Milton: Angela Mollica Shamokin: Carina Losell Selinsgrove: Elizabeth Lenig

Berwick: Linda Krause Bloomsburg: Jackie Zeisloft Sunbury: John Shosh

STEP: Cheryl Donlan

Some Important Dates:

• January 3: Art night with

the YMCA Art Center, Zion

Lutheran Church, Sunbury,

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

• January 20: Pizza & Game

Night at Zion Lutheran

Church, Sunbury, 5:00 pm

to 7:00 pm. Cost is $7.

RSVP by 01/05/18.

• January 25: Making pizza

rounds & a dessert

demonstration, 6:00 – 7:30

pm, Grace Lutheran

Church, Sunbury. • February 8: Making

spaghetti, bread & salad at

Grace Lutheran Church,

120 Spruce Street,

Sunbury, 6:00 – 7:30 pm. • February 11: King & Queen

Dance at Silvermoon

Banquet Hall, 12:30 to 4:30

pm. $18.25 per person.

RSVP by 01/22/18. • February 22: Making soup

& canned food drive – bring

a can to donate, Grace

Lutheran Church, 120

Spruce Street, Sunbury,

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm.

REMEMBER: There is no

charge for Arc employees to

attend Arc events.

RSVP dates are strictly

adhered to!

Pay periods for January and February:

12/31/17 – 01/13/18

01/14/18 – 01/27/18

01/28/18 – 02/10/18

02/11/18 – 02/24/18

Paperwork Due Dates – January 2018:

Milton, STEP: 02/02/18

Sunbury, Berwick, Shamokin: 02/05/18

Selinsgrove: 02/05/18

Bloomsburg, 50 & Fun: 01/31/18

Paperwork Due Dates – February 2018:

Milton, STEP: 03/02/18

Sunbury, Berwick, Shamokin: 03/02/18

Selinsgrove: 03/05/18

Bloomsburg, 50 & Fun: 02/28/18

The ARC, Susquehanna Valley

COORDINATOR CONNECTION

JANUARY 2018

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PLEASE NOTE: Paperwork can be faxed to (570) 286-1005, e-mailed to

ampescoor@ptd.net, mailed at The Arc’s expense, or dropped off at the

office. You can even take photos of your sign-in sheets and text them to

me!!! I will be glad to provide everyone with large envelopes and stamps. I

may even be able to pick it up. GIVEN ALL OF THESE OPTIONS FOR

TURNING IN YOUR PAPERWORK, THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO BE

LATE EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY!!!

IN ORDER TO BILL OUR FUNDERS, WE MUST RECEIVE YOUR PAPERWORK

ON TIME!!!! If we don’t receive the paperwork from Milton, Sunbury, and

Shamokin on time, it holds up $11,000.00 in billing. If we don’t receive

paperwork from Bloomsburg, Berwick, and Selinsgrove in a timely fashion, it

holds up $2,200.00 in billing. These funds

are used to pay your salaries plus other

staff salaries! IT IS EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT TO TURN PAPERWORK IN ON

TIME. MAKE IT A NEW YEAR’S

RESOLUTION!!!

Weather-Related Closings: Remember - Coordinators can cancel AMPES if, in

their discretion, the weather will present a

travel hazard. Coordinators are responsible

for notifying the self-advocates. Notify the

program director of any program cancellations

ASAP so it can be posted on Facebook. YOU

WILL STILL BE PAID.

Emergency Contact Forms: Since we are

starting a new year, please be sure to update

your emergency contact forms. If you need copies, please let me know.

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New Shamokin Coordinator: Unfortunately, Lian

Torres had to resign as coordinator of Shamokin

for personal reasons. However, we were

fortunate to find a quick replacement. Carina

Losell will be starting as Shamokin’s new

coordinator after the new year. Carina is

employed by Sentry Servicers as direct support

staff. Carina has assisted with STEP on many

occasions and is great with the kids. Her patience, kindness, compassion, and

experience as direct care staff will be an asset to AMPES.

UPDATED AMPES CHART:

Program Site Day and Time Location

Milton

Angela Mollica

Mondays

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Christ Evangelical Lutheran

Church, 1125 Mahoning St,

Milton

Berwick

Linda Krause

Tuesdays

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Berwick Assembly of God,

801 East Fifth St, Berwick

Shamokin

Carina Losell

Tuesdays

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Shamokin Christian

Missionary Alliance Church,

50 N. 2nd St., Shamokin

Sunbury

John Shosh

Tuesday

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Zion Lutheran Church, 15 S.

Fifth St, Sunbury

Selinsgrove

Elizabeth Lenig

Wednesday

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Selinsgrove Sr. Action Ctr,

8 N. Water St, Selinsgrove

Bloomsburg

Jackie Zeisloft

Thursday

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Trinity House Apartments,

101 E. 3rd St, Bloomsburg

50 and Fun

Jackie Zeisloft

Wednesday

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Trinity House Apartments,

101 E. 3rd St, Bloomsburg

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JANUARY IS:

Financial Wellness Month: Work on budgeting activities or do a grocery flyer

scavenger hunt. Don’t hesitate to ask me for ideas!

