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Sharing the Journey November 2020 A Message from the Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Martin Thanksgiving provides us all with the perfect opportunity to pause and take a moment to reflect on all that we have to be grateful for. While this year has certainly not been with- out challenges, it has provided us with many opportunities to be grateful. At Living Resources we are grateful to our Living Resources family, the * dedicated colleagues who never wavered in their commit- ment to providing the best care and support to others; * committed families who continued to provide their love and support to their loved ones and all who care for them; *board members for their strength and guidance; *supporters, donors, and friends who understand the great need for our programs and are always there to make a difference; *ALL OF YOU who open your hearts to Living Resources and make the world a better place. From our heart to yours, we are extremely grateful that YOU are part of our LIVING RESOURCES FAMILY!

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Sharing the JourneyNovember 2020

A Message from the Chief Executive Officer

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T h a n k s g i v i n g p r o v i d e s u s a l l w i t h t h e p e r f e c t o p p o r t u n i t y t o p a u s e a n d t a k e a m o m e n t t o r e f l e c t o n a l l t h a t w e h a v e t o b e g r a t e f u l f o r. W h i l e t h i s y e a r h a s c e r t a i n l y n o t b e e n w i t h -o u t c h a l l e n g e s , i t h a s p r o v i d e d u s w i t h m a n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o b e g r a t e f u l .

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* d e d i c a t e d c o l l e a g u e s w h o n e v e r w a v e r e d i n t h e i r c o m m i t -m e n t t o p r o v i d i n g t h e b e s t c a r e a n d s u p p o r t t o o t h e r s ;

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* b o a r d m e m b e r s f o r t h e i r s t r e n g t h a n d g u i d a n c e ;

* s u p p o r t e r s , d o n o r s , a n d f r i e n d s w h o u n d e r s t a n d t h e g r e a t n e e d f o r o u r p r o g r a m s a n d a r e a l w a y s t h e r e t o m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e ;

* A L L O F YO U w h o o p e n y o u r h e a r t s t o L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s a n d m a k e t h e w o r l d a b e t t e r p l a c e .

Fr o m o u r h e a r t t o y o u r s , w e a r e e x t r e m e l y g r a t e f u l t h a t YO U a r e p a r t o f o u r L I V I N G R E S O U R C E S FA M I LY !

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B o r n w i t h v i s u a l a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l i m p a i r m e n t s o v e r 7 0 y e a r s a g o, A l h a d a v a r i e t y l i v i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g a n i n s t i t u t i o n a l d o r m i t o r y. H e r e m e m b e r s t h e e m b a r r a s s m e n t o f h a v i n g t o d r e s s h i m s e l f i n t h a t i m p e r s o n a l , p u b l i c s e t t i n g .

K n o w i n g A l w a s n’ t r e c e i v i n g t h e b e s t c a r e p o s s i b l e a n d h a v i n g c o n c e r n s f o r h i s s a f e t y, h i s p a r e n t s s e t o u t t o f i n d a b e t t e r l i f e f o r t h e i r s o n , a n d d i d n’ t s t o p u n t i l t h e y f o u n d L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s . T h e y w e r e o v e r j o y e d t h a t t h e y f i n a l l y h a d a s a f e h o m e f o r t h e i r s o n w h e r e h e w a s e m b r a c e d a n d l o v i n g l y c a r e d f o r.

A l l o v e s t o s i n g K a r a o k e a n d h a s e v e n b e e n i n v i t e d t o s i n g a t s o m e f u n d r a i s i n g e v e n t s . H e i s a n a v i d s p o r t s f a n , p a r t i c u l a r l y e n j o y i n g f o o t b a l l , b a s k e t b a l l a n d b a s e b a l l . H e h a s s e e n t h e Ya n k e e s l i v e , b o t h i n N e w Yo r k a n d a t C i t i F i e l d , s t a t i n g f o r t h e r e c o r d t h a t h e l i k e d N e w Yo r k e x p e r i e n c e b e t t e r b e c a u s e Ya n k e e S t a d i u m i s b i g g e r. H e e n j o y s g o i n g t o t h e M a l l t o s p e n d h i s o w n m o n e y, a d j u s t i n g t o s h o p p i n g o n l i n e d u r i n g t h e C o r o n a v i r u s s h u t d o w n . H e i s c u r r e n t l y l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o b u y i n g w a r m c l o t h i n g f o r t h e u p c o m i n g w i n t e r m o n t h s . H e a l s o l o v e s t o c o o k , w h i c h h e l e a r n e d b y w a t c h i n g h i s m o t h e r, a n d i s k n o w n f o r h i s f a m o u s p o t a t o s a l a d . A l l o o k s f o r w a r d t o r e s u m i n g L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s a c t i v i t i e s s u c h a s p i c n i c s a n d e n d o f y e a r p a r t i e s . Fo r n o w, h e e n j o y s t h e s i m p l e p l e a s u r e s o f f a m i l y. H e s i p s c o f f e e w i t h h i s f r i e n d J a n e e v e r y m o r n i n g, s o m e t i m e s e v e n g o i n g o u t f o r a c o f f e e d a t e a t D u n k i n D o n u t s . H e e n j o y s h a v i n g f u n w i t h h i s L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s f a m i l y, s a y i n g h i s s t a f f h a v e a f u n s e n s e o f h u m o r. “ I p i c k o n t h e m a l l t h e t i m e a n d t h e y j o k e w i t h m e b a c k .”

