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Adult Family CareDeveloping Partnerships, Enriching Communities

Employment ServicesSkilled & Reliable Workers Family Support Center

Developing Partnerships, Enriching Communities

Shared LivingDeveloping Partnerships, Enriching Communities Social Recreation


Developing Partnerships, Enriching CommunitiesIn This Edition

Living United...Growing United

Healthy Lifestyles Program to Begin

AFC News

Family Support Center News

Shared Living News

News from Job Development

Arc Classifieds

The Buzz.Employment Updates

Voc Education News

Employment Services News

Agency News

Roots & Shoots

New Employees

Happenings and Announcements

Lights Camera .....

Benny’s Movie Review

Winter Edition


Name Ext Title

Beauregard, Elaine 37 Case Manager/Rep. Payee

Bishoff, Kasey 21 Job Developer

Colitti, Michael 19 Employment Specialist

Coughlin, Jim 17 Business Manager

Duggan, Amy 27 Director of Shared Living

Freeman, Linda 13 Adult Family Care, R.N.

Goulding, Patti 25 Case Manager

Happnie, Ann Marie 10 Executive Secretary

Kenney, Malissa 29 Director of Family Support & AFC

Long, Christine 12 Case Manager

MacVicar, Jude 30 Adult Family Care, R.N.

Mallozzi, Dianna 23 Assistant Bookkeeper

Mallozzi, Jean 20 Controller

Martino, Bobbi 28 Projects Coordinator

Mellon, Karen 40 Adult Family Care R.N. BSN

Monty, Roger 22 Executive Director

Monopoli, Deborah 38 Director Employment Services

Moore, Ann 34 Employment Specialist

Newcomb, Kelly 33 PCA/Job Coach

O’Neal, Susan 26 Public Relations

O’Reilly, Jill 11 Community Support Coordinator

Owen, Donna 31 Adult Family Care R.N. BSN

Pierce, Aubre 35 Vocational Specialist

Pineo, Mark 24 ISP Coodinator/Asst Director Employment Services

Robbins, Cari 14 Asst. Family Support Coordinator

Scigliano, Kristine 16 Family Support Coordinator

Simpkins, Robert Job Coach

Important Notice: All Arc Emails are changed from .com to .orgi.e. [email protected]

General Correspondence and Membership:

The Arc of Greater Plymouth Cordage Commerce Center

10 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 208Plymouth, MA 02360

Phone: (508) 732-9292 Fax: (508) 732-9229

www.thearcofgp.org

Hours of Operation:Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Arc Board of DirectorsOfficers:

Arthur Murphy-President Steve Costello-Vice PresidentMary Beth Vargus-SecretaryDonald Guilfoyle-Treasurer

Board Members: John Griffin Adam Hill

Jim WallaceWayne Owen

Donna RodriguezPatricia Cosgrove

Christopher Garcia

Arc Human Rights CommitteeMichael Azzara, Esq.- ChairmanDeborah Monopoli-Coordinator Chris Lon-Human Rights Officer

Committee Members:

Jacqui Draper Susan Draper

Ladonna Downs LPN Cheryl Simmons MSW LICSW

Samantha Draper Kate Brewer

Michelle BraitJennifer Frederico-Pinto LMHC

“Developing Partnerships, Enriching Communities”



April 6, 2013SAVEthe date

11th Anniversary Dinner & Silent AuctionIndian Pond Country Club • Kingston, MA

Message from the Executive DirectorThis fiscal year got off to an exciting start, with the possibility of a fiscal cliff looming and a national election. The Arc of Greater Plymouth, despite questions on the economy, continues to grow in many of the areas where we provide services. Our employment division has grown from 15 to 40 job sites over two years, and we are still growing in job opportunities. Employment is definitely ticking upwards. We have increased our staffing in our Adult Family Care Program and we will soon have fifty individuals and families supported through AFC. Our Family Support system continues to grow with many new opportunities available, such as baking , cooking and cosmetology classes, trips in the community and many more. Our Family Support Center and Family Support Ser-vices are state of the art. Our Shared Living Program has also expanded. We just leased new homes in Plymouth and Pembroke and will be adding a third by June. Along with this growth we continue to develop new partner-ships that help support our community activities.

The Arc of Greater Plymouth continues to move forward. We have a new logo, a new website, new brochures, we have a video in the works and last, but not least, we may have our own building to house our Employment Pro-gram and offices in the Plymouth Industrial Park. Stay tuned, there is more growth to come.

