Sean M. Lore, Director

F orty six years ago the Scott Key Center began its operations with three people, utilizing resources available in the community to house its operations. In 1966, the goal was to provide education and opportunity to children with disabilities that were not readily available in the local community. Due to the needs and regulation changes in the late 1970’s the Scott Key Center moved from a functional school, to a program for adults. Many of its students transitioned into the new adult program. During the next several decades it transformed from an activity center into a place that employs persons with disabilities. Our staff provides education by teaching the skills needed to find, apply, and keep a job that are taught through normal life opportunities. Job skills are taught by Vocational Training Specialists at the Scott Key Center and in jobs within area business. Holding onto our original goal from 46 years ago, growth and transition into new opportunities is our focus. "There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder." Ronald Reagan

Now in 2011, many of the faces have changed, new mission, new logo, and we are now in the social media sphere. The ultimate goal hasn’t

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Serving the Frederick Community for over 45 years

ISSUE 2 WINTER 2012 VOLUME 16

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Key NotesKey NotesKey Notes Scott Key Center

Looking back in the mirror cruising the highway...Looking back in the mirror cruising the highway...Looking back in the mirror cruising the highway...Looking back in the mirror cruising the highway...

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How many years have you worked at SKC?How many years have you worked at SKC?How many years have you worked at SKC?How many years have you worked at SKC? 4-1/2 years What are your main job responsibilities?What are your main job responsibilities?What are your main job responsibilities?What are your main job responsibilities? P7 instructor How did you get here?How did you get here?How did you get here?How did you get here? In 2007, I started as a volunteer, and then hired full-time. What made you choose this profession?What made you choose this profession?What made you choose this profession?What made you choose this profession? It’s what I really wanted to do. I was an O.T. out of college and then got caught up in the business world, but my heart was always in work like that of the SKC. Where do you live?Where do you live?Where do you live?Where do you live? Sabillasville, MD which is just outside of Thurmont. My husband-Jim and I live in a log cabin that Jim’s dad built in 1946. Where do you see yourself in Where do you see yourself in Where do you see yourself in Where do you see yourself in 5 years?5 years?5 years?5 years? Too far to project. What are your 3 main What are your 3 main What are your 3 main What are your 3 main accomplishments?accomplishments?accomplishments?accomplishments? They are blessings really: My marriage to a wonderful guy-Jim; working with so many special individuals at SKC; and having the love and support of family and friends. Whom do you admire? Whom do you admire? Whom do you admire? Whom do you admire? The SKC staff and employees because they encourage me with their compassion and patient dedication every day. What is the most important thing you have What is the most important thing you have What is the most important thing you have What is the most important thing you have learned?learned?learned?learned? Give everyone a chance to explain themselves instead of assuming things or taking them for granted. I continue to work on this… What about yourself would you most like to What about yourself would you most like to What about yourself would you most like to What about yourself would you most like to change?change?change?change? To be less lazy. To follow through on things I really want to do like learning sign language. What is the last book you have read and what What is the last book you have read and what What is the last book you have read and what What is the last book you have read and what

did you like about it?did you like about it?did you like about it?did you like about it? The Shack. I liked the way it presented the need to be non-judgmental and to trust completely in a higher power. What motivates you?What motivates you?What motivates you?What motivates you? No question: My faith. Do you have any phobias?Do you have any phobias?Do you have any phobias?Do you have any phobias? I really don’t like snakes. If you were reborn as an animal, what would you If you were reborn as an animal, what would you If you were reborn as an animal, what would you If you were reborn as an animal, what would you like it to be?like it to be?like it to be?like it to be? Definitely, a cat. What a life!

What are your hobbies?What are your hobbies?What are your hobbies?What are your hobbies? Volunteering, gardening, reading, traveling. Drinking coffee ranks right up there too. How do you think people will remember you?How do you think people will remember you?How do you think people will remember you?How do you think people will remember you? Jeanne who? (ha, ha). What was your worst injury?What was your worst injury?What was your worst injury?What was your worst injury? I’ve been so fortunate. The worst thing was spraining my ankle when I was 18. It seemed like it took forever to heal. What is the farthest you’ve been from home?What is the farthest you’ve been from home?What is the farthest you’ve been from home?What is the farthest you’ve been from home? Kenya, Africa What was your most rebellious moment?What was your most rebellious moment?What was your most rebellious moment?What was your most rebellious moment? I’m still working on that.

