Passageway Cover (i) Newsletter – August, 2015 August 2015 Newsletter Passageway 305 15 th Street Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: (515) 243-6929 • Fax: (515) 243-1747 E-Mail: [email protected]• Web Site: www.passagewayiowa.org Hours: Monday and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Table of Contents Section Page Cover Page ..................................................................................i Contributor’s Page ................................................................... ii Social Activities Calendar ........................................................ 1 Lunch Menu / Food and Nutrition Page .................................2 “The Bus Stop” Comic by Bill Partridge ............................ 3 - 4 Articles, Poems, Stories, etc. ............................................. 5 - 11 Employment News .................................................................. 11 Back Page................................................................................12 Social Activity Highlights This Month Out of Club: Sat., Aug. 8 th – Adel Sweet Corn Festival Tues., Aug. 11 th – Movies out Tues., Aug. 18 th – Iowa State Fair Tues., Aug. 25 th – Out to Eat In Club “Late Night” Highlights Mon., Aug. 3 rd – Wii Bowling Wed., Aug. 5 th – Open Mic Night Mon., Aug. 10 th – Bingo Wed., Aug. 12 th – Reiki Mon., Aug. 17 th – Cards Wed., Aug. 19 th – Ice Cream Social Mon., Aug. 24 th – Movies In Wed., Aug. 26 th – Make treats for intro into the neighborhood. Mon., Aug. 31 st – Board Games Every Fri. 10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee & Conversation Selected Mondays from 3:00 - 4:00 – Aug. 10 th , 24 th – Writers Workshop Inside the August Newsletter Learn about the latest plans for Passageway’s move in August, plus the results of our July Quarterly Meeting in an article by Jenny Erdman. Accreditation and Training have been important topics at Passageway lately. Mark Stoeltje, from San Antonio, writes about our Accreditation visit, and Lucrisha Williams writes about training in Massachusetts. Summertime is always a good time to start eating better, and Sue Driscoll provides some tips. Our annual picnic in July was lots of fun, and both Vanya Clark and Julie Long share their experiences. Old railroad lines are being converted into hiking/biking trails, as Paul Browman explains. Cowboys fans Brad Bier and Gary Acklin look at the prospects for next season. We’ll visit the Iowa State Fair in August and John Rutt shares his favorite parts of the fair. Healing bugs and viruses is Susan Strike’s topic this month. We have creative writing from Mary Cowles- Bennethum, Tina Ruppell, and Bryce Hood. Our Employment focus profiles Pat Sims and her job at ARAG.
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Social Activity Highlights This Month Out of Club:
Sat., Aug. 8th – Adel Sweet Corn Festival
Tues., Aug. 11th – Movies out
Tues., Aug. 18th – Iowa State Fair
Tues., Aug. 25th – Out to Eat
In Club “Late Night” Highlights
Mon., Aug. 3rd – Wii Bowling
Wed., Aug. 5th – Open Mic Night
Mon., Aug. 10th – Bingo
Wed., Aug. 12th – Reiki
Mon., Aug. 17th – Cards
Wed., Aug. 19th – Ice Cream Social
Mon., Aug. 24th – Movies In
Wed., Aug. 26th – Make treats for intro into the
neighborhood.
Mon., Aug. 31st – Board Games
Every Fri. 10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee & Conversation
Selected Mondays from 3:00 - 4:00 – Aug. 10th, 24th –
Writers Workshop
Inside the August Newsletter
Learn about the latest plans for Passageway’s
move in August, plus the results of our July
Quarterly Meeting in an article by Jenny
Erdman.
Accreditation and Training have been important
topics at Passageway lately. Mark Stoeltje, from
San Antonio, writes about our Accreditation
visit, and Lucrisha Williams writes about
training in Massachusetts.
Summertime is always a good time to start
eating better, and Sue Driscoll provides some tips.
Our annual picnic in July was lots of fun, and
both Vanya Clark and Julie Long share their
experiences.
Old railroad lines are being converted into
hiking/biking trails, as Paul Browman explains.
Cowboys fans Brad Bier and Gary Acklin look
at the prospects for next season.
We’ll visit the Iowa State Fair in August and
John Rutt shares his favorite parts of the fair.
Healing bugs and viruses is Susan Strike’s
topic this month.
We have creative writing from Mary Cowles-
Bennethum, Tina Ruppell, and Bryce Hood.
Our Employment focus profiles Pat Sims and
her job at ARAG.
