<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356</id><updated>2011-04-21T15:34:12.460-07:00</updated><category term='Carl&apos;s Corner'/><category term='Upcoming Events'/><category term='Friends of WTC'/><category term='TOTF 2008'/><category term='CARF'/><category term='welcome'/><category term='Meet &apos;n&apos; Greet'/><category term='Taste of the Foothills Tour'/><category term='Turkey Dinner'/><category term='Annie B&apos;s'/><title type='text'>Window Into Our World: Work Training Center</title><subtitle type='html'>The mission of WTC, Inc. is to assist and support people with disabilities as they achieve increased independence in work and leisure, and to enhance the quality of their lives.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-5679215252405877370</id><published>2008-11-06T07:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-06T08:35:56.215-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Turkey Dinner'/><title type='text'>Mark Your Calendars: 54th Annual Turkey Dinner and Raffle in 1 Week!</title><content type='html'>In just one week, WTC will be hosting it's 54th Annual Turkey Dinner and Raffle on &lt;strong&gt;Thursday, Nov. 13th from 5pm to 8pm&lt;/strong&gt;! Plans are well underway to this traditional event! Bring your appetites and your friends and join us for a delicious home-cooked meal with turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and rolls. Don't forget the pumpkin pie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Purchase your tickets at the following locations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chico&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wtcinc.org/"&gt;WTC &lt;/a&gt;Main Office, 2255 Fair Street&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zteacher.com/creativeapple-ca/"&gt;Creative Apple&lt;/a&gt;, 2201 Pillsbury (Almond Orchard)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paradise&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wtcinc.org/programs/made_paradise.php"&gt;Made in Paradise&lt;/a&gt;, 7323 Skyway&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oroville&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wtcinc.org/biz_divisions/feather_river_opp_center.php"&gt;Feather River Opportunity Center&lt;/a&gt;, 2905 Lincoln Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or purchase them online at: &lt;a href="http://www.bearmountaingifts.com/"&gt;http://www.bearmountaingifts.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers, corporate sponsors, staff and clients who make this event possible. This is a really wondeful event that brings together generations of community members to support our mission. All proceeds from this event benefit the Work Training Center. We do not put these proceeds into our general fund; they are used for special projects, or to grow our endowment fund. An endowment is a special fund established to provide a permanent source of income to a nonprofit. Usually, a large sum of money (capital) is invested and the interest is used each year for a specified charitable purpose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not too late! You can become a corporate sponsor at the Gold, Silver, or Table Sponsor Level. Also, we are still accepting raffle prizes. Come be a part of our annual event!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would like to thank our corporate sponsors:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gold Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt; ($1,500 or more)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kmxi.com/"&gt;Deer Creek Broadcasting &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gi-online.com/"&gt;Graphic Impressions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Anonymous ($2,500)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Silver Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt; ($500)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chicoinsurance.com/"&gt;Dahlmeier Insurance Agency &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tricountiesbank.com/"&gt;Tri Counties Bank &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theupsstorelocal.com/1244/"&gt;The UPS Store &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anonymous&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Table Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt; ($100)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Billson Construction&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chicoelectric.com/"&gt;Chico Electric&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.featherfallscasino.com/"&gt;Feather Falls Casino and Resort &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.maisiejanes.com/"&gt;Maisie Jane's &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.springhillseniorliving.com/"&gt;Miracle Auto Painting&lt;br /&gt;The Terraces Senior Living&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And also a big thank you to all of our raffle prize donors&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;All the Best Video&lt;br /&gt;Breathe Easy&lt;br /&gt;Carl &amp;amp; Vickie Ochsner&lt;br /&gt;Chico Cabaret&lt;br /&gt;Chico Creek Gardens&lt;br /&gt;Chico Theatre Co.&lt;br /&gt;Costco&lt;br /&gt;Cottonparty&lt;br /&gt;Courtyard Marriott&lt;br /&gt;Disneyland&lt;br /&gt;Dream Dinners&lt;br /&gt;Enloe Medical Center&lt;br /&gt;Face&lt;br /&gt;Fundland/Cal Skate&lt;br /&gt;Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch&lt;br /&gt;Hula's Chinese BBQ&lt;br /&gt;In Motion Fitness&lt;br /&gt;Italian Cottage&lt;br /&gt;La Hacienda&lt;br /&gt;Lake Oroville Golf &amp;amp; Country Club&lt;br /&gt;Mountain Mike's Pizza&lt;br /&gt;Nash's Restaurant&lt;br /&gt;Newton Bracewell Funeral Home&lt;br /&gt;Noe's Budget Towing and Automotive&lt;br /&gt;Northern Star Mills&lt;br /&gt;Orient &amp;amp; Flume Art Glass&lt;br /&gt;Powell's Sweet Shoppe&lt;br /&gt;Recognition Products&lt;br /&gt;Sports LTD&lt;br /&gt;The Graduate&lt;br /&gt;The Inkwell&lt;br /&gt;Thornton's Chevron&lt;br /&gt;Vino 100&lt;br /&gt;Wells Fargo insurance Services&lt;br /&gt;Western Tool Supply&lt;br /&gt;Westlake Travel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you on the 13th!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-5679215252405877370?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/5679215252405877370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=5679215252405877370' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/5679215252405877370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/5679215252405877370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/11/mark-your-calendars-54th-annual-turkey.html' title='Mark Your Calendars: 54th Annual Turkey Dinner and Raffle in 1 Week!'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-1075029767707202676</id><published>2008-10-24T09:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-24T09:35:58.211-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CARF'/><title type='text'>WTC Achieves Three-Year Accreditation!</title><content type='html'>Work Training Center, Inc. and its affiliated programs (WTC) has been notified by The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) that it has been accredited for a per&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SQH5AzKLvYI/AAAAAAAAAKg/LPAfHPepfA0/s1600-h/CARF+Logo.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260759631873686914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SQH5AzKLvYI/AAAAAAAAAKg/LPAfHPepfA0/s320/CARF+Logo.