Table of Contents

Featured Home of the Month ...1

Employee Spotlight ...1

New Hires ...2

Recipe of the Month ...2

What’s Going On At HGH ...3

Tributes ...4

Health Tip ...4

Birthdays and Anniversaries ...5

Featured Home of the Month

“At Penasco we have a tremendous group of staff who work well with each other and the resi-

dents. We try to have a light hearted, relaxed home environment in addition to the work we all

do. The residents here have grown into a comfortable and happy routine most of the time. Our

QIDP Andrea is the best and we are thankful to have her! We look forward to a long future

with the staff and residents we have at this time. I feel we are doing great things!”

-Miranda Duncan, House Manager

Employee Spotlight

Penasco

HGH is proud to introduce Shonda

Guillory as our October employee spot-

light. Shonda is a Residential Service

Technician at Penasco and she will be

celebrating her one year with us this

December. Shonda’s husband is in the

Navy and they have been married for

nine years. They have three children:

two girls and a

boy. Before

they had their

own children,

she and her husband were foster parents. Shonda says that it truly was

a blessing. Her husband was stationed at Camp David in Maryland,

which is the President’s country residence. She was fortunate enough

to be able to meet George W. Bush and family and President Barack

Obama and family. George W. Bush gave the commencement speech

for the graduating class of 2008 at Texas A&M. In that speech, former

President Bush speaks about Shonda and her husband’s big hearts. We

are so thankful to have you Shonda!

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October 2015

Volume 3 Issue 9

Home of Guiding Hands

Guiding Insights

Shonda Guillory

September New Hires Karla Sandoval- Respite

Erika Bell- Respite Karla Martinez- Respite Regina Sparks- Respite

Carmen Rheinbold- Respite Leecee Voegel- Respite

Debra Rodriguez- Respite Teleah Carpenter- Respite

Cristina Rivera- RST Erica King- RST Mong Lam- RST

Susan Robinson- Transportation Driver Ricardo Medina- Transportation Driver Kenneth Wilson- Transportation Driver

Emilio Lopez Pimentel- Transportation Dispatcher Madelynne Starmack- RST

Pamela Long- RBT Trever Mitchell- RBT

Marqueeta Mordecai- RBT

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1 boxed brownie mix (Ghirardelli double chocolate)

1 cup of flower

3 eggs

1/3 cup oil

1/2 powdered sugar (for rolling cookies)

1. Preheat oven to 350°F 2. Mix together brownie mix, flour, eggs, and oil.

The batter will be very thick! 3. Take a small amount of batter and roll into a ball.

Roll the ball in the powdered sugar. 4. Set cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes. 5. Remove cookies and let them cool on a wire rack. 6. Enjoy! Cookies should be soft and gooey on the

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Easy Brownie Cookies

Referral Program

Do you know someone who would be a perfect fit to work at HGH? Or someone who would work

well with people with developmental disabilities?

After your referral has been hired for more than 120 days you will receive… $150 referral bonus!

Complete a referral form and help bring qualified,

compassionate, and dedicated employees to the HGH team!

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openings

DON’T FORGET

Halloween trick-or-treating in the office!

Friday, October 30th

2-4:30pm

HR will be providing a variety of treats & snacks

for your department.

Decorate your office/cubicle for a chance to win 2

movie tickets!

Bring in your children for some fun!

Recruitment at Job Fairs In the month of September Desiree from HR

attended two job fairs: one with the Honor a

Hero/Hire a Vet and the other at Jacob Com-

munity Center. She has more to attend this

month. Way to go Desiree for recruiting more

wonderful people to work for HGH!

People with developmental disabilities, their families, caregivers

and the community based providers rallied at 1350 Front Street,

San Diego on September 1st, calling on Toni Atkins and legislative

leaders to keep the promise to people with developmental disabili-

ties. The lack of funding has caused programs to close, putting peo-

ple with developmental disabilities at significant risk.

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September Rally Pro-Am Golf Classic The 33rd Annual Pro-Am Golf Tournament was held on September

25th at the Sycuan Resort and was a huge success! We sold out

with a total of 36 teams. The top three teams will be playing in the

Randy Jones Invitational where they have a chance to win 10,000

for HGH. We raised approximately $55,000!

Labor Day Pizza Party

What’s Going on at HGH

HGH Appreciates Their Employees

Kaiser Permanente Health Tip

The Flu 1. The flu is serious. It can cause complica-

tions and hospitalization. 2. The flu shot is your best protection. 3. The flu shot does not give you the flu. 4. Get the flu shot every year. Flu virus

change from year to year. 5. By protecting yourself, you protect others. 6. The flu shot is covered at no cost if you’re a

Kaiser Permanente member. 7. Colds are caused by other viruses. The flu

shot doesn’t protect you from the common cold.

To: Larry Bennet From: Brian Howley “Great job working with the guys and showing great compassion. Thanks for being willing to take on extra shifts!”

