CLI Incorporated

P.O. Box 508

Norwalk, Ohio 44857

CLIsupports.com

419-706-5137

Week of January 23rd, 2023


CLI volunteers help out at Boots to Grasses & the Senior Connection's Meals on Wheels program


And others head into the Norwalk Rec's Aquatic Center for a weekly "Water Flex" class

John's usual--


I'd like to apologize to my friends at Goodwill Industries who really liked when we used to cut & paste weekly chunks from the National Day Calendar site (nationaldaycalendar.com). Unfortunately, the site changed its formating so that we can't figure out how to easily cut & paste those days as a list. If you like that kind of thing-- I'd encourage you to go directly to that website and look up those days. This coming week the highlights I noticed were:



  • Monday- Handwriting & Pie. (I have terrible handwriting but I do love pie)
  • Tuesday- Global Belly Laughs, Beer Cans, Education, Compliments & Peanut Butter
  • Wednesday- Florida, Library Shelfie, Irish Coffee & Opposites
  • Thursday- Australia, Peanut Butter Brittle, Green Juices & Spouses
  • Friday- Vietnam Peace, Breast Pumping, Holocaust Remembrance, Big Wig, Fun at Work, & Chocolate Cake
  • Saturday- Community Engagement, Data Privacy, Seed Swap & Kazoo
  • Sunday - Corn Chips & Puzzles


The picture above is of 1 of 300 reverse raffle tickets being sold by the Norwalk Arts Center. The actual raffle is on St. Patrick's day with the grand prize being a week long get-away package to Ireland. Tickets are $100 and they are aready almost all sold. I have 4 tickets left if anyone is interested. The Norwalk Arts Center (NAC) and their board members have been great partners to us at CLI and I really appreciate their enthusiasm for improving our community. You can learn more about NAC and this raffle by going to their website norwalkartscenter.org.


For those of you who are also doing Dry January this year, I hope it's going well. I'm usually a pretty reluctant participant and barely manage to register the month as "damp". However, this year I'm pretty into it. It's definitely improved the quality of my sleep. That being said, I don't really have any intentions of going for another lap in February.


Weather this week looks a bit more typical for January in Ohio-- so dress accordingly, be careful walking, and keep on the lookout for one-calls about delays or closings. I hate to close and we try not to do it, but we'd rather cause an inconvenience than an injury or worse.


That's all I have for this week. There are still lots of various illnesses going around. Keep washing those hands and maintaining safe distances between others when possible.


John

Winter is a great time to get some extra bowling practice in between weekly league matches. While Kenilee Lanes is not open during the day on weekdays-- league bowlers are allowed to use the lanes. The last couple of weeks, a few CLI bowlers have been taking advantage of this privilege.


Firelands Local LLC

James Johnson james@firelandslocal.com 419-921-6400

Click here if you'd like to learn more about paid workshop services!

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.


If you'd like to learn more or would like to donate to this cause--


please contact Rhonda White by phone at 419-706-5136 or by email at Rhonda@CLIsupports.com

Question of the week


Q: When will CLI stop asking people to wear masks in vans?


A: Definitely not this winter. We feel with everything still going around right now, it just makes sense to be cautious. We all hate the masks. We'll definitely consider it this spring as it warms up and we can better ventilate the vans.

Video(s) of the week:

CLI's three-part mission

  • increase the earnings, status & quality of life of people with developmental disabilities
  • increase the earnings, status & quality of life of people who support people with developmental disabilities
  • actively work to improve the communities in which we all live
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