Roger Monty, Executive Director

Living United…Growing United Malissa Kenney, director Family Support/AFC

February is one of the busiest months for Arc Directors as it has notoriously become known as grant writing month. Much time, thought and consideration is put into the Annual United Way RFR applications as we con-template the needs of the individuals we serve and their families, try to foresee any challenges to the economy, healthcare and state cuts that may impact their livelihood as well as prepare for new educational or vocational programs and opportunities we may want to offer as an agency. At times we feel as if we are gazing through crystal balls.

It is also though, a month of reflection, a wonderful time to take stock of the generous funding provided to us through United Way Grants and the amazing impact it has made to individuals, families, professional partners, and the growth of agency programming, job opportunities and the community at large.

The Family Support Center has been the grateful recipient for many years of an emergency/basic needs grant which has often supplemented state allocation funds for individuals and families requesting assistance with heat, rent, food, clothing and respite. This funding has sent kids to camp, provided winter tires and car repairs, and cov-ered mounting out of pocket medical expenses. The grant has become essential to supporting those in need espe-cially the past few years as we encountered significant cuts to state funding and the economic downturn.

Thanks to the increase in the FY12 United Way emergency grant coupled with donations from Shaw’s Plymouth and Macy’s Hanover, the Family Support Center was able to create an in house food pantry stocked with non perish-able breakfast, lunch and dinner items along with gift cards for frozen meats and poultry. A dream realized and a new way to meet the nutritional needs of those we serve! Continued on page 9

“Knowing how to grow things is important if you want to make a garden, but not as important as people make out; it’s knowing where to put them that matters.” - Mary Keen 1987


Mark your calendars -Wed.March 6th 5:30 to 7:30 PM

The Arc of Greater Plymouths’ Healthy Lifestyles 8 week curriculum will begin at our 10 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 208, classroom. The program is designed by and for people with disabilities to develop confidence and skills to stay on a journey towards a healthy and happy lifestyle.

The goal of this program is to provide the support and resources for each participant to be able to create a personalized plan of action that will provide for their own vision of a happier , healthier life.

The 2 hour sessions will be interactive, hands on learning experiences, taught by trainers with and without dis-abilities. The topics covered will include: what is a healthy lifestyle, knowing who you are, knowing what you need, and making it happen .

Each participant will be asked to sign on for the full 8 weeks and any follow up support meetings the group decides they may need to ensure success. Each participant creates a self determined plan for what makes their life-style healthy and happy.

A small registration fee ($10) will be required to cover ma-terials costs. A healthy snack will be provided.

Transportation may be arranged if necessary, but individuals are encourage to bring along someone that shares their life if possible.

For more information and/or to register please contact Linda Freeman [email protected]

Phone 508‐ 732‐9292 ext 13

Family Support Center NewsThe Adult Family Care (AFC) Program is happy to announce the addition of a new part time nurse, Judy MacVicar and a new LSW/case manager Robin Gersten. Judy joined The Arc in November and Robin will begin

in February. We are excited to have them on staff as they bring their special areas of expertise and experience to our team.

Intake interviews have been completed on 6 new con-sumers in the month of January. When all are approved, we will be servicing 47 individuals. We are grateful for the recommendations from our families and friends as we continue to expand to better meet the needs of the families and individuals we serve. Our “Recommend a Friend” policy has been very positive resulting in cash bonuses to those who refer an eligible individual to our AFC. Currently we serve over forty-two individuals with another four in the application process.

AFC has become a wonderful option for families where either an individual is his/her own guardian or one par-ent is guardian while the other an AFC provider. It is an excellent alternative for adults 18+ who need ADL sup-port and would like to live in a home environment with a family/caregiver.

To learn more about the AFC Program, become a pro-vider or recommend a friend , please contact Malissa Kenney at 508-732-9292x29 or [email protected]

Who’s New in AFC Jude MacVicar, R.N.,BC., has recently joined the Adult Family Care Unit of The Arc. She is a Board Certified Adult and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse, who has spent most of her nursing career working closely with patients in community settings such as Day Treatment Centers, Inpatient Units and most recently as a Visiting Nurse with a mental health specialty. Jude has also worked with spinal cord injured patients and as an EMT , First Responder. When asked what she most enjoyed about her work here, Jude replied, “ The Arc staff is dedicated and fun to work with, and I learn something new daily from my contact with families and participants. I love my job at The Arc because The Arc focuses on strengths and abilities, and helps participants to realize their dreams to the most extent possible.Jude MacVicar, R.N.,BC.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLESPROGRAM TO BEGIN