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;iod of three years for all of its programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SQH4fdWeC7I/AAAAAAAAAKI/IflPScLHVtg/s1600-h/CARF+Logo.gif"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This accreditation outcome represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization, and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the standards established by CARF. An organization receiving a three year accreditation outcome has put itself through a rigorous peer review process. WTC demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit in September that its programs and services are of the highest quality, and are measurable and accountable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work Training Center is a non-profit organization with offices and program sites throughout Butte County. It has been providing services to adults with developmental disabilities in this community since 1949. In Oroville, accredited programs include Feather River Industries, Feather River Opportunity Center and Sierra Center and Fair Street Recycling. In Paradise, accredited services are provided at Creative Learning Center and Made in Paradise. In Chico, accredited programs include Prestige Landscape Services, Fair Street Recycling, Bear Mountain Production Services, Community Employment Services, Joe McGie Center, and Deer Creek Sewing. Do It Leisure also has offices in Chico, but provides services throughout Butte County.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CARF is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes client-based standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The accreditation survey summary report includes commendations for WTC’s executive leadership, professional board of directors, dedicated and passionate staff members, flexible community integration practices, client orientation materials, and community employment efforts and practices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For additional information about this accreditation, or on WTC programs and services, contact Carl Ochsner, WTC’s CEO, at 343-7994 extension 104 or visit the WTC website, www.wtcinc.org.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-1075029767707202676?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/1075029767707202676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=1075029767707202676' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/1075029767707202676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/1075029767707202676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/10/wtc-acieves-three-year-accreditation.html' title='WTC Achieves Three-Year Accreditation!'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SQH5AzKLvYI/AAAAAAAAAKg/LPAfHPepfA0/s72-c/CARF+Logo.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-3533509244762563543</id><published>2008-10-06T08:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T08:32:13.700-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Turkey Dinner'/><title type='text'>54th Annual Turkey Dinner &amp; Raffle is coming November 13th!</title><content type='html'>Bring your family, friends and healthy appetite to share in a tasty tradition five decades in the making. Load up on mouth-watering turkey, yummy mashed potatoes with gravy, savory stuffing, buttered rolls, tangy cranberry sauce, and much more at the Work Training Center’s 54th Annual Turkey Dinner &amp; Raffle on Thursday, November 13th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Manzanita Place (Elks Lodge) in Chico.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For over 50 years, thousands of people from Butte County and beyond have supported Work Training Center by participating in this evening of food and fun. The proceeds from this event support valuable programs for the adults with disabilities we serve&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Different this year will be the way the dinner is served. “In the past, one of the problems has always been getting hot food on the table,” comments Karen Huff, WTC’s Outreach Administrator. “This year, we hope to alleviate that problem by serving dinner buffet style. We are already working with Manzanita Place on the logistics.”&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;The Turkey Dinner brings together several service organizations with close to 200 volunteers to coordinate, cook and clean. WTC receives enthusiastic support from 4-H Clubs, Girl Scouts, Chico High School and Pleasant Valley High School Interact Clubs, Board of Realtors Affiliates, Breakfast Lions, Soroptomists, and the Chico Police Department, to name a few. More than 1,000 lbs of turkey, 3,000 rolls, and 200 pies will be prepared by volunteers for this event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Turkey Dinner also provides an opportunity to learn  more about WTC’s high quality products and services. “Most people have heard of Work Training Center, but often are not exactly sure what we do,” said Executive Director Carl Ochsner. “Once they learn more about WTC, they are amazed by the many services and quality products we offer. The average community member is not aware that we manufacture custom gift crates and sewing products or that we provide specialty packaging, assembly and mailing services to several diverse businesses. We encourage individuals and businesses to tour our facilities or call us to find out what we can do for them.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dinner tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance (beginning October 20th) at the following locations: in Chico at: Work Training Center (2255 Fair Street, Chico),  and Creative Apple (2201 Pillsbury); in Paradise at Made in Paradise (7323 Skyway); and in Oroville at Feather River Opportunity Center (2905 Lincoln Blvd). Tickets can also be purchased on-line at bearmountaingifts.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-3533509244762563543?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/3533509244762563543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=3533509244762563543' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/3533509244762563543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/3533509244762563543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/10/54th-annual-turkey-dinner-raffle-is.html' title='54th Annual Turkey Dinner &amp; Raffle is coming November 13th!'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-4295655750818680975</id><published>2008-08-24T15:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T16:50:39.299-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meet &apos;n&apos; Greet'/><title type='text'>Mexican Fiesta Meet 'N' Greet Event</title><content type='html'>On Saturday, August 23rd, from 4:00 in the afternoon to about 7:00 that evening, the president of our Board of Directors, Abe Baily and his wife Daisy, hosted a lovely board year kick-off event! Braving nearly 100 degree heat, 29 people enjoyed this event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Invited were all of WTC Board of Directors and their spouses, members of the North Valley Rehabilitation Foundation and their spouses, key community members, and all of WTC's senior management team and their spouses. We were pleased to welcome Andy Holcombe, Chico's mayor, and his lovely wife to our event! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite the late-summer date and the heat, approximately 29 people came to Abe and Daisy's home for a delicious Mexcican fiesta meal, featuring chips and salsa, build-your-own fajitas, and delicious pineapple cake and cocoanut brownies for dessert. The food was catered by A Friend of the Family Catering, and they did an outstanding job with the food. Not only is the food delicious, but the presentation is outstanding. Refreshing drinks were served as well -- there was lemonade, iced tea, water, soft drinks, beer and wine. No one left hungry or thirsty!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below are some photos from this event. You can click on them to enlarge them; then hit the back arrow on your browser to return to the blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All ready for guests:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHimTxzL0I/AAAAAAAAAHw/RV_fjs7LgiU/s1600-h/100_0710.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHimTxzL0I/AAAAAAAAAHw/RV_fjs7LgiU/s320/100_0710.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238216989380652866" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHim80JtsI/AAAAAAAAAH4/YCigmUKOBM4/s1600-h/100_0711.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHim80JtsI/AAAAAAAAAH4/YCigmUKOBM4/s320/100_0711.