Contributors to the August Newsletter
Passageway Contributors Page (ii) Newsletter – August, 2015
Executive Director
Jenny Erdman
Passageway Staff
Gary Acklin
Ron Gilbert
Millie Jones-Cowles
John Morrow
Editor/Graphics
Gary Acklin
Ron Gilbert
Millie Jones-Cowles
John Morrow
Journalists
Gary Acklin
Brad Bier
Paul Browman
Vanya Clark
Mary Cowles-Bennethum
Sue Driscoll
Jenny Erdman
Bryce Hook
Millie Jones-Cowles
Julie Long
Bill Partridge
Tina Ruppel
John Rutt
Pat Sims
Mark Stoeltje
Susan Strike
Lucrisha Williams
Typists
Gary Acklin
Mary Cowles-Bennethum
Vanya Clark
Bryce Hook
John Knudsen
Julie Long
Tina Ruppel
John Rutt
Mark Stoeltje
Lucrisha Williams
Proofreaders, Collators, Copiers
Mark Baxter
Paul Browman
Mary Cowles-Bennethum
Sue Driscoll
Mary Fitzpatrick
Bryce Hook
David Humphrey
John Knudsen
Tracy Lampley
Nicholas Ligas
Julie Long
Dennis Lukenbill
Richard Meyer
Marla Ozinga
Keith Parsons
Janet Payton
David Rothfus
Tina Ruppel
Amy Shull-Ice
Sherann Shull-Ice
Jeffrey Taggart
David Waddell
Donna Weesner
Rhonda Woodler
August Anniversaries
(Years as Passageway member
in parentheses.)
Virginia Zietlow (26)
Jennifer Green (25)
Barry Beam (24)
John Freylack (24)
Jeff Campbell (23)
Cheryl Craig (23)
Sue Driscoll (22)
Eric Manz (22)
Rodney Moren (22)
Janet Calkins (21)
Joan Haspray (21)
Shirley Hollingworth (21)
Luke Luchsinger (21)
Melaine Brooks (20)
Mary Crowley (20)
Kay Hanig-Muelhaupt (20)
Jeff Knox (20)
Becky Short (20)
Kai Kassa (19)
Jill Purdy (19)
Ralph Reynolds (19)
Mary Grimes (18)
Jeannie Henkle (18)
Emma Morgan (18)
Lucille Scigliano (18)
Paul Browman (17)
Kathline Castelline (17)
Mike Farwick (17)
John Knudsen, Jr. (17)
Scott Harvey (16)
Eric Jorgensen (16)
Lynn Knutson (16)
Anne Lauer (16)
Amy Moraine (16)
Jackie Paige (16)
Mimi Murphy (15)
Carmella Phyllice (15)
Cynthia Vale (15)
Michele Belt (14)
Phillis Gue (14)
DeRonn Harris (14)
Teresa Woods (14)
Jaymie Underkofler (13)
Sandra Silva (12)
Marsha Burgess (11)
Bob Grant (11)
Alfred Johnson (11)
Tammy Mortenson (11)
Naomi Mumm (11)
Mike Finney (10)
Melissa Olney (10)
Vickie Davis (9)
Kimberly Hall (8)
Paula Hanke (8)
Carol Hicks (8)
Jana Porter (8)
Helen Andrews (7)
Richard Hutt (7)
Pedro Phrasany (7)
Wayne Franklin (5)
Mary Hall (5)
Billie Robbins (5)
John Stanger (5)
Rhonda Gillespie (4)
Rae J. Hansen-Longnecker (4)
Christina Van Dama (4)
Tim Stravers (3)
Jared Collins (1)
Ann Ivy (1)
Carolyn Johnson (1)
August Birthdays
Steven Anderson
Sharon Barnhill
Barry Beam
John Bikley
Kathy Blackford
Jared Brown
Tori Burns
Barbara Buzzard
Don Carstensen
Kathline Castelline
Fantdall Chamberlain
James Chaplik
Denise Collett
Leslie Collins
Shawn Combes
Jacque Cupples
Jeff Daley
Clark Danley
John Dautremont
Charles Dell
Brenda DeVan
Sue Driscoll
Barbara Edwards
Mike Farwick
John Freylack
Donna Gipple
Kevin Grandstaff
Jennifer Green
Scott Grubb
Kimberly Hall
Debbie Hatfield Conrad
Frances (Frankie) Hayes
Christina Hein
Carol Hicks
Mark Houser
Tim Hughes
Christine Johnson
Michael Keeling
Jacquie Ketelsen
Patricia Kiel
Rhonda Lalonde
Matt Leonard
Dianne Loy
Michael Marmet
Tim Meis
Tony Miller
Rodney Moren
Regina Morris
Tim Mulvin
Kevin Novak
Terry Olsen
Tasha Rhoades
Kimberly Richardson
Patricia Riley
Billie Robbins
Paula Robbins
Kenny Runyen
Mark Sanders
Rodney Schrier
Rodney Smith
Stephanie Stevens
Joseph Stevenson
Marcia Stone
Ronald Swindler
Pam Turner
Lloyd "Cliff" Vance
Tim Vogt
Debra Wallukait
Theresa Webe-bey
Robert White
Jamie Whitney
Kirk Williams
Traci Williams
Theda Wilson
Suezette Wing
Danny Wood
Leisa Yount
Passageway 1 Newsletter – August, 2015
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Passageway holds in club “late night” social activities Monday and Wednesday evenings, typically from 4 to 5 p.m. Those activities are free. They are listed on the calendar in Bold & Italics. Dinner is served on Monday and Wednesday, typically at 5 p.m. for $1.00. Out of club activities are typically each week on Tuesday afternoon/evening, and are listed in Bold & Italics. (When scheduled on a different day, the calendar will note that on the Tuesday of that week.) Cost, if any, and times, are listed with the event. Each month’s activities and menu are planned on the first Wednesday of the month, based mostly on member suggestions.
