All the fun of the Circus - Cerebral Palsy League
All the fun of the Circus - Cerebral Palsy League All the fun of the Circus - Cerebral Palsy League
Pictured: Jenny and Tye Stephenson with AccessServices Job Development Offi cer, Quita Brown.Access builds towards Tye’s dream jobTYE Stephenson dreams of oneday owning his own plaster boardbusiness and he’s already movingin the right direction thanks to a littlehelp from Access Employment.Access Employment is a divisionof the Cerebral Palsy League ofQueensland that assist peoplewho have a disability to exploretheir employment options.Tye, who is 16 years old, registeredwith Access Employment’sCaboolture offi ce six months agoafter deciding to leave school toseek an apprenticeship.Tye has attention-defi cithyperactivity disorder whichboarders on Asperger’s Syndrome,a disability that effects socialinteraction and concentration.“Access was recommended tous by Tye’s school,” Tye’s MotherJenny Stephenson said. “It’ beengreat dealing with Access asthey understood the challengesassociated with Tye’s disability”.“It was hard at fi rst...but I wanted to get ajob so I stuck with it”Once Tye was registered with theservice, he was matched up withJob Development Offi cer, QuitaBrown who guided him throughfi ve weeks of assessment andtraining - including job seeking,resume building and interviewtechniques.“It was hard at fi rst and I felt like Iwas back at school, but I wantedto get a job so I stuck with it”, Tyesaid.After a short time Tye was luckyenough to be offered a job as aplaster boarding apprentice withScooter Commercial, which heenthusiastically took up.Adjusting to full time work and anew environment was diffi cult forTye at first.“It was really hectic at the start withthe blokes at work really testingme. As I learnt the job and workedout strategies to solve problemsit started to ease up. They’re allreally good guys now,” Tye sayswith a smile on his face.It is expected that Tye will facemany challenges throughoutthe apprenticeship process andAccess Employment will be thereevery step of the way to provideongoing support.“We are in the process of organisingtuition support with his TAFEmodules to help with his numeracyand literature diffi culties” saidJob Development Offi cer, QuitaBrown.Tye continues to grow at his newjob and is enjoying learning newthings everyday. He has ambitionsof saving for a house and a car.One day he may even achieve thatdream of owning his own plasterboarding business.For more information about Access Employment Services, a division of theCerebral Palsy League log onto www.accessemployment.org.auPage 8 - League News Volume 31 Edition 4, 2007
Athletic Shannice represents Queensland atNational ChampionshipsREDLANDS Child and FamilyServices client, Shannice Dodd willproudly be representing her statein the National Athletics Carnival inlate November this year.An outstanding achievement forShannice who was only classifi edeligible to compete earlier thisyear by the Sporting WheeliesAssociation of Queensland.Taking things in her stride, Shannicecompeted in 100m and 200m atthe Regional Athletics Carnivalheld in September 2007 andqualifi ed in both events at the StateChampionships held in Cains.Putting in a stellar performanceshe won two gold medals fi nishingfi rst in both the 100m and 200m,and qualifying for the NationalChampionships.“Shannice is a real champion. Withextraordinary support from herfamily and school network, she hasbeen able to let her strengths shinethrough” Redlands Social Worker,Fran Hardcastle said.“We wish Shannice and her family allthe best in representing Queenslandin Launceston, Tasmania at theNational Championships”.Shannice has mild cerebral palsyand has been a client of the Leaguesince 1996.Hole in one! - IBM Charity Golf DayOVER 140 golfers, from IBM and other computer companiestook time to log out for 18 holes at the 6th Annual IBM GolfDay 2007.Hosted by the North Lakes Resort Golf Club on Friday, 14September, the day raised much need funds for the CerebralPalsy League of Queensland.Proceeds on the day where raised by course raffles,including one prize donated by Great Escape Holidays, andan auction that accompanied a 19th Hole Gala Dinner in theNorth Lakes Resort Golf Club Clubhouse.“North Lakes Golf Club has a wonderful course andparticipants thoroughly enjoyed the day”, Golf Day Organiserand Community Liaison Offi cer for the League, Gary Hewittsaid.