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238217000396371650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHinAFTluI/AAAAAAAAAIA/UxD3IQ0snUY/s1600-h/100_0712.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHinAFTluI/AAAAAAAAAIA/UxD3IQ0snUY/s320/100_0712.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238217001273628386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ray Richter, WTC Board Member, chats with Cameron Wise, WTC's Director of Operations:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHinV5XTaI/AAAAAAAAAII/ezi6jslnfyI/s1600-h/100_0713.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHinV5XTaI/AAAAAAAAAII/ezi6jslnfyI/s320/100_0713.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238217007129120162" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WTC's Director of Community Services Ken Steidley and his lovely wife Debbie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHin2KksAI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/eUwxjXnJqmk/s1600-h/100_0714.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHin2KksAI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/eUwxjXnJqmk/s320/100_0714.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238217015791235074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L to R: WTC Board Members Steve Wattenberg, Vice President; Bob Bracewell, Immediate Past President and his lovely wife; and Eric Magnuson, Member at Large.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlVFA1Q7I/AAAAAAAAAIY/ssl4EuyPLkY/s1600-h/100_0715.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlVFA1Q7I/AAAAAAAAAIY/ssl4EuyPLkY/s320/100_0715.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238219991894279090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In pink is WTC Board Member Tisha Moore; in red is Judy Smith, WTC's Board Secretary, and on the very left is Daisy Baily, Abe's lovely wife.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlVR3uR9I/AAAAAAAAAIg/MX4DGSsRFD4/s1600-h/100_0716.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlVR3uR9I/AAAAAAAAAIg/MX4DGSsRFD4/s320/100_0716.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238219995345733586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chico's esteemed Mayor Andy Holcombe and his lovely wife:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlVmC84-I/AAAAAAAAAIo/rgWDGFe7DOw/s1600-h/100_0717.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlVmC84-I/AAAAAAAAAIo/rgWDGFe7DOw/s320/100_0717.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238220000761537506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Board Members Tisha Moore and Judy Smith:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlWIEvTHI/AAAAAAAAAIw/6pSmpQVzZKw/s1600-h/100_0718.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlWIEvTHI/AAAAAAAAAIw/6pSmpQVzZKw/s320/100_0718.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238220009895840882" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tisha Moore chats with Eric Magnuson and his lovely and very pregnant wife! They are expecting their first child on October 16th. We wish them our very best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlWf_l7ZI/AAAAAAAAAI4/G4LrrwXGE-Y/s1600-h/100_0719.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHlWf_l7ZI/AAAAAAAAAI4/G4LrrwXGE-Y/s320/100_0719.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238220016316706194" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ken Steidley and wife Debbie chat with Linda Althaus, WTC's CFO:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNQXFYPI/AAAAAAAAAJA/IavFrapouEs/s1600-h/100_0720.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNQXFYPI/AAAAAAAAAJA/IavFrapouEs/s320/100_0720.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238220957013074162" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elmer &amp; Sydney Dickson. Elmer is on WTC's North Valley Rehabilitation Foundation Board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNeZcc7I/AAAAAAAAAJI/Zq5GU-DsSak/s1600-h/100_0722.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNeZcc7I/AAAAAAAAAJI/Zq5GU-DsSak/s320/100_0722.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238220960781071282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With her back turned is Steve Wattenberg's lovely wife, chatting with WTC Board Member George McIntyre. Eric Magnuson is behind him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNl-_SVI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/5RXL4MaxqPY/s1600-h/100_0723.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNl-_SVI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/5RXL4MaxqPY/s320/100_0723.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238220962817591634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Around the table starting with Judy Smith in the red top, to her left is Vicky Ochsner, Carl Ochsner (WTC's CEO), Gwin Richter and Cameron Wise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNyn4qpI/AAAAAAAAAJY/JZMXgIdYj_I/s1600-h/100_0724.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHmNyn4qpI/AAAAAAAAAJY/JZMXgIdYj_I/s320/100_0724.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238220966210349714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L to R: Tisha Moore; Debbie Steidley (with back to camera); Eric Magnuson; Linda Althaus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnV7reG6I/AAAAAAAAAJg/bnvjxc-lgQ8/s1600-h/100_0725.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnV7reG6I/AAAAAAAAAJg/bnvjxc-lgQ8/s320/100_0725.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238222205591886754" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With their backs to the camera are Sydney Dickson (on left) and Bob Bracewell's wife. Across the table are Elmer Dickson and Bob Bracwell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnWUU6uVI/AAAAAAAAAJo/7cpvgGtpKf8/s1600-h/100_0726.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnWUU6uVI/AAAAAAAAAJo/7cpvgGtpKf8/s320/100_0726.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238222212208179538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Judy Smith (in red), Vicky and Carl Ochsner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnWgNsSYI/AAAAAAAAAJw/U_c-reoGQf8/s1600-h/100_0727.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnWgNsSYI/AAAAAAAAAJw/U_c-reoGQf8/s320/100_0727.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238222215399098754" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Party-goers enjoying each other's company:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnW73-otI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xffMCZCO6cc/s1600-h/100_0728.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnW73-otI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xffMCZCO6cc/s320/100_0728.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238222222824219346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwin Richter, our host Abe Baily, Ray Richter, and nearly off camera to the right is Cameron Wise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnXdjNjoI/AAAAAAAAAKA/zDiLVdRTxxw/s1600-h/100_0729.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHnXdjNjoI/AAAAAAAAAKA/zDiLVdRTxxw/s320/100_0729.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238222231863922306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-4295655750818680975?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/4295655750818680975/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=4295655750818680975' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/4295655750818680975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/4295655750818680975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/08/mexican-fiesta-meet-n-greet-event.html' title='Mexican Fiesta Meet &apos;N&apos; Greet Event'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SLHimTxzL0I/AAAAAAAAAHw/RV_fjs7LgiU/s72-c/100_0710.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-8754657945135299941</id><published>2008-08-12T11:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T11:35:47.937-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Annie B&apos;s'/><title type='text'>It's Annie B's Fundraising Time Again!