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Page 1

A Place to Grow

HIGHLIGHTS:

Page 3—”Genesis House in the News”

The ‘Fowlerville News and Views’ did an article on us! See what they said…

Page 4 — “Volunteering at O-Zone House”

Jerry H. shares an inspirational story of volunteering and recovery

Page 6 — “Study: Helpful Characteristics of Psychosocial Clubhouses”

MSU collaborated with Genesis House in a study to see how clubhouses are

helpful. Read the article to find out what they found…

Page 6 — “Walk-a-Mile”

This article highlights what happened at this important advocacy event at the

capital

Page 7 — “Members Advocate Against State Budget Cuts”

Several members wrote letters to their

representatives to fight against budget cuts

JULY EVENT REMINDERS

July 5th — Recipients Rights Lunch Visit

July 9th — 4:00 Employment Dinner at Bennigans

July 17th — 19th MAC camping

July 26th — Consumer conference in East Lansing, MI

July 21st — Ann Arbor Art Fair

-See page 10 for the full events calendar!

INSIDE THE JOURNAL…

A Place to Grow

501 West Grand River

Fowlerville MI 48836

Phone: (517) 223-1393

Fax: 517 223 1398

[email-masked]

www.genesisliv.org

Inside this issue:

Highlights and Lead Story

1

Genesis House News

2-3

Personal Spotlights

Creative Works/ Poetry

4

5

Clubhouse Network

News

Mental Health News

6

7

Humor

Butterfly Café

And Menu

8

9

Events Calendar

Genesis House Info

10

11

Words of Support

12

GENESIS HOUSE

A PLACE TO

July 2007

Volume 14, Issue 2

The Genesis Journal

Our Walk-a-Thon was a great success! This is our sixth annual Walk-a-Thon. As you know May is

Mental Health month, so we at Genesis House and all the member’s couldn’t wait to get started.

To get our first day going, we had a visitor “Clayton Klein” walk with us. We walk every day at

lunch time and we keep walking all year. Many of us really enjoy walking on a regular basis. We get

to see fellow members in a different way and you learn more about a person when you walk to-

gether, just being out in the community.

We also made out a map of around Fowlerville; we mapped out a 1 mile, ½ mile, and 1/4 mile

route. Everyone picks the one they can walk.

The results of our Walk-a-Thon were great. They were as follows, the goal was to raise

$1,000 and we were able to raise $1,026.00. Our goal for miles was 200 miles, and we walked

237miles. The goal for number of participants was 40, and we had 47 walkers. So we went over all

of our goals.

We appreciate the generosity of all of our donors. Thank you for standing by Genesis

House.

Lead Story: Walk-a-thon Results

by Bea Eldridge

Page 2

GENESIS HOUSE NEWS

This summer has proven to

be a busy time both for work-

ing members and for everyone

on the Employment and Ad-

ministration Unit (EAU). The

clubhouse continues to provide

many valuable opportunities for

members who are interested in

gaining or maintaining employ-

ment.

Our total number of

Transitional Employment (TE)

positions is now at six. The

two newest positions are at

Leppek Nursery in Brighton as

Nursery Assistants. We also

have one position at

McDonalds and a clerical posi-

tion at Asahi Kasei, a plastic

production facility in Fowler-

ville. Lastly, we have two

Community Mental Health

positions; one as the Transi-

tional Apartments cleaning

assistant and one as a courier

for inter-office mail.

Members who are inter-

2007 garden. We wanted to

keep it simple and grow what

we know. Since strawberries

and raspberries are perennial,

we only needed to plant the

tomatoes.

To fill up the rest of the tilled

space we planted a flower gar-

den. Look for sunflowers and

cosmos near the daisies that

grow under the apple tree.

Also check out the beautiful

blooms that are spilling over

the edges of our planter boxes.

The word on the

garden is bumper

crop of the most

delicious strawberries

ever. We weeded

and netted, the sun

shone, the rain fell

and in June we began

enjoying the tasty

fruits of our labor. In

July we’ll harvest

raspberries and in August, tomatoes.

Downsizing was the plan for the

Stop and smell the roses. They were

selected many gardens ago for their

fragrance as well as their beauty.

A special thanks to everyone who

braved the hard work and mosqui-

toes (also a

bumper crop) so

that we could

share in a taste of

fruit off the vine,

amidst the flow-

ers.

