May/June 2011 Newsletter

May/June 2011

7th Annual

Rummage Sale

Thomas M. Wernert Center For Mental Health Recovery and Support

Friday, June 3, 2011 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

208 W. Woodruff Ave. at Ashland (Woodruff is off Collingwood) Near the Old West End TARTA Buses 20M and 20T

Donations of Household Items, Collectibles, Small Furniture, Elec-tronics & Clothing are welcome thru June 2 , 2011 (Receipts available for your tax deductible item donation upon request)

Call Stacey Monday-Friday @ 419.242.3000 ext. 105 for more info & to arrange donation pick-up & drop-off

Food will be available for a small donation (hot dogs/baked goods)

All proceeds benefit the Thomas M. Wernert Center’s programs

Remember the yummy baked sale, hotdogs, chips, & soda? Mmm…

Remember the low, low prices at our huge sale last year??

Books, Videos, CD’s, Oh, my!!!

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An Invitation from George Horak, Wernert Center Board of Trustee

Ladies and Gentlemen: As a person on the Board of Trustees at the Wernert Center, I would like to advise you of the opportunity to sit on the board. I wish more folks would join me and our other members to serve On our Board of Trustees. We really need members, male or female; balance is the word to make the Board a success! With more people it would be more fun and we would have a greater mixing if ideas at each meeting. Read the invitation below to find out how you can learn more about the Board of Trustees.

Wernert Center Board

Of Trustees

Friday, May 20th at 11:30 am

at the Wernert Center

Question & Answer Session

This meeting will give Wernert Center members a opportunity to meet current Board of Trustee members. Members will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the Board.

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atie’s orner By Katie Phillips

Hello friends! Please be looking in the July/ August newsletter for the upcoming class listings. Reminder: I must

know ahead of time if you plan to attend a class. Our rooms hold only so many people at a time and I want us all

to be comfortable while we are learning and growing! I also have to prepare the correct amount of text books for

the class size. Please phone me at 419-242-3000 ext 103 as soon as you decide to join a class—cuz we’d love

to have you! You may also stop by my office while you are at the Wernert Center. Thanks

“Happy Spring Everybody!”

The Thomas M. Wernert Center

For Mental Health Recovery and Support and the

Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County

Invite you to attend the

14th Annual Health and Wellness Fair

Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 10:00am to 2:00pm

A nutritious lunch will be served at noon

Location: Thomas M. Wernert Center, 208 West Woodruff at Ashland/TARTA Buses 20M and 20T

Free Screening for diabetes (blood Sugar), Blood Pressure & cholesterol from St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Breathing tests and tobacco cessation information from Linda Morris, RRT, Pro-Medica Health System/The Toledo Hospital, Vision Screening from Prevent Blindness Ohio, and Chair Messages from Linda Szilagye, LMT. Information on Breast Health from Barbra Oxner, BSN,

RN. Table on Nutrition from Regina Masters, MEd, BSN, RN, Lourdes College

Phone Katie at 419.242.3000 ext. 103 for information &

Henry at 419.242.3000 ext. 101 for limited van transportation

Other Happenings:

NAMI Ohio for the Sleep Out to Stop Stigma—a Mental Health awareness event at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 from 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm. A NAMI sponsored bus will be trans-porting members and other interested advocates to Columbus and be leaving from the Wernert Center at approximately 12 or 1pm Tuesday. For more information contact M. Vanessa Eubanks at the Ohio Wellness Network toll free number 1.877.643.6701.

NAMI Walks for the minds of America – This year’s annual event will take place on Saturday, May 14 with registration at 9 am, at the University of Toledo’s Health and Science Campus on Glendale Ave. This year’s walk is in memory of Marci Dvorak, Executive Director of NAMI of Greater Toledo, who passed away in January. Ideally, walkers collect donations in support of NAMI programs, but members can still walk with your friends from the Wernert Center. Join us as we make our pres-ence known and make a difference toward combating the stigma of mental illness. There is power in numbers! Please phone Beth Cromly at 419.242.3000 ext 104 or NAMI at 419.243.1119.