Hobby Month: Have the groups talk about their hobbies like a show-and-tell

Get Organized Month

Soup Month: Make soup (you will probably have to do some of the prep work at

home)

Hot Tea Month: Sample different herbal teas

Oatmeal Month: Make instant oatmeal and have different toppings available

Self-Love Month: See ideas below

Thank You Month: Write thank you notes to your site

Unusual Observances in January:

Jan. 11 – Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Month

Jan. 13 – Follow Your Dreams Day

Jan. 15 – Hat Day (everyone could wear a crazy hat) or buy cheap plastic hats

(maybe clearance New Year’s hats and decorate them)

Jan. 18: Winnie The Pooh Day – see attached trivia game and activities

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Some activity suggestions for January for Follow Your Dreams Day:

I’m not sure what was used for the ring in the first photo, but the 2nd photo uses an

embroidery hoop.

Button Hot Air Balloon on a flat canvas To make this craft extra fun, print out

a photo of the participants and laminate

it to put in the cup. I can print and

laminate photos for you.

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Textured Hot Air Balloon: To make the textured

hot air balloon craft extra special, take photos of

your participants and laminate them. Have the

participants put themselves in the balloon basket.

(I can print and laminate the photos for you).

Some activity suggestions for January for

Self-Love Month:

Other activities for self-love:

• Make a gratitude list

• Do light yoga (our director, Robert Roush, is a yoga instructor)

• Learn a meditation

• Journal – see attached self-love journal prompts

• Watch an inspirational movie (yes to a movie in this case) or read

inspirational stories. Pinterest has a lot of short inspirational stories.

Search under “Faith in Humanity Restored”.

• Make a list of what you like about yourself

• Write an empowering note to yourself and hang it on your mirror

I have attached a snowman selfie sheet and a

sheet with a hat and scarf. As you can see, you

would need to take photos of the participants (I

can print them for you) and supply buttons and

cotton. Decorations for the hat are optional.

Inexpensive and fun!

WHO SAYS SNOWMEN ARE JUST FOR

CHRISTMAS!! Last year, it would have been

appropriate to do a snowman craft in March!

WINNIE THE POOH TRIVIA

Who is Winnie the Pooh’s best friend? CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

What does Tigger do best? BOUNCE

Where does Winnie the Pooh live?

• Green Acres

• THE HUNDRED ACRE WOODS

• Sherwood Forest

What kind of animal is Roo? KANGAROO

What is Roo’s mama’s name?

• Katherine

• Katie

• Kanga

What is Pooh’s favorite food? HONEY or HUNNY as Pooh spells it

What is the color of Pooh’s shirt? RED

Which of Pooh’s friends always loses his tail? EEYORE

Who is Pooh’s closest friend next to Christopher Robin?

• PIGLET

• Rabbit

• Roo

Who plants a big vegetable garden and hates carrot thieves? RABBIT

What does Christopher Robin call Pooh?

• Fuzzy Wuzzy Old Bear

• SILLY OLD BEAR

• 31 JOURNALING PROMPTS FOR SELF

LOVE

• 1. What is your biggest struggle with loving yourself?

2. Get rid of a limiting belief that you have about yourself or your

abilities.

3. What good habit do you want to begin this month?

4. What’s one compliment you struggle to accept about yourself?

5. What do you need to start saying “yes” to?

6. What do you need to forgive yourself for?

7. Name a thing that you love about your body and then a thing you love

about your personality.

8. Where in your life do you need to slow down and take your time?

9. What’s something that you need to get rid of?

10. How can you set better boundaries in your life?

• 11. How would you describe yourself, in a loving way, to a stranger?

12. What things make you feel happy to be alive? And how can you add

MORE of that into your life?

13. Take a selfie just as you are. Find one thing to love about it.

14. What would your younger self be proud of you for today?

15. What are you afraid to ask for? What do you need to speak up about?

16. What is the most loving thing you’ve ever done for yourself?

17. When was the last time you indulged yourself and how?

18. What’s one change in your life that you can make for more happiness?

19. How are you making the world a better place? Self love is about

acknowledging your talents, your power, and your worth as a human

being. Maybe you’re raising (or have raised) kind and compassionate

kids, or you’re kind and compassionate to others, or you share your art or

your writing or you’re positive or caring – all things that make the world

better.

• 20. How can you give yourself a break today? [Mentally, physically, or

emotionally]

21. What’s something that you’re working on believing that you deserve?

22. What things make you feel bad, but you find yourself doing them

anyway?

23. What does your support system look like? How can you make it

stronger?

24. What’s something you wish someone would say to you?

25. What things are you really really good at? Bonus points if you can

name FIVE things!

26. What parts of yourself are you ashamed of? What does your shadow

self-look like?

27. What’s one choice you can make right now that your future self will

thank you for?

28. Who are your role models and what qualities do you (already) share

with them?

29. What words or beliefs do you (want to) live your life by?

30. What labels, negative and positive, do you assign yourself?