Scott Key Center Board of

Directors Kristen Howes

President Ruth Vickers Vice President

Wayne Swartwood

Treasurer Linda Stone

Secretary Bill Derbyshire Margie Flory

John Gray Joseph Griffith William Haugh

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Scott Key Center Scott Key Center Scott Key Center Scott Key Center recently

became a part of the Tweetosphere. After only a few months in operation, we have begun making wonderful connections in our Frederick Tweighborhood and beyond. “Find us, Follow Follow Follow Follow us, get information.

Scott Key Center Scott Key Center Scott Key Center Scott Key Center also

created a Facebook presence. Still in it’s infant stages, we plan to feed it , educate it and watch it grow! “Find us, Like Like Like Like us, get information. “

DYK DYK DYK DYK Scott Key Center has a new web address? You can check it out at www. scottkeycenter.orgwww. scottkeycenter.orgwww. scottkeycenter.orgwww. scottkeycenter.org

S cott Key Center’s Erica Henderson won the 2012 Ms. Wheelchair Maryland award held on November 5, 2011. Here is a copy of her award winning platform speech.

“My name is Erica Henderson. My platform is about assistive technology because I want to raise awareness of communication opportunities for adults and kids who are in the same situation as me. Some people think that people who are in a wheelchair and can’t talk, must have a mental disability too. But that isn’t the case. I think with the right aug-mentative communication device or communication board everyone could express them-selves better. I remember when I was little and I hadn’t gotten a communication device yet and I was at summer camp and we went out to a restaurant. The staff who was with me, just ordered my food for me with out even asking me what did I want. That made me feel frustrated and sad! But now since I have a com-munication device, I feel important and unforgettable. I am a big sports fan and people are always surprised when I can tell them stats and who plays on what team. This device allows me to take part in the general public and to express my opin-ion. Most people take communication for granted however the others like me know how important com-munication really is. Having the opportunity to get my opinion across, allows me to show people the real me. I have my own thoughts and my own words and I want my personal-ity be my own not somebody else’s. each of us deserves the right to say what we want in life. My communication device gives me the chance to say what I want to eat at a res-taurant or what I want to wear. I appreciate the people who care for me but I want the world to know my cares and thoughts. Having the device as an everyday tool shows the world the real person that I am. Once again my name is Erica Henderson.”

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“The importance of a lost romantic vision should not be underestimated. In such a vision is power , as well as joy. In it is meaning. Life is flat, barren and zestless, if one can find one’s lost vision no where.” Sarah Patton Many large and small companies do brainstorming to generate new product ideas. I can personally say that Scott Key Center has done so by continually expanding products and services . Through this process more diversified products and services are being continually created. By focusing on new and emerging trends Scott Key Center has created environmental products such as rain barrels and composters. In the area of health, we are making first aid kits. Within the recycling and art world, SKC

performs document shredding and then turns a small percentage of this waste into beautiful home made paper and book marks. We are also learning how to make paper bricks. Recycled items have also been used to create whimsical and colorful mosaic bird baths. A new line of work for SKC is its’ new copy center that will be a great addition along with Scott Key Center’s mailing services. Now many of our mailing contract costumers can view SKC as a one stop shop for their mailing and printing services! Creativity takes many forms in securing new work for our employees as well. Scott Key welcomes the opportunity to work with local employers to secure new jobs and contracts both on and off site. We look forward to develop new relationships to secure employment.

Innovation comes from the process of being given permission to explore, to try new things.

Creativity and Job Development Vince Coates, Employment Coordinator

Have someone who Have someone who Have someone who Have someone who attends SKC?attends SKC?attends SKC?attends SKC?

Look for your SKC lunch menus delivered monthly by email or sent home via

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“A job done well stays well done forever.”

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waived far from its original goal. A vision for the future is to introduce satellite Scott Key Center sites in other communities in Frederick County so that people will have the opportunity to work and participate in the communities where they live. It is also a vision to move to supporting more people in jobs at businesses in Frederick County, closer to where they live. It is important for us to hold onto where it is the Scott Key Center has been and where it can go. By

listening to our most valuable stake holders, those that seek our services, we will continue to offer diverse work opportunities for people, helping them live more independent and fulfilled lives. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths”. Walt Disney

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Kimberly Blocker an intern from Hood College completed her second internship during the Fall Se-mester ending in December , 2011 at Scott Key Center. Ms. Blocker is completing her Bachelor’s in Sociology in the Spring of 2012. During the Fall Semester, Kimberly worked on many important projects and assignments for SKC including working directly with the employees in on janitorial and production contracts and assisting with bus duty as a support to staff also assigned this tasks of unloading buses safely. Ms. Blocker also worked with her supervisor at SKC on many administrative tasks related to the scheduling of contract work and she also completed a large assignment of tracking inventory for another project. As a final project , Kimberly developed a volunteer packet including policies and procedures that will be used as a guide and resource for all incoming volunteers and interns that volunteer their time and service to SKC.

