No. 3 March 2020

Downriver

THE PYRAMID is the official newsletter of The Arc Downriver.

Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraiser for the Sports Program Pick up will be at the Arc Downriver office the week of March 9th. Stay tuned for more details on the exact day for pick up. Thank you!

The Arc Downriver Sports Program Pie Fundraiser

Pies will be provided by Roberto’s Bakery in Taylor.

Please turn your orders and payments (Cash Only Please) to the Arc Downriver office by Friday, April 3rd.

NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Pies will be ready for pick up at the Arc Downriver office on Thursday, April 9th from 11:00 am-2:00 pm.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP BY 2:00 pm, AS WE HAVE NO PLACE TO KEEP THEM.

Any questions, please call Margie at 734-304-9707

or Brenda at 313-402-5621. (You will find the order form on the insert)

The Arc Downriver will be selling hanging

baskets for Mother’s Day to support the Sports

Program. Your support will help with the purchase of

uniforms, equipment, tournaments and much more.

Please help support our Athletes!!

The April newsletter will have more information.

Bowling Fundraiser is Sunday, March 1st. Registration starts at 5:30 pm. Games end at 7:30 pm

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Proudly serving children and adults with developmental disabilities

since 1954. Affiliated with The Arc of the U.S. and

The Arc of Michigan.

Serving eighteen communities in the Downriver area for 65 years: Allen Park, Brownstown

Township, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, New Boston,

River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton,

Woodhaven and Wyandotte.

Mission Statement

To advocate for individuals who are developmentally challenged, have cognitive impairments and their families by promoting choices, creating opportunities, and providing

support needed to fully participate in the community.

The Arc Downriver Board of Directors

OFFICERS

President: Dennis Glinski Vice President: Jerry Swindle Treasurer: Kevin Martin Secretary: Carla March

DIRECTORS 2019-2021

Mike Herbst/ Terey DeLisle / Beverly Witchelhouse /

Linda Junod / Gerald Morello

DIRECTORS 2018-2020 Rozi Keller / Tom Moody

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kevin McGuckin

The Arc Downriver 1028 Oak Street

Wyandotte, MI 48192

Office: Beth Klocek Phone: 734-283-0710

Fax: 734-283-9018 Email: arcriver@sbcglobal.net Website: www.downriverarc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ TheArcDownriverOFFICIAL Office Hours: Monday — Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Please call before coming to the office to make sure that someone is at the office

to assist you, thank you!!

If your name is missing from the birthday list, it may be because you may not have given us the information. If you wish to be on the list, contact the office

at 734-283-0710.

Advocates:

Working to fulfill the mission in accordance with the Arc of the United States, advo-cating for individuals who are developmen-tally challenged and/or cognitively impaired and their families by promoting choices, creating opportunities and providing support needed to fully partici-pate in the communi-ty.

A member agency of

Jason Beyer

Vincent Bode

Steven Cervenak

Stacey Coleman

Kevin Conaway

Spencer Garner

Amanda Goodman

Nicholas Harbison

Da'Avion Humphrey

Dennis Kotlarek

Madison LaForet

Austin Nantais

Andy Risk

Jordan Swindle

Christina Taeckens

Michelle Workman

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President’s Report By Dennis Glinski,

President Board of Directors

We just completed a very successful Polar Plunge on February 8, 2020. Over 140 plungers jumped into Lake Belleville that day, helping to raise funds for sev-eral organizations, including ours. While we will not have the final tally of dollars raised for a few months, we did exceed our submitted donations by about 35% over last year. As a reminder, the funds raised from the Polar Plunge are held by Special Olympics of Michigan in our name, and will be used to offset the ex-pense to take our athletes to the State Summer Games this late May/early June 2020. This, along with the Car Raffle funds raised last fall, should cover the vast majority of costs for this event. Next up in fundraising is our Spaghetti Dinner, which will be on Sunday, April 26, 2020. The dinner and fundraising activities will take place at the Knights of Co-lumbus Wyandotte Council, at 3530 Biddle Avenue. Please mark this date! We can use basket raffle items for this event. Please drop off any dona-tion at the Arc Downriver office, or contact the office if you have any ques-tions. And, as always, thank you for supporting the Polar Plunge, and our other fund-raising events that support our athletes! Regards,

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, April 26th

Watch for more information to come….

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The Arc Downriver

Softball Bocce (Please circle the sport you are going to participate in)

Name of Athlete: ___________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone: ____________________________ Cell Phone: _____________________________

*Email: __________________________________________________________________________

I give my permission for my son/daughter to participate in the sport circled above for the 2019 season. I

understand that my son/daughter must have a current Special Olympics Health Appraisal on file in The

Arc Downriver office prior to the start of the first practice.

