October is Community Living Month! Open Houses, Come See Us!

Come hang out with us! For Kelowna folk, we’re having an open house on October 9; For Kootenay folk, we’re hoping to see you during the week of October 20- 23.We are hosting some networking and support events in the West and East Kootenays that will include an introduction to Mandt non-violent crisis intervention training (thanks Vern R) and information about the healthy and safety program at Community Connections Support Services (thanks Viv P).

It will be a great opportunity to connect with everyone for support, networking and to celebrate what we do, for all the information on dates, etc., please check out the poster. See you soon!

Kelowna: Monday, October 6, 2014 another opportunity to see Dr. Schalock! (Updated)

Hey everyone:

Just letting you know that there is another opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Robert Schalock, he is going to be at CLBC (CPD office) update: Kelowna Library Branch (1380 Ellis Street Kelowna, BC – North/South Meeting Room) between 6: 30 and 8 PM on October 6, 2014.

Dr. Schalock’s bio: Dr. Robert Schalock is an expert in the area of Quality of Life. He has been involved in the field of intellectual disabilities for 40 years. He is a Professor Emeritus of Hastings College in Nebraska where he chaired the Psychology Department and directed Cognitive behavior research from 1967 to 2000. He is widely published and an international speaker and consultant in the areas of quality of life, program development and service delivery systems.

Please see the attached poster for all the details.

Spring has sprung…!

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Awesome picture of David Wells out for a spring ride on his bike. Dave usually brings it along to Naramata. Have you booked your spot for this year?

See you out there!

 

AbleVision…!

Hey everyone:

This is really cool. A TV program developed by and for people… “where ability and vision meet”. Some pretty cool activities and interviews.

Check it out on YouTube: Ablevision

Or their website: Ablevision.org

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