Dates to Note
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Monday, January 11
- Spring training semester began
Sunday, January 17
Tuesday, January 19
- Oak Leaves Resident of the Month Party at the Ranch - 11:15am
You can now find the current month's calendar of events at
http://www.marbridge.org/calendar/
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You enabled us to fulfill all our Giving Tree Christmas wishes!
Many thanks to all who generously purchased gifts or provided funds for our 2009 Giving Tree. The tree contained many Christmas wishes from residents who remain on campus during the holidays, many of whom have no family except Marbridge. More than 180 gifts were delivered, wrapped and ready for Santa to distribute on Christmas morning. A total of $1,975 in donated funds or gift cards enabled us to purchase all of the remaining wishes. What a Christmas blessing for our residents, and we are so grateful for your generosity!
You also made our
Trees, please? campaign
a tremendous success! 
Thanks to
Fred Oliver
Jon Levy
Dick Clampitt
Anderson Foundation
Hill Country Bible Church Southwest
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunnam
Patricia Beckmeyer
Desiree Allman
Therese Offineer
These groups and individuals provided funds or in-kind donations that enabled us to furnish all of the Village cottages with new Christmas trees, complete with decorations! We also appreciate the volunteers from Frost Insurance Agency for their invaluable help in putting the trees up and decorating them.
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Make a donation online!
Marbridge depends on donations to close the gap between the services we provide and the revenues we receive. Your support helps ensure we can continue our mission to provide A Whole New Life to adults with intellectual disabilities.
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What fun we had at the
Annual Christmas Program!
Top photo: Employees, volunteers, friends and family members turned out in large numbers to watch the residents and other staff perform in two packed-house shows. From left: Donna Davis, Alicia Taylor, Julie Lyerla, Mary Willie and Pamela Hookstra. Left middle photo: Residents sang their best! Top row, from left: Michael Taylor and Obie Ebede; bottom row, from left: Alice Bieberdorf and Mary Lou Zissa. Right middle photo: Kristen Carswell was as graceful as a snowfall. Right bottom photo, from left: Spook Partlow, Gema Langford and Tim O'Brien brought down the house with their finale chorus dance. Our music instructor, Tamara Shelton, got a bouquet of flowers for a job well done on this year's production.
Our families enjoyed the show and the
Open House that preceded it
More than 400 people attended the 2009 Christmas Program performances and we enjoyed an excellent turnout for our Open House event as well. To see more photos, click here for the log-in screen. Use the password "family and friends" to access the photo album.
Top left: Instructor Craig Shirey and other instructors were available to greet and visit with families and friends. Top right: Displays were provided for guests to learn more about opportunities provided by Marbridge. Middle photo, from left, Lana Levins, Rachel Vogt, Tom and Suzanne Leyden at the Marbridge Families & Parents Association booth. Bottom left: Instructor Mark Knox talks with Nene Koch, center, and resident Amy Koch. Bottom right: Volunteer Sandra Predmore, right, and Sandy Smith, instructor, enjoy looking at an exhibit and learning more about Marbridge.
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Parents and Family Members:
You're invited to join MPFA!
The Marbridge Parents & Families Association serves as a support group for the residents and staff at Marbridge. We are involved in campus life in many different ways. The MPFA also serves as a vehicle for parents to connect with one another. We hope you will join us during our 2010 Membership Drive that is going on now! The association provides a membership directory to each member in May, and we have periodic meetings throughout the year, usually coinciding with holidays and other events that bring parents to the Marbridge campus.
To download an application, go to the Documents section on the Sycamore Education Web site. For more information, contact Peter Hubbell, MPFA president.
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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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