CLI Incorporated

P.O. Box 508

Norwalk, Ohio 44857

CLIsupports.com

419-706-5137

December 4th, 2023

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Guess who won last week at SFA's BINGO last week?


This guy, that's who!

Interested in learning more about SFA?

Thanks to Alan for sending this picture in of two friends who shared the same birthday last week

John's usual--


CLI spends lots of time in classes, various activities, and volunteering for other local non-profits. As a result, we get to see everyone starting to put up decorations & hear all the holiday music. It's hard not to get excited, so we dug out our Christmas decorations box and started decorating the workshop.


There's lots of clutter at the workshop as we decrease how much of the space gets used for CLI programs. We're getting rid of quite a bit of stuff. We're staging items that we can't keep in the workshop hallway, so if you see anything that you'd like to put in your house, make us an offer! The picture above is of a twin bed on casters made out of birch plywood. We have 2 of these that we'll give away to anyone that wants them. I'll be putting them on Facebook Marketplace later this week, so please let a staff person know immediately if you want them.


There have been increasing cases of COVID locally. CLI follows the current CDC guidelines for COVID, which are 5 days of isolation at home after symptoms first present. We allow the client or staff return on the 6th day (unless they are still exhibiting symptoms) as long as they stay masked up for the last 5 days. I am very worried about what will happen if a significant percentage of CLI's very small team gets ill-- especially with COVID. And that's not the only illness we should be worrying about. Let's all help each other stay well!


CLI does lots of individual and very small-group community-integrated activities. Unplanned absences due to illness will be a problem. If the staff person that coordinates a given activity is unexpectedly out, there are often last minute changes to the schedule as we shift staff around to cover for them. We always try to make it as least disruptive as possible and make sure that we prioritize the really important things where others in the community depend on us first. Please be patient with us if your schedule is altered in this way. Ditto with weather-related changes. I want CLI staff to drive super slow when the roads are snowy. This might mean that your normal morning and/or afternoon transportation times are a little late from time. I apologize for the frustration/inconvenience. I'm grateful that CLI staff are so committed and absences are relatively rare. When one of us is missing unexpectedly, there is a good reason.


That's all I have for this week. We're always looking for new pictures, so if you take a picture of anything fun this week, please send it in!

John

Huron County Humane Society Volunteers

Salvation Army Volunteers

Firelands Local LLC

James Johnson james@firelandslocal.com

419-921-6400

Click here if you'd like to work with us -- pay starts at $10.11 per hour!

We forgot to explain this picture last week. There's a fair bit of friendly pre NFL game smack talk that goes on at the workshop. This is what it looks like when a Steeler's fan loses a bet

CLI's Good Works Cafe offers a

free community lunch every Friday afternoon at the Norwalk Reservoir Clubhouse

Thanks to the generous donations (money & food), CLI is able to take care of our neighbors and also get some real life restaurant and customer service job training

As you look for Christmas presents-- don't forget about Artists Open Studio-- on West Main Street & online at artistsopenstudioinc.org

Question of the week


Q: What days are CLI's regular programs closed for the upcoming Christmas & New Year's Day holidays?


A: CLI's regular programs will be closed during the week between Christmas & New Year this year. We'll be excited to get right back in the swing of things on Tuesday, January 2nd!

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