W h i l e b o t h h i s p a r e n t s a r e n o w d e c e a s e d , L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s i s s t i l l t h e r e a n d A l h a s h a d a c o m f o r t a b l e a n d f u l l l i f e . H e h a s b e e n l o v i n g l y s u p p o r t e d b y a n a g e n c y w h i c h i s s t r u c t u r e d t o p r o t e c t a n d s e r v e p e o p l e w i t h l i f e - l o n g d i s a b i l i t i e s f o r t h e p a s t 4 5 y e a r s , a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e b e f o r t h e r e s t o f h i s l i f e .

2020 MATCHING CAMPAIGNThe best journeys ALWAYS lead home!

Thank you to our Matching Gi f t Sponsor“ L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s m a k e s l i f e - l o n g c o m m i t m e n t s t o a l l w h o m t h e y s u p p o r t , m u c h l i k e t h e l i f e - l o n g l o v e my w i f e J a n e a n d I s h a r e d . To g e t h e r w e a p p r e c i a t e d h o w L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s a n d t h e i r t a l e n t e d s t a f f p r o v i d e s u p p o r t t o i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h d i s a b i l -i t i e s , h e l p i n g t h e m t o l e a d t h e i r b e s t l i v e s . T h i s i s w hy I h a v e i s -s u e d t h i s g i v i n g c h a l l e n g e a n d w i l l m a t c h a l l d o n a t i o n r e s p o n s -e s , u p t o $ 2 , 5 0 0 . I h o p e o u r c o m m i t m e n t w i l l e n c o u r a g e y o u t o s u p p o r t L i v i n g R e s o u r c e s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s l i k e A l t o l i v e a l i f e o f f u l f i l l m e n t i n a h o m e h e c h e r i s h e s . To g e t h e r, w e c a n p o s i t i v e l y i m p a c t l i v e s .” - N e i l G o l u b

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We are Thankful for all who donated In Honor Of and In Memory Of

their friends and loved ones!I n M e m o r y O f L o u i s J . B o n a n A l b e r t a n d D o l o r e s B o n a n S i s t e r V i r g i n i a B o n a n S N J M

I n M e m o r y O f Ti m o t hy C a r r o l l T h e r e s a P i l l i t t e r e

I n M e m o r y o f M a r i a Co m m i s s o Fr a n k C o m m i s s o V i n c e n t a n d C o u r t n e y C o m m i s s o M a r i a a n d M a r k D a i l e y

I n M e m o r y O f L e o & Vi r g i n i a Co r r e a l e D e b o r a h G o l d s t e i n

I n M e m o r y o f D r. A l a n J . Fo g e l J o a n n B i s o g n o S t e p h a n i e B o n n D r. M a r k a n d S t a c y Fr u i t e r m a n R o n a l d R o m a n o A n d r e w M a r i n o S t a c e y R a s k o J i m a n d L i n d a R u s s o S a n d r a S m i t h K a t h l e n e T h i e l a n d E r i c K i n g D r. D o n a l d a n d E l l e n We x l e r

I n H o n o r O f H u n g r y C h i c k e n Co u n t r y S t o r e M u r a l Lo u i s e D i c k i n s o n

I n M e m o r y O f Ky r o n M i c h a e l M a c k M a r y M c G e o c h I n M e m o r y O f D o l l y M a r r a z z o D r. M a r g a r e t K i r w i n E d . D

I n M e m o r y O f S h e i l a M c Ve i g h Pa u l a n d P h y l l i s C o o n e y