Much thanks to Kimberly and to our SKC staff and employees who made this internship a valuable

experience.

Intern Update Vince Coates, Employment Coordinator

Tina Carter, Janitorial 3 Crew Member

Tyler Robillard and Michael Crookshank in Production 6

DYK: A listing of our bus routes and drivers can be found at www.scottkeycenter.org under Contact Us?DYK: A listing of our bus routes and drivers can be found at www.scottkeycenter.org under Contact Us?DYK: A listing of our bus routes and drivers can be found at www.scottkeycenter.org under Contact Us?DYK: A listing of our bus routes and drivers can be found at www.scottkeycenter.org under Contact Us?

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On Friday, January the 6th 2012, we held our annual dinner dance at the Independence Hose Company in Frederick, Maryland. This theme for this year’s dance was “Masquerade Ball”. All of the guests who came got masks that were made by employees at the center.

We had the largest crowd ever at 250 people, and if it gets much bigger we will have to get a bigger place. If you had gotten there early enough, you would have been lucky to get shrimp and cheese for appetizers. Before we had the main meal the Scott Key Choir sang “Deck The Halls”, directed by Shawn Dennison with John Sharrer on guitar. They did a great job.

The main meal included fried chicken, ham, scalloped potatoes, baked beans and dinner rolls - for dessert, we had cake. We were fortunate to have a photographer with us that night. The photographer's name was Monica Grant, and she also is the Director of Frederick County Developmental Center.

We gave a number of Length of Service Awards to employees at Scott Key who has been working here from 10 years to 45 years. This was the first year we gave Employer Appreciation awards. Here are some businesses that got this award: John Smucker, Trail

House, Gemini Hair Salon, Community Foundation of Frederick County and Wells Fargo. Wegmans received the inaugural “Employer Excellence Award”. The staff at Scott Key is great in what they do. Voting supervisors couldn't decide on who should be the staff of year - so they picked two! The first staff of year is Sandy Anthony. While she is

SKC Holds Annual Dinner Dance Erica Henderson, Key Notes Staff Writer

Members of the SKC Choir

Martha Long

David Glick

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Greetings my name is Tammy Sharrer and I am now the lead to the Scott Key Center’s two green-houses and horticultural program. It was 27 years ago I began my career at the Scott Key Center. One of the first assignments I had was working the greenhouses with another long term Scott Key Center staff Portia Hood. Through my 27 years I have had the pleasure of having many exceptional experiences. I have worked with persons with developmental disabilities in production, custodial, food services, wood working, personal hygiene and social skills, and have provided job coaching to individuals at sev-eral businesses throughout Frederick County. Now I have come full circle in my career here at Scott Key Center. I am now the lead for Scott Key Center’s two greenhouses and the horticultural program. As 2011 spun down we had a crop of 600 poinsettias, which sold out. As I look into the New Year, you will notice a few changes. We will offer our normal annuals, herbs, and vegetables, but you will see more perennials, vegetables, shrubs, trees, and bushes to choose from. We will again offer for sale our rainwater collection systems and compost tumbler. We anticipate a wonderful year in the greenhouse. I am confident we can meet your gardening needs.

Horticulture Highlights Tammy Sharrer, Vocational Training Instructor

primarily assigned as a driver for the Scott Key Center the majority of her time, her customer service, equipment usage, job knowledge, reliability, dependability and team work has been no less than superb. She demonstrates that positive "can do" attitude with our employees, parents and agencies and has received letters of appreciation for her efforts. Our second staff of year is Jeanne Kuhn. Jeanne's strong leadership, direction and electrifying personality exemplify our mission, vision and values. She has personally assisted one of the employees in applying and receiving a new communication device. She also provided support

and guidance to an employee to apply for admission to FCC.

After the award ceremony, we danced the night away. Jim

McCann was our DJ. It was a really fun night!

Alan James

Elisha Cameron

Rainbarrels are now available for sale at

Scott Key Center.

Pick yours up today!

Call 301-600-1600 for more information.

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, We do shredding.We do shredding.We do shredding.We do shredding.

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