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We had a busy June! Check out below our June updates  We attended the Eau Claire Airshow. It was an absolutely beautiful day and we could not have asked for a better time.
Another highlight was going having the Eau Claire Express baseball team came and had lunch with us and that evening we attended the game. About 135 of us at CDC and their families/friends attended. It has been a start of summer fun! 
At the L.E. Phillips Career Development Center, it takes a lot of community support from partners like you to achieve our mission. The Career Development Center helps provide meaningful and appropriate vocational services and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities or disadvantages. Nearly 1,500 individuals are served each year throughout 8 Wisconsin counties. In addition to vocational services and employment opportunities, the Career Development Center also operates an Outreach Center in Chippewa County that specializes in homelessness prevention and helping those who may be in a crisis. We are hosting our 33rd Annual Charity Golf Outing on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Hickory Hills Golf Course in Eau Claire. The event is expected to draw over 300 supporters from throughout the Chippewa Valley. Funds raised at this event will directly support local individuals with disabilities and disadvantages. You can help support the Charity Golf Outing in a variety of ways. Be a sponsor for the event and golf at the outing. Donate items for the silent auction. Donation recommendations include gift certificates, services, merchandise, or themed baskets. Please free to call or email us to make arrangements for pick-up of your donation. Volunteer: many hands are needed during the event. If you are interested in volunteering at the golf outing, please let us know. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Connie Werlein, Marketing Coordinator at (715) 834-2771, ext. 118 or email werleinc@lecdc.org .  Raffle Tickets are also being sold! Enter to win a $2,500 cash prize! $20 for one ticket $100 for six tickets We are selling out at 1000 tickets, get yours now before they are gone! 
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To all of our Friends and Community Partners: We had an unexpectedly active April at the Career Development Center! We all know that during the past few years, there have been some barriers when it comes to supply and demand. This month, we ended up with a couple of days without product for some of our employees to work with. This lead to some quick brainstorming and problem solving, resulting in a quick trip to the movies! Some employees were given the opportunity to see Sonic 2 at Micon Cinemas (who opened early for us) while enjoying a ride from Cody Limousine's. Employees enjoyed the movie while eating popcorn and drinking soda  Another unexpected event happened on April 14, the Career Development Center was given the unfortunate news that the building that makes our pizzas had a small electrical fire. With the help of our community and employees, the tasks of clean up and inspections were all done by the end of April. We are happy to say we are up and running once again. We are grateful to work with dedicated staff and a loyal community. Thank you for your hard work!  Lastly, some information about our 33rd Annual Golf Outing We are hosting our golf outing on August 5th, 2022. Please see the poster below for more info! Give us a call if you are interested in getting involved. It is a great day filled with socializing, eating, and golfing, all while networking! Raffle Tickets are now on sale! $20 per ticket or 6 for $100! 1000 ticket cap. Give us a call to purchase!  The month of March brought us festive fun at the Career Development Center! We had a Shamrock Surprise on St. Patrick's Day, while also getting down to business at our March Business After Hours!  On St. Patrick's Day, not only did we have a delicious meal of Corned Beef, Cabbage, and Red Potatoes, we were also surprised with McDonald's Shamrock Shakes. We had some Career Development Luck this year! Everyone was pleased with a nice green treat to celebrate the day.  ___________________________________________________________________________________________ On March 28th the Career Development Center and Charter Bank sponsored the March Business After Hours at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Chippewa Falls. A huge thank you to the Hampton Inn and Suites for hosting our event! We had a great night of networking. Thank you to all who attended.  We appreciate all of the community involvement that goes directly into supporting our mission. We would not be a successful business or successful in our goals to support those with disabilities and/or who are at a disadvantage without you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Lastly, some information about our 33rd Annual Golf Outing We are hosting our golf outing on August 5th, 2022. Please see the poster below for more info! Give us a call if you are interested in getting involved. It is a great day filled with socializing, eating, and golfing, all while networking! February was short, and certainly sweet! In the short amount of days we have in February, we were able to have two small celebrations at the Career Development Center. Earlier this month, our dear friend and colleague Nina had her 60th birthday. 60th birthdays are quite special and we were able to surprise her with a Johnny Cash tribute band. We had some people dancing, some people signing along and some people doing both. It was nice to have a lunch break with some tunes and cake.  During February we were also given the opportunity to celebrate Valentine's Day! During lunch, employees were given Valentine's Day cards with one dollar coins to take home. Valentine's Day was also Free Lunch Day this month. What better way than to celebrate by eating spaghetti and heart shaped cookies? It was a nice treat!  We would like to take this opportunity to formally thank United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley for their generous donation to our Chippewa County Outreach Office. United Way has agreed to help with funding for the next three years! We are truly humbled by their generosity, and are so grateful for their consideration when choosing a donation recipient.