TOLEDO STATE HOSPITAL CEMETERIES VETERANS MEMORIAL PROGRAM-Join us on Satur-day, May 21, 2011 at 1 pm for a moving ceremony to remember the 1,994 forgotten souls who rest in the historic Toledo State Hospital Cemeteries (1888-1973), located at TSH Cemetery on Arlington Ave, west of S. Detroit, near the new Bowsher High School. A reception will follow at Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital at 930 Detroit Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614-2701. Reservations would be appreciated by calling 419.381.1881 ext. 4662.

Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) Visits to the Wernert Center from law enforcement officers taking CIT will take place over two days, Wednesday, May 25 & Thursday, May 26, 2011. The four sessions of dia-logue will be held both days from 9am-10:20am and 10:45am-12pm.The time spent together is incredibly worthwhile and informative for all who participate in this very important part of CIT.

An example of one of the

unnamed graves.

Photo by Katie Phillips

THE MISSION

―To improve the quality of life for per-sons living with mental illness through peer-driven and focused programs which address recovery through edu-

cation, peer support and advocacy.‖

Thomas M. Wernert Center

For Menta l Hea l th Recovery & Support 208 W. Woodruf f Toledo, OH 43604

Main Ph: 419.242.3000

New Horizons: 419.242.3000 Ext. 104

NEW: Club Room Cell Phone: 419.290.3916

Fax: 419.242.0750

Web site: www.wernertcenter.org

Email: kskinner@wernertcenter.org

Thomas M. Wernert Center Membership Application

Board of Trustees and Paid Peers/Staff

Deb Paterakis President Legal Aid of Western Ohio

Carol Nagy Vice President Community Volunteer

Sue Trumbull Treasurer Mercy Laura Wilson Secretary Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer Dan Crow Community Volunteer Janet Shannon Community Volunteer Darla Newhouse Community Volunteer Tammy Hochradel Comm. Volunteer George Horak Community Volunteer Donna Jablonski Catholic Health Partners

Kelly Skinner Executive Director

Stacey Stubblefield Associate Director

John Hock, CPA Finance Director

Katie Phillips Peer Enrichment Program

Beth Cromly/Brenda Dabrowski New Horizons

Richard Durrett/ Aim High Bruce Adams/Maxine Pruiett Peer Support

Francisca Miller Receptionist

Henry Hartford Van Transportation/Driver Sister Ann Emon Computer Lab Juliann Fegyak/Bill Griffin/David Albright/ Bonnie Utrup & Larry Nontell Kitchen Crew

Non Profit Org.

U.S. Postage

PAID

Toledo, OH

Permit No. 175

YES! I want to become a member of the Thomas M. Wernert Center For Mental Health Recovery and Sup-port, a certified peer operated service center whose programs and services are consistent with the Ohio Department of Mental Health’s Best Practices in Mental Health Recovery.

___ Receiver of Mental

Health Services- $5 ___ Sponsor- $50

___ Provider- $10 ___ Honorary- $100

___ Family- $15 ___ Advocate- $250

___ Patron- $25 ___ Organization- $500

___ In Honor of_______________________________________________________$_____________

___ In Memory of_____________________________________________________$_____________

___ I give permission to have my name recognized as a supporter in the Encounters newsletter

___ I would like to placed on the Wernert Center mailing list to receive the Encounters newsletter

Name___________________________________________________________ Date______________

Address___________________________________________________________________________

City__________________________ State____________________ Zip_______________________

Send Payment to : Thomas M. Wernert Center

208 W. Woodruff

Toledo, OH 43604

The Thomas M. Wernert Center is a 501 (c)(3) organization. All memberships/donations are tax deduct-

ible, based upon IRS guidelines.

VALUE STATEMENT

The Thomas M. Wernert Center is dedi-cated to fostering growth in our mem-bers living with mental health challeng-es through peer support and by en-hancing recovery with opportunities for education and socialization within a safe, welcoming and diverse atmos-phere of trust and mutual respect that

leads to a meaningful life.

SUPPORTED BY

Return Service Requested

1992 — 2011

CELEBRATING

19

YEARS OF

RECOVERY

SUCCESSES