November 2018 | Issue 6
In this Issue
  • Letter from Karen Lee
  • Congratulations to Cari, Dami and Adam
  • Community Employment Network-Workforce Development Professional Day 
  • Prince George’s Providers Council Employment Awards Breakfast
  • SEEC Family Holiday Party
Giving Thanks for our SEEC Community!
Dear SEEC Friends, 

As the holidays approach, I wanted to take an opportunity to say thank you. 
 
Thank you for being a friend to SEEC. Whether you have given to us in the past, employed a person we support, attended an event, volunteered your time or have a family member or friend that we support, thank you for your involvement, your commitment and your support. We wouldn’t be where we are today or have accomplished all that we have, without friends like you. We appreciate each and every one of you and your contributions, be they financial or otherwise. If you are receiving this newsletter, you’ve helped make an impact in some way and for that we are grateful.
  
Giving Tuesday is coming up on November 27th  and shortly after that you will be receiving our end of year campaign mailer. We know you have a lot of options when it comes to where to donate your resources and we appreciate your considering giving to SEEC this year.  

Best wishes, 
Karen Lee, Executive Director 
Congratulations to Carey, Dami and Adam on their new jobs!
SEEC is proud to announce that three of the people we support have recently started great jobs!  
Dami Soile has found a job working with John’s Cleaning Services in White Oak assisting with maintenance. Carey Hansen now is employed with SHS Services, a small business in Rockville, working in the mailroom helping sort mail and stamping outgoing mail. Extending a big thank you to their Customized Employment Consultant Janet Edwards for working to help to make these connections! And congratulating Adam who has started as a barback at Seasons 52! 
Community Employment Network-Workforce Development Professional Day 
On Columbus Day, Monday, October 8th, staff members of Community Employment Network and Workforce Development gathered at Coffield Community Center for a professional day of learning and collaboration. The day’s topics focused on fostering independence for the people we support in several important areas: on the jobsite, in building friendships and relationships, and with the use of technology. Customized Employment Consultant Abby Taylor provided a workshop on tools coaches can use to promote self-reliance on a job site. Curtis John offered a presentation on iPad and iPhone apps such as checklists, task organizers, and storyboard sequencing apps. The importance of supporting people in making friendships and building networks was the topic of Cimone Colbourn’s interactive presentation. Coaches identified people in their own personal circles and then discussed ways they could assist people to build fuller networks of their own.  
 
The day provided an opportunity for CEN colleagues from our four different teams to reconnect and to meet some of the coaches and consultants in Workforce Development. The annual professional day offered some new tools, techniques, and a forum for sharing ideas.
Prince George’s Providers Council Employment Awards Breakfast
On Wednesday, October 17 th  at the Bowie Comfort Inn and Conference Center in Bowie, MD the 4th Annual Prince George’s Provider Council Employment Awards were held honoring Prince George's County employers, employees with disabilities, and direct support professionals who assist people with disabilities to be successful at work.  Pictured below is award winner  Davontay Taylor along with Jessica Neele y, Director of CEN, SEEC. 
SEEC Family Holiday Party
The SEEC Family Holiday Party will take place on Sunday, December 9th from 4:00 – 6:00pm at College Gardens Elementary School in Rockville. This year we will be hosting a dinner followed by a dance party. Please bring a dessert to share. Hope to see you there!  
Please remember SEEC during this holiday season
Are You a Federal Worker or do you know someone who is? 

Show Some Love to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by giving to SEEC through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Our designation number is #36458.
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