizen for Better Care through your giftsand your presence. It is my hope that we will all leave tonight’s dinner with arenewed sense of dedication to theimproved health and well-being ofMichigan’s long-term care residents
and their families and friends.Sincerely,
Nancy Jackson, Executive DirectorCitizens for Better Care
4 2006 CBC 8th Annua l Recogni t ion Celebrat ion 2006 CBC 8th Annua l Recogni t ion Celebrat ion 5
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Galloping on Concrete
B R I D G E T B E T Z O L D
B R I D G E T B E T Z O L D
Includes “Phone Call,” winner of an Honorable Mention for poetry in the 2007 Current magazine Fiction & Poetry Contest
Gallopingon Concrete
A SociallyResponsibleGuide to theMagic of Writingand Researching
by Ken Wachsbergerwith a foreword by Robert G. Kraft
TransformingLives
Ken,
When I began this class I thought that I would simply learn how to
write a decent paper—I was very wrong!
Your class has given me not only a newly found confidence in my
ability as a writer, but also something much more precious—an
understanding and maturity that has allowed me to take the steps
necessary to develop a healthy relationship with my mom.
Through my I-Search project, I realized how important it is for us to
be a part of each other’s lives. Thank you for giving me the “nudge” I
needed to embark on this search.
“Finishing your manuscript, I feel grateful that this book has been written at last. It iswonderfully personal and anecdotal in the spirit of Ken Macrorie, and the I-Search. It assumesthe goal of life-long literacy, so that research is completely natural and self-fulfilling. It paysattention to the process more than comparable books that introduce formal inquiry. It evenaddresses the fears students bring with them to college. This is a valuable book.... I gained alot of respect for your teaching from reading this book. You have a gift for modeling difficultprocesses, and that is what makes this book an important contribution.”
—Bill Tucker, professor, English Department,Eastern Michigan University, YpsilantiÊ
ISBN 0-945531-03-6
Ken Macrorie’s brilliant essay, Searching Writing, introduced theteaching world to the I-Search paper, the logical result of hisbelief that students wrote best when they felt personal attachment
to their subject matter. Now, at last, Ken Wachsberger’sTransforming Lives: A Socially Responsible Guide to theMagic of Writing and Researching shows students howto turn the I-Search paper into a full-length, life-changing research project while arousing their
curiosity and awakening their dormant passion forexpressing themselves through writing. Intended for any
developmental writing, Freshman composition, or high schoolcourse where good writing and a research project are required.
Transforming Lives
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Azenphony Press
A SociallyResponsibleGuide to theMagic of Writingand Researching
by Ken Wachsbergerwith a foreword by Robert G. Kraft
TransformingLives
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Chapter 1:How a Writing Student in Recovery
Became a Writer
Ken,When I began this class I thought that I would simply learn how to write a
decent paper—I was very wrong!
Your class has given me not only a newly found confidence in my ability as a
writer, but also something much more precious—an understanding and matu-
rity that has allowed me to take the steps necessary to develop a healthy
relationship with my mom.
Through my I-Search project, I realized how important it is for us to be a
part of each other’s lives.
Thank you for giving me the “nudge” I needed to embark on this search.
At the beginning of every semester, I issue my students a dare. I say to them, “This
class is going to change your lives.”
It’s a gutsy dare because most students don’t even want to be there. The class I teach,
Freshman Composition, comes with as many bad connotations attached to it as any.
As a student yourself, you may know what they are: Essay. Composition. Paragraph
Development. Points Off For Spelling. Chicago Manual of Style.
Many of my students on the first day of class are scared silly just sitting there. They
hate writing. They fear writing. Worse, they hate the prospect of someone other than the
teacher reading what they write. Does that sound familiar? I hope not, but if it does
you’re not alone. In grade school and high school, they learned Mechanics, Grammar,
and Spelling. Then their teachers said, “Okay, write me a 500-word essay on a subject that
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Part I: Writing the I-Search Paper
Chapter 1: How a Writing Student in Recovery Became a Writer
2001
recognize
3rd Annual Recognition Dinner
June 8, 2001
Detroit Golf Club