Parent/Guardian Signature: __________________________________ Date: _____________

Please return this form to The Arc Downriver, 1028 Oak Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192 or fax to 734-283-9018.

All Athletes must:

Have a current Arc Downriver membership.

Have a current Special Olympics Health Appraisal on file in the Arc Downriver

office. Physicals must be good through the end of the season. Blank forms are

available in the office or on our website www.downriverarc.org on the Sports

page.

Provide your own transportation to and from practices.

Wear appropriate clothing.

Be 16 years or older to participate.

Return the sign-up slip below to The Arc Downriver office by Friday, April 17th

Bocce Ball - Will start Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 am at the Woodhaven Recreation playground on Hall Road in Woodhaven. Depending on the number of players, there will be two groups at different times. Only athletes that attended fall bocce will be eligible to attend State games. All new players and players that did not attend fall bocce will not be able to attend State games.

Softball - Will start Thursday, April 23rd from 6:00-8:00 pm.

The location for Softball will be announced soon.

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The Arc Downriver Bowling Banquet

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 Crystal Gardens

16703 Fort Street, Southgate (Right next to the McDonald’s)

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Doors open at 5:30 pm. Dinner begins at 6:00 pm (No one will be allowed in before 5:30 pm)

The Bowler is free. Bowlers can bring guests. The cost is $14.00 for each guest. All RSVP’s and payments must be submitted to The Arc Downriver

Office, 1028 Oak Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192 by Monday, March 30th.

All guests must RSVP, pay in advance, and receive a ticket to attend.

There will be NO EXCEPTIONS. (Call the office at 734-283-0710 if you have questions.)

The Arc Downriver Bowling Banquet 2020 Name of Bowler: _________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________ Email: _____________________________ Number of Guests: ___________ Amount Paid ($14.00 per guest):____________ Names of Guests: ________________________________________________________

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The Advocates at The Arc Downriver would really like to offer presentations and trainings to self-advocates, family members, education staff, agency staff and community members, but we simply do not have the funds to do so. The trainings/presentations would be on topics that relate to education (IEPs, suspensions, behavior interventions, etc.), independent living

(how to obtain housing, recreation, access community supports, etc.), health is-sues (CPR Training, seizure training, etc.) and more! Lori, Linda and Kara would love to be able to share some of their knowledge, answer your questions and pro-vide support. Please consider donating! If you would like to support this endeavor through a donation, please write for ADVOCACY Trainings in the memo line of your check and mail it to: The Arc Downriver, 1028 Oak Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192. Thank You!

KROGER REWARDS PROGRAM - EVERY PURCHASE COUNTS!!

The Arc Downriver is enrolled in the Community Rewards Program at Kroger. You can enroll using your Kroger Plus card following the steps below: If you do not have a Kroger Plus card, stop by the cus-tomer service desk at Kroger to get one before proceeding with the enrollment process.

Register online at krogercommunityrewards.com.

Click on Sign In/Register and click on Sign Up Today in the New Customer box.

Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, en-tering your email address, creating a password, and agreeing to the terms and conditions.

You will get a message to check your email account. Click on the link in the body of the email.

Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.

Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.

Update or confirm your information.

Enter the NSP number for The Arc Downriver (EL661), select organization from the list, and click on to confirm.

To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.

REMEMBER:

Purchases will not count for The Arc Downriver until you register your card.

If you lost your Kroger Plus card and just use your phone number when checking out in the store, please call 877-576-7587 to get your Kroger Plus card number.

You must swipe your Kroger Plus card or use the phone number associated to that card when shopping for each purchase to count.

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Arc Downriver Track and Field Start Dates: Thursday, March 26th & Saturday, March 28th (Will have indoor track availability in case of inclement weather)

Where: Roosevelt High School 540 Eureka Road Wyandotte, MI 48192 Time: Thursday: 6:00-7:00 pm Saturday: 11:00 am-12:30 pm PLAYERS:

Must be a current Arc Downriver Member. Must have a current Special Olympics Physical form on file in the Arc

Downriver office. Must have a Special Olympic parental consent form on file in the Arc

Downriver office. Must be 16 years or older to participate. Must wear appropriate clothing. Must return the permission slip below to the Arc Downriver office by

Monday, Monday, March 16th.

(Please Contact Coach Debbie Galinac with questions at 734-558-9456)

Track and Field 2020 Sign-Up Sheet

Name of Athlete:_______________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________

Phone Number:________________________________________________________ Email:________________________________________________________________

I understand that for my son/daughter to participate in the 2020 track and field season, my

son/daughter must have a current Special Olympic Health Appraisal and Parental Consent

Form on file in the Arc Downriver office.

