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Director's ColumnBy Barbara Palmer | |
2016 is here! The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) is starting the year off ready to go. The 2016 Legislative Session begins early this year starting on January 12. |
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 Wuthrich Achieves Her Long-Term Employment Goal | |
| Finding and maintaining long-term employment is a goal for many of us. We want a job we can call our own. According to an article in Forbes magazine, the average worker stays at a job for 4.4 years. That is why Susan Wuthrich’s story is remarkable. |
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Around the State | |
 Christmas Gift Giving by Local Church Helps Change Lives | |
| Friends of Francis is a community outreach program formed by members of the congregation of Westminster by the Sea Presbyterian church in Daytona Beach Shores. Their mission of love and peace helps to change lives by helping others in need. |
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 Annual Caregiver’s Luncheon Held in Pensacola | |
| The third Annual Caregiver’s Luncheon was held on December 15 at Marcus Pointe Baptist Church in Pensacola. The individuals connected with Project Empower of Northwest Florida and PURE Friendship ministries were given the opportunity to invite their caregivers to a free luncheon in their honor. |
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 Sunland Donates Art Created by Residents | |
| Sunland recently donated art to create a gallery at the APD State Office. The art was featured during Sunland’s 2015 Art Show. |
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 Happy Holidays from Sunland | |
The holiday season is truly the most wonderful time of the year at Sunland! Beginning in early December and continuing throughout the month, residents and staff enjoy many exciting opportunities for celebration and fellowship. |
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 2015 Holiday Celebrations at Tacachale | |
| On December 8, the center kicked off the holiday season with a parade. Participants included floats constructed by residents and staff, several area high school bands, JROTCs, cheerleaders, staff members driving their restored classic cars, and local law enforcement agencies in cars, on motorcycles and on horseback. |
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Three Wishes | |
| Every year around the third week of September, the APD Southern Region receives an email from the Miami Herald Wish Book alerting us they are now open for nominations of families in need. This is a terribly difficult task since we are limited to three families and all of our families are experiencing some type of need. |
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 Tzu Chi Foundation Plays Santa | |
| On December 19, Tacachale had some very special visitors as volunteers from the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Orlando Service Center brought holiday cheer to nine of our homes. |
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