Monthly News & Updates

July 2025 Edition

Newsletter Contents

Community Connection - Recent Events - Clubhouse Effectiveness - National Disability Independence Day

Community

Connection

Foot Print to Success Clubhouse will soon be joining the Rotary Club of Miramar-Pines!

Recently, a few of our members attended the July 20^th Rotary Club meeting as representatives of the Clubhouse. They had a great time, and we are very excited about working together with the Rotary Club in the future! Just last week, Diane and Ligia the Satellite Club Membership Chair and Rotary Foundation Chair of the Rotary Club of Miramar-Pines respectively, came to tour our Clubhouse and meet our community!

Thank you to everyone at the Rotary Club of Miramar-Pines! We can’t wait to see what the future holds together!

"We got to meet with very important people in Miramar. We met with the chief of police, and distinguished members of the Rotary Club that actually care about the community. It was very well put-together, they really feel like a team, and we can’t wait to join them!"

~ Javary (Member)

Recent Events

On July 4th we celebrated in the Clubhouse with an Independence Day Party! Our members came together to plan and create decorations, and did a fantastic job! Everyone absolutely loved the catering from Olive Garden!

Staff led members in fun games like patriotic bingo, and charades.

Come join us during our next holiday celebration! Stay tuned for email announcements and check our website for details.

Dr. Mesa and his Keiser University Students came to the Clubhouse last week, continuing our wonderful partnership. The students led members in pro-social, research based activities that helped them develop their interpersonal communication and collaboration skills. The students love the opportunity to learn in a real environment from people who actually have lived experience with various mental health issues and disabilities.

Thank you to Dr. Mesa and everyone in the Keiser University Broward Psychology department!

Clubhouse Effectiveness Survey

Here at Foot Print to Success Clubhouse we are constantly striving toward progress. We aim to improve the quality of our services whenever and wherever we can. In that pursuit, we have begun to survey our members on the effectiveness of the services we provide, and make changes based on the results as well as suggestions from members.

Here are a few key statistics from our most recent member survey:

The Power of National Disability Independence Day

Written by Jonathan G (Member)

Greetings to you all! Today we will examine and discuss a wonderful day in our country, highlighting something that has been a long time coming. National Disability Independence Day! I would like to start with a brief quote from Superman actor Christopher Reeve: "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." This is a great quote by Christopher Reeve that relates to all people with mental or physical disabilities. I maintain and believe wholeheartedly that the disabled are unsung heroes in our society. They have their own unique super-powers that they may have yet to unlock! Tall, short, wide, thin, rich, or poor, all different types of people exist. People with disabilities have multiple beliefs, religions, and of course, disabilities. In a perfect world, we would all be treated equally. A step in the right direction was made in 1990 with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This ensured that those with disabilities be they mental, physical, or otherwise would have access to services and be acknowledged in society. Prior to 1990, there was discrimination against those with disabilities. Be it in the workplace, or just in general.

The ADA was instrumental in the fight for people with disabilities to live normal lives. Structural enhancements were put into place, such as ramps, u-shaped door handles, elevators, door-push mechanisms all aided those with disabilities to live better and fuller lives. Sign-language interpreters are often mandated for the deaf. Disabled students of all ages could attend or remain in school with the aid of large-print books, Zoom text, and orated examinations. The fight for disability independence has seen a surge of enhancements in the workplace. Employers can now assess a candidate’s need for respective services, such as accommodations, when applying for jobs.

We have a long way to go in realizing a professional world that fully embraces accessibility, inclusion and belonging. There is optimism however, as we strive to continue to embrace those with disabilities, learn to live with them, and help them to sustain jobs, and live independently, while allowing them to be themselves in a world where they still feel occasional discrimination. Our society as a whole has gained more knowledge and understanding of these individuals and their disabilities to better the world we live in. We can develop better ways to understand their needs and incorporate them into the daily functions of life. Perhaps one day, there will be no longer be any discrimination period! That day will come, I firmly maintain, but we will need to assist and help one another to reach that goal!

Member Testimonials

"Foot Print to Success has changed my life. Every day I come in to work at the Clubhouse and I have been a member for a long time!"

~ Earl (Member)

“The Clubhouse has helped me by letting me be able to take my course online and now I am learning car design in my favorite top of the line 3D Modeling Software. The Clubhouse also taught me how to clean dishes. I also learned how to cook and how to make food how you want, meaning stronger taste in the kitchen”

~ Kendryck (Member)

“The Clubhouse has helped me not only on getting my own apartment but also has helped me at the skills to maintain that apartment. They have also helped with important self-esteem and learn new skills. The Clubhouse will help me find a job in that field.”

~ Brian (Member)

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