Winter Issue

Winter 2021 A.I.M. Quarterly Alternative All Impact Makers Services, Inc. Hello, ASI! We Welcome 2021 with open arms! We are November IMPACT Winner excited about a fresh start to a new year. Thank you Congratulations, Teresa Roberts to all of our employees who play a vital role in helping our consumers to live meaningful lives. We proudly Teresa knows how to stand by ASI’s core values: Integrity, Meaningful, kick off the day at Patience, Acceptance, Caring, and Teamwork. We Macintosh. She appreciate our dedicated staff who care for our always asks what consumers with the highest of standards and following she can do to help the COVID guidelines to keep our employees and make the day better. consumers safe. An AIM Meeting will be held in April! The Macintosh home Be on the lookout for more details. can always rely on Sincerely, The Wellness Committee Teresa to go the extra mile! Thank Welcome to Our New Employees! October-November December you Teresa for the positive impact you make! Amber Andrews James Brezzell Taylor Hornback Clarence Turner Alexandria Page Tyquandra Thames December IMPACT Winner Dominque Upchurch Carmen Braman Jason Thomas Congratulations, Patrick O’Hara Chloe McCreery Heidi Jesse Zoe Lewis LaTasha Ruff Kasey Klaker Jamie Spade From his meaningful Karen Whisler Morgan Jeffries Summer Bentley relationships with the Nicole Smith Peyton McLane persons served and his Rachel McDonald DeAndre Simmons overall compassion to A Jahnae Bevelle Marleesha Bates others, Patrick is an Amariah Hardwick Morayo Awe outstanding Tarrah Richmond Trinity Green representation of the Katelyne Monreal Jennifer Hill Shiawassee team and Jennifer Bunn Kimura Moore makes an IMPACT in Madison Mahor Akilia Powell the lives of others. Tia Anderson Holly King Thank you for your compassion, Lexus Griffis Sheddra Wiggins Patrick! RhaShanda Benedict Susan Johnson Cesilie Burns Travell Hicks January IMPACT Winner Amy Case Tiffany Jones Congratulations, Tosha Parks Hello ASI. It has been 11 months since our lives Tosha has been with ASI for 23 began to change from the Covid-19 pandemic. years. She is dedicated, dependable, Most of us could not have imagined what would lay helps out at any home, and never ahead for us. But we have persevered and have misses a shift. Tosha follows every become even stronger in so many ways. I am so procedure precisely and keeps the proud of all of you, your teams at each home and of Bradford home spotless. ASI as a whole. All of you have met challenges with She lights up the lives of continued focus on the people we support. But I our consumers by playing know the pandemic is wearing on everyone and we their favorite music. The are all eager to get back to the things we miss. We world would be a better are getting there! The vaccine continues to roll out place if everyone had and the cases and deaths in Michigan are someone like Tosha to steadily declining. Thank you for working love and care for them. hard and for sharing your heart with the Thank you, Tosha, for people we serve and with each other. And being you! thank you to all of our staff who are opting to get the vaccine and for your patience in Jenny Bhaskaran getting it.

October November December AIM Quarterly Page 2 36 years 37 years 38 years In-Home Activities to Boost Your Deb Lee-L Bernadine Sweet-W Kimberly Kassa-L Mood 27 years 21 years 27 years Tamie Stevens-L Krokesha Fields-G Kimberly Anderson-W Build Your Own Bird Feeder: Google “build 16 years 16 years 23 years your own bird feeder ideas” to build with our Jessie Thomas-G Gail Henderson-G Susan Smith-L consumers. Hang near an outside window 15 years- Annie Belton-O 14 years and enjoy the calming effect of birdwatching. Pamela RudolphW 15 years Quilina Spencer-G Aaron Stewart-G Annette Sowell-W 10 years Plant Indoor Flower Seeds: It’s never too 14 years Mary Shepard-S Kelly Weber-N early to get ready for spring. If you plant Eric Cox-G 14 years 9 years pansy seeds now in an indoor pot, they will be Jeremy Hagerman-S Lisa Hairston-G David Gute-S ready for outdoor life in the spring. Melody Markus-M Kimberly Kurily-S 8 years 12 years Staci Steinbrenner-S Rachel McDonald-G Treat yourself to a Healing Face Mask! Self- Kelly Kidd-L Trenton Slaughter Jr-O 4 years care is essential for everyone. Pampering 11 years Nicole Guerrero-LP Patricia Taylor-S yourself is relaxing and there is a skin care Jamie Plettner-LP 10 years Desiree Pickell-L mask made for everyone. A variety of masks 9 years Perry Spencer-W Bailee McDougall-N are available at Walmart or just about Jacobi Munoz-G 9 years 3 years anywhere! Jennifer Bhaskaran-W Taylor Galloway-L Tynisha Allen-W Ashley Roberson-G 8 years 2 years Get an Activity Book: This fun and relaxing 8 years LaTwone Hardy-G Jenniffer Bacon-N book includes easy puzzles, coloring pages, Moniquea Henry-G 7 years 1 year writing activities, and brain games. Available 6 years Rayshele Simmons-G Leigh Barnett-L at Walmart or Amazon for $7.93. Kairisca Nolen-G Renita Barnett-W Recardo Gray-G 5 Years 6 years Stephanie Davis-W Submit your Bird Feeder Creation (or Nicole James-W Janet Rosser any consumer/employee activity pics) 4 years 5 years We have 393 Kimberly Lighthill-LP Marilyn Traylor-W Likes on to: 3 years Basheba Williamson-W Facebook. [email protected] Barbara Hoffer-L Jalissa Sutliff-S or text pics to: 248-872-4293 Alfrieda Whitmore-L Early Shackelford-G Our goal is Lavasia Tabb-W 3 years $500 Employee Referral Bonus! 2 years Tadra Williams-G 425 Likes by this Djoni Yarbrough-G Latoniea Spencer-W spring. After three months of successful employment. Monique Sims-G Jazmin Lipford-G (until further notice) Ivy Green-N 2 years PLEASE Like 1 year Tera Scott-W and Share our Jermond Haggins-O Leighanna Jager-L Carlette Smith-O Page! 1 year Dena Descamps-G Michelle Rhodes-W Amy Anderson-LP Defend Yourself Against Colds and Viruses Test Your COVID-19 Vaccine with Good Nutrition! Knowledge Experts agree that a healthy diet helps boost your 1) Can a COVID-19 vaccine make immune system– reducing your chance of getting you sick with COVID-19? sick. Consider the many benefits of eating berries, 2) Is there a cost for the COVID-19 among the healthiest foods you can eat: vaccine? ~ Low in calories and rich in vitamin C and manganese. 3) Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe? ~ Help to reduce inflammation and decrease your risk of heart 4) Where can I get a COVID -19 disease and other health problems. vaccination near me? ~ Loaded with antioxidants and helps reduce skin wrinkling and Source ~ CDC & Michigan.gov control free radicals, a leading cause of skin damage that contributes to aging. For quick COVID-19 informational links, go to: ~ Shown to reduce markers associated with tumor growth in animals and people with several types of cancer. www.asi-mi.org: Employee Portal Source: Healthline.com ASI Direct Support employees may W-Wayne S-Shiawassee LP-Lapeer G-Genesee N-Northern receive a $15 payment for each vaccine dose.

