Webster View July and August 2018

746 South Street Roslindale , MA 02131

617-739-2103

We want to thank everyone who made the summer at

Webster House fun and enjoyable!

RuthAnn at the Institute of

Contemporary Arts (ICA)

Nancy K and Antonio J. jamming out during

July 4th celebration

RuthAnn and Luis at the Friends of Metro

Boston End of summer BBQ

The walk was great especially since we came

back with no tics. The area made me feel like I

was in the woods as if I was going to discover

a camp ground during our walk.

What made the trip great was that the people

there who work on the site are knowledgeable

about the wildlife and what it means to keep

the sanctuary comfortable for the animals that

use it as their homes and for us to observe

them and not disrupt their way of life there.

Nancy K.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is one

of my favorite museums. The combination of art

and nature bring out my curiosity and wanting

to learn more about the artifacts that they have

featured. My favorite display was of the birds.

Since I am a bird lover, I felt so comfortable and

did not want to leave. I even came close to buy-

ing Bird Bingo at the gift shop which was voted

the best gift shop on the North Shore according

to a plaque on the outside wall. Other than the

bird area they had other interesting things to see

like a replica of a real Japanese House. We went

in one and it was amazing and it made me feel like I was in another country. They had stereotypi-

cal New England art of the 18th century. Overall this trip was truly amazing and I would love to

go back to experience it again and to buy my bingo board.

Sarah

Once upon a time, a woman was digging in her

garden and low and behold she found a nugget of

gold. “What is this?” she said to herself. The man

next to her said, “you’ve hit a goldmine.” The next

thing she did was start digging for more. She

pulled up her basil, lettuce, and tomatoes . In fact,

the real gold was her plants but she didn't realize

this at first. She regretted it and started

replanting . Never again she thought, would she

over look the very thing that meant gold to her.

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Mass Audubon's

Boston Nature Center and

Wildlife Sanctuary

Gardening from the Heart

Patriots Place

One of our exciting trips thus far has been to Patriots Place to go see the New England

Patriots Hall of Fame. It is three floors of fun and knowledge any sports fan can appre-

ciate. The Hall of Fame is very modern in today's technology world where you get to

experience simulations, videos, and play games all throughout the building. They

showed old clips of highlights of accomplishments that the Patriots team experienced

as well as being surrounded by memorabilia of such things like game used equipment

and footballs.

Eddie B.

On July 13th, 2018 we took a trip on Friday to the Edward

M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Dor-

chester. A few members and staff went on the trip and for

that day we were all senators. We got to see a replica of

how the senate floor looks and took part in a mock senate

session and debated. We also got a chance to check out

some artifacts that were Senator Kennedy's and what he cherished the most, like hand written let-

ters and pictures of his family.

Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Swan Boat Tour

Thank you to the crew at the Boston Pub-

lic Gardens who operate the Swan Boats

for allowing us to come in and enjoy a

nice stroll around the pond. The Swan

Boats is a popular summer activity in

Boston and we got to experience the

amazing views of the city while sur-

rounded by the beautiful green scenery

with ducks and swans swimming along-

side. A very humbling experience.

Elizabeth H.

In recent months the Outreach Department has been working endlessly on many different tasks.

Members have helped the unit with placing outreach calls to those who have not been able to come

to the Clubhouse and check up on how they are doing. As well members give tours around the

place for those who are orienting to assist them with their transition to Webster House. The work

Unit has also been successful with providing members with useful information about community

based resources, such as the Boston Health Net’s/Boston Medical Center, Roslindale Health Clinic

Food Truck, and the social Security Office in Roslindale. We have also provided information

about Brookline Community resources as well. All the work we have done in the Unit would not

be possible if it wasn’t for the endless help that members provide for us. The Intake Unit wants to

thank everyone for lending their time and talents to make what the Unit is today.

Edward B.

Camille is someone that Webster House knows and appreciates really

well since prior to her being hired full time as our Employment

Specialist she interned for us during the Winter/ Spring months. She

was welcomed with open arms and has hit the ground running with

meeting with members and getting to know each individual she comes

across in the Clubhouse. She is not afraid to go up to anyone and spark

a conversation or to carry out any task she is asked to do. Camille is

ready to learn more about what Webster House is all about and how

she can help and impact anyway she can. She sees herself helping with

Employment but also socializing and being a person who you can sit

and chat with to work things out.

