> FROM THE PRESIDENT

Time is going fast and its almost time for summer. The Central Residents Council is already getting ready for our Fun In The Sun Summer Membership Event and our Summer Drives.

I would like to thank the residents who attended our Ice Breaker Membership Event that was held on March 17, 2011 at the Brand Whitlock Community Building. We had 76 participants and we raffled off 25 gift baskets filled with household, cleaning and bathroom supplies. Congratulations to: Port Lawrence residents Toria Jackson & Durrell Benson. Northern Heights resident Conception Gonzales. McClinton Nunnresident Wendy Olojo. Brand Whitlock resident Francine McCain. Vistula Manorresidents Carolyn Lenior & Lana Davis. Flory Garden residents Wade Abbott, Edith Coltrane & Linda Gunn. Dorrell Manor resident Jane Hurtado. Parqwood Apartments residents Ofilia Grince, Mildred Brown, Sandra Jones, Ernestine Hamilton, Helen Henderson, Grover Davis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Phyllis Toney & Phyllis Dowell. Glendale Terrace residents Harriett Banks, Margie Reynolds, Christy Hague, Norman Stevens & Gloriasteen Newbern.

We would also like to thank the representatives from Neighborhood Health Association, Paramount Advantage, Ohio State Extension Program, and Buckeye Community Health Plan for attending our event.

We here at CRC look forward to serving the residents and we look forward to seeing you at our next event on June 17, 2011. Have a safe and wonderful summer.

CRC Executive Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 10:30 am at 642 Division St. in the Community Room. A council officer from each site should attend and give a report. We currently have a Resident Council at the following sites: Glendale Terrace, Parqwood Apartments, and Vistula Manor. If you would like to see a Resident Council at your development contact the CRC Office.

CRC Resident Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 10:30 am at different LMHAs Developments:

May 19, 2011 Birmingham Terrace

June 17, 2011 Weiler Homes

July 21, 2011 Ravine Park Village

August 18, 2011 Richmar Manor

Free transportation is provided for all residents, for transportation contact the CRC Office.

CRC EVENTS

June 17, 2011 FUN IN THE SUN MEMBERSIP EVENT this event will be held at Weiler Homes from 11:00 am 3:00 pm.. CRC invites different Health Care agencies to pass out information and they also offer health screenings and other services free of charge.

CRC PROGRAMS

Every Child is Important Program was designed to encourage children to stay in school and we help by providing school supplies, backpacks, hats, gloves, scarves, dental supplies, reading books, and dictionaries. CRC is aware that our children need to be in school and they need to learn the value of an education so we provide items all year long for the children.

Food Pantry offers emergency food assistant to residents. CRC Food Pantry is available Mondays Fridays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Residents need to call the CRC Office and arrange for a time to come and pick up items and please bring a picture id/drivers license and your lease for proof that you are a LMHA resident.

Clothing Closet CRC accepts donations of gently used clothing and other usable items to give to the residents in need. We have a selection of babies, childrens, mens, and womens clothes, toys, household goods, and VHS tapes available. CRC Clothing Closet is available Mondays Fridays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Feed Our Children Program was designed to help make a difference in our community by giving children a nutritional brown bag lunch when school is on holiday breaks. If you would like to participate in the program or if you would like to see this program at your site, call the CRC Office. CRC recently handed out lunches during the kids Spring Break the week of April 18 22, 2011. We gave out 200 lunches during that week.

Snacks N More Shop is located inside of the Brand Whitlock Community Building. We carry a variety of candy, candy bars, gum, cookies, chips, crackers, snack cakes, rolls, danishes, granola bars, nutri-grain bars, instant oatmeal packs, beverages, kool aid packs, cereal, milk, eggs, bread, soups, instant noodles, ramen noodles, rice, pastas, pasta sauces, condiments, spices, sugar, flour, vegetable oil, canned vegetables, Vienna sausages, potted meat, salads, cake mixes, frosting, frozen breakfast foods, refrigerated foods, burritos, hot pockets, TV dinners, pizzas, frozen sandwiches, and frozen chicken. We also carry a variety of taxable items such as toilet tissue, paper towels, paper plates, foam plates, sandwich bags, garbage bags, laundry supplies, light bulbs, batteries, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, foil pans, personal hygiene products, dental products, cleaning supplies, and much more. Limited delivery is available for a fee of $3.00. Customers can now follow us on Facebook by typing in Snacks N More Shop. We post different items in the store with pictures and prices. Stop by and leave us comments and suggestions.

ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing food relief to communities throughout the United States. Each month's menu is different than the previous month and consists of both fresh and frozen items. Additionally, there is no limit to the number of units or bonus foods an individual can receive, and there are no applications to complete or qualifications to which participants must adhere. For more information or to be placed on our mailing list contact the CRC Office.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Parqwood Resident Council held their "Everday Angel" Ceremony on January 28, 2011. Everyday Angels are residentsthat help out other residents, at Parqwood, with out expecting anything in return but a smile. Congratulations to: John H. Manley, Sally Wilson, Grover Davis, Mary King, Elizabeth Wilson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Mildred Brown, Vicki Rogers, Rose Chaney, Sandra Jones, Ed Turner, James Davies, Earnestine Hampton, Phyllis Toney, Nadine Fields, John Akins, Christine Stewart, Lorreta O'byrant, Wilma Jackson, George McGraw, Robert Austin, and James Davis.

RESIDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Tobias Abernathy and KeShaun Michael, both are residents of the Brand Whitlock and they are the youngest two officers of the Central Residents Council.

Tobias Abernathy, 18 and the current CRC Sergeant-at-Arms has been volunteering with his mother, Teresa Abernathy (CRC President) for many years. Tobias received the Youth Volunteer of the Year Award through LMHA for 2010. Tobias was the first youth employed at the CRC Snacks N More Shop in 2009.

KeShaun Michael, 19 and the current CRC Treasurer has been volunteering with the CRC since the summer of 2010. KeShaun was the second youth employed by the CRC Snacks N More Shop and he has held the position of Sergeant-at-Arms before moving up to Treasurer.

CRC would like to take this time to thank both Tobias and KeShaun for all their hard work and their dedication to the CRC and the Snacks N More Shop.

If you would like to nominate a resident for the Resident in the Spotlight submit an article and picture to the CRC Office or give us a call.

AGENCY IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Neighborhood Health Association has developed a solid reputation for community based, community oriented quality care and continues to build on a solid cornerstone of meeting the comprehensive medical needs of minorities in a culturally competent and sensitive environment.

NHA primary goal is to remove barriers to quality healthcare, health services, on a cost effective basis for the total person, through innovative health programs, targeted educational initiatives, comfortable and convenient facilities, and a caring staff of health professionals.

NHA also provides laboratory, WIC, social services, bilingual translation (English/Spanish), health care for the homeless, perinatal outreach, immunization, HIV testing, confidential family planning and a multipurpose senior center. Dental and pharmacy services are available for all NHA patients at the Cordelia Martin Health Center location. If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of the following facilities:

NHA Administration Offices, 313 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, OH 43604, 419-720-7883 ext. 200.

Cordelia Martin Health Center/Daisy Smith Pediatrics, 430 Nebraska Ave., Toledo, OH 43604 419-255-7883.

South Side Community Health Center, 732 South Ave., Toledo, OH 43609 419-241-6106.

River East Community Health, 117 Main Street, Toledo, OH 43605 419-691-1322.

NHA Pediatrics, One Aurora Gonzalez Dr., Toledo, OH 43609 419-241-4230.

The Mildred Bayer Clinic for the Homeless, 2101 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, OH 43604 419-241-1554.

The Huron Street Womens Center, 923 N Huron St., Toledo, OH 43604 419-242-6028.

Mayores Senior Center, Two Aurora Gonzales Dr., Toledo, OH 43609 419-242-1144.