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Calendar: May 1 – May 31

ils — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:57:40 +0000

Monday, May 7th

Yearbook Committee Meeting
Profiles Enrichment Center
1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 8th

Supervisor Training
Conway Human Development Center
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Training is mandatory for all supervisors and adult companions. We will provide coffee and doughnuts in the morning and pizza at lunch.

Contact: Elissa Douglas at 501-327-5234 x 317

Wednesday, May 9th

Yearbook Photo Day
Profiles Enrichment Center
9:00 a.m.

Contact: Angela Musgrove at 501-327-5234 x 324

New Hire Training
4:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

New employees are required to attend training within 30 days of hire. New Hire Training covers Payroll, History, Documentation, Mandated Reporting, Behavior Management, and Ethics. Current Employees can also attend new hire training. Current employees who attend new hire training will receive additional handouts and will complete their twelve hours of yearly training.

Contact: Elissa Douglas at 501-327-5234 x 317

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Thursday, May 10th

CPR/ First Aid
5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.

All employees are required to be certified in CPR/First Aid. This training requires moving around & practicing techniques. Please dress comfortably.

Contact: Elissa Douglas at 501-327-5234 x 317

Saturday, May 12th

Prom
Profiles Enrichment Center
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

$2 entry fee

Monday, May 14th

Zumba
Profiles Enrichment Center
1:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 17th

Conway Symphony
9:00 a.m.

Monday, May 21st

Camp Day

Yearbook Committee Meeting
Profiles Enrichment Center
1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 22nd

Camp Day

Indoor Picnic
Profiles Enrichment Center

Crisis Prevention & Intervention
4:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.

CPI training provides practical ways to deal with individuals when they are having behavior problems/crises. Practicing interventions is a part of this training so attendees must be able to move about and practice restraints. Current employees who attend this training will receive additional handouts and will complete their twelve hours of yearly training. Please dress comfortably.

No registration required. Contact: Elissa Douglas at 501-327-5234 x 317.

Wednesday, May 23rd

New Hire Training
9:00 a.m.- 2:00p.m.

Contact: Elissa Douglas at 501-327-5234 x 317

CPR/First Aid
2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

All employees are required to be certified in CPR/First Aid. This training requires moving around & practicing techniques. Please dress comfortably.

Contact: Elissa Douglas at 501-327-5234 x 317

CPR/First Aid
5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.

All employees are required to be certified in CPR/First Aid. This training requires moving around & practicing techniques. Please dress comfortably.

Contact: Elissa Douglas at 501-327-5234 x 317

Thursday, May 24th

Camp Day

Cookout
Profiles Enrichment Center

Crisis Prevention & Intervention
8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

No registration required. Contact Elissa at 501-327-5234 x 317.

Monday, May 28th

Closed for Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 29th

Transportation Training
Conway Apartments
5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Driver Safety training covers defensive driving and total process to keep both the driver and the passengers safe. It is recommended for anyone who drives a company vehicle.

Contact: Elissa Douglas at: 501-327-5234 x 317.

Wednesday, May 30th

Optimist Meeting
1:00 p.m.
Optimist Activity
1:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 31st

7th Annual Golf Ball Drop
Centennial Valley Country Club driving range
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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Contact: Jennifer Hubbard at 501-327-5234 x 315

Open house scheduled for February 10

Bobby M. Kelly III — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:19:01 +0000

Friday, February 10th
10:00am

615 East Robins Street
Conway, Arkansas
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Agenda
Guest speakers
Ribbon Cutting
Special performance by the Profiles Choir
Building Tours

TONIGHT! Acting Creates Therapeutic Success

ils — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:34:19 +0000

“Wolfman Jack Walking You Through the Decades” will be presented at 7 p.m. tonight in UCA’s Reynolds Performance Hall. The performance is free to the public.

Backdrop: DJ Booth

Backdrop: Soda Fountain

Backdrop: VW Bus

Backdrop: Beverly Hillbillies

Backdrop: St. Louis Arch

Backdrop: Oval Office

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ACTS makes Super Stars by Becky Harris

The Wizard of Oz Profiles Style [PICTURES]

Bobby M. Kelly III — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:16:22 +0000

We would like to thank everyone who attended The Wizard of Oz Profiles Style on Saturday, May 21. We would also like to thank Music Instructor Cassie Lackey and her team of volunteers who helped make it all possible! Enjoy the pictures!

Reynolds House to hold annual yard sale fundraiser

ils — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:57:37 +0000

Looking for an excuse to jump-start your Spring cleaning effort this year? Reynolds House asks for anyone with lightly used items to deliver them to 1617 Independence Street from March 23 – 25. All proceeds from the Reynolds House yard sale will be used to help cover the cost of their annual vacation trip.

“The girls haven’t decided where they’d like to go this year. We’ll probably end up going to either Hot Springs, Arkansas or Branson, Missouri,” said House Manager Clara Anderson.

The yard sale will take place Friday, March 25 & Saturday, March 26 at 1617 Independence Street in Conway, Arkansas.

Contact

Clara Anderson
501.327.7048
clara@indliving.org

Attention Employees: Insurance open enrollment scheduled for March 3

ils — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:38:37 +0000

Everyone employed by Independent Living Services is strongly encouraged to attend one of the meetings listed below. Open enrollment occurs only once per year! This is your opportunity to ask questions and necessary changes. Don’t miss out!

