Sweetbreads and Sugar Beets, Uffda!
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I’m going to be completely transparent here folks. My absolute least favorite part of my job is the travel. Shuttles and delays and airports OH MY! (
Click here
if you missed last month’s newsletter where I shared my all time “favorite” travel experience!)
From October 1st - November 15th, I flew 9,846 miles from the Dallas area airports to airports across our nation and drove over 350 miles to and from airports to training locations and hotels. (I really don't mind the driving, I get to see such beautiful areas of our great nation!) These miles took me to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; Midland, Texas; Lakewood, Washington; Norwalk, Ohio; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Almost from sea to shining sea!
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The absolute BEST thing about my job is the people! I get to meet compassionate, caring, concerned folks all over the United States who are making a difference in the lives of children, youth and families they serve. If it weren't for these people, hands down, I could not do this job!!
Oh, and what I learn about different areas of our country! If someone in Midland, TX invites you to dinner and wants to order sweetbreads for an appetizer, don't think you are going to dive into a sugary delight – it's edible glands from, usually, calf and lambs. And oh, how they love to catch you unawares!
In Texas, our sugar crop is Sugar Cane. Guess what it is in Minnesota?? The Sugar Beet! Uffda!! (pronounced “oof-duh” - an exclamation of surprise often heard in Minnesota) See what amazing things I learn! Minnesota also introduced me to their #1 comfort food - chicken and wild rice soup. YUM!
I want to share an amazing story I heard about the journey one organization took to find Rainbow Days'
Curriculum-Based Support Group
and how they came to bring in The Trans4m Center for training.
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I was doing a social skills support group in local schools that we called Kid Connection. I didn’t have a set curriculum, but I was piecing together activities from other places and finding new ones. As a former teacher, I wanted to have a professional/research-based curriculum that I knew would be effective. I knew if kids were missing classroom time to come to my group, it needed to be valuable and effective. So one day while planning lessons I googled “Kid Connection Support Group Curriculum” and it led me directly to the Rainbow Days website. I was instantly pumped and excited about the curriculum, but I knew that funding would be an issue since we are a non-profit. About a year and a half after I originally found the curriculum, our director Anna had the great idea to use our Women’s 100 funding to bring this training to our community! Yay!!
~ Stephanie Baker
Child Educator/Kinship Coordinator
Lakes Crisis & Resource Center
I LOVE to see when Google searches take you to what you are supposed to find! As Stephanie mentioned, funding was an issue. Take a look at how this organization problem-solved. Maybe it will inspire you to look outside the box.
When she
(Stephanie)
brought it
(
Kids' Connection
Curriculum and Training information)
to me, I was struck by her passion, but didn’t feel we would have any means for financially making it happen. We continued to discuss it over the course of the year as different situations arose and reminded us of how helpful the curriculum would be with the issues and individuals we were encountering. I kept telling her, ”One day – I’ll figure out a way to get it here. It might not be soon, but I won’t give up!”
This is our 3rd year of Women’s 100 – a group of 100 women coming together to donate $100 each to support a project or initiative of Lakes Crisis Resource Center. When I was trying to assess our agency’s greatest need and what the 2018 Women’s 100 project could be, it hit me. The children! We can make the training and curriculum the 2018 project and impact current and future generations.
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Stephanie and I (pictured here with Kathy) presented it to the group at the celebration luncheon and the support and enthusiasm was overwhelming. We are so excited to bring this amazing initiative into all of the schools we serve as well as in our shelter.
The training was amazing and engaging and we can’t thank Kathy and Sandi enough!
~ Anna Sellin
Executive Director
Lakes Crisis & Resource Center
Wow!! Isn’t that inspiring!! Thanks to Stephanie and Anna for their diligence, stewardship, ingenuity, and taking the time to share their story.
I know there are more stories out there like this. Click on my name below to shoot me an email to share your story.
You. Each of you. #thereasonidomyjob #youinspire #weareblessed
On behalf of Rainbow Day’s and The Trans4m Center, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Blessed beyond measure,
Training Consultant
The Trans4m Center
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CBSG Program Facilitator Training
December 3, 2018
San Antonio, TX
Kids’ Connection, Youth Connection,
and
Kids’ Connection, Too
(collectively known as the
CBSG
®
Program
) are unique, interactive, multi-cultural curriculum-based prevention interventions that teach high-risk children and youth ages 4-17 a set of essential life skills: skills to help them learn how to cope with difficult family situations (which include Adverse Childhood Experiences), resist negative peer pressure, set and achieve goals, and refuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
This training is designed to fully prepare schools, community-based organizations, churches, juvenile justice divisions, volunteers, and other youth service professionals to fully implement the
CBSG Program
with fidelity.
Those completing this training will receive their choice one of the
CBSG Program
Facilitator manuals:
- Kids’ Connection for ages 4-12 in Schools and Communities
- Youth Connection for ages 10-17 in Schools and Communities
- Kids’ Connection, Too for Ages 4-15 in Homeless & Domestic Violence Shelters, Group Homes & Other Transitional Living Environments
LOCATION: San Antonio, TX
TIME:
8:30am - 4:30pm
(The
CBSG Program Facilitator Training
is 7 hours of CEUs!)
COST:
$250
per person, one manual included
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We Want to Hear from YOU!
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Have you been facilitating the
CBSG Program
with children and/or youth and have some success stories you would be willing to share?
We would love to hear your stories of the lives you are changing for the better!!
Please email
Sandi McFarland
and you might see your story in a future
Trans4ming News
newsletter!
Please remember to not share specific details or names. A Permission to Print form will be sent to individuals whose stories have been chosen.
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