CLI Incorporated

P.O. Box 508

Norwalk, Ohio 44857

CLIsupports.com

419-706-5137

Week of May 22nd, 2023

It was ARC day at Cedar Point last Thursday.

As you can see, there wasn't much to do . . .

This coming week the highlights from the National Day Calendar site (nationaldaycalendar.com) are:

• Monday - Craft Distilleries, Paloma, Solitaire, Vanilla Pudding, Buy a Musical Instrument & Maritime
• Tuesday - Ending Obstetric Fistulas, Taffy & Lucky Pennies
• Wednesday - Yucatan Shrimp, Schizophrenia, Wyoming, Brothers, Aviation Mechanic Technician, Emergency Medical Services for Children, Escargot & Scavenger Hunts
• Thursday - Missing Children, Plastic Free, Geek Pride, Thyroid, Towels, Wine, Brown Bag-it & Tap Dancing
• Friday - Paper Airplanes, Road Trips, Coolers, Don't Fry & Blueberry Cheesecake
• Saturday - Grapes, Grape Popsicles & Cellophane Tape
• Sunday - Burgers & Brisket
• Monday - Memorial Day, 529 Accounts, US Peacekeepers, Coq Au Vin & Paperclips

Lots of good classes still going on at Norwalk's Ernsthausen Recreation Center

SAVE THE DATE: TECH FEST 2023

In collaboration with OSDA, the Clearwater Council of Governments (COG) will be hosting a Tech Fest on June 27th from 10am to 1pm at Camden Falls in Tiffin, Ohio. 

Lots of vendors will be on hand to share information. All are welcomed!

John's usual--

Next week the newsletter will come out on Tuesday as CLI programs will be closed for Memorial Day and the presses will be down. All of us here wish you a happy and safe holiday weekend.

Thanks to everyone that sent in all the great pictures this week! Keep them coming!

Have a great week!

John

Boots to Grasses Volunteers were given bird houses, which they decorated and then gave to the Cleveland

Botanical gardens

Firelands Local LLC

James Johnson james@firelandslocal.com 419-921-6400

Sandusky's Shorefront Park is another easy, accessible way to get up close to Lake Erie

Making & Painting Wind Chimes with Artists Open Studio

CLI's Good Works Cafe offers a free community lunch every Friday afternoon at the Norwalk Reservoir Clubhouse.

Thanks to the generous donations (money & food), CLI is able to take care of our neighbors and also get some real life restaurant and customer service job training.

If you'd like to learn more or would like to donate to this cause--

please contact Rhonda White by phone at 419-706-5136 or by email at Rhonda@CLIsupports.com

Question of the week

Q: How much money do people make at the workshop and other Firelands Local jobs? Can anyone work there?

A: Firelands Local pays at least $10.11 per hour. That means that a worker that reports to a shift at the workshop at 9 am and works until the 11:30 am lunch break makes a little bit more than $25.25 (before taxes). If they work again from 12 pm until 2:30 pm, they make another $25.25-- or $50.50 for the day.

And yes-- the offer is open to anyone-- but it's real work. The only way Firelands Local can afford to pay this much is the group hits their goals. And if you are someone that uses CLI staff support during work with Firelands Local, then Ohio's rules say that this needs to be real work training to help you learn real world skills.

Video(s) of the Week:

CLI's three-part mission

• increase the earnings, status & quality of life of people with developmental disabilities
• increase the earnings, status & quality of life of people who support people with developmental disabilities
• actively work to improve the communities in which we all live