“There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelli-gence, imagination, and wonder.” –Ronald Reagan Growth is a very important aspect of any successful agency. We see growth on many different levels here at The Arc of Greater Plymouth. Within a more specific focus, the Shared Living Department has seen growth in two primary ways: growth within the department, as well as personal growth within the individuals we serve. Both have been quite rewarding to witness. Currently, we are in the home stretch in preparing for a new client to make her transition from an agency in Boston, to The Arc of Greater Plymouth. Not only is our client list growing, but so is our dedicated families who are willing to open their hearts and homes to the indi-viduals we serve. Based on many conversations I have had with families, as well as our Provider’s, The Arc’s dedication and good works are highly recognized. We stand out from other agencies and organizations based on these two factors, plus our ability to form meaning-ful relationships between our clients and providers, as well as between our agency and partnerships. This

alone is quite gratifying to be a part of. The individuals residing within the Shared Living Pro-gram have also been quite busy. It has been amazing to see their personal growth within a short period of time. One individual, Tanya, has been enrolled at a therapeu-tic learning center, where she spends her time caring for animals, ranging from horses to alpacas. She is also able to spend time with a certified clinician, which is quite beneficial to her overall wellbeing. She partakes in this program twice a month. Other individuals continue to strive within their em-ployment, while balancing out their time at home and time spent with family. This is not always the easiest of tasks, but the effort put forth always makes a differ-ence. The Shared Living Department is always looking for members of the community to get involved! If you would like to dedicate time to an individual with dis-abilities, whether to do companion hours or to become a respite relief provider, please contact me directly at (508) 732-9292 x27. Your participation is a great way to keep the momentum of our growth going. -Amy Duggan, Director of Shared Living

Family Support Center News

Shared Living News

New Social Recreation and Life Skills programs at the Family Support Center continue to be developed thanks largely to a commitment of FY13 funding from DDS, private donations, a United Way Life Skills Grant and corporate sponsorship by companies such a Macy’s Hanover and Team Mizuno USA. We are so thrilled with our new offerings this year, which included the Voter Education workshop, Healthy Lifestyles, Roots and Shoots as well as the expansion of our monthly dances, trips and Tips and cooking/baking classes. Recently the Family Support Center developed partner-ships with Plymouth South High School Cosmetology Program to create a Health and Beauty course for 10 women as well as with A Dancer’s World in Pembroke to provide opportunity for a children’s special needs tap, ballet and jazz program. Our new “Culture Club” attended their first event, Shen

Yun at the Providence Performing Arts Center. We look forward to upcoming shows for all ages including TuckEverlasting, Beauty and the Beast and the Big Apple Circus. Additionally new funding will provide camper-ships for April and June at Camp Clark, The Bridge Center, South Shore Conservatory and new arts based classes for children. The benefits of having an expanded social recreation program which has complimented our already wonder-ful educational and athletic offerings are numerous. Those we serve have activities that they can count on, new friendships and relationships are established, more opportunities for community integration with modeling, building of social skills, money management skills and communication. For parents and caregivers our well staffed events create natural respite and op-portunities to watch their family members take part in activities that bring them joy.


New from Job Development by Kasey Bishoff

Since becoming the Job Developer here at The Arc my focus has been to find new ways to get our folks into the community for work and volunteer activities. I have been actively networking with various groups in order to spread the word about The Arc. Through local Business Networking International and Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce events I have been able to secure new posi-tions for individuals with competitive wages.

Simultaneously, I have been focusing a lot of time on volunteer opportunities. I believe that through volun-teer work the individual can grow in more ways than just building a resume. Our individuals (by example) are able to educate the community on the things we do here at The Arc, and the quality of worker we prepare. Hopefully, this should lead to more and more jobs coming to us rather than us seeking them! My goal is to have The Arc of Greater Plymouth become a resource for employers to immediately think of when looking for passionate & quali-fied workers.

One such employer recently sent us the following quote:“Part of our vision of Live Life Believe was not to be your typi-

cal gym but to be part of the community. We are so excited to work with amazing local organizations like The Arc of Greater Plymouth. We are so proud of our employees from The Arc for doing such a great job cleaning our fitness center. One of our members commented recently “these are the cleanest locker rooms I have ever seen in a gym” Keep up the great work and thank you for helping to make our gym a special place. --- Karen Rich, Wellness Manager, and the entire staff at LLB.

