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See what you CAN do!
Tonight we celebrate the kick-off event to this year’s Collaboration Capstone Projects. Everyone has been working their behinds off to turn an idea, a passion, a poem or play into a spoken word showcase, a dinner accompanied by Shakespeare, a lunchtime … Continue reading
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Tagged Beer, Capstone Projects, Carnival, Cincinnati, contribute, Poetry, Shakespeare, Spoken word
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Honorees
Each year, Hamilton County Board of DD Services gives out awards at its annual banquet. This year, they are giving out nine awards. Out of the nine awards, people connected to Starfire won five! Here are their stories: Kasey McCarthy- … Continue reading
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Tagged Capstone Projects, community, contribute, Five Valued Experiences, Inclusion, possibilities
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An open window
Welcome, Kathleen Sheil, for a second time to Cincibility! Read her earlier post here. By Kathleen Sheil and Rachel Mecklenborg On the night of Starfire U’s commencement, I was scared but at the same time I was proud of myself … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, connections, contribute, disability, Inclusion, passions, possibilities, Volunteer
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SRV (in grandpa’s words)
For every birthday growing up, I received a card from my grandparents with a check in the amount of my age. Scrawled out in Grandpa’s characteristic lefty-handwriting, with a smiley face in place of an “o” or two, it was … Continue reading
riding the white horse – part one of a two-sides to every story tale.
This post is in response to a writing prompt given during a Social Role Valorization Training in West Virginia this May. The prompt was: “write about someone else’s life from his or her perspective.” Below is my own personal account … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, community, contribute, disability, Inclusion, open, organic, person-centered, places, project, relationship, social, Starfire, triumphs, Volunteer
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More With, Less For
So, today was my first full-day “back in the program.” I’ll be spending my Wednesdays networking, building capstone committees and working with two people on their senior capstone projects. Since we’re early in the year (only into week 2) we’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, community, contribute, disability, Inclusion, open, organic, person-centered, places, project, relationship, social, Starfire, triumphs, Volunteer
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Things Change, And That’s the Way It Is ~ Part 2
Disclaimer! This post is continued from here. Probably makes sense to read that first before jumping into Part 2. One of the first PATHs I remember was Kathleen’s. You remember Kathleen’s story from here where she writes of her PATH … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, community, contribute, disability, Inclusion, open, organic, person-centered, places, project, relationship, social, Starfire, triumphs, Volunteer
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Things Change, And That’s the Way It Is ~ Part 1
“I’d like to go back to when we played as kids, but things change, and that’s the way it is.” –2PAC I’ve not allowed myself much time to reflect on the past four years, and what it means now that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, community, contribute, disability, Inclusion, open, organic, person-centered, places, project, relationship, social, Starfire, triumphs, Volunteer
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with gratitude, 6-28-12
This is the back of the program from last night’s commencement for people finishing up their fourth and final year of Starfire U. It was written by Candice, and is a beautiful way to sum up everything all of us are … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, community, contribute, disability, Inclusion, open, organic, person-centered, places, project, relationship, social, Starfire, triumphs, Volunteer
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Sticks & Stones
I got a phone call this morning from a reporter from one of the local news stations. He wanted me to comment on the ongoing saga of Ally Bruener, a local comedian (and a fellow Campbell County High grad…Go Camels!) who has … Continue reading
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Tagged Cincinnati, community, contribute, disability, Inclusion, open, organic, person-centered, places, project, relationship, social, Starfire, triumphs, Volunteer
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