1
Closed
3
Employment Meeting 1:15 pm
Late Night: Wii
Bowling
4
No Out of Club activity today due to Adel
Sweet Corn Festival on Saturday
———————->
5
House Mtg. 1 PM Plan for September
Late Night: Open
Mic Night
6 7
Coffee & Conversation 10-
10:30 am
8 Adel Sweet
Corn Festival
FREE. Be here by 8
am. Bring $$ for
purchases
10
Employment Meeting 1:15 pm
Writer’s Workshop
3-4 pm
Late Night: Bingo
11
Movies Out
Be here by 2:45. Bring $2.75 plus $2 for
popcorn and $2 drinks (small sizes) or extra $
for regular-sized snacks.
12
House Mtg. 1 PM Policy Meeting
Late Night: Reiki
13 14
Coffee & Conversation 10-
10:30 am
15
Closed
17
Employment Meeting 1:15 pm
Late Night: Cards
18
Iowa State Fair
Be here by 8:15 am. Bring $6 for
admission, plus extra $$ for rides, snacks
etc. We will be staying till mid- afternoon.
Sign up by Aug. 8th
19
House Mtg. 1 PM
Late Night: Ice Cream Social
20 21
Coffee &
Conversation 10-10:30 am
(Celebrate August B-Days &
Anniversaries)
22
Closed
24
Employment Meeting 1:15 pm
Writer’s Workshop
3-4 pm
Late Night: Movies In
25
Out to Eat
Bring $$$ 8-10 dollars Be here by 2:45.
Group will decide that day where to go.
26
House Mtg. 1 PM Policy Meeting
Late Night:
Brownies, granola making cookies,
treats for intro into the neighborhood
27
28
Coffee & Conversation 10-
10:30 am
29
Closed
31
Late Night: Board Games
August 2015 Social Activity Calendar
Passageway will be moving to our new location at 6000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines this week.
Passageway 2 Newsletter—August, 2015
August 2015 Food and Nutrition Page
August 2015 Lunch Menu
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3
Cheeseburgers w/ French Fries
4
Wraps
5
German Sausage w/ Pesto & Pasta
6
Chicken Patties w/ Corn on the
Cob
7
Chef Salad
10
Baked Tilapia
11
Reuben Sandwiches
w/Sweet Potato Fries
12
Potato Bar
13
Breakfast Bar w/ Pancakes and
Bacon
14
Chef’s Choice
17
Brats w/ Bean Salad
18
Sub Sandwiches
19
Club Sandwiches
20
Spicy Black Bean Burgers
21
Chicken Alfredo
24
Open-Faced Beef
Sandwiches
25
International Day: Curry Chicken w/
Rice
26
Corn Dogs
27
Homemade Meatballs
28
Chef’s Choice
Passageway Food Facts:
Lunch served Monday — Friday at noon, $1.50
Dinner served during our Monday and Wednesday “Late Night” evenings at about 5:00 p.m., $1.00
Snack Bar is open whenever we are not serving meal, provided that we have a member volunteer to run it.
Members may purchase pre-paid $5.00 / $10.00 meal cards to be used for meals and snacks. The cards can either be kept on file at Passageway or carried by the member.
