AGENCY
NEWS.......at Ottawa Friendship House
* Upcoming Events
January 16th: Dental Clinic at Friendship House
January 19th: Residents attend Marquette Basketball Game with Bridge to Friendship
March 28: Dental Clinic at Friendship House
* Christmas Luncheon
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On December 16th the workshop was transformed into a banquet hall with over 120 consumers, staff and board members celebrating the Christmas holidays with a luncheon. Each consumer received a water bottle sporting the new logo and stuffed with goodies. A special thank you to the over 25 family members who served, brought desserts, and provided set up and clean up. | |
* Christmas Dance
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On December 9th, the consumers enjoyed a Christmas dance at Friendship House. The dance was sponored by the Ladies of Harley, and members of the Harley Owners Group Chapter 1121 of Starved Rock Harley-Davison, Ottawa. The group provided the food and a DJ. Over 50 consumers attended, and everyone was thrilled when Santa arrived and gave special Harley Christmas Stockings, filled with treats. If you or an organization would like to host and evening dance at Friendship called Beth Mangold 1-815-434-0737 for details. |  |
* Santa's helper works at Friendship House
| When you ask Clint what his favorite place in Ottawa is, he would quickly reply City Hall. So when OFH heard they needed a volunteer to sweep Santa's House, Clint was thrilled to help out. |  |
* Adventure Scouts at the Circus
| The Friendship House Adventure Scouts enjoyed an evening at the Circus at Marseilles September 29. Special thanks to Kent Terry one of the Scout leaders for cordinating this event. Kent is an active member of the Marseilles Rotary which sponsored this event. The Scouts were thrilled when Kent hopped on one of the Elephants and took a short ride around the ring. |
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* Concert at Covel Creek
| Thank you to Fairmont Minerals for providing grant funding for the purchase of supplies for the construction of the stage for the Covel Creek Concert held on August 27, 2011. Community members shared their building talents using the design provided by Jose Alverez. In addition to the grant for the stage, Fairmont Minerals provided a Gold Level sponsorship for this event. Sponsors underwrote all expenses for this event. Over $10,500 was raised and over 300 attended. Read more about this memorable event in this Times article. |
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| July 17th the Starved Rock Harley- Davidson Harley Owners Group hosted a picnic for all the residents at Ottawa Friendship House. The group took pictures of the residents next to their favorite Harley, and were presented with a gift bag with a frame for their photo, a Harley tee shirt and do rag for their heads. Club members then provided a short ride around the picnic area. The residents will all agree that it was a fantastic Sunday afternoon. The residents would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the members of the Starved Rock Harley Group. |  |
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* Ottawa natives return to do production for Friendship House
Ottawa natives Howard Johnson and Walt Willey of All My Children came home to host a performance of Plaza Suite to benefit Friendship House.
Read the article from the Times HERE.
* Friendship House Adventure Scouts
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On June 18th the Ottawa Friendship Venture Scouts picked up the litter on the route 23 roadside from Fosse Road to Mckinley Road. The scouts chose this as a community project. |
* Going....Going....Gone
Steve made quite a sacrifice this year for St. Baldricks. The loss of his curly locks raised over $200 for St Jude.
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* Picnic in the Park at Pitstick Pavilion
| Over 250 attended the picnic at Pitsticks on June 23. Thanks to Ed for providing this event with all proceeds to Friendship House. Over $3,750 was raised! Everyone enjoyed great food, music and company. Thank you to Ed and his staff! |  |
*Seating to meet special needs of consumers Kevin Stewart of the First National Bank of Ottawa toured the workshop at Ottawa Friendship House after presenting a check for $2000 from the charitible trust of the late Bradley Fedorow. This funding will be used to purchase new seating for the consumers on the production lines. The new seating will be ergonomically designed based on the workplace environment to fit the user. Proper ergonomic design is required to prevent repetitive strain injuries. |
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*JJ's Fundraiser
Our March 31 fundraiser at JJ"s in Ottawa was a huge success, raising over $17,900 for Friendship House. CLICK HERE to learn more!