</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How can your dollar be worth more than a dollar? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you make a donation to Work Training Center through the &lt;strong&gt;Annie B’s Community Drive&lt;/strong&gt;, we can take advantage of an incredible grant program from North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is how it works&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;North Valley Community Foundation has committed to granting $100,000 each year for the next five years to our local nonprofits.  In order to receive a portion of these funds, WTC needs to raise money from August 1st through September 30th. Your donations are to be sent to NVCF and earmarked for WTC. You will make the check out to “Annie B’s/WTC”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One hundred percent of the money raised for WTC through Annie B’s Community Drive will go to assist and support people with disabilities as they achieve increased independence in work and leisure, thereby enhancing the quality of their lives. After September 30th, NVCF will tally the total amount raised by all participating nonprofits and determine the percentage grant amounts that will be given. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example: Last year, the collective nonprofits raised over $700,000, making last year’s matching grant 14%. WTC raised $6420, and received a matching grant of $892.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This year, our goal is to raise $25,000!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This would result in a 14% matching grant of $3,500!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donations must be received between August 1st and October 30th to be eligible for the grant program. NVCF is very flexible in the donations that can be accepted. Checks are most commonly used for donations, but NVCF also accepts gift of stocks or equities, and can even accept gifts of real estate or other personal property of value. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make checks out to: Annie B’s/WTC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mail to: &lt;br /&gt;North Valley Community Foundation&lt;br /&gt;3120 Cohasset Road, Suite 8&lt;br /&gt;Chico, CA 95973&lt;br /&gt;Or for more information, call (530) 891-1150 ext. 23 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contributions can also be made online at &lt;a href="http://www.wtcinc.org"&gt;www.wtcinc.org &lt;/a&gt;and click on the Annie B’s link. Please specify WTC as the recipient of your donation.  Funds received from the Annie B’s drive will go to grow WTC’s endowment fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please help support Work Training Center, and make your contribution through the Annie B’s Community Fundraising Drive.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-8754657945135299941?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/8754657945135299941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=8754657945135299941' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/8754657945135299941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/8754657945135299941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/08/its-annie-bs-fundraising-time-again.html' title='It&apos;s Annie B&apos;s Fundraising Time Again!'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-6608288693876814533</id><published>2008-05-05T08:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T18:53:31.302-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TOTF 2008'/><title type='text'>Taste of the Foothills Tour 2008: A fun time was had by all!</title><content type='html'>We woke up to a beautiful sunny day, perfect for a day spent touring local vineyards and olive oil producers in the north valley. While a bit breezy, the temperature didn't require more than a sweater and it warmed up nicely in the afternoon. Fortunately, the wind didn't pick up until just about the time the event was over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Held on the lawn of our beautiful Joe McGie Center on Hegan Lane in Chico, registration began about 10:30am. As guests arrived, they signed in at the registration table, ably manned by our own Director of Rehab Services, Deb Royat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB8yetUV90I/AAAAAAAAAEI/1YmmXjCxul8/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB8yetUV90I/AAAAAAAAAEI/1YmmXjCxul8/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196927998151227202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After signing in, guests picked up their tote bag and wine glass before moving on to get some delicious goodies donated by Delightfully Delicious and Upper Crust, and sample some fabulous coffee donated by Has Beans Coffee &amp; Tea Company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89-tUV-PI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Dbr9UnQStas/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89-tUV-PI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Dbr9UnQStas/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196940642534947058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89IdUV-JI/AAAAAAAAAGw/ZEJmQaWr5Iw/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89IdUV-JI/AAAAAAAAAGw/ZEJmQaWr5Iw/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196939710527043730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89I9UV-LI/AAAAAAAAAHA/FMLt9hrZMbM/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+008.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89I9UV-LI/AAAAAAAAAHA/FMLt9hrZMbM/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196939719116978354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89ItUV-KI/AAAAAAAAAG4/MVnF5fdYqRQ/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+006.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89ItUV-KI/AAAAAAAAAG4/MVnF5fdYqRQ/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196939714822011042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a pleasant interlude of visting, sampling delicious treats and shopping from items produced by WTC's Made in Paradise, it was finally time to board the buses and be on our way!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89lNUV-MI/AAAAAAAAAHI/_1xTaSLdvbI/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+017.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89lNUV-MI/AAAAAAAAAHI/_1xTaSLdvbI/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196940204448282818" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89l9UV-NI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/yfxphVPzI_c/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+019.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89l9UV-NI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/yfxphVPzI_c/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196940217333184722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89mNUV-OI/AAAAAAAAAHY/dptMTHJmBzY/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+021.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB89mNUV-OI/AAAAAAAAAHY/dptMTHJmBzY/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196940221628152034" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While guests were on their tour, volunteers were busy preparing for the guests return at 4:00 p.m. In Tents Events generously donated a tent, in which we held our dinner. Here are some photos of the tent going up:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80ydUV97I/AAAAAAAAAFA/HRGUQLvPAMc/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+022.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80ydUV97I/AAAAAAAAAFA/HRGUQLvPAMc/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196930536476899250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80y9UV98I/AAAAAAAAAFI/b0sCMeKTZoM/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+025.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80y9UV98I/AAAAAAAAAFI/b0sCMeKTZoM/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196930545066833858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80zNUV99I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/zT1euCTXvmQ/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+027.