P.O. Box 28 | 35 Circle Drive Blue Ridge, GA 30513 HOLIDAY PROMOTION EXTENDED: The Mineral Springs Center cookbook produced by the Mineral Springs Advocates board is a cookbook comprised of recipes submitted by the staff, clients, families and friends of MSC! Take advantage of promotion: BUY 1, GET 1 50% OFF! Cookbooks are $10.00 with the second one being $5.00. All proceeds from the cookbook sales are used help fund MSC. To pur‐ chase, please contact Stacey McCollum at [email protected]or 706/632‐2094. coming soon >>> In The Next Issue Special Olympics Festivities The Delano Amish Market SPADD Conference The Funtimers Club April Showers Bring May Flowers thoughts... final Contact us at 706/632-2094 www.mineralspringscenter.org Mineral Springs Center important dates: May 1st: Special Olympics: Track & Field May 25th: Memorial Day / CLOSED July 3rd: Independence Day (Floating) / CLOSED September 7th: Labor Day / CLOSED October 12th: Columbus Day / CLOSED to Clients November 11th: Veterans Day / CLOSED to Clients BUY 1 / GET 1 50% OFF
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P.O. Box 28 | 35 Circle Drive Blue Ridge, GA 30513
HOLIDAY PROMOTION EXTENDED: The Mineral Springs Center cookbook produced by the Mineral Springs Advocates board is a cookbook comprised of recipes submitted by the staff, clients, families and friends of MSC! Take advantage of promotion: BUY 1, GET 1 50% OFF! Cookbooks are $10.00 with the second one being $5.00. All proceeds from the cookbook sales are used help fund MSC. To pur‐chase, please contact Stacey McCollum at [email protected] or 706/632‐2094.
coming soon >>>
In The Next Issue Special Olympics Festivities The Delano Amish Market SPADD Conference The Funtimers Club April Showers Bring May Flowers
thoughts... final
Contact us at 706/632-2094 www.mineralspringscenter.org
Mineral Springs Center important dates: May 1st: Special Olympics: Track & Field May 25th: Memorial Day / CLOSED July 3rd: Independence Day (Floating) / CLOSED September 7th: Labor Day / CLOSED October 12th: Columbus Day / CLOSED to Clients November 11th: Veterans Day / CLOSED to Clients
BUY 1 / GET 1 50% OFF
Volume 15 Issue 1 in this issue >>>
the season’s happenings >>>
Christmas at MSC How do you ring in the New Year?
Christmas at MSC Valentines Day Marlene Tilley’s Retirement Party Pizza Parties & Fun Times Cultural Diversity Day
Mineral Springs Center is beyond blessed with all of the parties and
festivities that occur during the holi-days!
Check out all of the fun that occurred
this season on page 3 of our newsletter!
An Insight into the Happenings of Mineral Springs
Happy New Year, everyone! Every year I like to write out my resolutions on pa-
per, frame them, and place them in a spot where I can revisit them everyday. Having that constant visual reminder helps me to
stick to my goals throughout the year.
In 2012, my goals included sending more thank you notes and making an effort to plan dinner with my friends at
least once a week. In 2013, I vowed to drink more water and be more punctual. And in 2014,
I had a whole long list of resolutions.
But this year I have just one resolution that I’m really trying to stick to. My 2015 New Year’s
resolution is to stop procrastinating. It’s my worst habit. When I get really busy, things like unan-swered emails, fast approaching deadlines and
even everyday to-do lists really pile up.
New Years Resolutions
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the
heart.
Helen Keller
Lauren Conrad, fashion icon and blogger, writes these thoughts on New Years:
Please join us as we give the gift of hope and joy to our clients that attend Mineral
Springs Center.
Will you help us show them how many people care for them and how all of their needs, great and small, are taken care of thanks to the generosity of compassion-
Name: _____________________ Address:____________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Phone:______________________ E-mail:_____________________ [ ] Enclosed is my gift for the center. [ ] I would like to volunteer at the center. [ ] I would like sign up for the E-Newsletter.
Please detach this card and send with your contribution.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO Multiple chapters of The Eastern Stars:
Beulah Chapter #21 Ellijay Chapter #340 Morganton Chapter
#394 Notla Chapter #471
Hiawassee Chapter #305
Development Updates Stacey McCollum,
MSC Business Manager is now an
Ambassador with the
Fannin County Chamber of Commerce
March 12th was our second Dairy Queen night! All proceeds from the fundraiser
went to fund the daily operations of
MSC.
MSC Inaugural Clay Shoot
We are beginning to plan our first clay shoot! If you would like to be
Q: How many years have you been at MSC? 2 1/2 years Q: What is your favorite part of your job? Getting to work with all the clients and their different personalities. Also, teaching them how to be as independent as possible and making a change. Coming into work seeing all the friendly smiles and hellos! Just being apart of their lives and knowing I am their to help them become amazing men and women. Mineral Springs Center is the biggest blessing in my life, it is not a job; it’s a family! Q: What are your favorite hobbies? Cooking, getting out and enjoying sunshine! Spending time with husband and family. Walking downtown with doggies; Bella & Willow. Q: If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be? More understanding that everyone is awesome in their own way and a disability does not change a person’s outlook on life.
DEBRA RODGERS Direct Care Staff, Workshop Q: How many years have you been at MSC? 33 years Q: What is your favorite part of your job? Working directly with our individuals one-on-one with their projects and goals. Q: What are your favorite hobbies? Music, sewing, vacations and grandchildren!! Q: If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be? That God would be put first in everything!
