ProAct, Inc.

 

 

ProAct, 3195 Neil Armstrong Boulevard,  Eagan, Minnesota  55121

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Enhancing Lives ... Exploring Opportunities  ... News from ProAct, Inc.   

June 2017

In This Issue
Judge Frank visits
June Wish List items
Parent/guardian meetings
 

New sponsors are coming in for the ProAct Golf Classic, which is set for August 28 at Southview Country Club in West St. Paul.

It promises to be a great event, with excellent food, special games and promotions- all to support people with disabilities.  Signing up is easy and several sponsorship options also cover tournament fees for players.

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Quick video: Judge Frank visits
ProAct in Eagan hosts Judge Donovan Frank
After many warm greetings, statements about the legal system and a listening tour, the U.S. District Court judge made statements about the importance of choices for people with disabilities.

 
ProAct Designated Coordinator Dennis Transue will soon be certified to offer Person-Centered Training.  Watch this short introduction he gives about ProAct's latest effort:


Person-Centered training
Person-Centered training
 
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Engineering firm finds another worker through ProAct
Jennifer Loney works in the production area at Resolution Engineering in Hudson.

Jennifer Loney places small electronic items into a programming unit that's connected to a laptop at Resolution Engineering in Hudson, Wis.

"Those are for smoke detectors, and this is the newest, the key fob," she said.  Resolution sells many types of electronics, including those that alert to glass window breakage for security systems.  ProAct helped her find the temporary job and the hope is that it will become permanent.

Assembly and disassembly are part of the routine for this job.  Loney even handles some "Help, I've fallen and can't get up" alert buttons.  Items are sometimes verified by weight before shippin g.

To make the labeling and product checks more efficient, she created her own dispenser and keypad brackets from LEGO bricks.

A floor supervisor has a substantial list each day that lays out what needs to be done, Loney explained.  She said her coworkers have been very helpful when she has questions.

"She is doing a great job there and we are very proud of her accomplishments," said job developer Traci Borchardt.

Loney studied graphic design at the Art Institute of Minneapolis.  She lives in River Falls.   
 
June Parent/guardian meetings offer valuable info

 

On June 1, Eagan parents and guardians will hear from a   panel of people with disabilities who have found and kept jobs in the community. Red Wing and Zumbrota families are invited on June 8 to meet leaders of the Minnesota Families and Advocates Coalition (MNFAC) a statewide group of families that advocates for quality services and choices for people with disabilities.