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Happy New Year!
We wish all of you a Happy New Year full of joy, health and friendship. Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us.
- Friendship Home Board and staff
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Snow Closings
In the event of snow closing, all families will be notified via Email and either a text or phone call. We will also communicate about closings on our website and our phone system.
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FAC Meeting with Legislators
January 19th -
POSTPONED
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This meeting has been postponed in order to prepare a meaningful program, keeping in mind our legislators' busy schedules and limited availability. We will update you when a new date has been determined. Thank you for your understanding.
Next FAC Meeting is TOMORROW: Wednesday, January 4th
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George Gichongi
Direct support professional
Overnight respite program
Longtime respite staff member George Gichongi takes great pride in brightening the days of respite guests and his co-workers. Questions such as “Can I have supper with George?” or “When is George working next?” are frequently asked and show his popularity. A couple of respite guests like to wait and open the door for their favorite staff when he arrives for his weekend shift. George never fails to step up to the plate in a tough situation, and he always takes an extra step to ensure guests have a safe, fun weekend. He also takes new staff under his wing when they are first hired. Thank you, George, for being such a valuable part of our team!
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Joyce Hallisey
Direct support professional
BTW, social recreational programs
Joyce is a wonderful longtime staff member of Friendship Home, considered by all to be caring, patient, reliable and so much more. She began as a volunteer in the early stages of Friendship Home, helping out with the small Friendship Clubs in the community. Years later, she continues to contribute as a part-time direct support professional. She is an active member of the social recreational program, assisting with the new Young Adults Club, Ladies Night, Theme Parties and wherever she is needed. In Bridges to Work, she enjoys working one-on-one with participants at job sites in the community as well as running skill building groups at our training site. Thank you, Joyce, for all you do.
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Giving Back to the Community
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Troop-ons
Save Your Coupons
for Troops
Please continue to collect coupons for the families of our military. The BTW members are collecting and cutting coupons, which are found in the newspaper circulars. Any coupon is valid except for those restricted to particular retail shops. Thank You!
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Blankets Delivered to
Scituate Animal Shelter
As part of the community service class, BTW staff member Mary Johnson and our participants finished making blankets and donated them to the dogs and cats at Scituate Animal Shelter. They plan to continue making the blankets for various shelters in our communities.
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BTW staff and participants visited the Enchanted Village at Jordan's Furniture in Avon and experienced the 4D Polar Express ride in the MOM theater. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season.
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We recently added a history class to our BTW curriculum, which will be taught by staff member Tim McLaughlin. Our participants are currently learning about all of our U.S. Presidents. Tim plans to schedule special off-site visits to supplement classroom learning.
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Healina Ho (sitting at desk) celebrated her 30th birthday with her co-workers at Lombardo's, her BTW employer. Lombardo's is one of 26 Employment Partners in the community that employ our participants.
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BTW Employee of the Month
Rachel Tamulevich
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Rachel works independently at Friendly's in Pembroke, where she has been employed for more than 3 years. At work, Rachel does many tasks including stocking supplies, cleaning and greeting guests. Friendly's managers describe her as hardworking and very eager to take on new tasks. We are very proud of Rachel and are excited to watch her develop new employment skills.
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From Our Cafe Kitchen
Lo Mein and Chinese Chicken Wings
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This is a great recipe to prepare for your holiday guests.
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Social recreational programs
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The Beat Goes On
Longtime Friend and drummer Ed Sorrentino engaged and entertained our Thursday Night Club (above), Middle School Club and Young Adults Club by forming Drum Circles in our activity room. Ed is a teacher at the Duxbury Conservatory of Music. He had met many of our participants when he performed at Camp YMCA/Friendship this summer.
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Gourmet Cooking
Gourmet Club hosted a semiannual Family Night for their families and friends. Guests were treated to a wonderful Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc. The turnout was wonderful and the food amazing. Both founding families - the Mullares and Goodhues - also attended.
