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Monthly Archives: August 2012

A favorite Zoom Group activity, our annual fall picnic, is scheduled for Oct. 20 at Calvin Presbyterian Church’s gym at 2501 Rudy Lane. As it has so generously done in the past, Kroger will again be our and helping make this the highlight it has become. Expect a return of our [...]

The Columbus Dispatch: Some days, Donna Trudeau feels good enough to spend a few hours earning a modest paycheck by assembling Honda owner’s manuals at the local sheltered workshop. But some days, especially when her energy is low and her anxiety is high, she’d rather just sit and pet Tricky [...]

ABC.26.com: Adults living with developmental disabilities are finding themselves through art. Vanessa Bolano takes us inside the Dream Factory. “I make all these creatures here. I make dogs, cats, and that thing way up there,” says Bobby Wach. Wach is one of 60 who visit the studio at the Magnolia [...]

Zanesville Times-Recorder: On Aug. 24, co-workers, friends and family gathered at a Chillicothe, Ohio, McDonald’s to help celebrate retirement after 35 years at the fast food restaurant — and mark a success story for Pioneer Center programming. Ramey, 63, is one of many local people with developmental disabilities who have [...]

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Wood County (Ohio) has the best record in the state for putting residents with disabilities to work, though local officials said Thursday that challenges remain. “Wood County is a shining light,” John Martin, director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, told county commissioners and staff [...]

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