“We’ve raised much needed funds for the League and I’mlooking forward to participating again in 2008”, he said.PRINTABOUT City bids a fondfarewell to long-term employee SueMcGreevy who retired in Augustearlier this year.Sue is now enjoying her semiretirementand combines a range ofactivities including accessing the newAdult Day Service at Springfi eld.Sue’s Printabout colleagues hostedPictured: Shannice Dodd recievesa gold medal at the Cains AthleticsNational Championships.Pictured: ‘Chef’ (North Lakes Golf Club), DylanPeters (Great Escape Holidays), Gary Hewittand Shannon Laverack (League Marketing andFundraising).‘Best Wishes’ for Sue in retirementa retirement party and presented herwith a gold watch.“I am looking forward to my retirementbut plan to keep in touch with all myfriends at Printabout,” Sue said.The staff of Printabout would like tothank Sue for her many years serviceand wish her well in this new chapterof her life.League News Volume 31 Edition 4, 2007 - Page 9
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Athletic Shannice represents Queensland atNational ChampionshipsREDLANDS Child and FamilyServices client, Shannice Dodd willproudly be representing her statein <strong>the</strong> National Athletics Carnival inlate November this year.An outstanding achievement forShannice who was only classifi edeligible to compete earlier thisyear by <strong>the</strong> Sporting WheeliesAssociation <strong>of</strong> Queensland.Taking things in her stride, Shannicecompeted in 100m and 200m at<strong>the</strong> Regional Athletics Carnivalheld in September 2007 andqualifi ed in both events at <strong>the</strong> StateChampionships held in Cains.Putting in a stellar performanceshe won two gold medals fi nishingfi rst in both <strong>the</strong> 100m and 200m,and qualifying for <strong>the</strong> NationalChampionships.“Shannice is a real champion. Wi<strong>the</strong>xtraordinary support from herfamily and school network, she hasbeen able to let her strengths shinethrough” Redlands Social Worker,Fran Hardcastle said.“We wish Shannice and her family all<strong>the</strong> best in representing Queenslandin Launceston, Tasmania at <strong>the</strong>National Championships”.Shannice has mild cerebral palsyand has been a client <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>League</strong>since 1996.Hole in one! - IBM Charity Golf DayOVER 140 golfers, from IBM and o<strong>the</strong>r computer companiestook time to log out for 18 holes at <strong>the</strong> 6th Annual IBM GolfDay 2007.Hosted by <strong>the</strong> North Lakes Resort Golf Club on Friday, 14September, <strong>the</strong> day raised much need <strong>fun</strong>ds for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cerebral</strong><strong>Palsy</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> Queensland.Proceeds on <strong>the</strong> day where raised by course raffles,including one prize donated by Great Escape Holidays, andan auction that accompanied a 19th Hole Gala Dinner in <strong>the</strong>North Lakes Resort Golf Club Clubhouse.“North Lakes Golf Club has a wonderful course andparticipants thoroughly enjoyed <strong>the</strong> day”, Golf Day Organiserand Community Liaison Offi cer for <strong>the</strong> <strong>League</strong>, Gary Hewittsaid.“We’ve raised much needed <strong>fun</strong>ds for <strong>the</strong> <strong>League</strong> and I’mlooking forward to participating again in 2008”, he said.PRINTABOUT City bids a fondfarewell to long-term employee SueMcGreevy who retired in Augustearlier this year.Sue is now enjoying her semiretirementand combines a range <strong>of</strong>activities including accessing <strong>the</strong> newAdult Day Service at Springfi eld.Sue’s Printabout colleagues hostedPictured: Shannice Dodd recievesa gold medal at <strong>the</strong> Cains AthleticsNational Championships.Pictured: ‘Chef’ (North Lakes Golf Club), DylanPeters (Great Escape Holidays), Gary Hewittand Shannon Laverack (<strong>League</strong> Marketing andFundraising).‘Best Wishes’ for Sue in retirementa retirement party and presented herwith a gold watch.“I am looking forward to my retirementbut plan to keep in touch with all myfriends at Printabout,” Sue said.The staff <strong>of</strong> Printabout would like tothank Sue for her many years serviceand wish her well in this new chapter<strong>of</strong> her life.<strong>League</strong> News Volume 31 Edition 4, 2007 - Page 9
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