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ADVENTURE GARDEN CLEAN UP DAY

Saturday, April 4, 2009
8:30 – 12:00

Grab your trowel, gloves, rakes & join us to help make Holly Center, it’s grounds and it’s beautiful Adventure Garden spring to life We are looking for 100 plus volunteers for a intensive three hours of fun while getting dirty cleaning up at Holly Center. Small groups of four or more are encouraged to participate. Refreshments will be provided. Bring your group of young people or young at heart to help on this special day.. Call to register with Rose Carey or Lee Lewis at 443-260-0822 or e-mail r carey at hollycommunity dot org.

PARTNERSHIPS WORK GREAT

Many thanks to VFW Post number 194 for partnering to provide HCI with temporary accommodations until we can move to our new facility later this fall located at 909 Progress Circle, Salisbury.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS

HCI welcomed Susan Snavely, and Colonel Thomas Kimball to fill two vacancies on our Board of Directors. Susan Snavely brings 25 plus years experience working with the disabled population and their families in her former role as Social Worker at Holly Center. Colonel Thomas Kimball brings the disabled veteran’s perspective as he is the National Chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Military Service Program for Families, and is currently employed by the Wicomico County Detention Center.

NEW INTERN

Jordan Weitzel, senior at Salisbury University, will be graduating this May with a B.A. in Communications. She is currently interning at HCI. She is working to enhance outreach activities for HCI’s upcoming Spring Festival. “I’m really enjoying everything I do here at HCI including talking with businesses throughout the community who are donating to the auction”. Please support Jordan when she calls. Your new or nearly new items, gift certificates will make our 2009 Spring Festival and Auction very exciting. To learn more, call Jordan or Lee at 443-260-0822

RETURNING AGAIN THIS SEMESTER IS
“NICKI”

Nicki Thompson, senior at Salisbury University also graduates in May with a B.A. in Social Work. Nicki has been assisting HCI with our ramp project, the Spring Festival, outreach at Holly Center and assisting in case management with some of our consumers. Nicki has been with HCI since September. Nicki plans to work with at-risk teenagers upon graduation.

DONATIONS NEEDED

Donations are now being accepted for our live auction. Contact Lee Lewis for more information 443-260-0822. Look for some of the items donated in next month’s newsletter.

UPCOMING EVENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS

HOLLY CENTER CANTEEN BOUTIQUE

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Special Olympics has been scheduled for May 2nd for the main event at Wicomico Stadium & April 30th for the Aquatics event at Holly Center.

Sponsors are needed for the athletes. If you would like to sponsor an individual athlete (t-shirt, pin, meal, medal) for $17.00, we are accepting donations.

We are also holding auditions for announcers of the award winners at Special Olympics. Anyone with radio/TV aspirations should apply.

Anyone interested in participating, please contact Rose Carey, 443-260-0822

SPRING FESTIVAL

Saturday, May 9, 2006
10:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Holly Center Campus
926 Snow Hill Road

Come out to purchase your Mother’s Day presents at our Gift Emporium !!

Car Show
Live Auction
Children’s Games and Rides
Musical Entertainment
Demonstrations
Cake Walk and Bake Table
Arts and Crafts
Oyster Sandwiches
BBQ Chicken
Puppeteer
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