PARK STREET CAFE

Hi everyone. I haven't been posting in awhile because I have been busy volunteering at the Aging Office kitchen to help with meals for senior citizens and I have started volunteering at Park Street Complex.

My friend Sydney took these pictures of some of the cafe:

I am learning skills at the cafe to help me find a job. Here are some of the things I do:

1. Cleaning: I make sure the cafe is clean and there are no messes. I wipe down the tables and all the stainless steel in the kitchen.

2. Prep food for the lunches that are served here. I cut vegetables and make things like salad. I also made grilled cheese

3. Bake things. I helped make cookies I am learning how to measure the ingredients, put them all together and mix the dough and putting them on a cookie sheet (Heather said it's called a 'half sheet') and put them in the oven. The cookies came out really good and we sell a lot of them at the cafe.

I am learning things like you always have to wash your hands before you start working you have to sing "Happy Birthday to Me" two times and then you are good.

I like working at the cafe because I like working with Heather and Michelle and seeing some of my friends I don't get to see, like Regina, Charlie and Matt.

I like learning new skills, this will help me find a job.

Sean



**Side Note: Hi this is Michelle, Sean's job coach and friend. I help him write the blog. I just wanted to add a little about Park Street Cafe, most do not know about this hidden treasure but we are working hard to get the word out.

Park Street Cafe is located in the Park Street Offices where the old Stourbridge Primary School was located. Community Vocational Services and it's consumers are utilizing the kitchen at the Park Street Complex on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays as a training ground for our consumers to learn restaurant skills. Skills such as food prep, serving, cleaning and menu development are just a few of the things they are learning.

The Cafe is open M,W,F from 11:00-1:00 for lunch and offer a variety of lunch foods as well as serving the senior menu in cooperation with the Aging Office. Consumers work from 9:00-2:00 learning skills.

Feel free to stop by and have a bite to eat with us!

Michelle

On the Hunt....

....for a new job!

Right now I am not working, I have been volunteering a lot though. I volunteer at Fair Hill Farm and the Wayne County Office on Aging kitchen. I like both of these places, but I would really like a paying job.

I feel like I am ready for a paying job because I have learned a lot of work skills in the last 2 years, since I have been volunteering. Some of the things I am good at are:

1. Cleaning out stalls in the barn, and general cleaning.
2. Following directions, when I am given them one at a time.
3. Good with animals.
4. Good with children.
5. I am friendly, polite and like to meet lots of new people. I work very well with the public.
6. I can wash dishes and run a commercial dishwasher. 
7. I can do basic food prep.
8. I am strong and able to lift hay bales and other heavy objects.
9. I can operate some equipment like a golf cart, lawn mower and household appliances.
10. I can do general line assembly work.

I would like a paying job to earn money. It makes me feel happy when I am earning money, I would feel like a grown up and a responsible person if I had a paycheck. I would use my money wisely, I would put it in my savings account because I want to live in my own apartment some day.  I want to be like like Ben Goldberg and have a job that I help people, it makes me feel good when I help people.

Please keep your eyes out for any type of "Help Wanted" that you think that I could do. Contact me or my job coach; Michelle Erbach, if you happen to see anything. 

I love that Ben Goldberg!!

I sorted plastics at the Wayne County Recycling Center

Me doing my work at Fair Hill Farm

5th Annual Bowling for Autism

Hi this is Sean, I apologize I haven't been here in awhile I have been busy volunteering, going to HRC, swimming at the YMCA and doing Special Olympics basketball and now track and field.

On Sat April 9, 2016 from 12-5 is the 5th annual Bowling For Autism event at Gravity Alley in Honesdale. My sister Kelly organizes the event and all the proceeds this year are going to Dyberry Day Camp in Honesdale, PA. Kelly works hard to organize this event and to get donations, raffle baskets and items to raffle off. I am proud of Kelly for all the hard work she does for autism awareness.

Here are some of my favorites things about Bowling For Autism:
* I get to be talkative and socialize with a lot of different people.
* I get to tell jokes.
* I like getting to bowl and knocking the pins down.
* I like seeing all the raffle items and people winning them.
* I love all the accessible food that is there and I get to eat it!!
* I like to see people laughing, smiling and having fun.
* I like the music and the dancing.

Here are some details about the day (from my sister's website)

Tickets are $20 a person and include games, shoes and food. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time or at the door.

 

There will be three time slots for bowling from 12-1:30, 1:30-3 and 3-4:30. Groups of 5 or more must pre-register to guarantee a spot on the lanes together. You can sign up for multiple time slots but there will be an additional cost of $20 per person.

 

A raffle will also be taking place. There are many items up for grabs including gift certificates from area businesses, themed baskets and even homemade items. Tickets are $5 an arm's length.

 

There will also be a bake sale with delicious goodies. Don't be afraid to stop by!

 

There will also be a grand prize of a$600 Weber SP 320 Propane Grill, which is being donated by Honesdale Agway!!!! Dave's Super Duper is donating a meat package to go along with the grill with a value of $150. This brings the total value of the grand prize to $750!!!! Separate tickets will be sold for this prize at $5 apiece.

 

DJ Nicky Nick from Triple "S" DJ Service will be providing entertainment throughout the day.

 

Kiddie kartunes...caricatures for all occasions will also be present to do drawings. A portion of those proceeds will be donated to the cause.

I would like to share some of the links to things from the event in case you want to check them out.

Bowling For Autism on Facebook  Please like our page!

Bowling For Autism on the Web  My sister just started a website!

Gravity Bowling Alley  Check out where we hold our event

DJ Nicky Nick  He will be providing the awesome music for dancing!

Dyberry Daycamp  They will be receiving the proceeds this year Check out their website.

Dyberry Daycamp  Their Facebook page


I'm really excited about the event and I hope to see you there!!