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What’s the Stretching All About
You may think of stretching as something performed only by runners or gymnasts, but we all need
to stretch in order to protect our mobility and independence. Many people don't understand that
stretching should be done on a regular basis as part of a daily routine!
Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy to maintain a range of motion in the
joints. Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you want to use muscles for
activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains,
and muscle damage.
For example, sitting in a chair all day results in tight hamstrings in the back of the thigh. That can
make it harder to extend your leg or straighten your knee all the way, which inhibits walking.
Likewise, when tight muscles are suddenly called on for a strenuous activity, they may become
damaged from suddenly being stretched. Injured muscles may not be strong enough to support the
joints, which can lead to joint injury.
Regular stretching keeps muscles long, lean, and flexible and means that exertion won't put too
much force on the muscle itself. Healthy muscles also help a person with balance problems to avoid
falls.
Source: http://mma-west.com/assets/files/April%202018%20Altitude%20Newsletter.pdf
Policy of the Month: Injury and Illness Prevention Program By Administration Employee and client safety is of utmost importance and concern to Community Catalysts of California.
Occupational and personal safety is the responsibility of every employee. Injuries can be prevented.
Trained and motivated employees are the key to a safe and injury free work environment. In keeping with
this commitment, Community Catalysts of California has established this Injury and Illness Prevention
Program (the IIPP) to explain its safety policies and procedures.
Responsibility for Administration: The Director of Operations/DOO will have the principal authority
and provide overall direction for implementing the IIPP and will have the Assignment of Responsibility.
The Human Resources Manager will coordinate all efforts and oversee the enforcement of safety policies
and rules. Within each region, there will be a Safety Coordinator who will be responsible for the
administration and monitoring of safety requirements within their designated areas. Each office will have
a Safety Officer to monitor compliance to the established safe work practices and to take immediate
measures to correct identified hazards.
Board of Directors James Wheeler Chair Greg Murphy Vice Chair David Kuhlman Secretary Roberta Raasveld Treasurer Carey Storm Director Melissah Walker Director Jarrod Hammes Director Zeyad Moussa Director
Newsletter Staff Contributors Amanda B., Teri G., Ana N., Erica B., Farley O., Gladys M., Jennifer B. Editors Gaby H.
What’s the Stretching All About Policy of the Month Fresno San Marcos Imperial Valley Santa Clara Salinas Visalia Ukiah Corporate AmazonSmile
April 2018
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Client Anniversaries
25 Years Peter B. | San Marcos
22 Years Diane M. | San Marcos
20 Years Dante H. | Santa Clara
19 Years Robin E. | Santa Clara
Sharon P. | Santa Clara
17 Years Ruby T. | Imperial Valley
16 Years Andrew W. | Salinas
15 Years Christopher B. | Manteca
14 Years Baudelio L. | Salinas
Ruby M. | Salinas
12 Years Peter R. | San Marcos
Alicia T. | Salinas
Marcel B. | Imperial Valley
Janet H. | Salinas
Tom T. | Manteca
11 Years Rodrigo J. | Salinas
Linda A. | Visalia
Michael M. | San Marcos
10 Years Mireille H. | Santa Clara
Patricia M. | Imperial Valley
Larissa F. | Salinas
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April 2018
Central Valley
Fresno By Amanda Brewer What’s Going On? April has been filled with super fun and exciting activities!
Fresno awarded Mardine Walker with March 2018’s Employee
of the Month! Thank you for your hard work!
Marci taught Cicely how to bowl! They both
did really well and had a blast!
Client, Danny, took a trip to Sequoia Lake. Even though there
was no snow, Danny and staff still had a great time!
Nicole is
super excited
that she got
her new
power
wheelchair!
She has
been super
happy
zooming
around
everywhere!
Mark received a new
jacuzzi this month as
a gift from his family.
He has been having
fun in the sun every
day since!
Fresno held our monthly Client Advisory Meeting at the office. They all
collaborated to come up with fun ideas for outings and activities to do as a
group. They went to the movies on Saturday and saw Jumanji and had a
great time. They chose to go to Pismo Beach next month! They are all so
excited and are ready for some fun at the beach!
Client Anniversaries Continued from pg. 2
9 Years Ellen K. | Santa Clara
8 Years Domingo G. | Visalia
Thomas R. | Visalia
Patricia A. | Salinas
7 Years Sharon M. | Visalia
5 Years Katherine B. | Merced
Clifford J. | Manteca
Keith C. | Visalia
Jose F. | Salinas
Jessie A. | Imperial Valley
4 Years Jose M. | Imperial Valley
Kimberly O. | Imperial Valley
Anthony B. | San Marcos
3 Years Maria G. | Salinas
Rhonda R. | Visalia
2 Years Daran Z. | Merced
Becky B. | Merced
Dave B. | Merced
Holly Z. | Merced
Cynthia L. | Merced
1 Year Kristen R. | Santa Clara
April 2018
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Southern California San Marcos By Teri Geston What’s Going On?
We would like to recognize Jim Gates for being our FIRST Employee Recruiter. He was awarded with a
“Kind Bar” for his first reward because of his referral & has also received $25 as we hired Matthew Wilson,
Employment Coordinator for our San Marcos Office Supported Employment. We are excited to see this
opportunity for Staff Recruiting to grow.
