Volunteer Spotlight: Board Chair shares insights on 掌握 at Latham
2019年7月25日
Christine Gillstrom Burgess has been a dedicated volunteer member of our 董事会 for several years, 目前担任董事会主席. 在这个“志愿者焦点”博客中, we’d like to share some of her inspirational words about some of the many ways we strive for 掌握 here at 买球app官网中心. The following is an excerpt of Chris’s opening remarks at our Year-End Celebration last month:
“在买球app官网中心, our four service delivery values – Belonging, 掌握, 慷慨, 和 Independence – are our guiding principles in our daily lives… In all things, we strive to foster a caring environment that will cultivate these values to ensure meaningful, abundant lives for our students 和 residents… Today, I’d like to pay tribute to 掌握:
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在校园, we have our staff who strive to learn 和 master new approaches 和 teaching methods 和 then take that knowledge to create innovative life-changing programs for our Latham students.
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We have our students who work hard each 和 every day to learn, 理解, 和 master these lessons 和 take pride in his/her own personal journey.
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通过我们的买球app官网工程项目, our students are coached to master vocational 和 job-readiness skills – such as craft making, 园艺, 木工, soap使, 收银能力, sorting 和 assembly – to prepare students for life after graduation.
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Latham’s volunteer program allows students to offer 和 practice their mastered skills at a variety of local places. Our residents continually give back to our community at locations such as animal care 和 elder care facilities 和 local churches.
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Our music 和 arts programs allow our students to express themselves individually while accomplishing individualized goals within a therapeutic medium. Mastering 和 performing a song bring smiles not only to the audience but to the performers as well.
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Our Asinotherapy – or donkey therapy – Program gives our residents opportunities to master the care of our miniature donkeys 和, 顺便说一下, also participate in the wedding of the century when Esther 和 Esau got hitched in May!