To: William Nicolas From: Sarah Jones “William, thank you for always com-ing to work with a smile. You advo-cate for our residents. Thank you for being flexible with your schedule, you really show teamwork.”

To: Edna Taylor-Moore From: Brian Howley “For knowing how important it is to have money available for a smooth and safe operation of the house. And always being able to make it happen, even quickly! ”

To: Donna Narducci From: Michelle Richardson “For being so willing and eager to come back to work and care for our residents. Ms. Donna is a great staff member and hard worker. She always goes beyond job expectations!!”

To: Sharie McCann From: Mark Klaus “1) For having a positive attitude 2) For always sparking up and advocat-ing 3) For volunteering to assist with staff training; orientation too. Thank you!”

To: Ensurah Baca From: Desiree Warren “Thank you for providing a list of alter-native places a candidate could go for TB services. One of my candidate’s couldn’t make it to our clinic today and the list came in so handy so his employment would not be delayed. Awesome team work!! Thanks again.”

To: Desiree Warren From: Debra Kudar “Great job on coordinating the (2) HGH hiring days recently. Your hard work definitely paid off. Congrats on the success. Keep it going!! You are so appreciated!!”

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We want your feedback!

Send an email with your

thoughts, ideas and sugges-

tions for future newsletters to

Alana McClure at

alana@guidinghands.org

Thanks!

To: Kelly Wright From: Desiree Warren “Thank you for your patience with my last minute request for a check!! Your assistance is such a big help and I ap-preciate the team work. ”

To: Ryan Tisdale From: Tracie Arellano “Thank you for being such a positive role model for the clients at Sequoia. Your willingness to help others with no questions asked is superior! Thank you!”

Free Financial Success Seminar

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 11:30-12:30pm

HGH main office in the conference room RSVP: madams@sdccu.com

Join your San Diego County Credit Union rep-resentative, Melissa Adams for an informative

session. These ten steps will help you make educated choices based on clear priorities.

Changing lifelong financial habits may take some work, but by following these steps, you can make the adjustments you need to make

your money work for you.

10/1 Rubeleta Medina (RN) Francisco Varela (RST) 10/2 Diana Perez (RST) 10/3 Shonda Guillory (RST) Ryan Tisdale (RBT) Rashelle Patterson (TA) 10/4 Jody Dye 10/5 Coy Surratt (RST) Wani Mobole (RW) Christina Willingham (TA) Christina Miller (RST) 10/6 Tira Wilson (RST) 10/7 Marcela Aguilar (RST) 10/9 Lolita Brown (RST) Jill Fehling (RW) 10/10 Dorcus Bangenyi (RST)

10/11 Alana McClure (R) 10/12 Hermina Enriquez (RW) Wendy Smith (RSC) Samantha Avalos (RST) 10/13 Shanti Turner (RW) 10/14 Robyn Amador (RST) Gudrun Cox (RST) Luz Bautista (RW) 10/15 Mina Nguyen (RW) 10/16 Julie Rose-McMurry (HM) 10/17 Michelle Loibl (RW) Yadira Torres (ECE) 10/18 Alma Garcia (RST) 10/19 Edna Paule (RW) 10/21 Abeba Nebi (RST) Pamela Starmack (DS)

Mireya Gonzalez (ECE) 10/22 Alan Kana (HM) 10/23 Damion Silva (RBT) 10/24 Jessica McCullough (RW) Christina Bradford (RW) 10/25 Elsa Chira (RW) 10/28 Esperanza Tapia (RW) Abraham Bautista (RW) Issa Fernandez (RW) Jasmine Perez (RST) 10/29 Sonya Hernandez (RST) Angel Askew (RST) 10/30 Stephanie Rivera (RST) 10/31 Ivanhoe Delfin (RF) Bill Lemke (SA)

Key DA– Development Assistant DS– Development Specialist

ECE– Early Childhood Educator HM– House Manager

HRC– Human Resources Coordinator QIDP– Quality Intellect Disability Professional

R- Receptionist RF– Residential Facilitator

RBT– Residential Behavior Technician RSC– Respite Service Coordinator

RN– Registered Nurse RSS– Residential Service Specialist

RST– Residential Service Technician RW– Respite Worker SA– Staff Accountant

TA– Transportation Aide TD– Transportation Driver

1 year Erin Hays (DA) Jasmin Uy (HRC) Edna Paule (RW) Valerie Cornejo (RW) Emily Burke (RW) Alejandra De Los Santos (RW) Brianny Williams (RW) 3 years Jennifer Camposeo (RST) Mireya Gonzalez (ECE) Elizabeth Lee (RST) Karen McCarthy (RW) Bryan Allen (RW) 5 years Rebecca Broadway-Barillas (RST) Naman Abdul-Razzak (RST) De-Ondra Hutchins (RST) Akia Jones (RST) Angelica Duran (RW) 10 years Susan Schwab-Moreno (RST)

15 years Elisabeth Painter (RST) 30 years Gerri Crisostomo (RSS)

October Anniversaries

October Birthdays

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