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Volume 19, Issue 7 July 2017

The Madison Express

Visit us online at www.co.madison.oh.us/dd/

Madison County Board of

Developmental Disabi l i t ies

Tigers Finish Strong at State Games

Chad Burks was just one of many Madison County athletes who took part in the State Special Olympics Games at OSU in June. See Page 6 for all of the information.

On Tour With MCBDD Board Members

In June, the Board Members of MCBDD were

treated to a tour of some homes of the people

we serve.

The tour also included visiting local

Intermediate Care Facilities Oakwood

Meadows and ResCare.

The exciting evening culminated in a nice

Cappy’s dinner at the home of Paula and

Nancy Manning.

See more photos on Page 10

Noah’s Playground — Open Access

Another phase of London’s Access Cowling Project was

unveiled with an official ribbon cutting. The playground is being

built in memory of Noah Hagmeier.

On hand to welcome people to

Noah’s playground were his

mother, father and two brothers, as

well as representatives of local

agencies that has made this project

possible.

THE MADISON EXPRESS VOLUME 19, ISSUE 7

Looking for Affordable Housing Alternatives?

Madison Community Housing, Inc. currently has vacancies.

The Madison County Housing Board owns 16 rental properties throughout the

greater London area. In addition to affordable rents the Housing Board oversees

the homes and provides tenants with home maintenance, lawn care, and snow

removal.

If you are an individual who receives services from the Madison County Board of

DD and are interested in moving into one of our homes, please contact Randy Redding at 740-852-

7050 to find out more about what is available.

In Memorium

Carol Daniels — London Elementary Principal, friend to MCBDD

Anna Mae Miller — Loving mother and grandmother

Royal Send –Off

The Tigers were given

a great farewell party

as usual when they left

for State Games,

including the annual

torch run.

Carol, Debbie, Reise,

Gina and Mackenzie

enjoy the fun, as Noah

poses with the torch.

Donato’s Pizza Supports Special Olympics

Rose Harper — mother of our own Eric Stedding — was able to get coupon books generously donated to us by her employer, Donato’s Pizza.

We will be selling the coupon booklets for just $5 each, with the funds to benefit Madison County Special Olympics.

Please contact Superintendent Susan Thompson at the MCBDD Central Office to purchase yours today.


Pancake Breakfast

Please join us at Fairhaven School on Saturday, July 22, 2017 from 8am to 10am for PANCAKES AND SAUSAGE.

MCBDD Superintendent Susan Thompson and American Legion

Post #105 will be providing all of the food, with Chef Extraordinaire Robbie Jackson

preparing the pancakes.

IMPORTANT — This breakfast is ONLY for those that are served by the Madison

County Board of DD. We will only be serving individuals with disabilities and the

direct care staff/family member who transports them to Fairhaven. There is no cost for the breakfast.

Superintendent’s Spotlight .. Say Cheese!

We want to see some of the great things being done by the people we serve. Send

your photos with the essential information (who, what they are doing, who took

the picture) and at least one will be selected each month to be spotlighted in The

Madison Express.

Email Superintendent Susan Thompson directly at

[email protected]

Kickball

Tigers vs. Kroger Sunday, July 23 at 5pm

London High School

Concession sales to benefit

Madison County Special Olympics

‘Night at the Pool’ Sponsored by

Madison County Special Olympics

Friday, July 28 6pm to 8:30pm

London City Pool A ‘Thank You’ from Madison County Special Olym-

pics for all of your support throughout the year

Please RSVP to:

Lincoln Comer 740-852-7052 x1917 or

Susan Thompson 740-852-7050 x1820


Provider Spotlight July 2017 — Karen Hook

By Gretchen Peters

This spring Karen (pictured with her husband) added another home to her responsibilities as Home

Manager. I thanked Karen for all her help and she had the most genuine response. Karen said taking on the

home has “produced a lot of positives in making a difference in People’s Lives that Matter! More

importantly that the differences are so welcomed and appreciated by those

we serve!” Karen’s longevity speaks for itself and we congratulate her on

being this month’s staff spotlight.

According to CRSI Program Specialist Megan Ballard – ‘Karen has

been with CRSI since 2008 and worked with the ladies prior to that at

RMS. Karen is amazing at what she does. We can always depend on Karen

to keep us in line; they don’t call her Captain Hook for nothing! She can be

firm when needed, but is always there to offer encouraging words. The

ladies absolutely adore her and I do too.’

And according to CRSI Program Specialist Leslee Smith -- Karen

is all around amazing. She is always willing to help. She has taken on a

home and it has flourished. The consumers adore her and have done a 180!

She is our go to because she is so dependable and reliable. You know any

tasks given to her will be done with pride and always in the best interest of

our people.

Provider

Spotlight

Monthly, the Madison

County Board of DD

would like to recognize an

outstanding staff from our

Independent or Agency

Providers. Nominations

can be submitted to

Gretchen Peters at [email protected]

or 740-852-7050 x1839

How to Become an Independent Provider

Do you know that the law allows family members to provide services t o i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h

disabilities that are 18 years of age or older? Contact a

Service Coordinator and ask about becoming a Certified Independent Provider. More information is available at www.dodd.ohio.gov

Madison County Board of DD is now on

Check us out today!


Special Olympians earn State hardware

COLUMBUS – An alphabetic gathering of medals – from A to Zeeck.

Marlyn Zeeck has always had fun at the annual Ohio Special Olympics State

Games. This past weekend was no exception.