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

by Mike Leahy

GARDEN GROWS! by Karen H.

GENESIS ADVISORY BOARD

by Claudia Gillenwater

ideas.

Advisory Board members in-

clude Bea Eldridge, Donna Coleman,

Claudia Gillenwater, Mike, and Lee;

as well as many community mem-

bers. They include Jody Bucholz of

Mi Works and Ross Learning,

Everett DeGrush of the Fowlerville

Police Department, Larry Newberg

of CMH, Karen O’Connor from

MRS, Dennis O’Brien from the

CMH Board, Pastor Dick Schroder

from St. John’s church in Fowler-

ville., Bill Sleight from Mi

Works!, Nancy Sauvage, re-

tired postmaster, and Dave

Teggerdine, retired politician.

We want to thank the

Advisory Board so much for

devoting their time and en-

ergy to our Clubhouse. The

next meeting of the Advisory

board will be Thursday July

12, 2007.

The Advisory Board at

Genesis Clubhouse meets once

a month, usually in the middle

of the month. The discussion

is mainly on job development,

what is going on at the club-

house, and our goal toward

ICCD certification. The Advi-

sory Board helps with job de-

velopment through their con-

tacts in their Community. They

also help with Advocacy and

brainstorming fund-raising

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ested should check out the

“Transitional Employment”

board in the EAU area to see

who the placement managers

are for the TE. The most im-

portant factor in choosing a

member for a TE is motivation

to work. A good way to dem-

onstrate that you are moti-

vated to work is through club-

house involvement and by

speaking to the appropriate

placement manager. Tom and

Talena, the members selected

for the new Leppek TE, have

gotten great reviews from their

bosses. The work can be very

physical at times but the

clubhouse is proud of Tom

and Talena’s hard work and

commitment. Great job you

two!

Feel free to stop by the

EAU at any time if you want

to learn more about the TE

program or if you have other

employment questions. Re-

member that we are continu-

ing to meet with members

daily at 2:00 to talk about

employment assistance.

Whatever kind of employ-

ment help you need, Genesis

House is here to support you.

Stop by soon!

Tom and Talena working at Leppek

Our pots in the back are

looking beautiful

Our raspberries are ripe for picking

Page 3

GENESIS HOUSE NEWS

It’s great that we had an article in the

“Fowlerville News & Views”. It came

out on May 14

th

. Susan Parcheta is the

person that wrote our letter in the paper

so we thank her very much.

We made our goal of a little over

$1000.00 which will be put to good use.

Every year it’s getting better & better.

We are very excited about the outcome.

This is our 6

th

year. Clayton Klein, for-

mer Fowlerville businessman & adven-

turer also known nationally for his recent

treks walking from Paradise in Michigan’s

Upper Peninsula to downstate to Hell

Michigan & on to the Ohio Border.

Since walking offers such great overall

health now we regularly walk all year round.

There really is a connection with physical

health as well as mental health they both go

hand & hand.

The article also highlighted other activi-

ties going in Genesis House including the

positive goals in the Transitional Employ-

ment Program.

A Genesis House goal is to have half the

Clubhouse members working at any time

that we choose for the recovery process

when the person feels ready. Work is a very

important part for what we do at GH be-

cause it enriches our lives for the better.

“TE” works very well. The positions

are usually six to nine months long.

The work experience helps the self-

confidence that we should have.

There are many activities & events

giving the members the opportunity to

work together either in the Clerical

Department or in the kitchen area

where the meals are prepared.

GENESIS HOUSE IN THE NEWS

by Marta R.

CHANGES STEM FROM DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT

In the past year the federal government

has begun reviewing the Medicaid expen-

ditures under the Deficit Reduction Act.

The purpose of the act and subsequent

reviews is to reduce the federal deficit

by decreasing Medicaid expenditures. As

a result, reviewers are looking at specific

expenditures and are targeting costs

associated with services that are not part

of the scope of the services we are

funded for.

In a recent review of a Clubhouse in

Michigan the reviewer interpreted dis-

counted lunch prices and subsidized

social activities as “gifts” to consumers

which is not allowed under Medicaid

guidelines.

What this means to Genesis House

members is that we need to sell

lunches at actual costs and that

CMH/Genesis House cannot help mem-

bers with the costs of social activities

(i.e. GH cannot contribute $2.00 to-

wards admission to a museum, movies,

bowling games or any other costs associ-

ated with social activities.)