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80zNUV99I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/zT1euCTXvmQ/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196930549361801170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80zdUV9-I/AAAAAAAAAFY/PN4FL-sdou0/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+029.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80zdUV9-I/AAAAAAAAAFY/PN4FL-sdou0/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196930553656768482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80ztUV9_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/S_Ys4TYiAPk/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+031.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB80ztUV9_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/S_Ys4TYiAPk/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196930557951735794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon their return, guests were treated to a fabulous Italian dinner provided by Italian Cottage catering. The dinner included lasagna, green salad, garlic bread, and a delicious bread pudding for dessert. Volunteers also served wine to guests, as well as soft drinks and water. Coffee was served with dessert. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82hdUV-AI/AAAAAAAAAFo/ZWyI9owQLEU/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+042.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82hdUV-AI/AAAAAAAAAFo/ZWyI9owQLEU/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196932443442378754" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82h9UV-BI/AAAAAAAAAFw/LzrnuGatEII/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+034.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82h9UV-BI/AAAAAAAAAFw/LzrnuGatEII/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196932452032313362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82iNUV-CI/AAAAAAAAAF4/QTue2IQaqy8/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+032.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82iNUV-CI/AAAAAAAAAF4/QTue2IQaqy8/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196932456327280674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82idUV-DI/AAAAAAAAAGA/zXtbfP-km48/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+033.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB82idUV-DI/AAAAAAAAAGA/zXtbfP-km48/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196932460622247986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guests were treated to some outstanding flamenco guitar music by classical guitarist Tobin Roye, who is a member of the CSU Chico Music Department faculty. His music lent a wonderful ambiance to the afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB847tUV-EI/AAAAAAAAAGI/TjRvs8BUviQ/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+036.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB847tUV-EI/AAAAAAAAAGI/TjRvs8BUviQ/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196935093437200450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The evening was rounded off by a Chinese raffle with some fabulous raffle prizes donated by local merchants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some guests filling out their raffle tickets:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB8-kdUV-QI/AAAAAAAAAHo/P_te8gnXRqE/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+037.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB8-kdUV-QI/AAAAAAAAAHo/P_te8gnXRqE/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196941291075008770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raffle prizes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB85ndUV-GI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Za5vTr69rTI/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+040.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB85ndUV-GI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Za5vTr69rTI/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196935845056477282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB85ntUV-HI/AAAAAAAAAGg/gUwvS4smVPQ/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+041.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB85ntUV-HI/AAAAAAAAAGg/gUwvS4smVPQ/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196935849351444594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carl Ochsner, WTC's executive director, MC'd the raffle&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB8519UV-II/AAAAAAAAAGo/tNg1C8CDWBk/s1600-h/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+045.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB8519UV-II/AAAAAAAAAGo/tNg1C8CDWBk/s320/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196936094164580482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The feedback we have received from our guests at this event has been positive. While ticket sales were down this year, we hope to have more participating next year as the economy improves. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you to all of our corporate sponsors who donated their services, talents and/or money to make this event possible:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Deer Creek Broadcasting&lt;br /&gt;• In Tents Events&lt;br /&gt;• Italian Cottage&lt;br /&gt;• Butte Community Bank&lt;br /&gt;• Dahlmeier Insurance&lt;br /&gt;• Graphic Impressions&lt;br /&gt;• Hegan Lane Partnership&lt;br /&gt;• Olde Gold Estate Jewelry&lt;br /&gt;• The Group Real Estate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you also to those merchants who donated items for our raffle and supplies for our snacks:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Cal Java&lt;br /&gt;• California Harvest Shop&lt;br /&gt;• Chico Sports Club&lt;br /&gt;• Delightfully Delicious&lt;br /&gt;• Gold Country Casino &amp; Hotel&lt;br /&gt;• Golden West Nuts Harvest Shop&lt;br /&gt;• Has Beans Coffee &amp; Tea Company&lt;br /&gt;• Lodestar Olive Oil&lt;br /&gt;• Longs Drugs&lt;br /&gt;• Masa Organics&lt;br /&gt;• Penna Olives&lt;br /&gt;• Safeway Stores&lt;br /&gt;• Sierra Nevada Brewery&lt;br /&gt;• Sports LTD&lt;br /&gt;• TJ Farms&lt;br /&gt;• Upper Crust&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope to see you all at our Turkey Dinner this fall!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-6608288693876814533?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/6608288693876814533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=6608288693876814533' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/6608288693876814533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/6608288693876814533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/05/taste-of-foothills-tour-2008-fun-time.html' title='Taste of the Foothills Tour 2008: A fun time was had by all!'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/SB8yetUV90I/AAAAAAAAAEI/1YmmXjCxul8/s72-c/Taste+of+the+Foothills+2008+005.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-2913020781791809434</id><published>2008-03-21T10:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T18:53:32.261-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Taste of the Foothills Tour'/><title type='text'>Taste of the Foothills Tour -- April 19, 2008</title><content type='html'>This year, WTC's Spring Fundraiser, Taste of the Foothills Tour, is going to be happening on Saturday, April 19th from 10:30am to 6:00pm. Tickets are $60 each.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Better hurry and get your tickets, because space is limited on this popular tour! For the past two years, WTC has conducted its Taste of the Foothills Tour. Past tour participants are eagerly awaiting this year’s event; some even booking an entire van in order for their group to travel together. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The tour is an opportunity to highlight a local industry that is increasing in importance and stature; gourmet products crafted from locally grown crops. Guests have been impressed with the quality of the products and the passion of these grower/producers for creating unique and enjoyable products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well worth the $60 per ticket price tag, guests will be treated to local wines and olive oils  produced by these local growers. Guests can choose from the northern or southern tour, and transportation will be provided.