Child & Family Guidance Center Spring Newsletter

Spring Newsletter

March, 2013

Greetings!

Happy Spring! We are thrilled to launch our fresh new logo at this time of year. It makes us think of new beginnings, growth and brighter tomorrows! Spring feels like that! We have several wonderful things happening at CFGC. Please take a few minutes to catch up with us.

Sincerely,

Brenda Hayward
Executive Director

Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma

Welcome 2013 New Board Members & Officers!

Left to Right: Corey Leird, Tedra Franklin, Jason Cornelius, Twila Crick, Stacy Rake, Jamie Ramey and Nancy Thomason

Front Row: President Kelly Ashmore, Treasurer, Jana Endler, Back Row: Past President, Linda Creswell, President elect, Joe Fallon and Secretary, Twila Crick

2013 Board of Directors

Kelly Ashmore, President

Linda Creswell, Past Pres.

Joe Fallon, President elect

Jana Endler, Treasurer

Twila Crick, Secretary

Cruz Acosta

David Bayless

Tim Blalock

Jason Cornelius

Tedra Franklin

Frank Gadek

Jeannine Hatt

Laura LeCrone

Corey Leird

April Patterson

Chris Pendergrass

David Plyler

Stacy Rake

Jamie Ramey

Kitty Richardson

Susan Simmons

Jim Taylor

Nancy Thomason

Welcome New CFGC Staff!

Left to Right: Lisa Newtown, LCSW,

Brandy Landon, Lindsay Ballinger, LPC and

Eveyln Burgoon, LPC.

Not pictured: Rebecca Houser, LPC Intern and

Amanda Ulliman, LPC Intern

We are so excited to announce the following additions to our terrific CFGC Team!

Lisa Newtown, Evelyn Burgoon and Lindsay Ballinger have converted from contract staff to full and part time staff therapists.

Lisa is a clinical social worker and Eveyln and Lindsay are licensed professional counselors.

Rebecca Houser and Amanda Ulliman have joined our team as staff therapist interns. They are licensed professional counselor interns. Brandy Landon has joined our team serving as a part time office assistant and she is pursuing her psychology degree.

Please join us at the Texoma Builders Home & Garden Show! We will be there on March 9th & 10th from 10 am to 6 pm at our booth and helping with ticket sales. It's going to be bigger and better than ever. Don't miss it! Admission $3.00 per person. Proceeds benefiting the Center.

Dr. Mona A. Alvi

The Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma

proudly presents a FREE Training Seminar by

Dr. Mona A. Alvi

Depression & ADD in Youth Seminar

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Center for Workplace Learning

6101 Grayson Drive, Denison, TX 75020

Please RSVP by April 9, 2013 to Jeanne Goodner pjgoodner@cfgcenter.org

or call 903-893-7768.

Breakfast and CEU's Included

A Big Thanks to our Event Sponsors

CWL Logo

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Each of us can make a difference in keeping children safe. Please join us as we strive to increase community awareness of the reality of child abuse and ways we can prevent it.

Stop by our office in April to pick up a free Blue Pinwheel lapel sticker that you can wear to show support.

Please check out the following link so that YOU can help prevent child abuse!

Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect

We wish to extend sincere appreciation to law enforcement, our judicial system, local physicians, Child Protective Services, Children's Advocacy Centers, CASA, Crisis Center and NTYC for their tireless work and service to protect children. To report child abuse, call the Child Protective Services Hotline at 1-800-252-5400.