Passageway Monthly Food and Nutrition Tip Tips to help you eat more fruit
Include fruit at breakfast—At breakfast, top your cereal with bananas, peaches, or strawberries; add blueberries to pancakes; drink 100% orange or grapefruit juice. Or, try a fruit mixed with fat-free or low-fat yogurt. try fruit at lunch—At lunch, pack a tangerine, banana, or grapes to eat, or choose fruits from a salad bar. Individual containers of fruits like peaches or applesauce are easy and convenient. experiment with fruit at dinner, too—At dinner, add crushed pineapple to coleslaw, or include orange sections, dried cranberries, or grapes in a tossed salad. snack on fruits—Dried fruits make great snacks. They are easy to carry and store well. keep fruits safe—Rinse fruits before preparing or eating them. Under clean, running water, rub fruits briskly to remove dirt and surface microorganisms. After rinsing, dry with a clean towel. keep visible reminders Keep a bowl of whole fruit on the table, counter, or in the refrigerator. think about taste - Buy fresh fruits in season when they may be less expensive and at their peak flavor. Add fruits to sweeten a recipe. think about variety—Buy fruits that are dried, frozen, and canned (in water or 100% juice) as well as fresh, so that you always have a supply on hand.
Passageway Recipe of the Month
Summer Corn and Tomato Pasta
Ingredients Salt 1 pound bow-tie pasta 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive
oil 2 garlic cloves, smashed 1 pint cherry tomatoes 3 ears fresh corn, kernels cut off 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
into pieces Directions Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and to-matoes and cook, stirring occasional-ly, until the toma-toes are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the corn, raise the heat slightly and cook until the corn is heated through and golden, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Add the vegetables, butter and basil to the pasta and toss. Makes 4 servings. From rachaelray.com
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Accreditation Visit Feedback by Mark Stoeltje
A big "thank you" to all of our colleagues at Passageway. Thank you for making Brian and me feel so welcome during accreditation visit with you. You have a beautiful city, and you are all clearly proud of your Clubhouse! With the leadership, pride, and dedication I have witnessed from all of the staff and members of Passageway, I know you all have a bright future ahead. If any of y'all are ever in the Alamo City, please stop by for a visit! Mark Stoeltje Executive Director San Antonio Clubhouse www.saclubhouse.org
The child cries out, With silence about. The child hides behind mom, Afraid of the bomb. The child is in fear, Of the old man in the rear. The old man was respected, And now he’s rejected.
The child was glad, When others were sad. To see the old man go, Was not a bad blow. The soul is still stained, And the heart still pained. The child wants to reach out,
All the child can do is pout. The silence is still there, But who will care.
Because the child is only four, And he’s under the floor. The child cries out, With silence about. The wants to tell, But does not yell. No one will believe,
So the child must leave. Someday the child will come back,
To deal with the stack. Today is over, But no one knows the child. Tomorrow the child will meet, The child’s destined feat. The child will overcome this, And come into bliss. To bloom into a flower, With help from a Higher Power. Old man good-bye, The child will not die, Until the child’s soul is clean, And the child can be serene.
12) The Clubhouse has its own identity, including its own name, mailing address and telephone number. 13) The Clubhouse is located in its own physical space. It is separate from any mental
health center or institutional settings, and is impermeable to other programs. The Clubhouse is designed to facilitate the work-ordered day and at the same time be attractive, adequate in size, and convey a sense of dignity.
Home is so much more then you can imagine. From the cracked windows to the paint peeling off the walls, to the screen door slamming. It is a place where your hopes and dreams are made. Where candles from birthday cakes are blown out to make wishes. And where LOVE is the most powerful!
Now we will talk about the Evil Rabbit. This rabbit is so evil that his fur is very black. He lives in this big cave underwater. He built this cave all by himself. He put a lot of cool things in his cave like a rabbit alley. What is a rabbit alley, you ask? It is a bowling alley for animals. He also has a rabbit gym where he works on his rabbit wheel. He also has a music hall where he sings opera. He also has his own
restaurant that sales rabbit burgers. We will talk about his family in the next chapter of The Boy Who Sang. August: The Iowa State
Fair and You
by John Rutt
Ever since I was ten years old
and living in Kellogg, Iowa, I
recall my fifth grade year in the
summer time.
August has always
meant going
shopping for
school clothes in
the Bargain
Basement located
at the Younkers
Store in Des
Moines. Also,
August has always and
still means planning and going to
the Great Iowa State Fair. Did
you know that the Iowa State
Fair is routinely ranked among
the top ten state-fairs in the great USA?
I have a close friend that I always
call up on the phone
about half-way through
the month of August.
We look forward to
spending the day
together at the Iowa
State Fair. He has
traditionally bought the
admission tickets which is our
gateway to another adventure at
the Varied Industries Building.
We made a point to visit the
Upper Iowa University booth
where you can spin a big
roulette wheel to see what
you’ve won! Upper Iowa
University is where I did my
undergraduate studies. One year
the Alumni Office from the
Upper Iowa University was
giving away peacock blue
bandanas!