Signature of Parent or Guardian:___________________________________________

Please drop off, mail or fax (734-283-9018) to The Arc Downriver Office,

1028 Oak Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192 by Monday, March. 16th.

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A Friendly Reminder: It’s Time to Renew!

Please help the Arc Downriver continue it’s mission—WE NEED YOU! Please renew your membership and send (or bring in) your dues

as soon as possible! Thank you!

Expired Organizations:

Anderson Home 1/31/2020

Cascade Home 1/31/2020

Clippert Home 1/31/2019

Dawnshire Home 1/31/2020

Green Village 1 10/31/2019

Lake Home 1/31/2020

Northline II 3/21/2019

Truman Home 9/30/2019

WE REALLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Please renew your membership and send (or

bring in) your dues as soon as possible!

The Arc Downriver

1028 Oak St. Wyandotte, MI 48192

If you see your name—

PLEASE RENEW

Thomas Abela 2/28/2020

John Addison 10/31/2019

Dave Barbarich 2/28/2020

Patricia Barrett 1/31/2020

Mickaela Bartel 2/28/2020

Carrie Belcher 3/31/2020

Rebecca Benavides 11/30/2019

Katy Bentley 2/28/2020

Johnathon Britt 3/31/2020

James Buber 2/28/2020

William Cloutier 5/31/2019

John Colucci 12/31/2019

Pedro Cortes, Jr. 6/30/2019

Sophie Daigle 3/31/2020

Ashley Dangerfield 10/31/2019

Robin Davis 11/30/2019

Deborah Galinac 2/28/2020

Karen Gibbs 5/31/2019

Carese Goodloe 4/30/2019

Carlos Gutierrez 1/30/2020

David Hernandez 4/30/2019

Ben Honeycutt 12/31/2019

Sheena Howard 3/31/2020

Da'Avion Humphrey 3/31/2020

Tracey LaPointe 11/30/2019

Frank Liberati 8/31/2019

Ethan Ligenza 3/31/2019

Dino Lividini 3/31/2020

Jessica Martin 3/31/2020

Rosemary Mayville 2/28/2020

Tristan Mazglad 3/31/2020

Shirley Mead 2/28/2020

Angie Orr 5/31/2019

Tamra Perkins 1/30/2020

Tyreece Perkins 3/31/2020

Jousseline Rakes 1/31/2019

Yvonne Rendles 1/31/2019

Naomi Robertson 10/31/2019

Nanette Rosbury 5/31/2019

Amanda Salinas 3/31/2020

Theresa Sisco 3/31/2020

Bryan Taylor 5/31/2019

Sally Taylor 6/30/2019

James Tocco 1/31/2020

Katie VanHamme 12/31/2019

Frank Vargo 1/31/2020

Susan Votry 3/31/2020

Dennis Weber 1/31/2020

Lisa Wojnar 11/30/2019

Dawn Zagorski 3/31/2020

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We could use another voice...yours. Please decide to help others. Join the Arc movement.

____NEW MEMBERSHIP OR ____RENEWAL APPLICATION

Type of Membership (check one): _____Individual _____Family _____Group Home

INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP — Please fill out this section

First Name(s) _____________________________ Last Name ____________________________

Street Address ____________________________________________________________________

City ____________________________ State ____________ Zip _______________

Participant’s Name ___________________________________ Participant’s Birthdate __________

Phone Number _________________________________

Email Address ____________________________________________________________________

Please check one of the following boxes:

GROUP HOMES — Please fill out this section.

Group Home Name _______________________________ Phone Number ___________________

Street Address ___________________________ City ________________ State ____ Zip ______

Group Home Manager ______________________________ Number of Residents _____________

Please list the group home residents below along with their birthday. Use an additional page if needed.

First Name____________________ Last Name____________________ Birth Date___________

First Name____________________ Last Name____________________ Birth Date___________

First Name____________________ Last Name____________________ Birth Date___________

First Name____________________ Last Name____________________ Birth Date___________

$__________ Membership Fee ($30 for individual, family, or group home) – non-refundable

$__________ Additional Donation

$__________ Total Amount Enclosed

Arc Downriver 1028 Oak Street

Wyandotte, MI 48192 Rev. 11/16

Self-Advocate Professional in the Field of Developmental Disabilities

Self-Determination Home Parent/Relative of Person with Developmental Disabilities

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Adventure Club is from 5:00 - 7:30 pm. at the Arkay Building, 15221 Eureka in Southgate (next to the Olive Garden)

Art at the Arc Art at the Arc is a therapeutic acrylic painting class.