Zeeck was Madison County’s only double gold medal winner this year as she

competed on the Tigers Track and Field Team. Zeeck earned first place in both the

Softball Throw and 100m Walk. The State Games were held on the campus of The

Ohio State University.

In total, the Tigers athletes earned 71 awards – 19 of which were gold

medals.

In addition to Zeeck, spotlighting the gold medal recipients were the

members of one of Madison County’s Unified Volleyball Teams. Inside OSU’s

Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC), the Tigers pounced all over the

court with outstanding plays as they captured first

place. The Tigers are affiliated with the Madison

County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Members of the triumphant

squad included Nate Gonzalez, Jamie Todd, Logan Todd, Nick Brown,

Kendra Fox, Chris Fox, Jacey Hamilton, Jessie Thompson, Michaela

Williams, Mike Long, and Elijah Blair.

Also gathering gold medals in individual events were Hunter Price

(100m run), Titus Smith (100m run), Rebecca Bell (softball throw), Noah

Meyer (100m run), Colton Meyer (softball throw), and Logan Green

(softball throw). The majority of the track and field events took place in

OSU’s Jesse Owens Stadium.

Both Kody Price and Shaundra Sayre were silver medal combination

winners (Deadlift and Bench) in powerlifting. Also earning silver medals

were Hayden Thomas (100m run), Mike Williams (bowling), John Knapp

(100m run), Nick Dummitt (100m run, shot put), Logan Green (100m run),

Laura Cotton (softball throw, 100m walk), Shawn Engle (400m walk, shot put), and Chad Burks (running long

jump).

Another Tigers Unified Volleyball Team were among the Madison County athletes who won the

bronze. Team members included John Zeeck, Chris Zeeck, Courtney Salters, Bryan Thompson, Lincoln Comer,

Mike Elfrink, Shawn Stewart, Mia Comer, and Alexis Comer.

Other third place finishers included Thomas (softball throw), Knapp (softball throw), Dominique

Gonzales (softball throw), David Lambert (shot put), Hunter Price (running long jump), Titus Smith (running

long jump), Jeff McCarty (bowling), Bell (100m walk), Burks (100m run), and

Debbie Morris (100m walk, softball throw). The 4x100 relay team of Burks,

Lambert, Knapp, and Dummitt also placed third. The bocce duos of Jeff Horn/

Debbie Lee and Leah McCarter/Mindy Morris threw to third place finishes.

The Tigers earned a number of fourth through sixth place

ribbons as well. Earning the ribbons were Gonzalez (100m walk),

Lambert (100m run), Colton Meyer (100m run), Noah Meyer

(softball throw), and Charlie Gildow (bowling), as did the bocce

duo of Gina Hamilton/Debbilyn Ewald

The coaches and volunteers for Madison County were

Caternia Pierce, Wesley Pierce, Josh Caines, Butch Scott, Angela

Thomas, Judy Coy, Shanda Horace, Jessica Rutherford, Jason

Shingler, Darryl Brown, Danielle Salters, Melody Williams, Bobbi

McCarty, Harold Stockman, and Linda Gildow.


Ohio’s Employment First

An Easy Read Guide

Ohio’s Employment First law says that people with

developmental disabilities have a right to choose to work in

their community.

Ohio’s Employment First law does not say that everyone with a developmental disability has to

work. It does say that people with developmental disabilities must be given the choice to work in their

community.

Ohio’s Employment First law says that people with developmental disabilities should have

support if they decide they want to work in the community.

Ohio’s Employment First law says that a person with a developmental disability …

* can have a plan that helps them choose the kind of job they want.

* can get help finding a job,

* and can get help while they are working.

The Employment First law is important because working can help people feel good about

themselves.

Working is one way for people to …

* connect with new people,

* make new friends,

* feel like they are a part of their community,

* feel valued,

* and earn money.

Your service plan lists the services that support you, things like help with cooking meals or

help with medications. Every service plan has to talk about where you are on The Path to Community

Employment.

The Path to Community Employment is a plan to help you figure out the kind of a job you

might like and how to find that job in the community.

You can read more about The Path to Community Employment at OhioEmploymentFirst.org.

Service providers that work with you to find jobs or job training have to write a report for you

each year that lists all the ways they worked with you.

MCBDD Staff Finding Adventures on the Road Vacation, Reunions, and New Arrivals


What Did I Miss? Photos taken throughout the MCBDD Program

Madison County Board of DD Monthly Board Updates

Members of the MCBDD Board made

some new friends and learned much

about the living environments of the

people we serve during their June 2017

Board Meeting.

The next meeting will take place August

17, 2017 at the MCBDD Central Office.

Madison County Board of

Developmental Disabilities

Superintendent

Susan Thompson

(740) 852-7050 x1820

(740) 852-7051 FAX

[email protected]

Family Support Services

Carol Ansel, Director

(740) 852-7050 x1838

[email protected]

Student Services

Mike Mast, Director

(740) 852-7052 x1910

[email protected]

Workin’ at the Car Wash

The Madison County Tigers received some help recently for a car

wash to support Special Olympics.

Members of London High School’s

volleyball

teams

once

again

volun-

teered in

what has

become a great annual fundraiser. The event was held at

London’s Coughlin Automotive.

Urban Legends

Some Madison County Tigers recently took

part in the Special Skills Football

Invitational at The Ohio University. In

addition to going through a number of

football drills with Buckeye players, the

Tigers got a chance to have their photo

taken with current legendary Ohio State

coach Urban Meyer.

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