Employer Spotlight:

Blick Art Materials


Congratulations to Daniel for landing a job this January at Blick Art Materials in Highland Park!


Daniel has a fantastic memory for statistics and has extensive experience working at financial offices doing various clerical tasks. His employment goal with TotalLink was to find another role in the financial or corporate field.

"Daniel was patient in looking for a job that utilizes his skills and was in a professional office setting near his Highland Park home. Blick Art Materials has been a great match for him."


-Drew Philips, Employment Specialist

Daniel and his job coach, Drew Philips, worked together for several months to find the right fit. Drew connected with Megan Morefield, an Office Manager at Blick Art Material's Corporate Headquarters in Highland Park, and two tours and one interview later, Daniel received a job offer.


In his role, Daniel takes inventory of and restocks the kitchen and printers; scans and shreds documents; preps and cleans the kitchen for catered company lunches; gathers, sorts, and delivers mail; and will soon begin doing data entry tasks. 



"We are excited to have Daniel on our team at Blick Art Materials. We worked with TotalLink to customize his job description, and his new role is very beneficial for our team."


-Megan Morefield, Blick Art Materials Office Manager

Community Life has a Tail-Waggin’ Time Giving Back 

This January, our Community Life program volunteered for a local animal shelter, creating cozy tie blankets for dogs awaiting a new home. The group researched about local animal shelters, called and inquired to see who might benefit from having the tie blankets, and jumped into action. They created seven tie blankets in varying sizes for Border Tails, a Northbrook animal shelter dedicated to saving stray dogs across the world, with a unique focus on Mexico. 


The group worked in two teams to create warm blankets for the dogs to have during the cold months and were excited to give back to their community in a new way. Great job, Community Life! 

Northwestern University Students Consult with TotalLink on Best Practices for LinkedIn

TotalLink was fortunate to work with an amazing team of students from Northwestern University's Nonprofit Communication Class. Together, they worked with us to revamp our LinkedIn page, build a communications calendar, and provide social media content and outreach strategies.



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Meet Ray: TotalLink's Artist of the Month

Sarah's Karaoke Meetup

We'd love to see you at Sarah’s Karaoke Meetup in February!


Sarah's Karaoke Meetup is hosted by Madame ZuZu's and all are welcome to join us at this community event.


Time:

5:30-7:30 PM

 

Date:

Thursday, February 16

 

Location:

Madame ZuZu’s Cafe, 1876 1st St., Highland Park, IL

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SAVE THE DATE


Enjoy a meal from Grill House in Northbrook on Monday, February 13, 2023, between 10:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., and help raise money for TotalLink2 Community. Grill House will donate a portion of each meal purchased to TotalLink2 Community. Carry-out or dine-in. 3061 Dundee Rd. Northbrook, IL

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