The Hickok Times

SEPTEMBER SUMMARY: BY: LORREN, NATASHA, KARA, CRAIG & KADEEM

The month of September brought a lot of changes and excitement to the Hickok Center. Not only did we welcome fall, but we also welcomed our new Structured Day Program Manager Taylor Chilluffo along with two new members to the Hickok family- they are great new additions! We had our second annual Hickok spirit week in September. We also held our first annual “Hickok Talent Show.” New traditions have begun at our center and we couldn’t be more excited! A lot of us here at the center have been working double time on getting our ZEN right, with one of the most peaceful and relaxing activity.. YOGA. Our bodies have been transformed with the help of our wonderful yoga instructor Kris every Monday and Thursday!

We also wanted to take a moment to recognize a few members who really stepped out of there comfort zone and ran their own groups independently! Kadeem came up with the creative and fun game called ‘HICKOK WHO’ which turned out to be an absolute SUCCESS!! Kadeem has been attending Hickok since 2014 and has never ran a group, so YAY Kadeem. Craig who is slightly new to the Hickok Center also ran an amazing raw and real group on sobriety. Look out for his groups in October- YAY Craig! Jermaine’s football bracket group has been great too! Everyone is also loving Natasha’s No-Bake Cooking groups. Hochstein music, Naz Art, Naz Speech and Naz PT also started again this month making it busy, exciting and lots of fun!

CHICKEN PARMESAN

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IT:IN A SHALLOW BOWL, COMBINE BISCUIT MIX AND PARM CHEESE. DIP CHICKEN IN BUTTER AND IN BISCUIT-CHEESE MIXTURE. PLACE IN A LARGE, BUTTERED BAKING DISH. BAKE UNCOVERED AT 325 FOR 1 HOUR OR UNTIL LIGHT BROWN.

Kara’s Korner

For the talent show I gave the other members and the staff some knowledge about Pitbulls. I taught other members and staff some facts and myths about this amazing breed. One of the facts I gave is that Pitbulls cannot lock their jaws when they bite. A myth I gave is that Pitbulls hate kids. Another fact I gave is when Pitbulls were popular dogs, they were known as nanny dogs. This is because Pitbulls are protective of children. They DO NOT want to EAT them! Another myth is that all Pitbulls snap and this is not the case for all Pitbulls.

By: Kara Nebbia

Bills Game November 3 rd :

My name is Evan Rich I am a member of the Hickok Center Day Program. I really look forward to the Bills game. It is $70 dollars per ticket. Taylor got a discount on the tickets and awesome seats. We get food for people who bring their own money. There will be fans cheering for the Bills. We got great seats in the bleachers.

Artwork By: Beth Tillman 9/24/19

9/13: Week 1 of Nazareth College Physical Therapy!

Natasha’s Group making Chocolate Cake in a Mug while Katie colors in her new coloring book she won for “best dressed” in Pajama/Disney Day!

A lot of fans are going to be yelling go Bills. There will be vendors in the stands. I hope the Bills win. I look forward to the game. Good luck go Bills.

On Saturday September 14th the Hickok Brain Blazers took on the “March on for Brain Injury” walk at Seneca Park!

Our new Vending Machines arrived on September 25th!

Our new outdoor set-up! Susan, Dave, Pablo & Mike soaking up some rays! Thanks Susan!

“It was a great time, I got to sit in a firetruck.” –Mark S.