South Bay Santa C la ra By Erica Barber
What’s Going On? Santa Clara went on a CAC trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium this month. Monterey donated the tickets to us and
we were able to rent 2 15-passenger vans through Enterprise. It was a busy day there with lots of children as
well. The clients had a blast viewing all the fish and marine life. The playful otters are always a joy to watch.
Some clients bought souvenirs at the gift shop. It was an awesome day trip!
Imper ia l Va l ley By Ana Norris What’s Going On? Our clients had a ball as this year’s Mid-
Winter Fair. Thank you all who
volunteered and participated.
Employee Anniversaries 18 years Vanessa Orr | Corporate
8 Years Ceci Vargas | Imperial Valley
5 Years Rebecca Anthenill | San Marcos
Anita Miller | Imperial Valley
4 Years Jameesa Andrews | Fresno
Charity Kyle | Salinas
Yolanda Mosqueda | Salinas
Dwight Mahabir | Manteca
3 Years Marti Diegan | San Marcos
2 Years Hilary Daniels | Fresno
Richard Puga | Visalia
Valerie Rendon | Visalia
Rico Rios | Fresno
Bridgett Varela | Fresno
Mardine Walker | Fresno
1 Year Jennie Alonzo | Fresno
Anthony Anderson | Fresno
Ashley Fritsch | Imperial Valley
Maria Gomez | Salinas
Trudy Levenson | San Marcos
Karla Patino | Imperial Valley
Brenden Turgeon | Fresno
April 2018
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South Bay Sal inas By Farley Odad
What’s Going On? We would like to congratulate client Eugene
on increasing his independence. Eugene
has never been alone in his 60 years of life
and he recently moved in to his own
apartment. His CM, DSA and Sister-in-law
worked hard together to keep his moving
smooth, comfy and well prepared for his
new adventure. Well done Eugene!!
Central Valley Visa l ia By Gladys Monje
What’s Going On? Our clients participated in this year’s 2018 Special Olympics on 4/27/2018.
Hugo at the Monterrey
Bay Aquarium. What a
beautiful view!
Client Baudelio’s motivation
to exercise is playing tennis
and he loves posing for the
camera as well!
Sydney participated in the
shot-put event.
Tamiko participated in the walk
race.
Ronald was an assistant
coordinator for this year’s
Special Olympics.
Redwood Coast Ukiah By Jennifer Bilstein What’s Going On? Spring has sprung, and the events are aplenty! We’d first like to wish a
big Happy Birthday to our clients Harlan, Robert and Harry!! Everyone
had fun birthday parties and Harlan’s was a bit more extravagant as it
was his 80th birthday! He had a get together at the Seabiscuit Ranch,
visited the horses and had his party catered by none other than one of
his favorite IHSS providers and RM JoAnn’s daughter, Jessica! It was a
beautiful day and all who attended had a very nice time.
Some of our staff, including myself, had the pleasure of meeting up with
NCM Shelley this month for CPR and First Aid training. Lucky for us,
Shelley is a Red Cross trained CPR and First Aid instructor and she was
able to come up this month and conduct 2 trainings. We all learned a lot
and had fun doing it.
Our clients certainly had some fun times this month, too! Earlier in the
month they got to dress up and attend the annual Spring Fling.
Everybody danced the night away and had a wonderful time. We also
had a Smoothie Party this month at our Client Advisory Committee
(CAC) meeting. CM Mone helped the clients run the meeting while RM
JoAnn and I made up six different kinds of smoothies for all the clients
to taste. We had such a wide variety of ingredients from the typical
bananas and berries to grapes, watermelon, spinach and even broccoli!
Everyone really enjoyed the variety of smoothies we made and they
learned a fun new way to incorporate vegetables into a tasty drink! Our
clients also participated in the annual UVAH Bowling Tournament this
month. At our CAC meeting in March the clients decided they wanted
fruit as the theme for their shirts that they used for this bowling
tournament and an upcoming event. I created 3 fun logos for the bowling
teams and put the shirts together for them. We had the Berry Good
Bowlers, the Banana Splits, and Pears and Spares. Everyone seemed
to like their shirts and they all had a great time at the bowling
tournament.
Last but not least, we’d like to wish a fond farewell to our DSA Cindy.
Cindy was a dedicated employee who was with Community Catalysts
California for nearly 14 years. During her time with the company, Cindy
was very fond of the clients she worked with and advocated for them
and their health. The office staff and client Randy took Cindy out to lunch
to celebrate her retirement. She’s looking forward to having more free
time and is already planning a trip abroad to Germany with a friend.
April 2018
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April 2018
Corporate By Gaby Heredia
What’s Going On? This month we had a welcome lunch for our new HR
Coordinators and a celebratory lunch in honor of
Vanessa being chosen as Employee of the first quarter!
We had lunch from Tender Greens and finished with a
delicious cake. Congratulations Vanessa ! Your hard
work and dedication does not go unnoticed.
Did you know you can support Community Catalysts of California while
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organization of choice!
For every eligible purchase, AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of the purchase price.