COMMUNITREE ORNAMENT
The Arc of Greater Plymouth is participating in
CommuniTREE, which is an effort by Frank Mand and local citizens to have an ornament decorating the town tree for each of Plymouth's service groups, charities, veterans groups, schools, churches, environmental groups and other community-focused organizations in the town.
 Our ornament , which was designed and decorated with help from individuals in our CBDS (Community Based Day Supports) program, was a generous donation from Mark Stafford of Northeast Printing and Graphic Design. It is an example of the work of his new CO2 Laser/Engraver. We appreciate his enthusiastic support and design help for our project. Thank you Mark and a special thank you to Catherine Yang and all our CBDS volunteers Max D., Jackie B., Tara H., Marie S., and Dan C., for facilitating the decoration of our ornament with our LOGO coloration
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Look for our ornament, front and center on the tree in Town Square along with over 60 other businesses and community organizations in greater Plymouth.
Participants in CommuniTree Project
Tara Holler-has been with the Arc for several years. She is employed at the Ymca in Hanover where she has worked for over ten years
Jackie B-currently works at the Plymouth Career Center, where she does clerical work. She has also volunteered at various places including the food pantry
Marie S-Spent all of last year working on a project to bring the issue of accessible playgrounds to the public. She has developed a brochure and has been invited to speak at several different events. She is currently developing a blog.
Dan C-Has a love for food service. He worked for 7 years at Applebees in the kitchen. He worked in the cafeteria at Mass Maritime Academy for 3 to 4 years and currently works at For Goodness Cakes Bake Shop two days per week.
Max D Has a great talent for drawing and an interest in Art. He graduated recently from Project Growth at PNHS - where he volunteered at BID Plymouth for three years and had several internships in the community. While at PNHS Max wrote and illustrated his own book.
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On December 1st ( GIVING TUESDAY), The Arc Social Recreation's Community Care Club travelled to Franciscan Children's Hospital to present and decorate a Christmas tree with children from The Kennedy Day School . The ornaments, with a Zoo theme, were handmade by the young adults of the Community Care Club and delighted the over 40 children attending. Constructed with these particular children in mind, the ornaments had large hanging loops which allowed many of the
The looks of joy and delight, the spontaneous connections made between our young adults and the school children were perfect examples of how giving always gives back. Bravo to Jill O'Reilly, who organized the event, and to
Arc Staff gathered at 52 Armstrong Road recently to celebrate Family Support Receptionist Alicia Decristoforo, who is moving to Florida with her family. We will all miss her warm smile, her willingness to help, and the great job she did as Family Support Receptionist. We wish her every success in her new life in Florida.