ARC CLASSIFIEDS Scott Soule is a new member of The Arc Supported Employment Program. A Graduate of Project Growth at PNHS, Scott comes to The Arc every Wednesday

and Friday with a smile. He is a people person and always a joy to be around. Scott is currently working at Piantedosi’s butcher Shop in Plymouth and has been for the past 2 years.

Scott is looking for a part time position in either a restaurant or a grocery store. He would love to help bag groceries, stock shelves, and learn new jobs.

Please contact Job Developer Kasey Bishoff for more information on hiring this in demand candidate! We can set up an interview.

Kasey Bishoff-Job Developer [email protected], 508-732-9292 ext 21

Attention Business Owners Help us find competitive job placement for this skilled, motivated and loyal job seeker. If you, a friend, neighbor or family member own a business, we have an opportunity for you to make a differ-ence. The Arc of Greater Plymouth Employment Ser-vices Dept. has programs in place for grant-funded on the job training, as well as Job coach supports tailored to your job requirements.


“The Buzz” Employment UpdatesHappy New Year!

Going into 2013 we have 3 new clients; Jackie, Jessica, and Jimmy; this brings us up to 35.

Out of that 35 number we have 26 employed and 4 in volunteer positions. Although that is more than 75% employed and that is not a bad percentage rate, we are always aiming for 100% employed.

This is where Kasey, our Job Developer comes in. Re-cently she made another new partner; our local YMCA. They are very excited about working with us as an agency as well as the individuals. They plan on incorpo-

rating up to 5 clients in an internship thru our United Way Grant at their summer camp and eventually hope to hire at least two of the participants. There is also the possibility that we will be taking part in their school program and activities at a new location opening soon in Plymouth. This brings our Employer Partnerships to twenty, an increase of 25% over the past three years.

The Arc Recycling Pilot Program Our A.D. Makepeace grant has begun. In the classroom setting we have introduced the program to the individ-uals and have identified several clients who display a passion for recycling. We discussed Reducing, Reusing and Recycling and talked about how and what we will


be recycling during the program; bottles, cans, card-board, tin, paper and plastic.

A big part of the program will be documenting how much we have kept out of our landfill during the 12 weeks. The clients will take part in each of the steps, the planning, the collecting, separating, documenting and bringing the items to the recycling center. If this pilot is successful, we hope to offer it as a service for other busi-nesses in our Cordage Park Complex in hopes of starting our own small recycling business.

The Vocational ClassesSkills Building• Individuals worked on budgeting for family Christmas

gifts by using weekly flyers. They pulled a price out of a hat and were asked to buy gifts for everyone on their real xmas list using the prices listed in the flyers

• Worked on good body language for interviews and everyday conversations. Using the game of charades, we were able to discuss what type of body language we thought the person was showing and how it made us feel. I.e. being tired can also make you look ag-gravated if you are not able to express your emotion verbally

• We put together the chocolates for the Christmas party while discussing team building

• Worked on self esteem building, individuals pulled a direction out of the hat to perform i.e. Give everyone in the room a compliment. I.e. sing your favorite song ie identify your strongest quality. This allowed all

individuals to become comfortable being themselves around others

• Discussed the general rules of The Arc and why these rules are in place

Academics• We worked on using a map and writing directions to

different locations• Practiced math in the form of math baseball• Worked on the 50 states and locating them

Special ThanksA shout out to Trav, Judy, Elaine and Lynn! These are our on-call Job Coaches and we call on them a lot! They are always there to meet our needs and we truly appreciate their service.

Annual Coat Drive and Blanket DriveThe Arc Employment Advisory Committee is once again taking part in their annual coat and blanket drive cam-paigns. To date they have collected nearly 100 gently used coats and have raised funds to purchase and de-liver to area churches 10 nice warm blankets for families and the homeless.

This year they hope to add a new pair of mittens, hat or scarf with each coat, all color coordinated of course. They are currently taking donations and raising money thru the sale of snacks.That’s all “the buzz” in Employment for now, Deb Monopoli, Director of Employment Services


Voc Education News - Aubre Pierce ,Vocational Specialist New Voc Educator, Aubre Pierce, is including researching information about The Arc of Greater Plymouth, it’s history, it’s operation and it’s mission as a part of her curriculum. The purpose is to expand participant’s knowledge about The Arc so that they can help educate the Plymouth Community about our agency.

The class plans visits to community service, business and government sites with the dual purpose of bringing information about The Arc of Greater Plymouth and learning what sort of work goes on at that site, and what experience, education and work skills are required . Visits to The Police and Fire Departments took place this past month.