Jennifer Barret in the Outreach Office says that their donation will continually help the Outreach Office with "administrative needs to support the Outreach Office and help keep [them] afloat." United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, has the mission of creating stronger communities through the promotion and provision of health, education, financial stability, and basic needs. We are so honored to be a part of this mission. We offer our biggest thanks to you, United Way!  As usual, our Christmas party could not have been the success that it was without our community coming together and creating magic for our employees. This year we have so many people to thank and recognize for making our party a night to remember. First, we have to thank Clear Water Kiwanis for truly bringing the magic. We could never have done our party without the help of Santa and his elves. Santa was so gracious to let our employees take pictures with him and tell him what they want for Christmas, while his elves walked around and made sure everyone was being cared for. Also, huge thank you to those community members who did not come with Clear Water Kiwanis, but were still gracious enough to volunteer their time. Clear Water Kiwanis also helped us find the Madrigals from Memorial High School which was an absolute hit. They sang theatrical Christmas songs that made everyone laugh, and lead us in carols. After dinner, everyone had the privilege of being served Christmas themed cake donated from both Hy-Vee and Walmart. Huge thank you to these grocery stores for contributing to our night! Another essential part of the night was the band. Michael Rambo and The Jam played background music throughout the night that gave our event the ambiance and upbeat atmosphere we needed. Lastly, we'd like to thank The River Prairie Center for hosting us. There was little Christmas cheer that needed to be added because of how magical their event center was already decorated. Be on the lookout for more photos of our event on our social media pages!
Eau Claire Memorial - Madrigals Singing Carols With Our Employees
L.E PHILLIPS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER OUTREACH OFFICE PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY The L.E. Phillips Career Development Center Outreach Office provides homeless services to those in need or experiencing crisis. With the cold weather already upon us, emergency shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness is a great need, as there is no homeless shelter in Chippewa County. The Outreach Office is reaching out to the community to raise money for motel vouchers to help those in need. The cost for a motel room is $75.00/per night and all proceeds will benefit individuals experiencing homelessness in Chippewa County. The goal is to raise enough money for 100 motel rooms for emergency shelter. Donations are accepted online at https://www.lecdc.org/chippewa-county-outreach.html (scroll to the bottom of the page) or checks are made payable to the L.E. Phillips Career Development Center to 1515 Ball St, Eau Claire, WI 54703. This fundraising effort began November 12, 2021 and will run throughout the winter. The Outreach Office provides services for, on average, eight individuals/households every day the office is open. From September 1st 2020- September 1st 2021, the office provided services to almost 400 households with over 2,000 services offered. Services like emergency shelter, rent assistance, and help with transportation are crucial. In a community like Chippewa Falls where the population is about 14,000, these numbers are very impactful.  Over the month of October, we wear purple to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The goal of highlighting this cause in October is to help individuals realize when they are in a mentally or physically abusive relationship, empower them to leave, and give them the support and resources to do so. Domestic Violence affects more people than you may think, as is evident through these statistics:  Here is a note from our Outreach office in Chippewa Falls:
At Outreach, we support many individuals who are either actively involved in a domestic violence relationship or who are fleeing a domestic violence relationship. We try to provide the safest, simplest ways for them to get connected and receive support in our community, or in the community they are fleeing to. We work closely with the Family Support Center, Bolton Refuge House, and another DV shelter up north (they remain anonymous), ensuring that anyone who wants the help leaving the relationship is able to have a safe option to refuge to. We provide transportation assistance when needed, hygiene supplies, and supply them with household items when they are starting over after leaving everything behind through the use of the Community Cupboard. If you, or anyone you know is in need of assistance, contact our outreach coordinator at barrettj@lecdc.org.  Employees Dancing to Chris Kroeze On August 27th The Career Development Center displayed their appreciation for their employees by bringing in country star Chris Kroeze for their very own private concert. Every year we celebrate our employees by planning a "Summer Bash". This year we had the privilege of getting the country star to perform at our annual party, what a treat! This private concert included tents for everyone to sit under as well as a free meal for all employees. Before the concert the CDC had their very own employee, Claude, design t-shirts for all employees to wear on the day Chris Kroeze performed. Everyone had an amazing time dancing, singing and laughing along with Chris Kroeze. Chris was even kind enough to stay an hour after the concert to sign autographs and take pictures with our employees. After the concert, we had pictures printed and handed out to each employee so that they can remember this amazing day. Without a doubt this was a parking lot party to remember!  Employee, Claude (t-shirt designer) gets his t-shirt signed by Chris Kroeze
More pictures from this event can be found at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/DbUSvg1wUi71bYPq6 To all of our Friends and Community Partners:
As many of you may know, Angela Kjellberg is leaving our organization to become an Account Executive with Aveanna Healthcare in Eau Claire. CDC has been very fortunate to have someone of Angela's caliber on our staff. She has worked tirelessly on promoting our organization both through social media and personal connections. Our annual golf outing that she led this year not only had the most golfers ever but also the most volunteers. I cannot thank her enough for the positive impact she has made with our employees and representing CDC in the community. I wish nothing but success to Angela in her new role with Aveanna Healthcare. She will always be a part of our CDC Family. In addition, I would also like to announce that Kate Brinkman has accepted the Marketing Coordinator position for CDC. Kate was Angela's intern this summer and worked along with her at our golf outing. Kate is finishing her last semester at UWEC and graduating in December. We are very pleased to have Kate join our team. Kate's email is brinkmank@lecdc.org. Please feel free to reach out to both Angela and Kate and wish them both continued success. Thanks, Gregg Mizerk |
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