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elcome to the 2016/2017 Annual Report for Community Entry Services.

In the past 12 months we have had both accomplishments and challenges. Our Board has developed positive plans for the future.

We are delighted to welcome aboard Carolyn Worth as director of our Jackson site. Also, Kyle Butterfield of Riverton has joined our Board of Directors. Fresh faces in leadership positions always provide us with new ideas and energy!

We are passionate in our efforts to integrate those we support into their communities. As a reflection of that, the Wyoming Arts Council has recognized CES as a leader due to our incorporation of integrated therapeutic art classes and people served. They have asked us to be a model for other organizations throughout Wyoming.

This year CES stands to lose $300,000 as a result of increased operating costs and insufficient public funding. Accommodating this situation remains a daily challenge.

We are doing so through innovative ways such as installing cost saving solar panels. We are also collaborating with other community organizations, like the Wyoming Episcopal Diocese Foundation, for funding.

Thanks to our supporters we had a record year in donations. Expanding this base over the past three years has resulted in a 400% increase in donors. We see philanthropy as an essential part of our future.

We continue to be a voice for those we support and their families at the state and local level. It is through awareness of their needs that our Legislators and Governor will continue to support us.

While the challenges today are quite different than when we started over 40 years ago, we remain optimistic. We are honored to have a professional staff and caring families that are dedicated to our cause.

As in the past, we continue to meet our challenges and believe that we have in place an organization that is vibrant and sustainable.

Thank you for your support,

Shawn GriffinCEO

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Community Entry ServicesJACKSON • RIVERTON • LANDER • CASPER

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Hal HerronBoard Chair

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chair Hal Herron

Vice Chair Travis Moffat

Secretary Eric Ridgeway, M.D.

Treasurer Richard Woods

Kyle Butterfield

Frank Lane

T.R. Pierce

Marianne Pryor

Betty Sorenson

Carlton Underwood

New Board of Director Member Kyle Butterfield

We’re delighted to welcome Kyle Butterfield of Riverton as a new member of the Board of Directors. He comes with

experience working with those with intellectual disabilities. “CES provides great a great service to the community,” he says. “I’m honored to give my support to a program that benefits these people’s lives.”

Gary Endecott is still catching his breath after getting home from Austria, where he went to compete in Special Olympics World Winter Games. Only one other person from Wyoming qualified.

He’s thrilled that he got 4th in the Super G and then 5th in the Advanced Alpine Slalom. But he had as much fun just being there. “It was so much fun,” Gary said. “And I got to meet lots of people!”

“We are really proud of Gary and excited that he was able to go”, says Carolyn Worth, Jackson CES Director. “People poured in donations to help. Without the community’s generous support, it wouldn’t have been possible.”

Gary, 27 years old, came to CES right after he graduated from High School in Star Valley. That’s where he learned to ski, and then he got to work with the Teton Adaptive Team.

He now lives in his own apartment, with CES support for his mild intellectual disability and anxiety disorder. He holds a job at The Liquor Store in Jackson by cleaning and stocking the shelves. When not working he loves walking dogs at the animal shelter. “It’s nice for them to get out of the kennel,” he laughs.

“He is always helping out everyone around him,” says CES Jackson director Carolyn Worth. “He’s the first to lend a hand.”

Gary Endecott Special Olympics World Winter Games

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B IG NEWS!

ew Jackson director Carolyn Worth has worn a few hats at CES for the past six years. “The first time I met all the clients and learned about the organization I knew it was the place

for me,” she says. “I wanted a meaningful job where I actually made a difference and that’s what we’ve got here.” She’s now excited about her new challenges and CEO Shawn Griffin says, “She’s the perfect fit for the position. I know things go well in Jackson with her at the helm.”

Along with Carolyn, Kay Farmer has stepped into the role of residential coordinator to help with participants in their homes while Layne Ezzell is in charge of both the day and vocational programs.

Exciting Changes in Jackson

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OUR BIG SOLAR PROJECT

e are thrilled that Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky customers have awarded CES $250,000.

We plan to retrofit the administration, day habilitation, and Neat Repeat buildings in Riverton with solar panels. These will be providing between 60-70% of our electricity, off setting that much from our current monthly utility bills. As we look to continuing to tighten our belt as federal and state funding remains insufficient, reducing our annual utility expense just makes sense.

The Blue Sky award will cover 90% of the costs; we are actively pursuing $30,000 in grants and donations to complete the $280,000 project.