AIM Quarterly Page 3 Nancy from Macintosh Logan from Howe home painting a working on a project. Valentine’s card. Happy Birthday to Amanda, TC at Charlevoix! From, Kissy, Ashley, Sabrina, and Beth. Dwayne & Stephanie from John from Middleton. Vicki from Wayne County CDO Sass, ASI’s newest home, reunited with her biggest fan, Renita! located in Macomb County. Harry from Grace enjoying Selfie time! Manny, Brittany, and Mark Thomas from Macintosh on chili for lunch. from Howe. Christmas morning. Jeff from Gaylord in his Jen and Patrice from Williamston enjoying Nicky from Wetzel. favorite chair. a walk in the park.

AIM Quarterly Page 4 \"Great job Taylor Hedley! You do such a wonderful job at the Willoughby home. Your compassion and patience is Benefits of Juicing appreciated and goes a long way. Keep up the great work!” Teresa Schutte, Willoughby Team Coordinator (No Juicer Necessary!) \"Thank you to our Wayne County team for the work you do every day! Your compassion and dedication is what makes ASI great. Team work makes the dream work.” Kim Anderson, Program Coordinator Pure health in a blender. Unlike a juicer, no \"A huge Shout Out to Cloe Mauldin! She is a hard worker part of the vegetable or fruit goes to waste. and very compassionate with our Willoughby consumers. Add bananas or berries for sweetness, and She comes to work with her best effort and her dedication always shows. Continue the great work Cloe!”~ orange juice or lemonade to easily blend. Teresa Schutte, Willoughby Team Coordinator ~ Drink your way to better health! \"I appreciate Billie Leonard from Bradford for always ~ Loaded with vitamins & minerals. participating in Level 2-3 meetings. She always has good ~ Better nutrient absorption. questions and excellent suggestions and is attentive ~ Helps detoxify the body. throughout the meetings. Thank you, Billie!” ~ Jenny ~ Helps build immune system. Bhaskaran, Executive Director ~ Improves skin health and glow. ~ Improves mental health. Shout Outs will be emailed to each recipient ~ Boosts brain power. recognized. Shout Outs will be randomly selected to A high consumption of fruits and post on our Facebook Page or Newsletter. vegetables may help delay or prevent Tech Tips the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. ● You can change the text size on any Web page. Press the Answers to COVID-19 Vaccine Knowledge Ctrl key and the plus or minus key (for bigger or smaller fonts). You may also press Ctrl & the mouse wheel! 1) No. None of the vaccines available in the United States contain the virus that causes ● You can switch from one open program to the next by COVID-19. pressing Alt + Tab. 2) No. There is no cost for a COVID-19 vaccine. ●Your internet browser search bar (Google or Bing) is also a calculator: Type in a math equation and get the answer. The 3) Yes. COVID-19 vaccines have gone through symbol * means “times” and / means “divided by.” rigorous studies to ensure they are as safe as possible. Systems that allow CDC to watch for ● Your browser is also a units-of-measurement converter. safety issues are in place across the entire Type in your browser “teaspoons in 1.3 gallons” in your country. Google search bar. 4) For vaccination locations in your County, go to www.asi-mi.org, Employee Portal. Click on the blue tab “Vaccines: Click here for Location.” Source ~ CDC & Michigan.gov For quick COVID links, go to: www.asi-mi.org and click on our Employee Portal ASI Direct Support employees may receive a $15 payment for each vaccine dose.