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Four hundred disability advocates gathered on February 12 at Exploration Place to tell the stories of families who have lost services due to state budget cuts. To learn more about the issues and correspond with legislators, visit www.invisiblekansans.com. |
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The Senior Work Experience Project (SWEP) offered through the American Red Cross has brought several valuable workers to Starkey over the years. Read more about it here in The Wichita Eagle.
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Starkey Inc. has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), headquartered in Tucson, Ariz., an independent, nonprofit 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 individuals served at the organization it reviews. Accreditation is a voluntary quality review process on the part of the organization. A three-year accreditation represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization.
Starkey was accredited in three areas of community services – community housing, community integration and supported living – in four areas of employment services – job development, job supports, job-site training and organizational employment services, and in governance. |
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Each year, Starkey employees, families and members of the community join together to take names from the Starkey Angel Tree, which benefits individuals with disabilities who have no resources or family connections to make it possible for them to receive a gift during the holiday season.
For information on giving to Starkey and its annual fund campaign, link here. |
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Individuals in the Passport Program at Starkey are learning how to draw and paint from local volunteer Nila Parker. A permanent display for their original creations has been installed in the Morrison Building at Starkey, 144 S. Young St. |
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Starkey benefited again from the silent auction again this year at the AIWF Midwest Beerfest held October 16, 2009 at Century II. Generous community supporters donated almost 150 items for the silent auction booth and 50 volunteers gave their time. |
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More than 50 donors and supporters joined Starkey officials on October 6, 2009 for a ground breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on the Earl and Mathilda Goebel LIGHTHouse Project. Left to right: Lisa Simonin, president of the Starkey Advisors; Carolyn Risley Hill, CEO of Starkey, Inc.; Helen Galloway of the Women of Wichita Foundation; Ron Terzian, Starkey Foundation president; Judy Hull, Starkey Advisory Council president; Bob Goebel of the Goebel Family-Star Lumber Charitable Foundation; Andrew Harris of the Lattner Family Foundation; and Tim O'Sullvan, Starkey Inc. president. |
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Starkey's ice cream social on August 20, 2009 drew a crowd of individuals and families, as well as local officials, including Rep. Nile Dillmore, City Council member Janet Miller, Sen. Dick Kelsey and Sen. Jean Schodorf.
(At left, Rep. Nile Dillmore, City Council member Janet Miller, Starkey parent Hilda Ellington and Starkey CEO Carolyn Risley Hill.) |
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Starkey will receive four new 20-passenger buses as part of $6.6 million in federal stimulus funding coming to the city of Wichita for transportation.
More from the Wichita Eagle:
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/938856.html
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Thirteen members of Learjet's IT department volunteered their time on August 14, 2009, constructing garden bed kits that will be placed at Starkey homes and at the Gateway program. |
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Nineteen Starkey employees from all areas of the organization completed Community Emergency Response Training (CERT Training) in July 2009 conducted by Sedgwick County Emergency Management professionals. CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. |
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Residents of one Starkey home have planted a vegetable garden that is yielding a summer bounty of tomatoes, green beans, squash, watermelon, peppers and various types of herbs!
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A donor appreciation dinner June 7, 2009, recognized the many supporters of the LIGHTHouse Project.
(Photo, left to right): Ron Terzian, donor for the Diana Clark Terzian Memorial Home; Jenny Stephens of the Goebel Family/Star Lumber Foundation, which is the lead donor of the Earl and Mathilda Goebel LIGHTHouse Project; Helen Galloway, representing the Women of Wichita, for whom a home will be named; and Tim O'Sullivan, donor and president of the Starkey, Inc. Board of Directors. |
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Starkey representatives displayed information at Boeing Earth Day at the Sedgwick County Zoo April 23. They distributed 890 stickers to area elementary students reminding families to recycle their electronic items, such as computers, printers, faxes, cell phones and monitors. |
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Starkey was honored March 18 at InterHab's CommonUnity reception in Topeka for its 79 years of service to Kansans with disabilities. The Capper Foundation in Topeka also received a longevity award for its 89 years of service. Rep. JoAnn Pottorff of Wichita and other disability organizations were honored at the reception, which was attended by Kansas legislators. |
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To learn more about the 3,825 Kansans still waiting for disability support services and funding, visit www.invisiblekansans.com and then connect with your elected officials on their behalf! |
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Starkey benefited from the generosity of the Girl Scouts during their annual Festival of Giving. On December 13, Scout troops brought their donations to Century II, where Starkey and other charitable organizations received a bounty of purchased and hand-crafted items. |
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An article in the Wichita Eagle highlighted the challenges Starkey and other community disability providers face in trying to recruit workers to support people with disabilities. Link to the story here.
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Starkey's LIGHTHouse Project was announced to the public November 20, with the Goebel Family-Star Lumber Charitable Foundation sharing the name for its home - The Earl and Mathilda Goebel Home - toward which it has contributed $75,000. Starkey supporters have given $200,573 toward the local match required for low-income housing tax credits, for which Starkey will apply in February 2009 to fund the majority of the cost of building the three homes, which will support people with disabilities who have dementia. To learn more, link here. |
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The Nonprofit Chamber of Service - a local association of nonprofits, of which Starkey is a member - is conducting a Unified Nonprofit Food Drive during the month of November to benefit the Kansas Food Bank. More than 200 nonprofit organizations in Wichita will collaborate for this year’s food drive. To participate, bring non-perishable food items to the front lobby of either the Maple or Young Street building at Starkey during the month of November. The Kansas Food Bank serves more than 400 agencies in 86 Kansas counties, and distributes 4.5 million pounds of food each year. |
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Using GoodSearch as your preferred online search engine can benefit Starkey - simply select Starkey as your charity, and a penny is donated to Starkey for every search you do. Link here to get started! |
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