THE GRAPEVINE NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2012
VIKINGLAND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM
DOUGLAS COUNTY SOCIALIZATION/DROP-IN CENTER
700 CEDAR STREET – SUITE 144
ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308
TELEPHONE NUMBER (320) 763-6261
STAFF EXTENSIONS:
CHERYL VANROEKEL – EXT. 201HEIDI CORDER – EXT. 202
SARAH PETERSON – EXT. 203SANDY BOGENRIEF – EXT. 204
LEA HAAK – EXT. 205BECKY SCHMITZ – EXT. 206
MEGHAN THOENNES – EXT. 207CHRIS KUBAT – EXT. 209
SARAH RICHTER – EXT. 210CHRISTINE BRADLEY – EXT. 100
VIKINGLAND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM HAS EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS. EACH STAFF’S EMAIL IS THEIR NAME. EXAMPLE –
VIKINGLAND CSP HAS A NEW WEB SITE LINKS TO STAFF EMAIL, LINKS TO MONTHLY NEWLETTER. PLEASE CONTACT CSP WORKER IF YOU WANT TO STOP PAPER COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER.
THE DROP-IN CENTER’S HOURS:
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
SATURDAY 12 NOON – 4:00 PM
MONTHLY MISCELLANEOUS
THE DROP-IN CENTER WILL BE CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 23RD, AND 24TH FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
DOUGLAS COUNTY SOCIALIZATION/DROP-IN CENTER’S NOVEMBER ACTIVITY IS AN OUTING TO BUG-A-BOO BAY. IT IS BEING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH FROM 1:30-3:00 PM. WE WILL BE HAVING APPETIZERS AND SOFT DRINKS. THE GAME TABLES WILL BE OPEN TO PLAY. RAINBOW RIDER IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF TRANSPORTATION. IF RIDING THE BUS, PLEASE MEET AT THE CENTER AT 1:00 PM. THE SIGN UP SHEET IS POSTED ON THE CENTER’S BULLETIN BOARD AND THE CUT OFF DATE TO SIGN UP IS NOVEMBER 7TH.
THE CSP ACTIVITY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS BREAKFAST AT THE DEPOT. IT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH STARTING AT 10:00 AM. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE SIGN UP WITH YOUR CSP WORKER.
THE SIMPLY GOOD EATING PROGRAM GIVES YOU IDEAS FOR FRESH, FLAVORFUL, LOW-COST MEALS. WE ALSO WILL COVER POPULAR SESSION TOPICS. SHARON BISSON FROM THE U OF M EXTENSION OFFICE WILL BE HOSTING THE SESSIONS AT 1:30 PM ON THE LAST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, STARTING NOVEMBER 27TH, AT THE DROP-IN CENTER. THERE IS NO COST TO YOU FOR THESE LESSONS.
BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR THE MONTH GO OUT TO:
SAMANTHA S.11-3JACKIE K.11-4BOBBI W.11-5 DAWN B. 11-6 MARGARET G. 11-8 SCOTT S. 11-9 BRENTON P. 11-11 WAYNE G. 11-12 SHEILA R. 11-14 KEVIN J. 11-15 SANDY M. 11-17 HEIDI F. 11-18 BRAD C. 11-18 BARB B. 11-19 RAWLEY K. 11-22 JEANNIE A. 11-24 DEB T. 11-26 CHERYL Z. 11-29 VERGENE H. 11-30
ACTIVITES FOR THE MONTH
11-2 6:00 PM WII BOWLING CONTEST @ THE DROP-IN CENTER
11-6 1:00 PM BIRTHDAY CAKE @ THE DROP-IN CENTER
11-7 2:30 PM ADVISORY COUNCIL @ CONFERENCE ROOM OF MARIAN BLDG. BASEMENT
11-9 5:30 PM POOL TOURNAMENT @ THE DROP-IN CENTER
11-10 1:00 PM CRAFT DAY @ THE DROP-IN CENTER
11-14 1:30 PM BUG-A-BOO BAY ACTIVITY
11-16 10:00 AM BREAKFAST @ THE DEPOT
11-27 1:30 PM SIMPLY GOOD EATING PROGRAM @ THE DROP-IN CENTER
11-30 6:00 PM BINGO @ THE DROP-IN CENTER
BILL’S CORNER
A THANKSGIVING POEM
HERE’S TURKEY GAME
AHOLIDAYS INVITE
PUMPKIN AND VISITORS
PIE THISNOW IN YOUR
YEAR.KINDNESS AND NICE HOME
SCORING IN A FOOTBALL GIVING THANKS
THE HEN’S NEST BY GALE ANN P.
“HOW WONDERFUL IT IS THAT NOBODY NEED WAIT A SINGLE MOMENT BEFORE STARTING TO IMPROVE THE WORLD!” -ANNE FRANK
“YOUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE.”-ZIG ZIGLAR
“MAGIC IS BELIEVING IN YOURSELF. IF YOU CAN DO THAT, YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN.” - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
“THERE ARE NO LIMITS, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LIMITS OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, IMAGINATION AND WONDER.” - PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
NOTES FROM DIANE
ATTENDANCE AT THE CENTER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WAS 198PEOPLE. THE WII BOWLING CONTEST WINNERS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WERE 1ST PLACE – BILL T., AND 2ND PLACE – MIKE D. THE WINNERS OF THE POOL TOURNAMENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WERE 1ST PLACE – SHEILA W., 2ND PLACE – QUINTIN B., AND 3RD PLACE – JASON R.
THE WARMLINE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 1-866-290-6333. THE LOCAL TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 320-298-4404. THE HOURS THE WARMLINE IS ANSWERED IS 6:00 PM-10:00 PM DAILY, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH AND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH THE FOOD DROP WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. FOOD WILL BEGIN TO BE DISPENSED AT 11:30 AM.
MENTAL HEALTH NEWS WEBSITES
REGION 4 SOUTH ADULT MENTAL HEALTH CONSORTIUMWEBSITE: r4southconversations.org CSN – MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER SURVIVOR NETWORK WEBSITE: mhcsn.org NAMI – NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS WEBSITE: nami.org