Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children
Jeffrey Fetzko, ACSW, LSW, CFRE
Vol. 5, No. 20, October 4, 2007
The Executive Director's News is published every two weeks, and is specifically written for the employees, board of trustees and friends of the Somerset Home. This issue and past issues are available on our web site at http://www.somersethome.org/main/pages/employee_newsletter.htm.
Rep. Mike Ferguson to Hold Press Conference at Brahma House
Congressman Mike Ferguson will hold a press conference at Brahma House on Tuesday, October 9th at 10:00AM to announce a $300,000, 3-year federal financial assistance award for our STREET S.M.A.R.T. street outreach program. All staff are invited to share in the celebration of this new grant.
Bidders Conference Set for TLP Construction Projects
The Passages Bathroom Project and the Whitney House Emergency Exit construction project are both back on track after getting pushed to the back burner while we managed flood related repairs earlier this year. Interested building contractors will attend a bidders conference at Passages on October 11th at 4:00 PM. Construction plans will be distributed and the architect will be available for questions and answers. Following the meeting there will be a tour of the facilities where the work will be conducted. Bids are due October 19th at noon.
Passages Licensing Inspection
With our Brahma House inspection concluding tomorrow, we are already preparing for our Passages inspection in two weeks. The Department of Children and Families Office of Licensing Passages review will span three days from October 17-20, 2007.
We have a common purpose with our licensing inspectors - to make sure the program services being received by our youth are the best possible services available. We look forward to these visits and expect things to go very smoothly. If you have any questions about this licensing visit, please contact Alex Ciccone, program director.
9th Annual Run for Runaways - November 3, 2007
We are one month away from our big event. The 9th annual Run for Runaways will be held on the first Saturday in November and we need your help!
It's fun and easy to set up your own personal fundraising page. Click on the box or text below or paste the url below into your browser to set up your page:
http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_public.cfm?key=9th_run_for_runaways
Setting up a fundraising page is an easy way to raise funds for Somerset Home programs.
The 9th annual Run for Runaways will be here before we know it! We still need major sponsors, ad sponsors, and volunteers to help with our big event on November 3, 2007.
Please contact Joe Godby if you would like to serve on the committee or help with one of the many tasks involved in this exciting event. Check out the web site at http://www.runforrunaways.com for more details.
Funds raised go to directly benefit our residents. I look forward to seeing you there!
Free Flu Shots for Somerset Home Employees
On Wednesday, October 24th, between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM at Passages we will once again be offering free flu shots for all Somerset Home employees.
Family members may also get flu shots for our cost of $25 (make checks payable to Somerset Home). Please let your supervisor know so we can get a rough count of how many to expect. Please try to come as close to 5:30 PM as possible.
Board of Trustees Meeting - Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM Passages
Due to a scheduling conflict the October board meeting will be held one week later than usual.
As always, thank you all for your continued hard work on behalf of our youth.
