Providing Adults with Developmental Disabilities
the Opportunity to Live Life to Its Fullest
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Hammer Happenings
October 2021
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Make plans to attend the Northeast Residence (NER) Virtual Open House. "Growing Together with You" takes place on Tuesday, November 9 at 7pm at NERinc.org.
Join us as we share updates, stories, and celebrate Hammer's growing relationship with NER!
The host for the event will be John Estrem, CEO of NER and Hammer, along with staff members and people supported. You will be part of "a day in the life" of the staff members, walking beside people helping live life to their fullest potential.
Click on this link to RSVP and to learn more about the event including our sponsors. Our Presenting Sponsor for the event is Geritom Medical.
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Hammer wouldn’t be a Top 175 Workplace if it wasn’t for our amazing employees! We recently had a number of employees celebrating milestone Hammerversaries including Float Specialist Dennis Zelee (15 years), APM Bruce Bondhus (35 years), DSP Bertrand Ngoua (3 years), DSP Tomeko Champion Patrick (20 years), and DSP Sam Ofulue (15 years).
Congratulations and thank you for all you do for Hammer!
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Fall Yard Clean Up is well underway! Thirteen of our homes registered to participate in our annual event which is running from October 16 through October 24.
We have nine different groups helping us rake and bag leaves this year. They include Plymouth Covenant Church, Medica, Avanade, Boy Scout Troop 481, Girl Scout Troop 5570, the Wayzata High School Youth Extending Services students, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, The Luther family and the Tuckner family. Thank you to all who have helped at this event!
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by Wesley Hortenbach, APM at Arrive Apartments
Last spring, I started a theatre group at the Arrive Apartments. We've had lots of fun doing exercises ranging from physical partner mirroring to improvisational storytelling. This summer, we were given a grant from Cow Tipping Press to create something presentable. Instead of a live show, we used our funding to do a reading of a short play and record it like an audiobook or podcast. Click the video thumbnail to the left to hear "Mona Lisa's Toe" from Derek, Yohan, Alyssa, Brett, and myself.
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Celebrating Oktoberfest at Utepils |
On Sunday, October 10 friends of Hammer gathered at Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis to raise funds for Hammer. Utepils donated $1 for every beer sold that day.
Thank you to Fear of Fish, the Rock & Roll band that performed, pictured here with Hammer’s own Matt. They donated their time and talents to entertain you and raise funds for Hammer. Thank you!
Thanks to Sandy Mead for donating a big cooler that was our prize drawing. We made new friends and raised money for Hammer.
If you would like to know more about fundraising at Hammer please contact Ellen at Ellen.tborer@hammer.org or call her at 952-277-2433.
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Veterans Day is coming up soon, on November 11. It's a time to honor all military veterans.
This past summer Jacob Snell, who is the Program Manager at our Royal Oaks Residence, had the honor of watching his father Jerry, a Navy Veteran, be the honorary flag raiser for a Minnesota Twins game at Target Field. At the start of each Twins home game, veterans and active-duty personnel are chosen to raise the flag during the singing of the national anthem.
Happy Veterans Day to all of those who have served or are currently serving our country!
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Thursday, November 18 is Give to the Max Day, Minnesota’s statewide day of giving! Our goal is to raise funds for activities – at home and in the community (Home games and Away games).
Join the Match Team and donate now to inspire others. Please contact Angela at abernhardt@hammer.org or call her at 952-345-8519.
We need game day photos of people we serve wearing team jerseys or T-shirts. If you have one please send it to Ginger.Venable@Hammer.org
Don’t wait until the 2-minute warning to donate!
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Later this week we will once again hold a "Trunk or Treat" event for the people we support at Hammer. Check out the video above for highlights from last year's event! |
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Stay updated on what's happening at Northeast Residence! Click on the green button below to read their latest newsletter.
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