The clubhouse met on June 7

th

to brain

storm and implement changes so that we

can comply with the finding while at the

same time work toward making lunches

and social activities as affordable as pos-

sible so that people can still get a nutri-

tious meal and be involved in socializing

in the community.

For more specific information on lunch

pricing please see the Butterfly Café

article on page 9.

Page 3

Volume 14, Issue 2

GH HOSTS WEDDING SHOWER FOR MIKE AND CARA

By D. Shoberg

MIKE LEAHY and his

newly wedded Bride

Cara were honored

back in May with a

reception and wedding

shower here at Gene-

sis.

The two received

numerous gifts and

even had cake for des-

sert with Our Genesis

friends. Dave Sh. of

course was there to give

a short speech. Others

were Gerry J. and Dave

St.

Then Mike and Cara

took a long trip and hon-

eymoon to Italy to cele-

brate. Congratulations to

these two fine newly-

weds!

GH Members and Staff on their

daily walk

Page 4

PERSONAL SPOTLIGHTS

Ozone house is a

non-profit organization

located in Ann Arbor

Michigan. It provides

services for youths 10

to 20 years old and

their families including

temporary and long

term shelter, individual

and family counseling,

case management and

an array of other pro-

grams.

The main location

on Washtenaw Ave. is

home to the crisis hot-

line where individuals

such as myself volun-

teer our time after

thorough training to

handle emergency calls

such as family conflict,

homelessness, suicidal,

and sexual assault, just

to name a few. I've

been working the crisis

line for over a year

now. My involvement

in this type of work

stems from my own

upbringing as an inner

city youth living in pov-

erty. But the satisfac-

tion I got from helping

so many and seeing the

impact I've had has

helped me as an individ-

ual. It's given me a feel-

ing of importance and

has helped remarkably

with my mental illness.

There are others

within different ranks

of the organization that

have mental illness and

we've proven that we

can make a positive

impact on peoples lives.

Getting involved and

volunteering is some-

thing I encourage any-

one dealing with a

mental illness to do. It's

a wonderful feeling.

#7CLUBHOUSENETWORKSTORYbyreportername

HOW I STARTED A T.E. JOB! by R. David Shoberg

nately, most of my major work de-

partment got their main job out-

sourced over to Mexico, so we had

given up the Neptune job contract.

Neptune Industries had a job at

Work Skills previously which I even-

tually did for them— inserting cer-

tain different parts into plastic bags

and placing them into boxes. Not

only that, but before that I was

working on my Material Handling

job for Plastomer— dumping scrap

into the Work Skills compactor and

also packing and assembling card-

board boxes and doing cleanup.

However, I applied for the posi-

tion offered by CMH — Working

at the Trans Apartment buildings as

a cleaning employee. I went first

and got a physical and passed with

no problem. My starting date for

employment was actually Tuesday,

May 29 and I want to tell you all

that I couldn't Really be any hap-

pier than I am now!!!!

OF COURSE, you all already

(or, some of you) know that I was

employed at Work Skills Corpora-

tion for 23 years now; Unfortu-

“...

seeing the

impact I've had

has helped me

as an individual.

It's given me a

feeling of

importance and

has helped

remarkably

with my mental

illness

”

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#12 CREATIVEWORKbyname

VOLUNTEERING AT O-ZONE by Jerry Hernandez

Dave gets congratulated on his first

CMH paycheck!

Dave sweeping at the Trans

Apartments

Page 5

CREATIVE WORKS

Sometimes the Sand Bird leads one away

To shelter and protect the young from prey

In the hour of challenge we too must become

A bird of passion comforted by one

Therein rests the Dove

Traveling afar whistling a trill

Loyal warrior perched upon a sill

Storms endured healing love

Spring song bird returns to Michigan

Light blue eggs she lays while torrent rains come again

Robin Red breast knight in vest

Shining plumage robust crest

Weather bird Sparrow

Soulful wings, beauty within, champion arrow

Survival continues; despite cold winds, snow and rain

Visitor to the shut-in and those caught in pain

God’s gentle blessings presented in song

Weather Bird kingdom granted to all

Wings of beauty gliding gently along

Caroling chirps heralding spring for the passing of fall

Birds of Song

by Mattie Graham

Words of Wisdom

from Bea Eldridge

B.C. Alexander the great King

Solomon and Nero Claudius

Caesar were all fond of fla-

vored snow and ice.

Female inventor Nancy John-

son came up with the hand-

cranked ice cream freezer in

1846.

About 8% of all U.S, milk pro-

duced is used in ice cream

produced.

Family is important.

Take care of them- someday

you may have to have some-

one take care of you.

Worm’s don’t have feelings-

just pinch off a piece and put it

on the hook.

If your child fixes dinner, just

eat it, one meal won’t kill you.

ICE CREAM:

Ice cream’s origins date back

as far as the second century

—————

Enjoy poetry

by spotlighted

Genesis House

writer

Mattie Graham

——————-

Volume 1ssue 1

Page 5

BOUGHT WITH

SILVER

-Dave Shoberg

SILVER IS like a wintry spring

It is like, for instance, a dab

Of ice on a wet February morning.

...anyway, Did you know

That it is also shaped like an Olympic

Medal????....

Silver is more precious than gold,

It is a blessed priority. It is special.

PASS IT ON.

Page 6

CLUBHOUSE NETWORK NEWS

Raimee,

Fred C., Clau-

dia, Bea, Lee,

Mike, and

Donna on June

8 went to the

Dreams Unlim-

ited open

house & their

new clubhouse. Dreams Unlimited

clubhouse is located in Royal Oak.

They showed us around and we met

some of the members. After the tour

they had food for everyone. They really

had a nice Clubhouse.

The members who gave the tour

were very friendly, and they made us

feel welcome.

The Kitchen unit was big and organ-

ized. The Clerical unit was very organ-

ized with several sections. They had a

nice director’s office and Employment

unit area; they even had a Xerox room.

They have a little place there that they

sell used clothes, so if the members

need some they could get it at a good

price, including clothes for work. This

is nice to have. We feel we got some

great ideas. Events and tasks were on a

white bulletin board, with names and

members and tasks.

They are doing a great job at

Dreams. The members & staff fixed

all the food: now this is working to-

gether, this is very important to a

clubhouse. The building is big and

they have a really nice set-up. After

they are there awhile they will have

everything set where they want it to

be. They are so proud.

Thanks to Dreams Unlimited for

having us. Keep up the good work,

hope to see you all soon.

Livingston County’s Clubhouse, at-

tended. Claudia, a member of Genesis

House was Livingston County’s repre-

sentative and presented a statement

The annual Walk a Mile in My Shoes

was held on May 24, 2007 on the

steps of the Capitol. This event drew

approximately one thousand consum-

ers from across the state. The intent

of the rally is to ensure that legisla-

tors and the public are aware of the

impact of mental illness.

This year, a cloth map of the State of

Michigan was available for each con-

sumer to either sign or put a thumb-

print on as recognition for participat-

ing in the event. This cloth ‘map’

will then be displayed throughout the

state at different CMH’s.

Ten members from Genesis House,

on the steps of the Capitol:

My name is Claudia Gillenwater. I

live in Livingston County and I have

struggled with mental illness for 30

years. I am very concerned that the

proposed reduction to Medicaid will

affect the services that have helped

me so much. The services that I

receive from CMH and especially

the Clubhouse are the best that I

have experienced in my 30 year

struggle. It has helped to stabilize

my disease. I am happier, healthier

and more accepted by my community.

Walk a mile in my shoes.

DREAMS UNLIMITED HOSTS OPEN HOUSE

by Donna C., Bea E., and Claudia G.

WALK A MILE by Claudia

Study- Helpful Characteristics of the Psychosocial Clubhouses by Lisa S.

serious mental illness who are often

isolated and stigmatized due to their

illness. Psychosocial clubhouses offer

lower cost options for providing com-

munity supports for persons with men-

tal illness.

A semi-structured, open-ended

protocol was used to explore 5 areas:

1) demographics, 2) participant’s story

of their mental illness, 3) experience of

social support, 4) experience of club-

house involvement and 5) recovery

process.

The research showed that Genesis

House provides a safe setting for indi-

viduals with mental illness to engage in

the process of recovery. The club-

house 1) facilitates positive personal

relationships, 2) positive personal

growth ,3) and clarity of structure and

flexibility.

The Michigan Dept. of Community

Health and Esther Onaga, Sara

Timmons, Deborah Salem, Marsha

Carolan, and Tiffeny Jimenez did a re-

search project on “How are members

helped by their involvement in the club-

house?” They interviewed 20 Genesis

House members and 5 staff for this

study.

Sara Timmons presented the findings

to Genesis House on June 5th. Some of

their findings were:

Social support is an important ele-

ment in the emotional, physical and

mental wellbeing of individuals with

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MSU researcher Sara Timmons

presents the findings to GH

Page 7

MENTAL HEALTH NEWS

By Joe S. and Claudia G.

The State had proposed a

6% reduction on Medicaid ser-

vices. Genesis House members

wrote letters to their repre-

sentatives and to the Gover-

nor. Most representatives sent

responses back to members.

Joe Shannon said, “I was

surprised to receive responses

from everyone I wrote to.

They covered the topic I was

talking about, not just form

letters.”

Bea Eldridge, Joe Shannon,

Claudia Gillenwater, and Russ

Ackles wrote to the represen-

tatives. Bea Eldridge said she

was “thankful for her letter

being read and also surprised

they responded.”

The 6% reduction act didn’t

go through. Of course, the

representatives took many

factors into consideration

when making their decision,

and we know that our letters

played only a small part. Nev-

ertheless, it was nice that we

were taken into consideration

and it is a good reminder that a

few people who care can make

an impact.

MEMBERS ADVOCATE AGAINST STATE BUDGET CUTS

CLUBHOUSES HIGHLIGHTED IN “SCHIZOPHRENIA DIGEST”

By Marta Rossi

with different degrees of profes-

sional involvement. Clubhouses

are founded on the realization

that recovery from serious men-

tal illness must involve the whole

person in a vital & culturally sensi-

tive community.

ICCD’s mission statement

says: “A clubhouse community

offers respect, hope, mutuality &

unlimited opportunity to access

the same worlds of friendship,

housing, education & employment

as the rest of society.

Clubhouse members world-

wide applaud the Fountain House

model which alone has served

more than 16,000 people since it

originated. Their programs &

partnerships originate in work

units that bring members & staff

together to develop & operate a

particular activity. Just belonging

somewhere has measurable posi-

tive effects on well being, mental,

physical health & the body’s bio –

chemistry.

The very first Clubhouse is Foun-

tain House. It opened in New York

City in 1948 by a group called “We

are not alone” (WANA). It is a resi-

dential community for men & women

who had histories of psychiatric ill-

ness. Fountain House was also the

first to create a Clubhouse in which

members & staff work together side

by side to enhance the smooth op-

eration for the Clubhouse.

I hope that Genesis House will

serve as many people as possible.

That’s our goal.

As taken from the Spring 2007

edition of “Schizophrenia Digest”

Clubhouses: The hottest trend in Recovery

There are hundreds of formally

established psychosocial Clubhouses

around the world, many sanctioned by

the ICCD & other that function inde-

pendently & are driven more by the

unique needs of their local community.

All share an emphasis on peer support

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Volume 14, Issue 2

Joe and Claudia pose with

the letters they received

back from their represen-

tatives.

“Just belonging somewhere

has measurable positive

effects on well being,

mental, physical health &

the body’s bio –

chemistry.”

Page 8

HUMOR

As quoted from come-

dian Steven Wright

Whenever everything is com-

ing your way, you're in the

wrong lane.

It's not an optical illusion. It just

looks like one.

Always borrow money from

pessimists. They don't expect it

back.

The speed of time is one sec-

ond per second.

I was once arrested for resist-

ing arrest.

My father was a small claims

court jester.

What's the youngest you can

die of old age?

I have a fax machine with "fax

waiting".

It doesn't matter what tem-

perature the room is, it's al-

ways room temperature.

I planted some bird seed. A

bird came up. Now I don't

know what to feed it.

I was skydiving horizontally.

I'm not afraid of heights. I'm

afraid of widths.

If toast always lands butter-side

down, and cats always land on

their feet, what happen if you

strap toast on the back of a cat

and drop it?

On my walls I have pictures of

the rooms on the second floor,

so I never have to go upstairs.

I bought some dehydrated

water, but I don't know what

to add to it.

I invented the cordless exten-

sion cord.

JOKES: Researched by Joe S.

CAPTAIN GENESIS by David Shoberg

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“Always

borrow money

from

pessimists.

They don't

expect it

back.”

-Captain Genesis makes a trip to the Capital for some advocacy!

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July Temperature

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Precipitation

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July 01-04

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July 05-11

Cool, Sunny East, T-Storms West

July 12-16

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July 23-31

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July Menu

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1

Spaghetti,

Tossed Salad,

Pumpkin Cake

2

Chicken Fajita

Pizza, Garlic

Bread, Banana

Oatmeal Cookies

3

Veggie

Lasagna, Fruit

Salad, Mango

Coffee Cake

4

Egg Salad

Sandwiches, Fritos

Scoops with Salsa,

Milky Way Cake

5

6

7

Goulash, Garlic

Bread, Chocolate

Yummies

8

Seafood Pasta

Salad, Mixed

Veggies, Chocolate

Chip Cheesecake

9

Chicken Caesar

Salad, Pita Bread,

Strawberry Jell-o

with Fruit Cocktail

10

Mini Quiche,

Cinnamon Rolls,

Fruit Parfaits with

Granola

11

Tuna Melts,

Fries, Pineapple

Cake

12

13

14

Crescent Ham

Pie, Broccoli,

Apple Pie

15

Penne Pasta

with Sausage and

Peppers, Garlic

Bread, Honey Bars

16

Ham and Bean

Soup, Biscuits,

Chocolate Chip

Cookies

17

Spam Day

To Be Announced

18

Chili Dogs,

Chips, Pickles,

Cream Cheese Fudge

19

20

21

Cheeseburgers,

Strawberry Spin-

ach Salad, Brown

Sugar Pound Cake

22

Baked Chicken,

Green Bean

Casserole,

Tropical Dessert

23

BLT’S,

Fries,

Almond Cookies

24

Cheese

Enchiladas,

Spanish Rice,

Peach Cobbler

25

Sloppy Joes,

Cheese Doritos,

Lemon Bars

26

27

28

Chicken Salad

Sandwiches, Cheetos,

Vanilla Pudding with

Cool Whip

29

Greek Salad,

French Bread,

Orange Chip

Muffins

30

Grilled Pork

Chops, Mashed

Potatoes, Garlic

Bread, Straw. Jell-o

31

International Day

To Be Announced

BUTTERFLY CAFE

The Butterfly Café has been

working hard this summer and

are excited to share some of

our recent changes!

First we would like to extend a

big welcome to Melissa, our

new volunteer! Melissa is a

student at Albion College and

spending the summer with us!

She has been a wonderful addi-

tion to our team and we

greatly appreciate all her help.

Members state:

“She’s a good worker.”

“She has a good attitude.”

“She’s real nice to get along

with and she’s funny!”

With comments like these, it’s

easy to see that she fits our

clubhouse family!

We would also like to thank

Lisa S. for the beautiful

cross-stitch sign that she made

for our unit! We were able to

hang it in a wonderful spot for

everyone to see (See photo)!

Please stop by the dining room

to see her hard work!

Lastly, as many of you have

heard, there have been some

changes in our budget as a

result of the Medicaid deficit

reduction act. Our new prices

will be evaluated in the future

to make sure we are covering

our costs, so they are subject

to change. The following list

highlights our price changes:

Daily:

Lunch $1.50

Dessert $0.50

Leftovers:

Lunch $1.00

Dessert $0.50

Take Home Meals: $1.50

BUTTERFLY CAFÉ HIGHLIGHTS from The Team

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Lisa S. made a very

nice banner for the

butterfly café. Thanks

Lisa!

Caption describing

picture or graphic.

Volume 1, Issue 1

July Menu

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1

2

Pizza, Salad,

Butter Pecan Ice

Cream

3

Burgers, Onion

Rings, Red White

and Blue

Ambrosia Salad

4

Happy 4th of July

Genesis Closed

5

Chef Salad,

Biscuits,

Pineapple

Upside-down Cake

6

Mac-N-Cheese,

Fish Fillets, Mint

Cookies

7

8

9

Seafood Pasta

Salad, Summer

Squash,

Rice Krispy Treats

10 Chicken Ceasar

Roll-ups, Baked

Lays, Chococlate

Shakes

11

Raspberry

Tossed Salad,

Crescent Rolls,

Brownie Sundae

12

Grilled Pork

Chops, Mashed

Potatoes,

Pistachio Pudding

13

Chili Dogs,

Curly Fries,

Lemon Lush

14

15

16 Strawberry Waf-

fles, Sausage, Fruit

and Yogurt Parfaits

w/ Granola

17

Honey Grilled

Chicken, Macaroni

Salad, Banana

Split Cake

18

Meatball Stro-

ganoff, Mixed

Veggies, Lemon-

ade Party Cake

19

Taco Salad,

Spanish Rice,

Chocolate Caramel

Nut Cake

20 Turkey Reubens,

Potato Salad,

Peanut Butter Kiss

Cookies

21

22

23

Meatloaf,

AuGratin Potatoes,

Peach Cobbler

24

SPAM DAY

25

Turkey w/

gravy stuffing,

Pumpkin Brownies

26 Donna’s Chicken

Salad, Claudia’s Cole

Slaw, Dan’s Banana

Pudding Dessert

27

Tuna Melts,

Chips, Pickles,

Cottage Cheese

28

29

30

Philly Cheese

steaks, Salad,

Blueberry Pie

31

International

Day

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We are excited to an-

nounce that camp will be on

again as usual this year.

We will return to Camp

Talahi from August 20 - 23.

Remember that the club-

house will be closed at that

time as well as Friday the

24th.

There will be a number of

activities including swimming,

fishing, volleyball, crafts,

euchre, hiking, squirt-gun

fights, bingo, kayaking, Fris-

bee golf, sunbathing, basket-

ball, karaoke, and camp fires

with hobo pies and s’mores.

Forms are currently available

for those who wish to come.

Remember that you will need

to fill out emergency contact

information as well as a list of

medications. Forms are due on

August 1st, but please submit

sooner if you are able.

Members can sign up for

either day camp only or for

overnight. Breakfast, lunch,

and dinner will be provided.

The cost is $10.

It promises to be another

exciting year at Camp Talahi so

sign up in the Clerical Unit

today!

CAMP IS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! by Greg W.

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The Genesis Journal

EVENTS

July Events

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1

2

3

4 Closed be-

cause of Holiday

5 Recipients

Rights Lunch

Visit

6

7

8

9

4:30 Employment

Dinner

10

Lunch Presenta-

tion on Employ-

ment Practices

11

12 1:00 House

Meeting

3:00 Movies/

Shopping

13

2:30 Schizophre-

nia Anonymous

14

15

16

17

MAC Camping

18

MAC Camping

—>

19 1:00 House

Meeting

3:00 Fowlerville

Fair

20

2:30 Schizophre-

nia Anonymous

21

10:00 Ann Arbor

Art Fair

22

23

4:30 Employment

Dinner

24

25

26 Consumer

Conference; MSU

Tour and Dairy

Store 3:00

27

2:30 Schizophre-

nia Anonymous

28

29

30

31 International

Day

Please note that Genesis House can no longer contrib-

ute towards the cost of social activities. For more info,

see the Deficit Reduction article on page 3.

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Work-Ordered Day

Hours:

Monday through Friday

8:30 - 4:30

Social Activities:

Thursdays after 3:00

except for one week per

month when we have a

Saturday activity instead of

a Thursday activity

Transitional Employment

Placements:

Monday through Friday

(hours vary from placement

to placement)

Workshops & Support

Groups:

Health Workshop

12:30, 2nd Tuesday

Schizophrenics Anonymous

2:30, Fridays

Affiliations:

Michigan Assoc. of Club-

houses (MAC)

International Center for

Clubhouse Development

(ICCD)

United States Psychiatric

Rehabilitation Assoc.

(USPRA)

A clubhouse offering opportunities

for adult psychosocial rehabilitation

under the auspices of Community

Mental Health Services of

Livingston County

501 W. Grand River

Fowlerville, Michigan 48836

(517)223-1393

Fax: (517)223-1398

[email-masked]

Since 1994 Genesis House has been dedicated to providing a community based, re-

storative environment for adults of Livingston County recovering from major mental illness.

As with any other voluntary organization, we depend on the work and abilities of our

membership to complete the daily work necessary for making the organizational mission

effective. Genesis therefore emphasizes and builds on members’ strengths and abilities,

not member’s symptoms. In doing so, members’ psychosocial rehabilitation is not so much

a result of being served by the program as it is the result of being partners in its operation.

Approximately 180 adults have joined Genesis House over the years for the opportuni-

ties that its “partnership in club operation” provides for personal growth and improved

lives—opportunities for members to increase their independence, self-advocacy, commu-

nity & natural supports, employability, education, recreation, relationships, self-esteem and

self-confidence—opportunities for growth which all citizens of our society desire, but which

persons with major mental illnesses often find either difficult to access or outright discour-

aged from participating in.

GENESIS

HOUSE

A PLACE TO GROW

SPECIAL THANKS

To the following Genesis House members, friends & staff who were instrumental in

the production of this 117th volume of

The Genesis Journal

A few words about Genesis House . . .

We’re on the web !

www.genesisliv.org

Copier & production assistant

Lisa Everton

Special contributors

Mattie G., Lisa S.,

Dave Sh., Bea E.., Karen H.,

Lee K.., Mike L.., Ad C., Jerry H.,

Jaime M., Marta R.,

Claudia G., Donna C.,

Dane R.,

Joe S., and LeRoy Chips

Copy Editors:

Donna C., Lee K., Greg W., and Joe S.

IT Support

John Heinlein

. . And special thanks, as well, to the entire

GENESIS HOUSE

Community

which provides us all with

A Place to Grow !

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Genesis House

“A Place to Grow”

501 W.Grand

River

Fowler

ville,MI 48836

Place

Stamp

Here

The Genesis Journal

Wow! That's all I can say! What a beautiful, elegant and professional

newsletter. This is really, really amazing! The pictures are great, the

layout is great and the stories are great. Please extend my congratula-

tions to the GH clerical unit (especially LeRoy Chips).

Great, great job!

John Heinlein, IT Coordinator for Livingston Co. CMH

Hi Genesis!

Beautiful job on the new journal format! Kudos to members and staff

who put this together, and thanks for sending.

Juli Wilson, A Place Of Our Own Clubhouse

Congrats! Very nice newsletter.

-Your friends at Heartland House

Lee,

Please relay this congratulatory note to your Clerical Unit. I just finished

reading your newsletter and thought it was just great! The articles, pho-

tos, and other pieces give the reader a really good sense about your

Clubhouse. I found it to be an informative, enjoyable read! The layout,

content and graphics really indicate you guys put a lot of hard work into

this. Congratulations on getting it completed electronically!

-Jack Yatsko, Director of Training for the ICCD

I did check out the Genesis Journal....very impres-

sive!! Jody Bucholz, Ross Education/ MI Works!

Your newsletter is really nice. We don't know how

to put ours into an electronic version, but we want

to. Sue Shimon, Executive Director Wilpower Inc.

The newsletter looks great too...thanks!

Sue Parcheta, Reporter for Fowlerville News and Views

The new journal format is so awesome!!!! It really looks great, profes-

sional, and as always the content is amazing! I'm happy for the clerical

unit and the clubhouse! Amy Burton, former GH employee

WOW, WOW & WOW. What a neat newsletter. I loved the "flat

feet" duck/elephant joke - gave me an afternoon chuckle. You guys

did an awesome job. Suz

Suzanne Valenti, P.E.M.

Health & Safety Officer/Training

Genesis House Members -- Congratulation on your new format -- It's

fantastic! -- Larry Newberg, Associate Director of CMH

Hi Lee and the entire gang at Genesis!

I just finished reading your "Electronic Newsletter" at it was AWE-

SOME!!! I truly believe that it is much more personable and enjoy-

able to read due to the very cool colored pictures and warm smiling

faces under each article. Such a nice touch! It's always great to get all

the scoops of the very neat and exciting happenings at good ol' Gene-

sis! Thanks so much for your hard effort and getting the newsletter out

to us all by computer. So very cool!

Way to go G.H.!!

Laura S. :-) , CMH employee and long-time GH supporter

Wow- this is impressive

Kathy Dettling, CMH Program Director: MI-A Services

The new electronic journal is SO impressive! I am totally wowed by it.

Great format, super articles and lots of group contribution. It's interesting

that the group could take something so good already and jump up an-

other level in quality. Please share with the members that it's awesome!

-Diane Heinlein,

CMH Program Coordinator: Dual and Older Adult Services

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