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Please join us on Thursday, April 25, 2024 for our Yoga event!

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April and May 2024 Longevity Celebration

Celebration scheduled for

April 18, 2024

April

Linda Albaugh, Finance Manager - celebrating 15 years
Jennifer Lon, Family Caregiver - celebrating 13 years
Wendy Rosanova, Family Caregiver - celebrating 10 years
Colleen Klaus, Office Assistant - celebrating 9 years
Ansumana Rogers, Respite Host Home Provider - celebrating 7 years
Satriana Siagian, Host Home Provider - celebrating 6 years
Robin Stiff, Monitoring Manager - celebrating 5 years
Lois Lainer, Family Caregiver - celebrating 4 years

May
Vonne Karamoy, Host Home Provider - celebrating 9 years

Chris Weinman, Family Mentoring Coordinator, celebrating 6 years

OUR CSSI MISSION COMES TRUE BECAUSE OF YOU

CELEBRATING AND APPRECIATING YOU!

CSSI News Corner

CSSI would like to welcome the following Internal Office Staff, Mentoring Coordinators, Family Care Givers and Host Home Providers to our Agency!

Rehsempata Alford, Host Home Provider

Fanny Faired, Host Home Provider

Julita Moningka, Host Home Provider
Charles Dien, Host Home Provider

CELEBRATING FEBRUARY AND MARCH

BIRTHDAYS!

CSSI enjoys celebrating birthdays together with our personnel.

Come be CELEBRATED with special surprises for your special day!

We will celebrate April and May birthdays at our CSSI office on April 25, 2024.

April

Didjie Aristilde, Mentoring Coordinator - April 25
Becky Bartels, Financial Director - April 16
Ash Gelaw, Host Home Provider - April 2
Adeboye Ibrahim, Respite Host Home Provider - April 2
Ketty Londa, Host Home Provider - April 25
Tun Tun Oo, Respite Host Home Provider - April 3

Albert Palar, Host Home Provider - April 21
Lendy Pangemanan, Respite Host Home Provider - April 6
Betty Pessima, Host Home Provider - April 19

May

Lydia Casaus, Manager of Independent Living Services - May 8
Irene Franisiska, Host Home Provider - May 11
Seyi Ibrahim, Host Home Provider - May 15
Melva Littie, Host Home Provider - May 24
Roel Largo, Respite Host Home Provider - May 6
Abdul Pessima, Host Home Provider - May 12

Ellen Pioh, Respite Host Home Provider - May 19

Peter Tobing, Host Home Provider - May 24

VIEW PHOTOS FROM OUR PREVIOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Spotlight Stories

KRISTEN GOES TO INDONESIA

Kristen D. had an experience of a LIFETIME! Her Host Home Providers, Juanita and Lendy took her on an extraordinary adventure to their home country of Indonesia for several weeks. She was immersed in the Indonesian Culture. She met new friends, she experienced new foods, she learned about the culture, she saw many parts of the country, she experienced dance and music, she experienced all types of transportation, she learned about the history, and she LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT! Kristen, Juanita and Lendy helped many of us here at CSSI feel like we went on the adventure as well. They shared a slide show and many Indonesian foods while we watched and heard all about the adventure. We are ever so grateful for Juanita and Lendy for giving this experience to Kristen! It met the meaning of 'Once in a Lifetime opportunity!'

READ ABOUT SOME OF OUR PAST FUN EVENTS!

October 26, 2023 Halloween party

We had a great turn out and the perfect weather for our annual CSSI Halloween party!

CSSI Halloween costume contest was "Vote For Your CSSI Peers" theme this year. We let all the people we support that came to our party Vote for each other.

Categories were:

Most Creative: the winner Selena was a homemade mirror.

My Favorite: the winner Chris was an Angel with white robe, wings, halo and a harp.

The Scariest: the winner Ryan was a mysterious "Kyeday Predator" with a helmet that he personally synchronized CSSI names to digitally read across the top of the helmet including Jayne , Teresa, Nicole, and the letters "CSSI" to cover everyone's name.

The Funniest: the winner Beth was Super Mario with a great mustache.

First, we started the evening with a Halloween photo booth, and each person then took their polaroid picture to a conference room to place the picture in a frame and decorate their keepsake picture. Then everyone gathered into another conference room to decorate their very own pumpkin with stickers. We laughed, danced a little and enjoyed treat bags filled with yummy snacks while fun Halloween/dance music played in the background. Then last but not least , everyone's favorite part of the evening was to vote for each other's costume. Each winner received a $25 gift card to Walmart.

ANNUAL MOUNTAIN RETREAT
August 2023

The Annual Mountain Retreat was a favorite for many! About thirty people came together and headed off to the Woodland Park area to Quaker Ridge Camp on August 22nd, 2023. Our days and nights were filled with fun, laughter, hiking, archery, team building course, evening campfires, playing pool, games, a mountain slide and more!!! Everyone had fun together, helped one another, developed friendships, and just enjoyed being together in our beautiful Colorado mountains in this lovely setting!
What a joy to return to this fun annual event! We can hardly wait for next year!!!

2023 Mountain Retreat

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CSSI SPRING FLING DANCE/PROM

May 12, 2023 was a special night for so many CSSI friends and family! We all met at the Summit Center and danced the night away to our wonderful Klassy K the DJ. The music was loved by all. Everyone loved getting their picture taken with the ‘Under the Sea’ theme and will have magnet pictures coming their way in the mail! Dancing, mingling, socializing and a whole bunch of FUN defined the evening!!!

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Yoga Event, April 2023

This April, CSSI organized an event that we have never had before! Everyone brought an open mind to the clubhouse when they walked in to see yoga mats scattered across the room. Everyone picked their yoga mat along with a vibrant sweat towel. Hot tea and snacks were prepared for everyone to bring a calm and centered mind. Hosted by Guided by Humanity, they brought us a Yoga/Mindfulness Workshop! It was a beautiful experience for everyone involved. From the soothing sounds and instruments to the flow of the stretches. Everyone jumped up to make shooting stars and after shaking it out! There were over 35 participants, including our CSSI staff that helped make it happen.

BINGO NIGHT, MARCH 2023

Our March event saw everyone back at the Clubhouse for an exciting evening of Bingo! We had a full house turnout, and lots of winners. Our team set up all the best Bingo patterns to keep everyone on their toes. All the winners got to choose their prizes from a wide variety of options, from gift cards to lovely home decor to summer fun items. We served plenty of tasty snacks, and the smiles and happy conversations abounded all evening long!

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FEBRUARY 2023 ART NIGHT

Our monthly event for February at CSSI was Art Night! This was hosted at our new location at the Clubhouse! When everyone arrived, they picked up their own stencils of their own choice. We had a vast selection of different inspiring quotes, herbs, and football! Everyone settled into their seats at the communal tables. We served everyone some sandwiches, fruit, granola, and water that we all enjoyed in between our art projects. Everyone created their own unique tote bags! Some decorated it with their favorite football teams while others did quotes to inspire us all!

After creating their own incredible bags, they decorated their own window Mandala! The team had different markers to choose from, such as Sharpies, Paint Pens, and art markers. We had a wonderful turnout of over 40 participants! Everyone had a great time!