Elizabeth H.

Everyday should be an opportunity to learn something new. A great way to accomplish that is to

come to the Education Unit since they are constantly finding new and exciting things to learn, un-

derstand, and discuss different opinions. For those who wish to educate themselves and improve

writing and reading skills the Education Unit provides that as well as focusing on information that

can benefit you when you’re out in public. One such topic the Education Unit discussed was the

importance about safety in the summer months and what you should do to protect yourself. Such

topics are all thanks to the staff and members who help the Education Unit think them up. We en-

courage anyone to bring up topics that they find themselves asking and would like to learn more

of. Please feel free to stop by the Education Unit and share any ideas that you have and we can

implement it into our discussions.

Unit Updates

Education

Employment

Intake, Orientation, Outreach and Housing

Unit Updates

Communications

Art This month the Art unit has been focusing on preparing for the upcoming Fall art Show. Artists

have been working tirelessly to prepare artwork for the gallery as well as Roslindale open studios

in which aprox 20-30 artists are participating. There are several artists whom I would like to high-

light in their work trying new mediums and subjects. Our featured artist Sarah E. has been working

on a series of silk screen art pieces, as well as Brian M. and Hilde D. who have been working with

the art Teacher to learn pallet knife painting.

Laura would like to highlight the following members for their outstanding help in the art room:

Nancy K. who helped to create/organize the new art storage system, Hilde D who helped to organ-

ize the pottery studio, and Eddie B who helped clean and organize the art supplies.

Random Art Fact: Kintsugi, The Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with

gold. Based in the belief that something that has been broken can be more beau-

tiful after it has been mended than it was when it was whole.

Kitchen Dennis B.

The Food Unit got some new members and is

doing well feeding everybody who wishes to

have a meal at Webster. In recent weeks we had

astounding help across the board with help from

members and staff. Any help is welcome

whether it be big or small. A lot of people like to

cut fruit while others find it enjoyable to clean.

Others come in the morning and lay everything

out. Anyone can come and support the kitchen in

the efforts of getting the meals prepped and dis-

tributed out.

Richard B.

Richard, who has an ear for music, has come into the Communication Unit and worked on how to

listen to his favorite songs. Never touching a computer before he has made outstanding progress

on working towards independently getting online and picking out his favorite songs to listen to.

Richard wants to keep working toward learning more of the computer where he does not need any

assistance on how to use the computer. His efforts have not gone unnoticed and everyone at Web-

ster House is proud of him for learning something new. The Communication Unit is always wel-

coming any member to learn something new and develop skills that will help them in the future.

We have worked with other members to set up emails and how to navigate through the internet.

Social

Due to the recent loss of our Inavale Fund Web-

ster House has recently begun brainstorming

new ways to fundraise for our program to allow

us to go on more social outings. Some of the

ideas include; open mike night, spaghetti din-

ner, brunch, and

other community

meals to help raise

money to support

the clubhouse.

Thank you to the friends of Metro Boston for hosting Softball this year. The atmosphere was great

and we truly enjoyed getting out there and playing amongst friends. What I think of summer I

think of moments like this.

Eddie B.

Friends of Metro Boston Softball

Institute of Contemporary Art

Stephanie

The Institute of Contemporary Art is a beautiful place on the outside and in. It is right next to the

waterfront and has a nice view of Boston. Inside had great art pieces with paintings that were very

colorful and made you think. Staff and the members who came all enjoyed it and I was happy with

the group I went with. We went on a Friday for free for the Free Fun Friday promotion provided

by Highland Street Foundation which opened the doors for many Museums like the ICA for peo-

ple to go and see their exhibits. We are thankful for the opportunity of attending and would love to

go back and see more Exhibits.

Artists have been working hard to prepare for

the Fall Art Show...

Resonance October 20, 2018 - December 3, 2018

Opening Reception & Roslindale Open Studios

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Webster House

746 South Street

Roslindale, MA 02131

617-739-5461

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