This grant is the largest Blue Sky award in Wyoming for a single project.

“Community Entry Services is a well-deserving recipient of support from our Blue Sky program,” said Rita Meyer, Rocky Mountain Power’s Wyoming vice president. “We are hoping this solar array will shine a light on renewable energy and the amazing work being done at CES day in, and day out for their clients.”

“All of us at Rocky Mountain Power are excited to be partnering with CES, and are pleased they are looking at various options to help reduce expenses,” said Leslie Blythe, RMP regional business manager.

We are excited to be working with Creative Energy, a locally owned business, to install our solar panels.

“Of course this is a definite benefit to CES, but we’re glad to introduce a big solar project to our community,” says Hal Herron, CES board chair.

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Thanks Blue Sky!“Once the solar

panels have been activated our

power bills for those buildings will be reduced

by 60-70%. What a savings!”

Hal Herron, CES board chair

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DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Solar panels @ iStockphoto.com

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4th Annual Dancing with the StarsWe hosted our 4th annual Dancing With The Stars in April. Nine volunteer dance teams put in an amazing amount of time for CES. It’s now the big event of the season in Lander, sells out early, and one of the largest fundraisers in town.

Yoga in LanderIn Lander, people at CES are excited to go to yoga class every week. Thanks to instructor Sylvia Carl, they’re learning balance, body awareness, and new breathing techniques.

The Art of LoveJackson played host to our first “For the Art of Love” fundraiser last fall. Well recognized artists from the community donated beautiful

painted plates to be auctioned off. The successful evening at the Center for the Arts was well received and plans are underway for a second event in October.

Riverton participants love to swim in Thermopolis This year the Riverton participants are traveling to Thermopolis weekly to swim in the hot springs pools. The dinosaur museum is always a perfect way to end the day.

Summer Camp Roasting marshmallows is one of the favorite parts of summer camp, but fishing comes in a close second! Hiking, boating, and art are always popular too. For the past 5 years we’ve had a 3 day camp in the Wind River Mountains. Plans are afoot to have another 85 participants from Lander, Riverton, and Jackson have fun camping at the end of the summer.

Special Olympics Nothing feels better than getting a medal to show off! Jackson, Lander, and Riverton are all winning these days. We’re participating in new Special Olympic sports every year. For the first time we’ve got a softball team gearing up to join our other competitors this summer. We’re determined to bring home way more than just one team’s worth of medals.

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OUR YEAR IN P ICTURES

A Big Year For CES

TO MAKE A DONATION OR TO LEARN MORE PLEASE CONTACT: CES Riverton, Lander & Casper: Shawn Griffin • 307-856-5576 • sgriffin@ces-usa.comCES Jackson: Carolyn Worth • 307-733-7637 • cworth@ces-usa.com

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like to eat at McDonalds best. I order 2 quarter pounders cause my mom says I need to get bigger muscles.”

Going out to dinner is just one of Wesley’s favorite activities at CES. Working at the recycling center is another, along with swimming at the Wyoming Life Resource Center.

Wesley was just learning to ride his bike 25 years ago when he was hit by a car.

Wesley Stone

PARTIC IPANT SPOTLIGHT

“I “Somebody ran me over. That wasn’t fair,” he says, and has been working with an acquired brain injury ever since then.

After he graduated from high school CES stepped in to provide support. “I’m lucky to live at home and come here everyday.” Wesley’s mother lives in Lander; most other CES participants live in either group homes or independently. Wesley says he doesn’t like to be around other people too much and “likes playing the quiet game.”

Wesley was just learning to ride his bike 25 years ago

when he was hit by a car and has been

working with an acquired brain injury

ever since then.

Individuals with developmental disabilities

without support are

10% of offenders in criminal justice system have developmental disabilities

40% of the homeless have developmental disabilities

73% of individuals with developmental disabilities are physically, sexually, emotionally, and financially abused.

73% of individuals with disabilities are victims of bullying.

28% of working-age adults with intellectual disabilities have never held a job.