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The northern tour will stop at New Clairvaux Vineyard &amp; Monastery in Vina, the Olive Pit in Corning, and Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico. The southern tour will stop at Grey Fox Vineyards, Lodestar Farms Olive Oil, and Quilici Vineyards; all in Oroville. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both tours begin and end at our Joe McGie Center, 2812 Hegan Lane in Chico. Registration begins at 10:30, with the tours departing at 11:00 a.m. sharp! Tours return at approximately 4:00pm, when a sumptuous Italian dinner will be served, followed by a Chinese raffle, where guests can purchase raffle tickets to place in the jar in front of the prize(s) they wish to win. The dinner and raffle will end at approximately 6:00pm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dinner this year will be catered by Italian Cottage, who graciously agreed to cater the dinner at their cost. This kind of support and sponsorship allows WTC to use the revenue from ticket sales to go directly into programs and services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other businesses who have generously donated of their time, talent and hard-earned dollars are: &lt;a href="http://www.buttecommunity.com/"&gt;Butte Community Bank&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.chicoinsurance.com/"&gt;Dahlmeier Insurance&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.kmxi.com/"&gt;Deer Creek Broadcasting&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.gi-online.com/"&gt;Graphic Impressions&lt;/a&gt;, Hegan Lane Partnership, In Tents Events, &lt;a href="http://www.oldegold.com/index.html"&gt;Olde Gold Estate Jewelry&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://chico-group.com/"&gt;The Group Real Estate&lt;/a&gt;. Please patronize these businesses to help show how much WTC appreciates their support of our mission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tickets cost $60 per person. You can purchase tickets in person in Chico at WTC, 2255 Fair St., or &lt;a href="http://www.creeksidecellars.com/"&gt;Creekside Cellars&lt;/a&gt;, 250 Vallombrosa #500 in Chico; in Paradise at Made in Paradise, 7323 Skyway; or in Oroville at Feather River Opportunity Center, 2905 Lincoln Blvd. You can also send checks to: Taste of the Foothills Tour, 2255 Fair St., Chico 95928. Please indicate whether you want northern or southern tour if you mail in your order, and if you wish to travel together with a group. You can also purchase them online at &lt;a href="http://www.bearmountaingifts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=42&amp;products_id=126"&gt;www.bearmountaingifts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call 343-7994 ext. 138 if you have any questions. All proceeds benefit the Work Training Center: Serving people with disabilities for nearly 60 years!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We look forward to seeing you on our tasty tour!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy these pictures from last year:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P0hfkivLI/AAAAAAAAADg/1psjhfloZH8/s1600-h/HPIM0298.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P0hfkivLI/AAAAAAAAADg/1psjhfloZH8/s320/HPIM0298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180252852653833394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P1R_kivMI/AAAAAAAAADo/e86ulU8nvGg/s1600-h/HPIM0340.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P1R_kivMI/AAAAAAAAADo/e86ulU8nvGg/s320/HPIM0340.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180253685877488834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P2O_kivPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/AWFPmZjd3X4/s1600-h/P1010192.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P2O_kivPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/AWFPmZjd3X4/s320/P1010192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180254733849509106" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P2G_kivOI/AAAAAAAAAD4/KG9pC4cB9PI/s1600-h/P1010177.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P2G_kivOI/AAAAAAAAAD4/KG9pC4cB9PI/s320/P1010177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180254596410555618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-2913020781791809434?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/2913020781791809434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=2913020781791809434' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/2913020781791809434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/2913020781791809434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/03/taste-of-foothills-tour.html' title='Taste of the Foothills Tour -- April 19, 2008'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R-P0hfkivLI/AAAAAAAAADg/1psjhfloZH8/s72-c/HPIM0298.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-7227810159058971828</id><published>2008-03-10T13:14:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T18:53:34.085-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friends of WTC'/><title type='text'>A Successful "Friends of WTC" Dinner!</title><content type='html'>Work Training Center held its Friends of WTC dinner on Thursday, February 28, 2008, and it was a rousing success! Over 80 guests attended our event this year, and a good time was had by all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beautiful centerpieces, provided by our own Made in Paradise artist studio, provided these beautiful centerpieces for the event:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9W2dvDjsgI/AAAAAAAAADQ/qtkT4UIS3P0/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2008+007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9W2dvDjsgI/AAAAAAAAADQ/qtkT4UIS3P0/s320/Friends+Dinner+2008+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176243968696103426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The evening began with a half hour of socializing and purchasing raffle prize tickets. Guests were invited to put their tickets in front of the prize(s) they wanted to win. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WZgPDjsWI/AAAAAAAAACA/G5tg560H8DI/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2008+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WZgPDjsWI/AAAAAAAAACA/G5tg560H8DI/s320/Friends+Dinner+2008+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176212125808570722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9Wao_DjsXI/AAAAAAAAACI/BB_FOZwrQBo/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2008+019.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9Wao_DjsXI/AAAAAAAAACI/BB_FOZwrQBo/s320/Friends+Dinner+2008+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176213375644053874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At 6:30, dinner was served. Guests lined up to get platefuls of delicious lasagna, garlic bread, and green salad, prepared and served by the Well Ministry of Rescue. They did a terrific job, and we would highly recommend using their services next time you need a catered meal! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WbFfDjsYI/AAAAAAAAACQ/GxPs-dFBr9Q/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2008+035.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WbFfDjsYI/AAAAAAAAACQ/GxPs-dFBr9Q/s320/Friends+Dinner+2008+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176213865270325634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drinks (soda, coffee and water) were served by our excellent human resources staff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9Wb2PDjsZI/AAAAAAAAACY/JtgkJJUouTE/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2008+011.