I n M e m o r y O f M a r i a n R . N i t s k y Lo i s Pa r e l l a

I n M e m o r y O f K e v i n O ' B r i e n M a r g a r e t Tu c k e r

I n M e m o r y O f R i c h a r d H . R e i s s i g C a t h e r i n e a n d J o s e p h Fi t z p a t r i c k J a n i c e R e i s s i g K a r e n a n d R i c h a r d Wa n g B a r b a r a Z a n e l l a

I n M e m o r y O f J a m e s R i c c a r d i W. J . B a r n e y Fo u n d a t i o n

I n H o n o r O f J e s s e S a p e r s t e i n H e a t h e r B a c h a n d o u r i s Pa t r i c i a Le m e r

I n M e m o r y O f D r. A l v i n S c hw a r t z T h o m a s a n d M a r y E l l e n Wi n d i s h

I n M e m o r y O f D o n a l d S i p p e r l y T h e r e s a D a n i e l s R o b e r t a n d C a r o l K a p c i n s k i M a r y a n n Pe l l e t i e r Lo u d o n v i l l e S c h o o l S u n s h i n e C l u b L a w r e n c e a n d M a r i e S i p p e r l y S t a c e y S i p p e r l y N a n c y S p e a r

I n M e m o r y O f Ly n d a S i p p e r l y R o b e r t a n d C a r o l K a p c i n s k i Lo u d o n v i l l e S c h o o l S u n s h i n e C l u b M a r y a n n Pe l l e t i e r L a w r e n c e a n d M a r i e S i p p e r l y S a l l y Tu l l y I n M e m o r y O f D o r i s S i s k i n A a r o n a n d J a c k i e L i e b e r m a n

I n H o n o r O f K e v i n Tu l l y R o b e r t a n d S h i r l e y L a z a r

I n M e m o r y O f H a r r y & I r m a We i s s a n d Pe t e r R a z a n o u s k y L i s a a n d J o h n R a z a n o u s k y I n H o n o r O f To m a n d M a r y E l l e n Wi n d i s h I r e n e R i d d e l l

I n M e m o r y O f G l e n n Wa l s h H e r m e s Fe r n a n d e z

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Pumpkins of Thankfulness T h e i n d i v i d u a l s w h o l i v e i n o u r h o u s e s w e r e g i v e n c a r d s t o c k p u m p -k i n s a n d a s k e d t o w r i t e d o w n t h i n g s t h e y a r e t h a n k f u l f o r. T h e a n s w e r s w e r e d e l i g h t f u l !

M a n y w e r e t h a n k f u l f o r i m p o r t a n t p e o p l e i n t h e i r l i f e - t h e i r m o t h e r, f a m i l y, f r i e n d s , g i r l f r i e n d , h o u s e s t a f f , a n d G o d . S o m e a p p r e c i a t e d t h e i r f u n f o o d s s u c h a s C a r v e l c a k e , M c D o n a l d s , a n d c h i c k e n w i n g s . M o s t w e r e g r a t e f u l f o r t h e t h i n g s t h a t t e n d t o b e t a k e n f o r g r a n t e d , s u c h a s ; I a m t h a n k f u l t o b e l i v i n g, b e i n g a t w o r k , g o i n g t o c h u r c h , m y b l a n k e t , m y s p e c i a l c u p, a n d h a v i n g a h o m e .

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O u r S a r a t o g a D a y C o m m u n i t y O p p o r t u n i t y Pr o g r a m e n j o y e d s o m e s o c i a l l y d i s t a n c e d Fa l l f u n t h i s b y t a k i n g p a r t i n t h e S a r a t o g a G i a n t Pu m p k i n f e s t ! G i a n t p u m p k i n s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t y w e r e s u b m i t t e d a n d w e i g h e d w i t h t h e h e a v i e s t b e i n g o v e r 1 , 6 0 0 p o u n d s . T h e 2 0 l a r g e s t g o u r d s w e r e s c a t t e r e d a c r o s s t h e c o u n t y f o r s a f e v i e w i n g. S a r a , M i c h a e l , D e b b i e , B r i a n , S t e p h a n , M i k e , a n d A a r o n w e n t o n a s c a v e n g e r h u n t t o f i n d b i g g e s t a n d t h e b e s t , a n d i n t h e p r o c e s s h a d a f a b u l o u s t i m e

T h i s m o n t h w e u s h e r e d i n t h e T h a n k s g i v i n g s e a s o n w i t h b e a u t i f u l d e c o r a t i o n s a r o u n d t h e o f f i c e . E n j o y !

“Fall”ing into Thanksgiving

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