33% of individuals with disabilities are unemployed

SOURCE: Numbers are according to the Arc of the United States

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Adi Amar & Angela TongAethon EngergyAlice & Bill HardyAlice & John FinleyAlice BrewAlisa & Frank LaneAllan & Frances Tessler Donor Advised FundAlyssa SaltsgaverAmanda SandersAndrew & Nancy CarsonAndrew Ellett / Ellett & CompanyAngela JervisAnita WilsonAnn ConnellAnne & Ken MetzlerAnonymous (6)Anthony & Linda BrooksAntler Inn / Elk Country MotelsArlie ColvaAshley ArchambaultAshley ColgateAshley SawtelleBank of the WestBella MichelBetsy ThurloBeverly JamesBill & Nancy Alley Bill & Nancy SniffinBill & Sharon MacyBlack Hills EnergyBNSF Railway FoundationBob & Julie McLaurinBob Lynch/ Bob’s Truck RepairBonnie & Mert BellBrad & Brit HoytBrad & Kate MeadBrenda WylieBrendan & Nicki McDermott Northwestern MutualBrett & Deanna AllardBrian GeeBriana BrowerBunnie StrassnerCarol & Dave SteidleyCarol A. NantkesCarol Ann Bowers & Mike KraftCarolyn & Phillip GilbertsonCasey BrownCasey’s Country Child CareCathy BlountCathy CraigCentral Bank & TrustChad ConnellChina GardenChris & Maria ClarkChristopher HawksChristopher Von HoltumChuck & Smokey RheaClaire & Glen PerrinClarene & Creed LawClarke Nelson Family FoundationClifford Poindexter & Rebecca Smith PoindexterCody Gamboa

Colleen S. ThompsonCollin VaughnCommunity Center for the ArtsCommunity Foundation of Jackson Hole Competitive Grants ProgramConoco PhillipsCory DalyCraig BromleyCyndy & Peter SimerDale & Roberta PalmerDan ShervinDaniel OrrDanielle SchaferDave & Beth AugeDavid & Sarah DollDavid & Tara EllersteinDavid EllingsonDavid OstlundDeborah & Mark NunninkDebra SmithDeidre AshleyDel & Emily HoweryDenny Emory & Liza the dogDiane ShermanDick & Casey StoutDick WoodsDmitry & Rebecca BalyasnyDonald FelsingerDonald PerkinsDr. & Mrs. Peter CraneEdson SpencerEdward JonesElizabeth “Flicka” Scott Fund Elizabeth IguchiEllinger Yehia Architects LLCEric & Lori RidgwayEric Levy & Julia FairbankErika HopkinEugenie CoppEvelyn GriffinFaith & Mike May MBS, LLCFarmers Insurance, GroupRight ConstructionFirst Interstate BankFirst Western Financial, Inc.Fly RivertonFoundation for the Episcopal Diocese of WyomingFrancesca Paolucci-Rice & Richard RiceFred & Jeanie StaehrFree Lunch FoundationFremont MotorsFremont ToyotaGarold & Lucille WhislerGarth & Bobby YeatesGary BlackwelderGeoff SharpeGeorge LiparidisGreta GrahamHigh Mountain SeasoningHolly JibbenHolly McCollister in Memory of Paul and Esther McCollister FundHome Source Realty

Jack MalmbergJacqueline Nelson & Andy GramlichJames & Mary SpeyerJames MosesJan GruverJane and Charles Kusek Charitable FundJanet SnyderJannet BathJared & Joanna KailJean, Anna & Tim DayJennifer & Chris AmendJennifer DorianJennifer MossJessica FirthJessica WalkerJim & Susan ButtsJo Anne ClayJo Anne McFarlandJodi Forsythe & Amy BrownJody GoodrichJohn & Bobbi MillerJohn & Dawn HummelJohn & Retha NewJohn CardisJohn Gans & Steff KesslerJohn ShadeJohn TurnerJolene OsbackJoni Lee MartinezJoseph SanfordJudy & Larry SuttJulia M HysellJulianne FeckKaren & Steve MatsonKarla ConnellKarlee ZachKate BillingsKatharine DernocoeurKathryn & James SobieskiKathryn LyonsKathy BrowningKatrina RyanKatsey LongKay JonesKeith HallKelvin & Nancy StirnKemmons Wilson Family FoundationKenneth & Barbara ThomasmaKenneth YerglerKent SpenceKristen ResslerKristi KuselKristin VogelLander Community FoundationLander Medical Clinic Western Family CareLander Valley Animal HospitalLarry & Barbara Van GenderenLaura RaynoldsLennie PoitrasLeslie Petersen & Hank Phibbs IILeslye, David & Lachlin HardieLinda HudsonLisa Carpenter