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011

Time: 10:00am or 1:00pm

Location: Human Resources and Development Office (map)

CONTACT

Becky Moses
Accounting Manager
501.327.5234 x 103 | email

Jennifer Rooney
Payroll
501.327.5234 x 106 | email

Independent Living Services purchases Adult Education Center

Becky Harris — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:04:12 +0000

Log Cabin Democrat

Independent Living Services has purchased the Adult Education Center at 615 E. Robins from Conway Public Schools.

Dr. Greg Murry, school superintendent, said the building was purchased several years ago to also provide a home for the district’s maintenance and food service.

“About 18 months ago, the school district bought the SAS shoe factory to consolidate those services, and once we made that move, we no longer needed the Robins Street building. We were happy to sell to ILS,” Murry said.

As part of the 2012 changes, Sallie Cone Elementary will convert to a Pre-K school, and Adult Ed. will move to the back wing of Sallie Cone.

Adult Ed. will remain at its present location until June 30, 2011.

“We’re not sure where Adult Ed. will be in the intervening time, but we’re looking at a location inside the district’s annex on Lee Street,” Murry said.

The 32,500 square-foot building sold Wednesday for $850,000. After renovations, the total cost is expected to near $1.2 million,” said Jackie Fliss, executive director of Independent Living Services. Financing is provided by Centennial Bank.

Fliss said ILS is now operating at several locations across town in a total of 17,000 square feet.

Board President Cindy Ludford and Executive Director Jackie Fliss

“We are very crowded,” Fliss said.

ILS will renovate the rear of the building for more classrooms and more accessible restrooms.

“We’ll build a commercial grade kitchen so we can prepare our meals instead of having them catered,” Fliss said.

ILS will also have room to park its buses in a locked yard. Currently, they are parked at Conway Apartments, an ILS facility, where the buses sometimes cause accessibility problems for emergency vehicles, Fliss said.

Fliss is entering her 11th year as executive director of ILS.

“One of my goals has been to purchase a building that would bring all our programs together in one place. This certainly fits that need,” she said.

The building will combine Profiles Enrichment Center and Profiles Productions, now located across town from each other.

“We’ll be able to hire more consumers as transportation costs and logistics didn’t allow us to move the workers from the Enrichment Center to Productions and to their homes easily.

“That was a real important part of our wanting a large building,” Fliss said. “They’ll be able to walk a few steps from Profiles and go to work at Productions.

“Because our consumers will have instant access to our case managers, they’ll have better options for services,” Fliss said. “We’re just so excited.”

Independent Living Services was founded in 1970 to provide housing and services for persons with developmental disabilities. It now has more than 375 employees in Central Arkansas and serves 200 consumers.

ILS began as a group home for eight men and was supported by volunteers, including the Junior Auxiliary. It was the first of its kind in the state.

It began with an operating budget of $12,500. Today’s budget is more than $6 million, Fliss said.

Profiles Enrichment Center at Deer and Chestnut streets provides day services for more than 100 adults who receive transportation, lunch and classes in computers, music, art, personal finance, physical, speech and occupational therapy.

Profiles Productions on Jim Lane is an enterprise that employs more than 40 people with disabilities. It has contracts from manufacturers to handle small tasks and last year recycled more than 50 tons of paper.

Following renovation, all these programs will move to the new location.

(Becky Harris can be reached at 505-1234 or by e-mail at becky.harris@thecabin.net)

40th Anniversary

ils — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:30:25 +0000

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From what started as a small group home for eight men in 1970, Independent Living Services has grown to support the needs of over 200 people with developmental/intellectual disabilities and employ over 375 people in central Arkansas. Independent Living Services has been successful because of people like you.

Independent Living Services is asking everyone we reach to donate $40 in commemoration of our 40th anniversary..

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$40 for 40 years

tell 40 friends

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Who Benefits?

All funds raised will be placed into the Independent Living Services Foundation for future use in expanding and improving existing programs and for creating new programs for over 200 people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in central Arkansas.

Community Anniversary Card

Each person who donates will have his or her name printed in our community anniversary card to be printed in the Log Cabin in July.

How to Donate

Pick one of our four convenient options.

1. Visit any Centennial Bank location in central Arkansas. That’s right. Walk in or drive thru. Tell the teller that you would like to donate to the 40.40 Campaign. They’ll take care of the rest. Your donation will be placed into our foundation immediately.

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2. Pay Pal. It’s fast. It’s secure. It’s easy.

3. Mail. Send your check to 40.40 Campaign | Independent Living Services | PO Box 1070 | Conway, AR 72033

4. In Person. Either visit our Administration Office (1615 Independence Street) or our Development Office (1105 Deer Street)

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40th Anniversary Party presented by Clarovista and Centennial Bank

We invite everyone to attend our 40th anniversary party to be held at Simon Park in Conway July 8th at 5:30pm. Mark your calendars. Free hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided by our friends at Centennial Bank. Thanks, dudes.

Contact

Please contact Bobby M Kelly III at bobby@indliving.org or 501.329.8249 x 102 if you have any questions whatsoever. …

Independent Living Services is a certified 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service.

All charitable donations are considered tax deductible.