Class time following these visits is spent discussing information learned about the jobs they observed, how the work we do might be similar and class work is planned to enhance devel-

opment of skills , researching where specific skills- training courses could be accessed, and choosing future sites.

“ My desired result is that visiting workplaces and meeting people will help my students expand the community’sknowledge of The Arc and create a bigger network of possible employers. Knowing the community a littlebetter can help individuals understand what they really want to do.” says Aubre.

Eric asks about job qualifications


Developing Partnerships, Enriching Communities Saturday April 6, 2013

6:00 pm-10:30 pm

Proudly Presents11th Anniversary Dinner & Silent Auction

Indian Pond Country Club • Kingston, MA

FeaturingComedian John Turco as master of Ceremonies

Legendary Band “Cheap Voova”&

Introducing The Arc’s inaugural video

SAVEthe date


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Living United…Growing United Continued from page 3Our United Way Food Pantry Grant provides 2 to 3 days of healthy food to the residents in need at the Algonquin Heights Housing Complex twice per month through a now 3 year old community outreach effort. Again thanks to an increase in funding the Family Support Center partnered with Sauchuk Farms to create a farmer’s market on property offering $20.00 vouchers for fresh produce in September and October. Another dream realized.

Finally the Family Support Center was awarded a new third grant specific to developing innovative Life Skills programs and educational workshops for individuals of all ages and their families. In this very important election year, “We’ve Got the Power” a voter’s education class was developed from which the participants learned about the presidential and local candidates, became registered to vote, welcomed guest speaker State Senate President Therese Murray, campaigned for Senator Murray, and voted for the first time! It was an incredible accomplish-ment, and another dream realized for staff and most importantly our new voters.

The Arc Roots and Shoots Program geared for ages 14-21 became a reality as one of only a few nationwide chap-ters that have members with developmental disabilities. A conservation program developed by Dr. Jane Goodall, Roots and Shoots focuses on serving the community through work with people, animals and the environment. Thanks to United Way our club members have welcomed guest speakers from the Whale and Dolphin Society, donated food to the local Pet Food Pantry and have volunteered time socializing animals at the local shelter. For the members of Employment Services, the United Way Grant, Developing Partnerships/Enriching Lives & Communities Initiative, has supported more than 20 Employment Internships providing vocational training and exploration. The employee partners have been terrific and include Chartwell’s @ MMA, Verc Mobil, Live-Life-Be-lieve, Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Plimouth Plantation, Colchester Neighborhood Farm, Life Care

Center, and soon, The South Shore YMCA, and Salvation Army. We look forward to new opportunities at The Greater Plymouth Performing Arts Center and this summer placing 5 individuals with internships at Camp Clark. The goal of the initiative is for participants to learn new skills, identify their passions, build their resumes and ulti-mately become employed. To date the outcome has secured 6 jobs, with the promise of 3 more in the upcoming months. The program has been very successful thanks to the support of The United Way of Greater Plymouth.

So as we prepare our new applications we can confidently say that our agency has grown, those we serve have grown, and our staff have grown, largely due to United Way and their belief that what we do as an agency has significant value.

See our website for Special Event Announcement regarding our Annual Fundraising Projects!

Become a sponsor, a business member, or join us as a volunteer!

Come help us Grow!

RAFFLE TICKETS

Grand Prize $10,000Consolation Prizes $1,000, $500 & $250

To be Drawn on April 6th 2013 at our 11th Anniversary Annual Dinner and Auction

Held at Indian Pond Country Club

Only 300 Tickets to be sold!!WINNER NEED NOT BE PRESENT

$100 ea.


Who’s New Bridgewater State Senior, Christina DiTullio has joined The Arc of Greater Plymouth for her Spring semester internship. Christina is a psychology major with a sociology minor and chose The Arc

as her placement because she felt she could relate best to our mission and work as an agency, from all the possible sites recommended by her department.

Shown here doing some graphic design work for our 11th Annual Dinner Fundraiser, Christina is still in her evaluation/interview phase to chose a major project for her internship. She has also been at work stream-lining our Employment Services worksite/transporta-tion schedule to increase efficiency of assignments and is in the process of coordinating a healthy lifestyle program among other upcoming projects.

Christina DiTullio

Agency News

This program for ages 16-22 is designed to give individuals the opportunity to work to-gether with a group and focus on environmental issues, work within the community and with each other to learn more about nature, animals and the envi-ronment.

