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Salem, Oregon 97301
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Activities Program
 
The Activities Program is a program that helps our retired client employees continue to enjoy a higher quality of life.

During the month of December members of the Activities Group visited Silver Creek Falls for Cookies & Cocoa, Bowled, attended the Holiday and Festival of trees in Brownville, visited the French Prairie Gardens, took a tour of Bob's Red Mill, and went to McDonalds.

For Arts & Crafts we made snow globes, noodle balls, angel bells, penguin can ornaments, Santa placemats, pine cone elves, pins and necklaces, and Christmas stockings.

On 18 December we attended the Client Employee Christmas Party and played games, sang, danced, and received a gift from Santa.

Click here for our monthly calendar of scheduled activities.

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Embroidery / Screen Printing
 
During this last work period we screen printed t-shirts for a local basketball team, a customer from the private sector and a state agency. we also did some custom embroidery work for a local insurance company, a state agency, and for some of the staff. During our training sessions this month we studied hygiene and safety. We also participated in an earthquake and fire drill.

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Production
 
Jobs: In the month of April clients worked on insulation, packaging for Dump-It, preparing confidential shredding for processing, and other packaging and assembly projects.

Training: Our training consisted of learning about workplace safety and the history of Fathers Day.

Arts & Crafts: Mayday baskets and Mothers Day cards.

Awards: Allen E. was awarded runner-up for Employee of the Month.

Other Activities: Noodle ball, Dancing, daily exercise, and sprouting beans.

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Industrial Sewing - Happy Threads
 
Jobs: Cutting Velcro and Ribbon for Bible totes.

Training: One client new in Industrial Sewing was trained on the sewing machine.

Arts & Crafts: Made spring flowers.

Awards: None

Other Activities: One of our members went on an outing with the Activities Program to the Hollie Art Museum.

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Rockwest Holiday Closure Schedule
January 18, 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 15, 2010 In-service Training for staff, Presidents Day
April 12, 2010 In-service Training for staff
May 31, 2010 Memorial Day
July 5, 2010 Independence Day
September 6, 2010 Labor Day
November 11, 2010 Veterans Day
November 25 & 26, 2010 Thanksgiving
December 23 & 24, 2010 Christmas
December 31, 2010 New Year's Eve
Important Dates To Remember
August 20, 2010 Client Employee Picnic
December 17, 2010 Client Employee Christmas Party

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News Stories

Coming Events. The Client Employee Picnic is scheduled for August 20, 2010 Clients dancing at the 2009 Client Employee Picnicat Cascade Gateway Park in the Beaver Grove area. Clients will begin to arrive at 8:45 AM and the picnic is slated to go through until 2:30 PM. The client employees, Rockwest staff, client staff, family and friends always look forward to this event away from work as a time for sharing, having some fun and getting to know each other a little better.

Great music, great food, games, dancing, contests, certificates, prizes, and a relaxed atmosphere of fun will be the order of the day.

If you, or your organization would like to help support this event please visit our donation page on the Rockwest web site. Support can be provided in many ways and is always appreciated.

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Activities Program: The Activities Program "Spring Sprout Sale" that began earlier this spring is an enormous success!  Hand Painted Cement BirdsSo successful in fact that Rockwest is considering adding the birdbath, frogs, birds, turtles, bird houses, and steeping stones to our permanent product list. The funds raised will help this active group support itself on field trips and outings into the community. Clients participated in building bird houses, garden stepping stones, leaf bird bath, and hand painted cement birds, frogs, and turtles. They also grew vegetable and flower starts to sell.

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New Directions Rockwest constantly looks in new directions for products and services to better serve you!

Rockwest is working with a local business that produces custom oak patio chairs and tables. Both items are made from recycled oak barrels. Rockwest clients sand the cut pieces and readies them for assembly and we are proud to be a small part of this project.

As a result of our association with the project above, Rockwest has been asked to produce covers to protect these hand crafted chairs and tables from the weather. The cover consists of at least 8 color choices and is made from a nylon moisture resistant fabric. The custom cover market is growing as more unique furniture styles, grills and patio furnishings emerge.

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Rockwest Purchases New Bus. Rockwest has purchased a used Rockwest's New BusChampion Special Needs Bus. The bus has a lift for wheelchairs, room for 8 seated passengers and up to 5 wheelchairs, depending on their size. the bus is being readied for use by our Activities Program (in-house retirement program) to get these exceptional individuals out into the community to participate in various activities. The new bus is expected to be placed into service by the time this newsletter is sent.

 

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Sumo Corp. Joins Rockwest Family. Rockwest is proud to announce that Sumo Corp. (http://tagbagdog.com), a company out of Santa Barbara, California has joined with Rockwest in providing opportunities for our client employees.

Sumo Corp. offers fashionable Tag Bags for the upwardly mobile dog in your life. Each Tag Bag has a secure velcro closure that allows you to hide and silence unsightly tags and they are great for storing an extra waste bag - just in case. Sumo Corp. is owned and operated by Mo Gettings in California and her partner Sue Thorman in New York.

Our client employees cut out the pattern, sew the product together and add the elastic and velcro. The product is shipped to Santa Barbara for final preparation before being sold to the public and on the internet.

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New Embroidery Machine. Rockwest is happy to announce the addition of a Tajima, 2-head embroidery machine to the Embroidery Department. This machine is an older model but is a top of the line brand. It runs smoothly and is a great addition to our other machine. We are now more capable to keep up with higher volume orders.

Rockwest has also added a heat press for vinyl transfers to the Screen Printing Department. This will give our customers more options when ordering custom apparel.

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Activities Program Assistance. Do you have any glass, pop cans or bottles that you would like to donate to our Activities Program? All proceeds will go towards activities in the community for admission tickets, fees, etc. You can drop off your donation at 4646 Ridge Drive NE, Salem or call Debbie Reed at 503-390-7355.

 

 

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