Happy Halloween from The Guild! We've had a busy month with fall hikes, park visits, and our annual fall fest celebration at The Guild School! The Guild community also participated in the Flutie 5k for Autism at Lookout Farm in Natick earlier this month. Finally, we'd like to congratulate Guild employee Bob Renois for earning a prestigious award from the statewide Providers' Council association of human service agencies. Read on for more news from The Guild:
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Adults soak up fall!
Adults were busy this month with trips to the library, local park visits, fall hikes, and a trip to see the UMass Lowell Riverhawks! View more photos here.
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Bob Renois honored at Providers' Council convention
We're thrilled to announce that Bob Renois, Residential Assistant with Walnut House, was honored with an Award of Excellence at the Providers' Council's annual convention and expo this month! Read more about Bob and the award on our blog, and check out our Facebook post to view a special video the Providers' Council put together.
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Guild School holds fall fest
Guild students had a blast decorating pumpkins, eating cider donuts, making Halloween crafts, and playing on bounce houses during our annual fall fest celebration! Later, they danced the night away at the fall Halloween dance. View photos here!
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Congratulations to our October graduates!
Congratulations to Akshaya S. on graduating from The Guild School this month! "It's been such a pleasure working with you and watching you make progress," says Raji Ravichandran, Akshaya's teacher. View the post here.
We'd also like to congratulate Nick R. on his graduation earlier this month! "You brought such an energy to class every day, and I'm so proud of all you've accomplished," says Mark Toczylowski, Nick's teacher. View the post here.
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
This month is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. At The Guild, our vocational services staff work with students to develop job skills and determine their unique employment goals. In addition to the school's student-run coffeeshop, the vocational department is looking to expand its services with mock-office, retail and restaurant environments for students to practice skills. Read more here, and check out our full list of needs on our website.
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Guild community participates in Flutie 5k for Autism |
Earlier this month, Guild families, adults, staff, students, and supporters headed out to Lookout Farm in Natick for the Flutie 5k Walk/Run/Roll for Autism! Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed to Team Guild during this event. View more photos of the day here.
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What has The Guild's speech and language department been up to?
It's Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness month, and we celebrated by checking in with our speech and language team to see what they've been up to. Recently, they implemented colorful supersized communication boards into The Guild's programs to integrate accessible communication directly within students' environments. Read more here.
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Happy Indigenous People's Day from The Guild |
Monday, October 10th marked Indigenous People's Day. This day reminds us to recognize and uphold the rights of Indigenous communities nationwide. |
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Captain Jeff Rodley visits The Guild School
This month, The Guild welcomed Waltham Police Department Captain Jeff Rodley to The Guild School's coffeeshop. View more here.
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Your contributions at work
The Guild depends on the support of families, friends, foundations and other grant-making institutions to fulfill its mission. Your support helps fund initiatives to expand the impact of our work and improve our programs and services, including renovations to residences. Waltham House, pictured here, recently received new furniture and was re-painted thanks in part to your generous contributions! Consider making a gift to The Guild today.
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Thanks to our Flutie 5k event sponsors: |
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The Guild for Human Services
521 Virginia Road
Concord, MA 01742
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