Our group recently visited the Standish Humane Society to discover volunteer opportunities for our indi-viduals and what we can do to help the animals that live in this shelter before adoption. Our individuals brought along multiple bags of pet food to donate.

It was a great visit and we are looking forward to working with The Standish Humane society in the future. We have also worked hard and are very excited to an-nounce we have raised enough money to begin the process of adopting a whale.

If you have any questions or would like any information on our Roots and Shoots group please Contact Cari Rob-bins at The Arc of Greater Plymouth 508-732-9292 ext 14

New EmployeesOur Growing Family Support Staff

Family Support welcomes Michael Swanson as our new DESE/DDS Project Coordinator. Michael has been a long time Plymouth Area DDS Children’s Service Coordinator and managed the DESE/DDS for the state prior to his recent retirement. Michael will be a huge asset to the Family Support Team with his expertise and familiarity with the families we serve.

The AFC and Family Support Teams welcome Robin Gersten, a Licensed Social Worker. Robin comes to The Arc of Greater Plymouth from Westchester County, New York where she previously worked for the Westchester Arc and the Jewish Community Center. Robin will be working primarily in the Adult Family Care Program but will also spear head our Sibshops program and other educational programs.

You can download this newsletter on our Arc web-site www.thearcofgp.org. Please forward current email address to [email protected] if you would like to receive your newsletter electronically.


Lights Camera Action!!!

The Arc of Greater Plymouth has begun the process of creating a video about The Arc which will be ready for its’ inaugural showing on Saturday April 6th at our 11th Annual Dinner and Auction. Another Reason to Come to the Dinner!!

Kelley Rugg of Rowboat Productions is producing the 5-7 minute video and is busy interviewing employers, individuals and staff as well as filming some of our events. Kelley is an award- winning writer, director and videographer and we look forward to an inspiring film about The Arc.

Happenings & Announcements

BENNY’S MOVIE REVIEW HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMSI M GIVING IT A THUMBS UP How to Eat Fried Worms is a family movie

THE CHARACTERS ARE: Joe is the meanest bully boy of all (played by Adam Hicks); Adam is not a nice boy (played by Austin Rogers); Billy is main character (played by Luke Benward); and Erika is a good girl (played by Haille Kate Eisenberg).

MY FAVORITE SCENE IN THE MOVIE: My favorite scene in the movie is when the boy, Billy puts the hot sauce in the worm pan when he was at the restaurant.

MY SECOND FAVORITE SCENE: My second favorite scene in the movie is when Billy puts worms in the pea-nut butter jelly and worm sandwich.

MY THIRD FAVORITE SCENE: My third favorite scene in the movie was when Billy put worms in the toothpaste.

FAVORITE QUOTE: When Joe sang “Baby Beluga song”

in the house. PLOT: Billy is a new student to a new school. Joe, the school bully challenges Billy to eat 10 worms in a day without vomiting. Billy has a weak stomach and vomits easily. If Billy is unable to do this then he has to put worms down

his undies and walk in the school hall way. Billy loses the challenge. Billy ends up putting worms in his undies because he could not complete the challenge, but his friend does it with him. The school ends up supporting Billy and they all win against the bullies of the school.

LITTLE FACT: This movie is based on a 1973 children’s novel with the same name.

I DID ENJOY THE MOVIE!!!! SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THE MOVIE!!!!

ROLL IT CHUCK!!!!!

March is National DD/ID monthDevelopmental Disabilities Awareness Month Toolkit AvailableAs a Chapter of The Arc, we can empower people with I/DD to become their own best advocates. No matter how effective our organization’s advocacy efforts may be, no one is as powerful an advocate for people with I/DD as a person with I/DD. During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month this March, The Arc’s national organization will launch an awareness campaign called “Empower Yourself, Empower Someone Else.” Spread the word in your community with these tools designed to help you communicate with your supporters, the media and the general public.


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Plymouth, MA 02360Address Service Requested

The Arc of Greater Plymouth is dedicated to providing personalized ser-vices, supports, and advocacy to individuals with intellectual and other

developmental disabilities. The Arc of Greater Plymouth is committed to changing attitudes, perceptions, and legislation so individuals will

have the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live, work and play. The Arc of Greater Plymouth provides services

and supports to over 550 individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Supporting People, Supporting Families, Supporting Communities Providing Advocacy, Support and Services for Individuals with

Developmental /Intellectual Disabilities and their Families in the Towns of Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston,

Marshfield, Pembroke, Plympton and Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Affiliated with The Arc of the United States, Arc Massachusetts and United Way of Greater Plymouth County.

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