The 4-week sessions takes place during Adventure Club hours (5:30-7:00 pm) and is taught by Patricia Izzo, one of Downriver’s finest artists.

Artist’s please note that the first Wednesday of each month begins a new art session. Please pay by the end of each session so that we

may plan accordingly as classes fill up quickly.

Artwork completed throughout the year will be displayed each November,

Wednesday Evening Activities

March 4 Karaoke March 11 Pizza $2.00 March 18 Bingo March 25 DJ Chris

March Art At The Arc Class Registration

(4, 11, 18, 25)

Name: ____________________________________________________

Phone Number: ______________________________________________

Amount Paid__________ Cash_____ Check #__________ Staff Initials________

Art at The Arc staff / Adventure Club would really appreciate it if all art students pay for their monthly art class during Adventure Club hours. If for some reason you are unable to do this, and have paid at the

Arc Downriver office, please bring your receipt on the evening the class begins so the staff will know that you have paid for that class and can add your name to the list of students.

Thank you,

$25.00 Non-refundable

Non-transferable

Participants in Adventure Club, Art at the Arc, and the dances

MUST: have a current Arc Downriver membership have a signed Consumer Activity Policy on file have a current Emergency Card on file

If YOU need to: renew your membership,

sign the new Consumer Activity Policy

or update your Emergency Card,

please see the staff.

The Adventure Club is in need of

donations such as hand sanitizer,

beverages, snacks, drink cups and

coffee cups. See Staff for more

information. Thank you!

Reminder:

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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$20. Bowling Fundraiser Indian Lanes 5:30pm Registration Bowling is 6:00-7:30pm

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Basketball 7-9pm

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4 Adventure Club 5:00 -7:30pm

Karaoke

Art at the Arc 5:30-7:00pm

Basketball

7-9pm

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Fall Bowling Indian Lanes

2:30-4pm

7 District Games

Saline/Northville

Arts & Crafts at The Arc

Downriver office12-2pm

Please RSVP!! 734-283-0710

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Adventure Club 5:00 - 7:30pm

Pizza $2.00

Art at the Arc 5:30 – 7:00pm

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Last Fall Bowling

Indian Lanes 2:30-4pm

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Adventure Club 5:00 - 7:30pm

Bingo

Art at the Arc 5:30 – 7:00pm

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20 State Games

21 State Games

Bowling Area

Games Plymouth

Dance 7-9pm $1.00 Pizza at the Arkay Bldg.

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25 Adventure Club 5:00 - 7:30pm

DJ Chris

Art at the Arc 5:30 – 7:00pm

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Track & Field 6-7pm

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Track & Field 11am-12:30pm

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*Participants in Adventure Club, Art at the Arc and the dances MUST be current Arc Downriver members, have a signed Consumer Activity Policy on file, and have a current Emergency Card on file. If you have not updated your Emergency Card lately, renewed your membership or signed the new Consumer Activity Policy, please see the staff.

1028 Oak Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192

(734) 283-0710 arcriver@sbcglobal.net

Office Hours: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

PLEASE CALL BEFORE COMING TO THE OFFICE.

PLEASE NOTE: Photos and/or video may be taken at all of the Arc Downriver sponsored events (sports, art, etc.). These images may be used in print and/or electronic media.

IF you would prefer that your image NOT be used, please contact the Arc Downriver office.

Proudly serving eighteen communities in the Downriver area for over 65 years: Allen Park, Brownstown Township, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, New Boston, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood,

Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven and Wyandotte.

March

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The Arc Downriver 1028 Oak St. Wyandotte, MI 48192 Affiliated with: The Arc U.S. The Arc Michigan

United Way Community Services

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Help us every time you shop Amazon. Go to smile.amazon.com and select

‘Arc Downriver’ as your charity of choice.

Your membership (renewal or NEW) and donations are what

allow the Arc Downriver to continue advocating for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to be fully

included in every aspect of their lives.

WE NEED YOUR

MEMBERSHIP AND SUPPORT!

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Bowling Fundraiser - Sunday, March 1 at Indian Lanes 5:30-7:00pm Bowling Banquet - Tuesday, April 14 Powerlifting Invitational – Saturday, April 18 Softball - Thursday, April 23 Bocce - Saturday, April 25 Spring Games – Friday, May 8 Formal Dance - Thursday, May 14 Summer Games – Thursday - Friday, May 28-30

DATES TO REMEMEBER FOR 2020: