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I N S I D E
TH I S I S SUE :
CAMP
STRIVE
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Donor List 2
TWEENS
Schedule
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Book Sale:
February 6
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Aktion Club 4
Member
Spotlight
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Theme Night 5
February Calendar
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Pictures 7
www.pslstrive.org
F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 0 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2
Mission StatementMission StatementMission StatementMission Statement
To assist teens and To assist teens and To assist teens and To assist teens and
young adults with young adults with young adults with young adults with
intellectual and intellectual and intellectual and intellectual and
emotional disabilities emotional disabilities emotional disabilities emotional disabilities
in utilizing resources in utilizing resources in utilizing resources in utilizing resources
within their within their within their within their
community so they can community so they can community so they can community so they can
participate as viable participate as viable participate as viable participate as viable
members of the members of the members of the members of the
community.community.community.community.
STRIVE Newsletter
We are a month away from Portland's only all night Dance Marathon! Let's get excited for the 6th Annual STRIVE ROCKS! Dance Marathon!
This year's 14 hour dance marathon will take place on March 6th at 8pm at the USM Sullivan Gym and run through March 7th at 10am! Each year, over 500 dancers come together for a night filled with live music, free food, tons of activities and dancing with friends! This year looks to be the best yet– thanks to many donations- plan on jumping in a moon bounce, rocking out with live music, mastering Rock Band, climbing rock walls, getting free massages and a lot more! If you would like to start fundraising now for this awesome event please visit: www.striverocks.org or call Kristina Smalley at (207)774-6278 for a packet. You can also start a fundraising page online at www.firstgiving.com/strive for an easy and secure way to collect donations!
We can't wait to see you this year and try to break our record of $30,000!
A special thank you to this year’s sponsors:
Dance Marathon: March 6Dance Marathon: March 6Dance Marathon: March 6Dance Marathon: March 6thththth----March 7March 7March 7March 7thththth
SIGN UP FOR THE STRIVE E-NEWSLETTER!
Starting this month, STRIVE will begin to send out
print newsletters quarterly.
If you wish to continue to receive STRIVE news and updates, subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter by visiting our website at www.pslstrive.org, calling STRIVE at (207)774-6278, or emailing Kim Kelley at [email protected].
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STRIVE NEWSSTRIVE NEWSSTRIVE NEWSSTRIVE NEWS
General Office Supplies
Craft Supplies
Foam Paint Brushes
xBox 360 and/or Wii
video games
Volunteers to work
shifts at Bookworks!
Frozen Pizzas
Children’s rug
Paper Cutter
Storage Shed
Sports Equipment
Entertainers for Dance
Marathon
STRIVE WISH LISTSTRIVE WISH LISTSTRIVE WISH LISTSTRIVE WISH LIST
Thank you to those who generously
donated to STRIVE in January!
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sawyer Katie Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Fake Shoresh Foundation Paul H. Campbell Marjorie Twombly
Carol Steele John McKernan and Olympia Snowe
PowerPay, LLC Lawrence and Cynthia Vaughan
Eugene A. Waters Harold Osher
Richard Knowland Carol Niles
Susan Samberg Wendy Bush Henrietta Larou Lea Tunney
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brown Kurt and Lisa Manelick
David and Paula Thompson
We appreciate your continued support!
CAMP STRIVECAMP STRIVECAMP STRIVECAMP STRIVE
February 15February 15February 15February 15th th th th ————February 19February 19February 19February 19thththth
Tired of sitting at home bored during school vacation?? Come to Camp STRIVE instead, and have a blast making new friends and exploring the community! Camp STRIVE will run February 15th through February 19th from 9:00am-5:00pm. Cost is $45 per day or sign up for the entire week for only $200! Tentative activities include: STRIVE Olympics, arts & crafts, group games, and surprise community outings.
Please contact Kim Kelley at (207)774-6278 or
[email protected] for more information, to request a registration packet, or to reserve your spot!
Sea Dogs Partner with STRIVE for Sea Dogs Partner with STRIVE for Sea Dogs Partner with STRIVE for Sea Dogs Partner with STRIVE for
Fundraising ProgramFundraising ProgramFundraising ProgramFundraising Program
The Portland Sea Dogs have partnered with STRIVE!! The Sea Dogs team store fundraising program will
donate 10% of weekly sales back to STRIVE
STRIVE week is: February 2nd through February 5th
This program is a great way for fans to support
STRIVE and the Sea Dogs!!
The Sea Dogs Souvenir Store, located at Hadlock Field, is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00am to 5:00 pm during the team store fundraising campaign. Only in store sales are eligible for the program, online sales are
not included in the fundraising campaign.
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STRIVE NEWSSTRIVE NEWSSTRIVE NEWSSTRIVE NEWS
STRIVE U UpdateSTRIVE U UpdateSTRIVE U UpdateSTRIVE U Update The STRIVE U application deadline has come and gone!
Next up: selected applicants will be called for interviews and overnight visits. The Admissions Committee will send out decision letters on April 1, 2010. The date has been set for the STRIVE U Experience! It will run October 1st-3rd at Camp Tall Pines in Poland. Applications will be available in May. We will have spots for 20 campers. Acceptance is first come, first serve.
For more information about STRIVE U, please contact: Erin Berg at (207)774-6278 or [email protected]
BookWorks! Book Sale
February 6th
Please join us at our BookWorks! store on Saturday, February 6th from 10:00am-2:00pm for a book sale.
Buy Two Books, Get One Free!
Hardcovers: $3.00 Paperbacks: $1.00 Childrens: $0.50
Fill-A-Bag with Books: $8.00!!
BookWorks! is located at 47 Atlantic Place, right down the street from the STRIVE center in South Portland.
For more information on the book sale or how you
can get involved with BookWorks! please contact Kim Kelley at (207)774-6278
TWEENS Program Schedule The TWEENS program for 11-14 year olds will run every Friday afternoon from 3:00-5:00pm. Admission is $10.
Please help us spread the word!
February 5th
Karate Demonstration
Fournier’s Karate Center will be holding an interactive show and teaching session
February 12th
Valentine’s Day Party
February 19th
Archery Demonstration
Learn how to safely use a bow and arrow through a demonstration and practice time
February 26th
Portland Police K-9 Demonstration
Watch and learn how smart police dogs are through this canine demonstration
The March-April-May Calendar will become available
February 26th
For more information about TWEENS, please contact Kristina Smalley at (207)774-6278 or [email protected]
Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/STRIVE/129076679535?ref=sgm for updates and the latest news.
We also have a cause page. http://apps.facebook.com/
causes/333940
Join Facebook & pass the word onto other friends of STRIVE!
Don’t forget to cheer on the Red Claws this season. Every time the Red Claws score a three pointer at home, Hammond Lumber Company will donate $50 to STRIVE. Fans can also donate. Visit our website at http://pslstrive.org/node/92 to download a pledge card!
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Volunteer NewsVolunteer NewsVolunteer NewsVolunteer News
Aktion Club has been busy recruiting new members and planning for the new year! In February, Aktion Club will be making and selling Chocolate Lollipops during the STRIVE Night Social on Feb. 12th. Make sure to bring 50 cents so that you can buy that special someone a sweet treat! If you are interested in joining Aktion Club, please contact Kristina at 774-6278 or [email protected] Aktion Club is a Kiwanis sponsored group and is an all
ages volunteering club!
Written by Brian Clark, Aktion Club Editor
Do you have a love of books and a free time to donate to STRIVE each week???
BookWorks! is still looking for dedicated volunteers
to help out with open shifts.
Shifts can be one time or on going.
Shifts available are:
Mondays: 4:00-5:00 Thursdays: 3:00-4:00, 5:00-6:00
Fridays: 1:00-3:00 Please contact, Kim Kelley at (207)774-6278
or [email protected] for more information on how you can help out!
Timeline: February 23, 1868— Civil Rights leader and NAACP co-founder W.E.B DuBois is born February 3, 1870— The Fifteenth Amendment grants blacks the right to vote February 25, 1870— Hiram R. Revels takes an oath of office as the first black US senator February 12, 1909— The NAACP is founded by a concerned group of black and white New York City citizens
February 1926— Black History begins as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month" February 1, 1960— In what becomes a civil-rights movement milestone, black Greensboro, NC college students begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter February 21 ,1965— Militant leader Malcolm X, who promoted black nationalism, is shot to death by three black Muslims 2009— Democrat Barack Obama is inaugurated as the first black US President after being elected at the end of 2008
In Honor of Black History Month: By Kevin Mooney
Born 1875 in New Canton, VA to parents who were former slaves, Dr. Carter G. Woodson spent his childhood working in the Kentucky coal mines and enrolled in high school at age twenty. He graduated within two years and later earned a Ph.D from Harvard. He was disturbed to find that history books largely ignored the black American population and that blacks generally figured into the picture in ways that reflected the inferior social position they were assigned at the time. Woodson, who was always one to act on his ambitions, decided to take on the challenge of writing black Americans into the nation's history. He established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now called the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History) in 1915 and founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History in 1916. 1926 was the year Woodson launched Negro History Week as an initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout American history. Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men - Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln - who greatly influenced the black American population. If you come into Bookworks! we have many books with information about African-American contributions to our nation's history.
Kevin Mooney is a STRIVE member who volunteers at BookWorks! on Thursday afternoons.
Sources: http://infoplease.com/spot/bhmintro1.html
Aktion Club Update
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Members’ PageMembers’ PageMembers’ PageMembers’ Page
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYSFEBRUARY BIRTHDAYSFEBRUARY BIRTHDAYSFEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Adam Clark February 4 Thomas Brown February 5 Scott Johnstone February 5 Cody Wood February 5 Michael Lewis February 7 Christopher Pritchard February 8 Brittany William February 11 Joshua Canning February 13 Nick Vaughn February 15 Lindsay Fectea February 16 Matthew Brown February 17 Brian Prentice February 18
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM STRIVE!HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM STRIVE!HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM STRIVE!HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM STRIVE!
Favorite STRIVE moment: being with Nate at STRIVE night
Favorite Food: pepperoni pizza
If there were one actress who would star in your life story,
who would it be?: Miley Cyrus or Taylor Swift
Do you have any pets?: Yes, a dog named Sable
Favorite Color: bright yellow
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?:
Puerto Rico (Melissa’s grandmother was born there)
Favorite Band: Sugarland
Favorite Song: Romantic love songs
Favorite Movie: The Notebook
If you could have one holiday everyday, what would it be?:
Christmas
Any hidden talents?: likes to sing
Suggestions for STRIVE: hook up Wii to the big screen TV
Danielle Brown February 19 Ron Jordon February 20 Kelly Frankl February 20 Amy Lane February 20 Brian Burnham February 20 Christian Nickerson February 22 Brittany Noyes February 22 Emma Campbell February 24 Nathaniel DiBiase February 26 Cody O’Brion February 27 Tricia Penney February 28
Join us on Friday,
February 12th from 6:00pm-9:00pm
for a Valentine’s Dance
This fun night will be filled with music, friends, dancing & treats.
Vote for Valentine King & Queen!
Aktion Club will be selling chocolate lollipops for 50 cents- so make sure to bring a little extra money to buy that
special someone a treat!
Valentine’s Day Jokes: 1. What did the stamp say to the envelope? 2. What does the vampire call his sweetheart? 3. What do farmers give their wives on Valentine's Day? 4. What did the bat say to his girlfriend? 5. What did the paper clip say to the magnet?
Answers on page six
Member Spotlight: Melissa Mann
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Members’ PageMembers’ PageMembers’ PageMembers’ Page
FEBRUARY EVENTSFEBRUARY EVENTSFEBRUARY EVENTSFEBRUARY EVENTS Nutrition Class
Monday nights from 5:30-7:00pm (2/1, 2/8, 2/22)
Sea Dogs Team Store Fundraiser
February 2nd– February 5th from 10:00am to 5:00pm Computer Skills Class
Wednesday nights from 6:00-8:00pm (2/3, 2/10, 2/17)
TWEENS Program
Every Friday afternoon from 3:00-5:00pm STRIVE Night Social
Every Friday from 6:00-9:00pm
BookWorks! Book Sale
Saturday, February 6th from 10:00am-2:00pm
Aktion Club Meeting
Every other Wednesday from 3:30-4:00pm (2/10, 2/24) Dance Marathon Planning Committee
Every other Wednesday at 5:30pm Member Advisory Board Meeting
Every other Friday from 5:00-5:30pm (2/12, 2/26)
President’s Day: STRIVE closed
Monday, February 15th
CAMP STRIVE
February 15th-February 19th from 9:00am-5:00pm
ON THE HORIZON:ON THE HORIZON:ON THE HORIZON:ON THE HORIZON:
6th Annual STRIVE Rocks! Dance Marathon
Saturday March 6th – March 7th from 8:00pm-10:00am (USM Sullivan Gym)
Upcoming Class Series
Germbusters (April 5-June 7) Monday evenings 5:30-7:00pm
From personal hygiene to dish washing to laundry, this class will teach students the basics of cleaning and why it’s so important for everyday living! Independent Living Skills (March 10-April 28)
Wednesday evenings 6:00-8:00pm
Budgeting, meal planning, cooking, cleaning, job searching, and more! A lot goes into independent living, and this class will give students many of the tools to ease the transition.
Valentine’s Day Joke Answers: 1. I’m stuck on you. 2. His ghoul-friend! 3. Hogs and kisses 4. You’re fun to hang with. 5. I’m very attracted to you!
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STRIVE PICTURES
Do you have pictures that you would like to share with us?
If so please send them to [email protected]
Camp STRIVE went snow tubing during winter camp!! Local band Sly Dog performed at the Dance
Marathon Kick-Off Party on January 8th
Chandler Hawkes, Steph Sinclair, and Emma
Campbell at the After-School Program.
TWEENS Program Members with Balloon Artist Jeremie Remian
and Program Director, Peter Brown
Tony Koutsivitis works on a gingerbread house at After School.
TWEENS Floor Hockey game Emma Campbell works on a craft project
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
PORTLAND, ME
PERMIT NO. 144
Phone: 207-774-6278
Fax: 207-774-7695
Email: [email protected]
Serving teens and young
adults with developmental
disabilities
STRIVE
28 Foden Road
South Portland, ME 04106
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Education & Training Coordinator
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PSL Services Executive Director
Peter BrownPeter BrownPeter BrownPeter Brown: : : : STRIVE & STRIVE U Program Director
Kristina SmalleyKristina SmalleyKristina SmalleyKristina Smalley: : : : STRIVE Volunteer & Programs Coordinator
Kim MillerKim MillerKim MillerKim Miller: : : : Special Projects Coordinator
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