Dates to Note
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Wednesday, March 2 - Marbridge Longhorns and the Austin Toros celebrate the end of the "R" word!
6:30pm - Longhorns share the court with the Toros!
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Sunday, March 13
Stay current on the month's calendar of events at
Marbridge Calendar |
Through Their Eyes
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Dick Clampitt, whose son Max lives at The Village, recently donated several cameras to our Training & Education Department. Now residents in Kristen Boswell's Photography class are digitally capturing the colors, patterns and light of the world around them. Residents in the class are learning how to operate digital cameras, compose and frame a scene, and how to enhance photos using computer software.
Village resident Jane Baxter captured this scene of an exercise class--a good example of seeing color patterns. |
Resident News
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On the move
Matt Jachmiczyk
Daniel Stevenson
Congratulations to two residents for achieving increased independence!
Matt Jachmiczyk
has moved from Cox Cottage, a transitional home next to the Ranch, to a cottage in The Village.
Daniel Stevenson
has moved from the Winters Dorm at the Ranch to Cox Cottage. Daniel is currently working as an intern in the Project SEARCH program at Seton Hospital. Upon graduating from the program, Daniel hopes to qualify for a position at Seton or another competitive position with other employers in the Austin community.
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Villa D-Hall community shower slated for renovation--at no cost!
National Association of the Remodeling Industry selects Marbridge for annual service project
The Villa's D-Hall community shower will soon be getting a complete renovation, thanks to the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.
"NARI selects wonderful organizations like Marbridge each year to complete a service project," said Scott McAvoy, vice president of operations. "They have already enlisted an architect, Tom Pope of Pope Architects and Builders, and a weatherization contractor, Ken Hinze, along with Matthew Gentry of Gentry Service Group, to draft preliminary plans for the project."
A page will be added to the Marbridge web site and you'll be able to follow the renovation progress online. Future issues of LifeLines will alert you when the page is loaded. We extend our sincere appreciation to NARI for choosing Marbridge Villa for its annual service project!
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| Spreading the love | Brianna Wojtowicz and Ashlee Liu organize a stuffed animal drive for Villa residents
Brianna Wojtowicz, left, and friend Ashlee Liu prepare gently used stuffed animals
for distribution to Villa residents.
Brianna Wojtowicz and her friend Ashlee Liu wanted to spread Valentines Day love to the residents of the Villa, so the two organized a stuffed animal drive. They collected more than 90 gently used stuffed animals and attached helium balloons to each one to make an extra special gift. On Valentine afternoon, Ashlee woke up sick and was unable to attend, but her younger sister, Brooke, filled in on the gift delivery. The two girls roamed the Villa all morning, allowing residents to pick out the animal they wanted. Thank you, Brianna, Ashlee and Brooke for your generous act of kindness!  | |
Valentine morning gift giving, from left: Brianna Wojtowicz, Volunteer Coordinator Katherine Lehman, resident Angela Williford and Brooke.
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Meet our new Villa activity coordinator
and assistant director of nursing |
Haley Koop recently earned the official designation of Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist through specific accreditation from the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Certification. She is a recent graduate of Texas State University from the masters program of Therapeutic Recreation. Haley also earned a bachelor's degree in Recreation Administration from Texas State.She is passionate in her quest to help others and integrate all populations through leisure, recreation and social activities and events in order to ensure the highest quality of life for the residents at the Villa.
Lisa Casey, RN, comes to her position as assistant director of nursing with six years of long-term care experience at nursing homes in both Texas and Florida. She has experience in direct nursing care and risk management in both long-term-care and sub-acute units. Lisa holds an associate degree from Austin Community College. She spent her first year nursing at Seton Medical Center Hospital in the cardio-pulmonary/renal unit.
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LIFE Lines is published for family, friends, volunteers and staff members of Marbridge, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that provides training and residential care for adults with intellectual disabilities.
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