Give a big, warm welcome to our new home Sarvis and it's new residents Miranda Wells, Madison Sweet, and Marah Daniels!
We hope everyone gets a chance to meet them in upcoming outings, if you do welcome them to the 3rd Circle family!
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This month, I had the pleasure of meeting Susanna Borgelt the Owner of Empower People's Agency! Empower People's Agency is coming to 3rd Circle for an admin team training which incorporates Jiu Jitsu into team building!
Before moving to Michigan 5 years ago, she was born in Guatemala and grew up in Southern California. She initially made the move to Pontiac to work with fellow non-profit Micah 6 Community which has been helping to rebuild Pontiac for the people (many of those community gardens are thanks to Micah 6).
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Susanna also has an 8 year-old daughter named Arain which means love and compassion. Her daughter has inspired her to help make the world a better place along with Mother Theresa and her parents who have continuously taught her to push for growth and betterment.
8 years ago, Susanna was pushed into Jiu Jitsu and did not love it right away. She was in need of a distraction at that point in life and used it to keep herself busy and get out of her head. Once she found a new Jiu Jitsu community she was able to be accepted and fully embrace it! This new community taught Susanna how to use Jiu Jitsu to control her anxiety and become empowered on her own! She stuck with it and became a certified instructor so that she could pass along the tools she gained while learning defense and self control.
She "found her own freedom in giving other's theirs." Helping others grow has only encouraged Susanna's growth more. Susanna saw that there was a need for these skills to be incorporated into people's everyday lives and began her own company with Jiu Jitsu skills framing real-life scenarios! It is not about the physical aspect as many people think, but she does offer simple defensive maneuvers in case you find yourself in a situation. She couples that training with Conflict Management, Harassments, how to Diffuse Situations, and more!
Susanna has a website you can visit at www.empowerpeoplesagency.com (in Other Activities) if you are interested-and she is offering classes! 3rd Circle has some of these trainings coming up and will feature Susanna's class in next month's issue...stay tuned!
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PPE FOR YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE! |
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This month 3rd Circle was fortunate enough to receive a PPE donation we requested last year. All of our homes are getting their own stock of N95 masks, face shields, gloves, and backup gowns! Big thank you goes out to MDHHS and the State of Michigan for setting us up with so much equipment! We received so much that we wanted to share what extras we could not store in the office with some of our health professional neighbors! Country Creek Pediatrics and M15 Medical were ecstatic to accept some much needed personal protective equipment! Both businesses informed us that they were not getting assistance in these areas as they are not a first responding location. Happy to spread the wealth, 3rd Circle dropped off a few boxes for each to support our community health professionals! |
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Happy May Birthday to Laura Jacobs
Over at our Heights home, one of our ladies Laura Jacobs had her 65th birthday on May 14th! To celebrate her roommates Victoria and Jennifer joined her in a party! She made a good haul on gifts this year too. She received a bunch of pants and shirts, 2 new pairs of shoes, 6 coloring books, a purse, necklace, lip gloss, perfume set, 2 pajama sets, and a Jojo game! The highlight of her day was her father coming from out of town to take her to a special birthday dinner! 3rd Circle wishes you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY with many more to come!
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Staff Sidebar: Chore Goals! |
How many staff see that an individual's goals includes chores? One of our individuals, Meredith Gelaude, has been really putting her chore goal to practice! Meredith's ultimate goal is to be independent and live on her own. So to do that, she practices what that would be like so she is ready for when that day comes! Meredith helps with cooking her own food, washing the dishes, folding laundry, cleaning her own room, and more! The staff loves to engage with Meredith in chores whenever they can. It helps to empower Meredith to feel like she can do it on her own, and also helps the staff out in cleaning the home!
If you have someone in your home that would like to be more independent and help out with chores you can even make it fun by having "Chore Bingo" (example pictured below). Once an individual fills a line, they can have their favorite carry-out dinner or the next outing can be their favorite summer swimming hole, or whatever prize will motivate them!
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Over at Laurelton, Meredith Gelaude and Ashley Johnson took a day trip to go bowling! |
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Over at Tallahassee, James Koenig and Thomas Dettloff enjoy a day out with Emily Hudson at Innovative Hills |
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Over at CC1, Fredrick White and Timothy Swanson enjoy an outing to get some ice cream! |
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Over at Valdosta, Matthew Staines took a nice day and grilled for dinner! |
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Over at Heights, Victoria Halcrow, Laura Jacobs, and Jennifer Meech spent Memorial Day out at the park! |
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Big Shoutout to JOHN CUTTER our Employee of the Month!
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Fried Chicken
Hobbies: Motorcycles and Rock Concerts
Favorite Movie: Man From Snowy River
John Cutter has been with 3rd Circle for nearly a year now and has worked at Pleasant Lake and Valdosta without ever missing a shift! John is our employee of the month this month because he offered to donate his Covid hours to 3rd Circle Donations, on top of being an exemplary employee! Thank you so much for all you do as a 3rd Circle employee!
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MONTHLY ROCKSTARS!!
Perfect Timesheets:
Pines
Monthly Paperwork:
Willowpark
Newsletter Submissions:
Diea Perry
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JUNE CONCERTS IN THE (Depot) PARK
Concerts run from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Local talent performs at 6:00pm and headliners go on at 7:00pm.
June 11
Headliner: Dan Tillery
Local Talent: Taylor Derousse
June 18
Headliner: Beth Stalker
Local Talent: Rochelle Clark
June 25
Headliner: The Hustlers
Local Talent: Jackie Pappas
**More information below in "Other Activities"
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June 1- DAVID ALLEN
June 2- RYAN KEMP
**Ryan is having a party for his birthday on Wednesday and everyone is invited! It is at Ryan's house in Clarkston with his pool, hot tub, trampoline, and treats!
If you would like to take your house or stop by to send your wishes, sign up at:
https://signup.com/go/hNSCXcM
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OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON! |
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Summery Pasta Salads-3 Ways |
1 box/bag of pasta (your choice!)
Cut up veggies of your choice for flavor
Dressing-your choice!
- Begin by boiling water on the stove and cooking noodles of choice. Drain and cool down.
- Cook veggies and cut into bite size pieces, let cool.
- Cook any protein you may add to it, let cool and cut into bite size pieces
CHICKEN BACON RANCH PASTA
- Cooked Pasta (cooled)
- Chicken Breasts (2 pieces cut up)
- Half pack of Bacon, cooked and cut into bite size pieces
- 1 can or pack Black Olives cut in half
- 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese (optional)
- 1.5 cups Ranch Dressing
- Season with Salt and Pepper
BROCCOLI PARMESAN PASTA
- Cooked Pasta (cooled)
- 1 head of Broccoli or 1 bag frozen Broccoli, cooked and cut into bite size pieces
- 2 cups of Parmesan Cheese
- 2 cups Olive Oil
- Season with Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Powder
ITALIAN SUMMER PASTA
- Cooked Pasta (cooled)
- 3 large Tomatoes cut into bite size pieces, or a box of Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 2 Cucumbers cut into bite size pieces
- 1 bag Shredded Carrots
- 2 cups Italian Dressing
- Season with Salt and Pepper
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NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS CAN BE SENT TO nallen.3rdcircle@gmail.com |
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