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Thayer Academy Students Volunteer with our Members
Eleven Thayer Academy students who have formed a BFF Club - Buddies For Friendship Home - joined 22 Tuesday Club members for dinner and cooking decorating. The Mullare family also joined us because their son-in-law Kevin Cedrone is the faculty advisor for this Club. It was a great evening for all!
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Christmas at Quincy Club
Our Quincy Club celebrated Family Night with 12 members and a few families. We dined on pasta and meatballs, salad and garlic bread, followed by Christmas cookies, cocoa and holiday music.
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CLICK to View this Heartfelt Holiday Performance!
Grab a Tissue!
Each year, one of our Clubs is treated to a wonderful performance by the Studio Chorus directed by Dona Maher at the James Library. This year was a particularly touching night when one of the Chorus members experienced stage fright and needed a little "help from her Friends." Three of our members - Julianne O'Connell, Tammy Ford and Michael Goodhue - spontaneously supported the performer and helped her overcome her nerves by holding her hand. It was truly a magical evening. Click on video to watch.
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Important Club Information
Please click
here
for our monthly reminders for families.
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We are welcoming Winter at our Home Away from Home. In December, we enjoyed the United Church of Christ’s Christmas Concert, the Company Theater’s rendition of a Christmas Carol, a meet and greet with Santa at Bass Pro Shops, and, one of our personal favorites, the timeless Enchanted Village at Jordan’s Furniture (see photo). As the colder weather arrives, we are looking forward to hunkering down and enjoying the cozy fireplace. Luckily, our male guests have been honing their foosball skills, and the ladies have perfected the art of opening an in-house nail salon every weekend! We have plans to buy some fun new board games, make homemade whipped cream to top a cup of hot chocolate, have karaoke sing-offs, see who has the best chocolate chip cookie recipe, make a snow fortress on the front lawn – or maybe just a cute snowman! We are excited for what winter has in store
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Weekend reservations
If you are interested in booking a weekend stay, please note that we currently have a lead time of 1½ to 2 months so plan accordingly. If you are interested in booking a weekend, please contact Jordan McCormack at 781-659-8207 ext. 31 or jmccormack@ friendshiphome.net. If you would like to learn more about our overnight respite program, please contact our Respite Director Jade Purington at 781-659-8207 ext. 31 or jpurington@friendshiphome.net
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Super Funky Friendship Fest
Friday, January 20, 8:00 p.m.
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Tickets are now on sale for our 2nd Annual Super Funky Friendship Fest at the River Club Music Hall in Scituate. A popular local band - The Aldous Collins Band - will once again headline this second annual benefit concert for Friendship Home. Tickets are $30 each. Guests must be 21 and older to attend.
To purchase tickets, please click
here
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Salah Foundation Awards
$50K Challenge Grant
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Joseph Salah from The Salah Foundation stopped by our cafe to present a $50,000 challenge grant to Linda Malone, our Director of Development. The donation will support our overnight respite program. Friendship Home participants Kathleen Krahe and Tim Green are pictured with Joseph and Linda. We are very grateful for the generous support of The Salah Foundation.
To learn more about the Foundation, please click HERE..
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Circle of Friends Gala, Thursday, March 2, 2017
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SAVE THE DATE!
Preparations for our 9th Annual Circle of Friends Gala are under way, and we welcome all volunteers. If you are interested in helping, please Email Linda Malone at lmalone@friendshiphome.net.
Invitations will be mailed this month. Ticket prices are $150/each. Members are free. If you would like to purchase a ticket or donate an item, please click
here
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Family/Staff Raffle Basket
We would like to add a Staff/Family basket to our popular raffle baskets, which bring in a significant amount of revenue. Our basket's theme is health/fitness. If you would like to donate an item, please bring it to the Business Office.
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Shop Online and
Benefit Friendship Home
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You can start by clicking here.
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/04-8295500
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Thank you!
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Friendship Home | 781-659-8202 | friendshiphome.net
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