January 7, 2016, Our First Meeting of the Year6

We started  off the New Year by recognizing our newest Paul Harris Fellows,  James Feddor, Mary Jablonsky, Adam Prickett, and Lyndsey Shaner.   Congratulations to all and thank you for supporting the Rotary Foundation.

From Millie Palmer, fine mistress for the month, we learned that it is illegal to:   fish while wearing PJ’s in Chicago,  hang male and female clothing on the same clothesline in Minnesota, duel in Paraguay unless you’re a blood donor, or carry old chewing gum on your nose in Somalia.  

 

 

 

 

NSSEO serves students from age 3 through 22 with a wide range of physical, cognitive, and behavioral disabilities.  It’s mission is to build and strengthen home/school/community partnerships to enable these students to become contributing members of society.   This is accomplished through the development of academic, social, work and life skills, all of which are focused on transition programming.   According to Dr. Hackett, their goal is to try to make the day after students “age out” of programming look exactly like the day before. 
Both NSSEO and the NSSEO Foundation have identified collaborative partnerships as a goal that will help them achieve their vision of building a promising future for students.    They have identified some large projects that require funding, for example the  purchase of transportation vehicles and installation of an elevator in one of their facilities, but are also looking for local businesses that could provide opportunities for students to experience what it is like to be in the workplace.   For more information about NSSEO and their programs, visit the NSSEO website,  www.nsseo.org.