We have been busy this May with everything from Teacher Appreciation Week to Mobile Library visits. Keep reading to see the many things we've been involved with this month! Annual Day of Caring More than 500 volunteers from businesses and organizations across Northwest Louisiana spent Thursday, May 14 giving back to the community during United Way of Northwest Louisiana’s annual Day of Caring. Volunteers from David Raines Community Health Center came to the Conly Day Program to engage with us! Bingo, basketball, painting, dancing, karaoke, and more took place, and a great time was had by all. We are grateful for the many volunteers who joined us and all are welcome to come back any time! We love having visitors at our day program! Volunteer with Us! Teacher Appreciation Week Teacher Appreciation Week at both of our Goldman School campuses was filled with gratitude, delicious meals, and thoughtful surprises for our teachers and staff. Special thanks to our Parents of Goldman School (PoGS) for leading the way with bags, gift cards, and other special items. Parent, Dany Martin, sponsored Nothing Bundt Cakes. Parents, Kristen Hudson and Tanna McAteer, volunteered their time to help serve this week. We are also grateful to Cole Jackson with Dillas Quesadillas for catering our lunch and Melvin Nelson of Chef Mel: Chef Services for catering breakfast. Because of you Teacher Appreciation Week was extra special for our Goldman teams! Xforce National Conference Members of our Frost Industries employment services team attended SourceAmerica’s Xforce National Conference. Archie Perkins, Contracts Manager, Demetrio Botello, Director of Employment and Habilitation Services, and Chris Hackler, COO, were able to connect with Daniel Caridi, the Co-Founder and CEO of Kibu, and Billy Blanks Jr, one of the main coaches on Kibu. The Arc Caddo-Bossier is successfully using Kibu in our Conly Day Program to keep people active, engaged, and acquiring new job skills training. We have used their classes on financial management, social skills, and employment-readiness, and our participants also enjoy their live exercise classes. We are grateful for Kibu because it has created new opportunities for the people we serve! Torch Run Our Community Homes residents and staff joined law enforcement agencies from across Northwest Louisiana for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Louisiana. We are proud to participate and support such a meaningful cause! Mr. Danny Johnson, QIDP (Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional) was honored during this year's Torch Run. Danny has coached Special Olympians for years now, and the mayor's office made an official proclamation recognizing his dedication to the people we serve, his leadership, and his support of the Community Homes' residents. Danny will be retiring this year, so during the proclamation, he held the torch for the last time. Although we will miss him, we are so grateful for Danny's commitment to our mission and his impact on our organization. First Horizon and The Conly Day Program Thank you to First Horizon for their generous donation in support of our Conly Day Program. Members of their team visited Frost Industries for a tour and the opportunity to see the Conly Day Program in action. We’re grateful for their partnership and commitment to strengthening the services and opportunities we provide each day. Their support helps us continue creating meaningful experiences and promoting greater independence for the people we serve. Mobile Library Visit Shreve Memorial Library's Mobile Library recently visited our Conly Day Program. We appreciate everything that Shreve Memorial does for the community. Our Community Life Engagement (CLE) groups regularly attend library events! Bestie's Treatz & Eatz Deidre McVay-Schulmeister, our Director of Donor & Community Engagement, visited Bestie's Treatz & Eatz in Bossier to speak with members of the Shreveport-Bossier Hotel Lodging Association about our programs and services, as well as ways to partner, support and/or volunteer with us. Thank you for the opportunity to share how we are building unlimited opportunities for people with disabilities in our community! If you would like our organization to speak to members of your teams or organizations, please email info@thearccaddobossier.org. Camp Victory Volunteer Opportunity Sign up to Volunteer! We Are Hiring! We are hiring a Director of Donor and Community Engagement, a Chief Programs Officer - and more!  Come join our mission of building unlimited opportunities for people with disabilities!   Learn More and Apply Here's how to join in: - Log into your Kroger online account or Create a Kroger account if you don't have one. - Sync your Kroger card to your online account, if you haven't done so already. - Go to the Community Rewards section. - Search for “The Arc Caddo-Bossier” or enter UJ342. - Click Save. That’s it! A percentage of your spending will be donated to support our mission. Our Contact Information *{{Organization Name}}* *{{Organization Address}}* *{{Organization Phone}}* *{{Organization Website}}* You are being sent this email because you are a subscriber. If you wish to update your Email Preferences or Unsubscribe, click *{{Unsubscribe}}*