Lisa FinkelsteinLouise & Ralph HaberfeldLynn McRannMaho Hakoshima & Peg GildayMarianne & Mike PryorMark & Nancy SehnertMark Pollard, Paul Sheridan, OSM Wyoming IncMark WilkinsMartha HalversonMartin & Raylene ScholtensMary Ann MillisMary BlountMary HuntMary TownMay and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust Melanie SimsMerrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc.Michael & Jennifer StauthMichael & Jennifer TennicanMichelle FullenkampMiddle Fork RestaurantMike & Atha QuinnMike & Diana EdenMike & Helen CottinghamMike & June Bailey Bailey EnterprisesMike & Linda BartonMike YoungMolly & Bruce HamptonMona SobieskiNeVille Group LLCNicole StotlerNu-Kleen Cleaning ServiceNucor, Inc.OB Fun Run Pass Through Fund 2016Pat McGavranPatagoniaPatricia StancaronePaul & Becky VogelheimPaul & Julie CorniaPaul LowhamPaula & George HunkerPaula KihnPerry & Richard CookPete Wales & Jean AndersonPeter & Deb KeenanPeter & Monica OverlyPeter FrenchPeter OrdwayPeter WarshawPetie & Cynthia BennettPhyllis & Manny MunizRandy & Karen CraftReanna NewRebecca LeBrunRebecca MinionReddon, Koehn & Assoc. CPA’s PCRegan MarynowskiRepresentative & Mrs. Lloyd LarsenRichard & Linda Wheeler Wheeler Family Foundation

Richard & Mary Lou KleneRichard & Susan MillerRichard HiltzikRichard KleneRio CabelleroRita NeillRita Simons Karl M. Johnson FoundationRob WernerRobert & Virginia NagyRobert and Vicki VintonRobert P. WernerRoberta & Edward TaylorRocky Mountain BankRocky Mountain Power FoundationRod & Anne NewcombRod EverettRod WietzkiRon & Helen WarpnessRon & Linda VosikaRon & Mary KiehnRosser EdwardsRuth UrbigkeitSagewest HealthcareSally CaseySandra GuidoScott & Donna Shepherd Shepard Real EstateScott EstepSenator & Mrs. Eli BeboutShana TarterShelli JohnsonSheri SussmanShoshone Rose Casino & HotelSmail and Jarrell FundSteven LiebzeitSue & Norm CessnaSusan GoseT.R. PierceTammy GreenTeton County Hospital DistrictTeton TherapyThe Center for AestheticsThomas & Nancy NinnemanTom & Bobbie LaughlinTom AbernathyTom LaughlinTracy EckhardtTravis MoffatTyrone McIntyreValerie HarrisVickie MeredithWalt & Kay FarmerWalter & Kristin Omlor IIIWayne & Polly TurnerWayne TurnerWells FargoWendy Carlson-Koll William & Tina CunninghamWilliam KerrWyoming Community BankWyoming Ranch SupplyZachary Griswold

Community Entry Services accomplishments are only made possible by the many individuals, organizations, businesses and foundations that made gifts to us during Fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2016- June 30, 2017). Every gift, regardless of size, plays a crucial role in our work—for people with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries. We thank you for your commitment to us.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Rebecca RootBut, along with the summer sun come lots of activities for Rebecca and her friends. “They’ve always got fun stuff for me to do!”

Rebecca lives in a CES apartment with another individual, where she plays the leadership role. Her roommate is blind so she is in charge of the cooking and cleaning, along with help from the staff that are with her.

“I’m happy to have her cared for here,” says her aunt and guardian Teressa Miller. “With CES we can have her living close to us.”

“Art keeps me calm and peaceful,” says Rebecca Root, 23. Art classes are important for her, as is the safety she feels from the CES community.

Rebecca has mild retardation along with ADHD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

“They understand me here,” she says with a smile. CES staff can anticipate her needs and are familiar to Rebecca.

Once an employee at Neat Repeat, changes in funding keeps her from working there now. “I really miss it!”

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Community Entry Services is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities lead satisfying and productive lives in Casper, Jackson, Lander, and Riverton, Wyoming

Facts about the people served

• Average age is 44 years

• 78% have a primary diagnosis of a Developmental Disability

• 16% have a primary diagnosis of Acquired Brain Injury

• 9% are non-ambulatory

• 2% have a visual impairment

• 3% have a hearing impairment

• 56% male

• 44% female

Communities Receiving Services

49% in Riverton

27% in Lander

12% in Jackson

11% in Casper

1% in other locales