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9Wb2PDjsZI/AAAAAAAAACY/JtgkJJUouTE/s320/Friends+Dinner+2008+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176214702788948370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The program began at 7:00, and included a variety of awards, speeches and presentations. Two board presidents were honored for their service: Former President Carol Linscheid and current President Bob Bracewell; retired board members Hugh Campbell and Kent Rasmussen were honored for their years of service; the Business Partnership Award went to Lou &amp; Lola Lodigiani with Tri-L Mandarins; Employer of the Year was awarded to Surplus City in Oroville; Care Provider of the Year award was presented to Marna Carli of the Alpine Homes; Service Recipient of the Year was presented to Dean Hornbeck; andf Friend of the Year was presented to our own Abe Baily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WTC was pleased to welcome Alys Walters, one of the founding parents from the early days of WTC. Chico Mayor Andy Holcomb was also in attendance, and said a few words of welcome. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WcPPDjsaI/AAAAAAAAACg/IHwgbWTn_Es/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2008+025.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WcPPDjsaI/AAAAAAAAACg/IHwgbWTn_Es/s320/Friends+Dinner+2008+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176215132285677986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alys Walters (right), founding parent of WTC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9bOb_DjshI/AAAAAAAAADY/YAzamDOvI-E/s1600-h/DSC02579.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9bOb_DjshI/AAAAAAAAADY/YAzamDOvI-E/s320/DSC02579.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176551801887109650" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(L to R): Chico Mayor Andy Holcomb; WTC Executive Director Carl Ochsner, and WTC Board President Bob Bracewell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An excellent speech on "Finding New Friends for WTC" was given by keynote speaker Abe Baily, retired professor from CSU, Chico and WTC's board vice president. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WzQfDjseI/AAAAAAAAADA/_jK9mWQOimY/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2008+022.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9WzQfDjseI/AAAAAAAAADA/_jK9mWQOimY/s320/Friends+Dinner+2008+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176240442527953378" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WTC Vice President Abe Baily and his wife&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The evening was rounded off with the giving away of the raffle prizes. Much laughter (and groans) were heard, as those who won came up to claim their prizes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After all the prizes were given out and a few closing remarks from our Executive Director Carl Ochsner, the evening ended about 8pm on a high note. A good time was had by all, and many commented on how much they enjoyed themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We look forward to seeing everyone next year, as we plan to celebrate our 60th Anniversary at our Friends of WTC Dinner 2009!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-7227810159058971828?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/7227810159058971828/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=7227810159058971828' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/7227810159058971828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/7227810159058971828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/03/successful-friends-of-wtc-dinner.html' title='A Successful &quot;Friends of WTC&quot; Dinner!'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R9W2dvDjsgI/AAAAAAAAADQ/qtkT4UIS3P0/s72-c/Friends+Dinner+2008+007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-2459782357941721516</id><published>2008-01-21T15:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T18:53:34.987-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Upcoming Events'/><title type='text'>Friends of Work Training Center Dinner</title><content type='html'>On Thursday, February 28, 2008, WTC will hold its 7th annual Friends of WTC Dinner at Bear Mountain Production Services's new location at 1618 Nord Avenue in Chico. Tickets are $12.50 apiece. Dinner is being catered by The Well Catering Services and will consist of meat lasagna or eggplant parmigan, garlic bread, green salad, and dessert. Beverages (coffee and soft drinks) will be provided. The evening includs a short program. Special guest this year is Chico Mayor Andy Holcomb. The evening will finish up with a Chinese raffle, where ticket purchasers will have the opportunity to win a variety of prizes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New this year is "Take a Friend to Dinner." If you purchase a ticket, you can get a free ticket if you take someone who has never attended a Friends of WTC dinner before. (One free ticket for first-time attendees for each ticket purchased.) We encourage everyone, veterans and newbies, to attend this dinner and learn about WTC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bear Mountain Production Services, a division of WTC, offers a flexible workforce able to perform a wide variety of tasks. This includes light industrial assembly, wood and Corian fabrication, bulk mailing, document collating, order fulfillment, and many other services requiring speed and accuracy. Approximately 70 individuals with developmental disabilities are employed at BMPS, under the supervision of qualified and experienced staff. Customer satisfaction is always the top priority. Pick-up and delivery is available throughout the North State with BMPS vehicles. UPS services connect BMPS to customers anywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tickets can be purchased at our main office at 2255 Fair Street, or charged online at &lt;a href="http://www.bearmountaingifts.com/"&gt;http://www.bearmountaingifts.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, or wish further information, call (530) 343-7994 ext. 124. We look forward to seeing you there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some pictures from the Friends Dinner 2007:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YZfTa8RRI/AAAAAAAAAB4/DU5bHSfevts/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YZfTa8RRI/AAAAAAAAAB4/DU5bHSfevts/s320/Friends+Dinner+2007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158338448779396370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cameron Wise, Operations Director; and Joline Monson, Transportation Coordinator, at the registration desk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YY5ja8RPI/AAAAAAAAABo/U9TRZBqk_x4/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2007+(7).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YY5ja8RPI/AAAAAAAAABo/U9TRZBqk_x4/s320/Friends+Dinner+2007+(7).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158337800239334642" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The buffet line.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YYaja8ROI/AAAAAAAAABg/Oc6KVuKK4CU/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2007+(6).jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158337267663389922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YYaja8ROI/AAAAAAAAABg/Oc6KVuKK4CU/s320/Friends+Dinner+2007+(6).jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Diners enjoying the meal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YZJja8RQI/AAAAAAAAABw/dCDW32WJpOg/s1600-h/Friends+Dinner+2007+(14).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YZJja8RQI/AAAAAAAAABw/dCDW32WJpOg/s320/Friends+Dinner+2007+(14).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158338075117241602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chinese raffle&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-2459782357941721516?