We always go to the full-scale
replica of the First Church of
Iowa. The church was built In
Dubuque, Iowa on Washington
Square. This was an annual
August event which we made a
tradition to do. Almost 30 years
ago, my Grandad Clinton, my Mom’s Dad, built a scale model
of the First Church of Iowa. My
Grandad talked the State Fair
Board into making a full-scale
replica of the First Church of
Iowa. Grandad had been looking
in the Iowa State Historical
Society’s Archives in Iowa City,
Iowa, and found the original
document giving the dimensions,
and a list of names of the people
who donated money to build
original First Church of Iowa.
One of the members of the Iowa
State Fair Board donated huge
oak trees from his own property
to make the replica.
Darwin Thede, a local resident
of The Des
Moines
Metro area,
built the
replica of the
First Church
from the
original
document
which
illustrated the actual dimensions. My Grandad Clinton was the
July Quarterly Meeting Notes and Other News by Jenny Erdman
We had a wonderful turn out at our July Quarterly Meeting! Thanks to all of the members who attended and participated! Here is some of the important information that was discussed at the meeting: The Move to 6000 Grand Ave, Des Moines, Iowa We will be focusing on moving to the new Clubhouse during the week of August 17th-21st, 2015. WE WILL BE OPEN DURING THE MOVE!! We are going to utilize a moving company to assist us with moving but will still need lots of help with packing, unpacking and setting up the new Clubhouse. We will continue to have all members come to our current Clubhouse here at 305 15th St. Des Moines, Iowa. We will be open our regular hours but during the day we will focus on the move. Lunch will continue to be served, however we may have a more flexible menu that week. Transportation If you ride the bus to come to the Clubhouse, you can take the #11 in the morning and in the afternoon to get to and from the Clubhouse. It goes right by the new building! If you have any questions or concerns about this, please talk to us about this so that we can help you!! Due to the fact that the #11 does not run more often throughout the day, Passageway staff and volunteers will be providing a shuttling service twice a day from a centralized place such as Dart Central Station for a while to assist members to get to and from the Clubhouse. We will have regularly scheduled times so that members know what time they need to meet the van. If you drive, take a cab, use paratransit or have someone drop you
off: You still can do that! The new
Clubhouse has more parking! It also has plenty of space for someone to pull up.
If you need to use the elevator, you can park in the front parking lot of the building for easier access to the front door. The elevator is right inside the front door. Other Clubhouse Business and Changes:
Through consensus with the clubhouse, we have renamed the West and
East Units at the Clubhouse! The West Unit is now called “Office Services” and the East Unit is now called “Culinary Services.” New In August: We are also going to start having a morning meeting at 9:00 am where the entire Clubhouse meets together and then we will have separate unit meetings for the Office Services area and the Culinary Services area. Members will still be able to work in either area. For more information about this, please check in with staff. Policy Meetings: On the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month instead of our regular “House Meeting” we will now have a “Policy Meeting.” Our Policy Meetings will focus on various clubhouse issues and policies that we want to discuss as a Clubhouse and reach consensus in to form policy and or solutions on. Please join us! We will have an open agenda each meeting and members and staff are invited to write in whatever topic they would like the Clubhouse to discuss. Participation in these meetings are very important so that your voice can be heard!
Passageway Member Patricia Sims Is Being
Celebrated For Her Work at ARAG
by Millie Jones-Cowles & Patricia Sims
Patricia has been a member for six
years at Passageway and she is a doing a great job! Her employment
success is a prime example of how
members benefit from the
Clubhouse model.
Patricia started working for ARAG in a Transitional Employment. Pat
stated that she had very good training
from Wendy De
Phillips and Ron Gilbert, it was the
staff at Passageway that helped her feel
comfortable to do her
job.
“I like the work environment. When I
ask questions they made me feel
comfortable. I wanted
to come to work because I felt
comfortable. I like my work schedule because it isn’t anything
that I can’t handle and I know what
my expectations are.”
I like my new manager Megan. She is always open to questions and
new ideas. My relationships with my coworkers are good and they make
me feel welcome. That’s one of the
reason I like going to work because they make me feel comfortable.
Brianne, a
woman I
work with, is a very
good trainer.
She is
very patient with me.
Brianne helped me until I felt
confident and was able to do my job. Pat attributes her success to
the help of many staff and members
that come to the clubhouse.
“I appreciated all the help I received form Brianne, Wendy L, and Ron G.”
Pat the colleagues and friends at
Passageway would like to congratulate you on your successful
