Hammer Residences
Northeast Residence
Happenings
April 2022
Celebrating Our Caregivers--Hammer's Rosaline Williams & NER's Rita Tri
Congrats to Rosaline Williams from Hammer's (west metro) Royal Oaks Apartments and Rita Tri from NER's (east metro) Belmont home on being named our Celebrate a Caregiver Award recipients for April!

Each month, we ask Hammer’s and NER’s Program Directors to nominate DSPs and APMs on their team who are going above and beyond to make a difference in the life (or lives) of those they serve. One nominee from Hammer and one from NER will be selected each month and will receive their choice of a $25 gift card to Starbucks, Target, Holiday, or Cub Foods.  

Click here to learn more about why Rosaline & Rita were chosen as "Caregivers of the Month" for April!
Rosaline Williams (Hammer)
Rita Tri (NER)
Volunteer Appreciation
It’s Volunteer Appreciation Month and we are celebrating our Hammer volunteers!
Check out our Volunteer Thank You Video that highlights all the amazing ways our volunteers helped Hammer in 2021.
Thank you, Hammer Volunteers, for lending us your hands and your hearts. Your commitment impacts our mission by helping the individuals we support live their lives to the fullest! If you'd like to read more about some of our amazing volunteers, check out this series of blog posts from Volunteer Appreciation Week (which was April 17-23).
Join Us For Our Spring Breakfast!
Join us in person on Saturday, May 7 for our annual Spring Breakfast!

The breakfast service starts at 8:45 am with a short program following at 9:30 am. You'll learn about the past year at Hammer Residences and Northeast Residence.

The Spring Breakfast takes place at the Sheraton West Hotel in Minnetonka. Click on this link to RSVP on our website or call Michele Swanson at 952-277-2421. Hope to see you there!
Happy Birthday James!
James recently celebrated his 85th birthday with his friends at Hammer!

Hammer has supported James since he was a young man, and he is currently the longest supported individual at Hammer. Happy Birthday, James!!
Hammerversaries
We have two Hammer employees who are celebrating significant Hammerversaries this month!

Pictured from left are Brenda Barthel (Program Manager, 15 years) and Gladys Fahngon-Freeman (Program Manager, 10 years).

Thanks for all you do for Hammer!
NER Anniversaries
Here are the NER employees celebrating anniversaries with the company for March & April....

Here are the March NER anniversaries--Lin Curran (Director of Program Operations, 35 years, pictured to the right), Katie Schultz (DSP, 13 years), Carrie Anderson (PM, 12 years), Kirsten Bernard (DSP, 7 years), Gretchen Treise (DSP, 5 years), Qadira Bradshaw (DSP, 5 years), Martin Onuegbu (DSP, 5 years), Holly Hofland (Support Specialist, 2 years), Catherine Pigg (DSP, 2 years), and Mitchell Bremness (Billing Specialist, 1 year).
Here are the April NER anniversaries--Michelle Hartmann (Program Manager, 27 years, pictured to the left), Kevin Heroff (DSP, 20 years), Kyle Heroff (DSP, 20 years), Caprice Pryor (DSP, 9 years), Victoria Issac (DSP, 7 years), Amarech Tulu (DSP, 7 years), Julia Kurterbis (Lead DSP, 6 years), Audra Iverson (DSP, 4 years), Babbette Benshoof (DSP, 4 years), Ja Lisa O'Connor (Lead DSP, 4 years), Jeffrey Otteson (DSP, 2 years), and Darrell Moore (DSP, 1 year).

Congratulations and thanks for all you do for NER!

If you'd like to read more about Michelle and her husband Wade (also an NER employee) click here to read a blog post about how they met!
Reach For Ralph Sponsor: Mutual of America
"I am proud to be part of a company with a culture of making a positive, meaningful difference in the community," says Jerry Bruzek of Mutual of America, a $5000 sponsor of Reach for Ralph.

Read about his personal commitment to giving back, and how you too can make a difference by being a sponsor and donor at this year’s event.
Reach for Ralph: Hammer & NER's Annual Summer Fundraiser
Reach for Ralph
Thursday, June 23
5:30 – 9:00 pm

1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN

Please save the date and plan to join us at our first in-person fundraiser in 3 years. Help us celebrate the merger of Hammer with Northeast Residence and find your spot at Quincy Hall, an exciting new venue in the heart of the Art’s District in Northeast Minneapolis.

Enjoy dinner, auctions, games and a program to raise funds for people served by Hammer and NER today – and into the future. You belong at Reach for Ralph. Hammer belongs with Northeast Residence.
Together is a wonderful place to be.

You Can Help!
Become a sponsor, donate to our auction, or contribute wine, craft beer or restaurant gift cards for our game prizes. To donate or if you have questions contact [email protected] or 952-345-0115 or Nate at [email protected] or 651-419-8670.

Unable to attend? Please consider making an online gift at Hammer.org.
Tickets $125, if purchased before May 27.
Out & About
Each month in "Happenings" we'll be featuring some of our favorite photos of the people we support "out & about" having fun in their communities. Enjoy!

Easter/Spring
Watch this short video to see some great pictures of our supported individuals enjoying Easter & the spring season!
Now Hiring!
Do you want to work in an exciting and rewarding job field? Check out these openings at Hammer (west metro area) and NER (east metro area).
Hammer Residences
Phone: 952-473-1261

Northeast Residence
Phone: 651.765.0217
Address: 2539 E County Road E
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
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