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/2459782357941721516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=2459782357941721516' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/2459782357941721516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/2459782357941721516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2008/01/friends-of-work-training-center-dinner.html' title='Friends of Work Training Center Dinner'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DbPtwr2IzJQ/R5YZfTa8RRI/AAAAAAAAAB4/DU5bHSfevts/s72-c/Friends+Dinner+2007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-4253867850034285560</id><published>2007-11-28T10:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T08:29:38.924-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Carl&apos;s Corner'/><title type='text'>Carl's Corner: Normalization and WTC Work Services</title><content type='html'>Dear WTC Staff and Interested Others:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As most of you know, we recently experienced a very troubling incident wherein an irate relative of a Deer Creek Sewing client worker (not the client’s conservator, incidentally) barged in to program areas and staff offices, demanding to know why the client could not routinely leave the work area before the scheduled quitting time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe that our program staff have made it clear to both clients and staff, over the years, that individual program days can be modified, if required to achieve documented and specific medical or programmatic purposes. However, because of our commitment to the principles of normalization in WTC work programs, we cannot and should not allow fluctuations in work schedule based simply on personal preference. Such allowances would be a misuse of the concept of individual choice, and a disservice to the client in the long run.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Client choice must always be given high priority in making service assignments. In fact, individual choice is the paramount consideration at points in the service system where a consumer makes a decision about his or her participation. No one is expected, necessarily, to choose a work-based service from among an array of various options. And, similarly, once he or she selects a vocational training avenue, the consumer should be encouraged to choose from a variety of experiences, consistent with level of vocational development and service availability. However, once having made a choice to participate in a normalized adult-appropriate vocational setting, the client should expect us to provide an experience that approximates, to the greatest degree possible, the employment relationships to be found in regular business and industry, and which will certainly await that person upon his or her eventual arrival in a fully integrated community setting. Adherence to a uniform daily work schedule is a common feature of manufacturing facilities in the local community that employ members of the general public, and it must obviously be a part of the normalized work environment that WTC provides for its trainees as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work Training Center’s four production shops perform real work for real-world businesses who depend on us to produce high quality products in the specified volume, on time, every time. This is not make-believe work activity done for facsimile businesses in a feel-good environment. Moreover, because of frozen reimbursement rates at inadequate levels, the survival of our agency as a whole depends on meeting and exceeding our production output goals. This is serious enterprise for serious purposes, and most of our client workers appreciate the profound respect shown to them by our staff when we communicate normal adult expectations with regard to attendance, punctuality, and attention to task. Many of our service recipients have been treated like overgrown children elsewhere; at home, in care facilities, and in previous programs. Therefore, they greatly appreciate being challenged to perform as capable adults when they enter the doors of a WTC production facility. This is one of the reasons why these employment programs remain so popular.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately, there are a great many adults with developmental disabilities in our local region who have become comfortable being treated as “special” people; entitled to extra consideration, lowered levels of challenge, financial support with no obligations attached, and highly accommodated surroundings. For these folks, both WTC and numerous competing agencies have many available options, and these service venues would be logical places to look for appropriate programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, as the only provider of CARF-accredited and Department of Labor certified work centers in our county, WTC will always consider it our duty to make real-world and normalized employment venues available to those individuals with disabilities who wish to be taken seriously as important and contributing adults.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for the opportunity to present Work Training Center’s official position on this important issue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carl R. Ochsner&lt;br /&gt;Executive Director, WTC Inc.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-4253867850034285560?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/4253867850034285560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=4253867850034285560' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/4253867850034285560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/4253867850034285560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2007/11/carls-corner.html' title='Carl&apos;s Corner: Normalization and WTC Work Services'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031077530647865356.post-1289442936187891560</id><published>2007-11-16T11:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-16T12:09:25.212-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='welcome'/><title type='text'>Welcome to our Blog!</title><content type='html'>Welcome to Work Training Center's community blog!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The purpose of this blog is to showcase Work Training Center's programs and services, update the public on special events, and provide a place people can come to for general information and other announcements. We want this blog to be a window into what WTC is all about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is our hope and sincere wish that this blog will be helpful and informative, and be a conduit that allows WTC to provide a greater depth of understanding, by both lay people and rehab professionals alike, of the scope of our programs and services and the opportunities we bring to our clients. Through multimedia presentations such as videos and slideshows, coupled with commentary, we wish to provide insight into and education about our well-rounded programs and services to adults with developmental disabilities in Butte County and beyond.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please feel free to look around. We invite you to explore WTC's websites listed to the right. If you need further information, or would like a tour of our facilities, please give us a call at (530) 343-7994.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave your comments and feedback by clicking on the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post. We'd love to hear from you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once again, welcome! And thanks for stopping by.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6031077530647865356-1289442936187891560?l=worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/1289442936187891560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6031077530647865356&amp;postID=1289442936187891560' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/1289442936187891560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6031077530647865356/posts/default/1289442936187891560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://worktrainingcenter.blogspot.com/2007/11/welcome-to-our-blog.html' title='Welcome to our Blog!'/><author><name>WTC Outreach Administration</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07769046040262235387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
