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Information and Upcoming Events

"Spread the Love" Talent Show:

Amla Mehta was diagnosed with "Gyrate Atrophy", a genetic eye disorder which causes blindness, on Valentine's Day in 1990. "Believe it or not, by facing blindness, it is truly a gift in disguise. How? It allows myself to "see" clearly from within, open my heart and spread pure love out to the world. Thus, I merely want to help people in need and raise money for the CT Institute of the Blind". A Talent Show named "Spread the Love" will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at which Amla will be singing and presenting a Motivational speech. There will also be a poet, an acoustic guitar player, "Gongers"/Vibrational Healing, and hand drumming. The show will be held at Canton Town Hall Auditorium, 4 Market St, Collinsville, CT. Tickets are on sale now for $25 and can be purchased at Amla's store Imports of India, located on Route 44, Canton Village. Canton CT. Any donation contribution which is greatly appreciated can be given by clicking on the "Tip Jar" button on Amla's website, www.expressingieverything.com. Checks are also accepted, payable to "C.I.B." and can be mailed to Amla Mehta, P.O. Box 128, Canton, CT 06019. 40% of proceeds will go directly toward the CT Institute of the Blind, Hartford, CT.

Bowling:

The Oak Hill Adult Social Club will be holding a bowling event at Bowl-O-Rama on the Berlin Tpke in Newington on January 28, 2012. There will be no membership dues this month but participants are asked to pay $7 each for 2 games and shoes. There is a wheelchair-accessible entrance and the alley has offered the use of 3 ramps so everyone will be able to bowl. If interested, email Greg at the Glastonbury-Mott Hill Group Home at mgrmott@ciboakhill.org. To view the flyer, click here!

2012 Camp Harkness Information:

Applications are now being accepted for Camp Counselor positions for the 2012 summer session at Camp Harkness, Oak Hill's Summer Camp. Camp Harkness, located in Waterford, CT is an overnight camp for individuals of varying ages with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. This camp is a great experience for any college student, particularly for those in the fields of human services, education, recreation and other therapy concentrations. The camp runs from June 10, 2012 through August 10, 2012 during Sunday mid-day through Friday afternoon. Salary for Camp Counselor positions is $350.00 per week which includes room and board plus meals. Counselors must be 18 years old or older. For information on how to apply, click here! For more information on what Camp Harkness is all about, click here!

Honoring Campus Parking Signs:

Please honor the parking signs on the Oak Hill campus. Each area that is reserved was designated for a purpose. For example; Visitor Parking is for a visitor, not for staff!

"Breathe Easy":

Be Healthy...Be Free of Smoke!!! The new Oak Hill Tobacco-Free Environment Plan and Policy Information page is now available. For information and resources on helping to stop smoking as well as success stories, click here!

"Employee of the Month" Page:

An "Employee of the Month" recognition page has been added to the Intranet. Click here to view the page!

Empty Ink Cartridges Needed:

The Seymour Day Program is continuing to save recyclable empty ink cartridges with the funds used for purchasing items for program participants in the program. Thus far, the program has purchased a Wii and Wii Games and accessories with the proceeds. If you wish to donate empty ink cartridges, there is a box in the Group Home Office, the NEAT Center, and in Kim Blondin's office, 2nd floor main building on campus. "It is a win-win situation...we assist in the recycling efforts and the program participants get to purchase items for the program".

Training Needs Survey:

Help provide suggestions for future professional development activities and offer feedback on the agency's current efforts by completing the annual training needs survey. Site managers and teachers can print out copies for distribution at your next staff meeting. Respond by email, campus mail, or by faxing to 860-769-6571. If replying by email, be sure to save the attachment after completing and then insert the new file into your response. If you have any questions, contact Jim Pellino ext. 3862 or email pellinoj@ciboakhill.org. To access the Training Needs Survey, click here!

How To Use Web Mail:

To access your email from home or other locations away from Oak Hill, click on the Web Mail tab that is located on the task bar at the top of the Oak Hill Intranet front page. There you will put in your user name as follows; ciboakhill\username and then your password. Note that there is a backward slash \ between ciboakhill and your user name. Remember, to access the Intranet from a location outside of Oak Hill, use http://intra.ciboakhill.org (do not put in www).

Scholarships Available:

The P.E.O. Sisterhood has scholarships available for women to attend school. PCE provides need based grants to women in the United States and Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to support themselves and/or their families. ELF is a loan available to women who desire higher education and are in need of financial assistance. The current maximum loan is $9,000 at 4% interest and due six years from the date of issue. Interest is billed annually with principal payments to begin after graduation from the program for which the loan was granted. Anyone interested in finding out more can contact Marion Ordway at 860-649-9445 or by sending her an email at mlordway@aol.com.