Get to know our staff:
Cultural Diversity Day Topic: African American Culture
.Happy St Patricks Day
MANY THANKS TO Bethel United Methodist Church
Left to Right: Charlotte Beaver, special guest Tim the Magic Man, Vic Smith, Bill Nichols, John Moler and
Pastor Tim Taylor.
Special thanks to
Joann’s childhood friend
for gifting this beautiful quilt
,to client .Joann Ross
Our study in March was based on African American Culture. We checked out books to study sport figures, inventors, political figures, and some that celebrate Kwanzaa, and its meaning. Mr. Jim Lloyd came in and
shared his life growing up in Chicago along with a powerful testimony concerning his spiritual belief, and how he is living it out today. We served Kashata (type of peanut brittle), Dabo Kolo (spicy cracker), Congo Bars
(brownies), Coconut Punch and Chia Tea. Some of our clients dressed in colorful themed clothes and we had brightly decorated our lunch room.
On January 30, 2015 we celebrated the retirement of one of Mineral Spring Cen-
ter’s longest standing clients: Marlene Tilley. Marlene attended the Center for
42 years. We celebrated Marlene’s retire-ment with a send-off party that in-
cluded Marlene’s family, friends and MSC staff. What a precious time we all
had making new memories and remem-bering past memories.
Best wishes, Marlene!
marlene tilley’s retirement party >>>
Marlene Retires!
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Connect with us SOCIAL MEDIA In Loving Memory of Our Clients
Who Passed Last Year Billy Satterfield left this earth
on March 9, 2014.
We miss him dearly and he is always in our hearts.
Barbara Meeker left this earth on
April 17, 2014.
We miss her dearly and she is always in
our hearts.
What is your favorite thing about Valentines Day? My favorite thing about Valentines is...
Our clients love parties! What an amazing time we all had at the Valentines Day Party and Dance! A huge thank you to James Hooper for being our DJ!
Eric Morris: “Dancing with all of my friends at the party. Robin Davenport laughing at all my dance moves. Just having a good time and having pictures taken by Stacey Max.”
Q: A:
Valentines at MSC
:Get to know the clients
James Collins is one of our very talented artists here at Min-eral Springs Center.
He recently com-pleted an amazing
wood burning of one of his favorite artists,
Carrie Underwood.
James, keep up the amazing work and
keep pursuing your craft!
Our Artist in Residence
Financial University 2015
Congratulations to our first graduating class of
Financial University!
Financial University was led by MSC Business Manager, Stacey McCollum.
Clients elected to participate in the week-long learning session about money and
stewardship.
At the end of the week they had a celebra-tion! Clients received diplomas, goody
bags and they had the opportunity to sign on for a savings challenge!
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: Liberty Tax C&S Bank
Park Sterling Bank
MSC Outings
Bingo, Circle J & Merciers!
One of the special clubs we have at MSC is the Funtimers Club. This exclusive club meets once a month, and is available to those clients that are ages 65 or older. The members of the Funtimers Club get to go
on special outings as a group and enjoy each others company.
Once again, our "Fun Timers" had their trip to explore the community. They played Bingo with the senior center folks in Ingles while enjoying a coffee or a beverage with a sweet danish of their choosing. One of June’s jobs, while playing bingo is to pass out game cards to each table, socializing as she goes. Today, was no exception. The director, who June usually sits at her table with, jokingly said "She still has to pass the cards out! She wasn't going to be getting away with just sitting with her other friends!" June and David both won a game, with a small bag of groceries being their prizes. Some of the folks were taken to Circle J for lunch. They enjoyed the hot bar and even went back for second helpings. Then it was off to Mercier’s Apple House for a tour of the facility. The director, Tony Jones, showed us the kitchen operation and the bakery, where all the goodies our made. Each of them was given a taste of a fried pie to enjoy. We walked throughout Mercier’s looking and asking questions about the operations. Questions ranged from inquiries about the varieties of apples to proc-essing and marketing. Everyone had a great trip.
Written By: Carol Brown, MSC Direct Care Staff
The Funtimers Club
Congratulations to MSC Client, Cara Dye,
for securing her new position at McDonalds.
We are so proud of your
hard work and diligence!
MSC is Proud of You
We’re looking for:
WORK OPPORTUNITES Would you like to provide a position at your company for our clients? (We provide supported employment ser-vices)
Do you have a work opportunity that could be completed inside of
our workshop? (Ex: Piecework, folding items, etc)
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! 706/632-2094
Thank You Get In Step Line Dancers
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and
the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter
in the shade.
Charles Dickens
A special thank you to everyone who is involved with the center!
The Boyatt Family
First Baptist of Blue Ridge Church Crafters Jim Lloyd
James Hooper Helping Hands
We welcome Spring
A HUGE THANK YOU TO Lebanon Church of Epworth
Thank you for the donation of all of
the wonderful kitchen items!
We appreciate
you!
Thank You
Do you want to get . . .involved
!Contact us 706/632-2094
LEADERSHIP FANNIN VISITS MINERAL SPRINGS CENTER!
We would like to thank Leadership Fannin for taking a tour of our facilities as part as their social services piece for their
class.
Would you like to tour the facilities? Contact Stacey McCollum at 706/632-2094
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! As part of our policy and procedure, we conduct health and safety courses for both our clients and staff.
We need volunteers to teach these! Do you have expertise in any of the following areas?:
Internet Safety Bullying & Anger Management Fire Safety Animal Safety Nutrition Infection Control
Emergency Weather Safety regarding Strangers Electrical Safety Personal Hygiene Fire Extinguisher Use/Safety Household Chemical Safety
MSC WISHLIST iPads/Kindles Craft supplies Bingo prizes DVD’s (G-PG) Books (to add to our library) Water bottles (non-disposable) Metal spoons Tickets to activities (zoo, games, etc)
