Taking Pictures In Hygiene, Colorado

This blog post was sent via audio email by Mandy on Saturday, August 25.

This is Mandy. I just wanted to tell you yesterday was Friday and I went to CORE and I went for a walk up in Hygiene.  I got to take pictures because I take a Photography Class in Longmont.

In the afternoon I had my radio class at KGNU.  We got to learn how to use a field recorder because CORE got their own field recorder. I will talk to you soon, bye.

The Broncos Tour Is Going To Be FUN!

This blog post was sent via audio email by John, who is a resident at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder.

Hi, This is your friend JR speaking. Always know that I like telling good jokes. Another thing is this Monday I’m going to the Broncos tour and I’m going to have FUN and a good time and I hope that I’ll show you one of the pictures. I also want to say have a good weekend and I hope that you always like the jokes.

Mandy Harvesting Food, Bowling, & Job Club Class

This blog post was sent via audio email by Mandy who is a resident at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi, it’s Mandy.  I wanted to tell you what I did yesterday and today at CORE. Yesterday was August 22nd. I had gardening class in the morning. We got to pick some of the tomatoes and some of the cantaloupe, and peppers that we’ve been growing and we got to taste them.

That was in the morning and in the afternoon I went to the bowling alley and I bowled a 137. And today, August 23rd, I had Creative Writing. We just played some writing games, and that was about it. And then today we had Job Club class, and we talked about getting jobs and what we needed to wear and how we needed to act and all kinds of job related things like that. I will talk to you soon. Bye.

John Wants To Check Out His Imagine! Voices Posts

This blog entry was sent via audio email by John, who is a resident of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hey Gary, I hope that you’ll hear this from me. I went to dodge ball today for EXPAND, and it was food and friendly people, and I had a great time. I just want to ask you, can you come over, and go to the living room and show us what you did with your blog? I hope to see you sometime, bye.

Note:  John is asking for help in viewing the Imagine! Voices blog so he and his housemates can check on their posts and other posts.  Hopefully in the next few days John will be able to make a blog post about what he learned from looking at the blog and what he thinks of it.  

Excitement For Upcoming Broncos' Stadium Tour

This blog entry was sent via audio email by Rebecca, who is a resident of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Going to the Broncos’ stadium to see the football players. The 27th, on a Monday, see you later, bye.

Broncos Training Camp Tour Coming Up

This blog entry was sent via audio email by Donna, who is a resident at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hey, I’m going to go to the Broncos training camp and get a tour of where my counselor works or where his office is, and where the owner’s offices are. We are very excited about that. I am looking forward to it and I know everyone else is, but I can’t speak for everyone else, so that’s it for me. Oh, by the way, In Clover is where I work three days a week now, and I am very happy about that. I hope that things work out where I can stay there and do as much as I can. I’ll see you soon, bye bye.

CORE/Labor Source Consumers Volunteer at EFAA

On Thursdays, a crew of individuals receiving services in Imagine!’s CORE/Labor Source department volunteers for two hours at the Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) in Boulder. In these pictures, the crew was putting donated carrots in large bags into smaller bags, and also was measuring food for cats and dogs and putting it into small bags.

Kyle carries small bags of carrots for distribution.



John measures out food for pets.



Gabe counts out carrots while Kyle holds open the bag for Gabe. 



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Mandy In The International Fringe Festival

This blog post was sent via audio email by Mandy who is a resident at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi. Today is August 23rd and I had a great day at CORE. I had writing class, and last Saturday we had a function at Naropa, and we just played games and had a bunch of fun today. Because of last weekend we’ve been reading and writing for the past month to get ready for this Naropa thing that we had last week.

This afternoon I had Job Club class and it was my first time and it was really fun. So, they just kind of acclimated me to the class. I will talk to you soon, bye.

Note:  The Naropa event Mandy is referring to was the International Fringe Festival that she and other people in CORE/Labor Source classes participated in.  Mandy is a talented writer and she read some of her original work to the approximately 50 people in the audience.

I Went To Target And Abo's Pizza

This blog post was sent via audio email by Rebecca who is a resident at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi. I went to Target yesterday and my parents took me out for Abo’s Pizza.

Why Is Six Afraid of Seven?

This blog post was sent via audio email by John, who is a resident at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi. This is John. I’m going to the Broncos tour next Monday and I had fun working at In Clover so I’ve got to let you know that and I’ll talk to you soon. Bye. Oh, I have a good joke. “Why is six afraid of seven? Well, seven eight nine.”

Going To Broncos Training Camp Next Week

The following post was submitted via audio email by Gerald who lives in the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder. Gerald used his Dynavox communication device to create this message.

Hi.

I just got my power chair back. Finally I can get around on my own again. My wife and I bought new wedding rings. Aren’t they great?

We are going to the Broncos training camp on Monday, August 27th. I am so excited. We are getting a tour at the Sports Authority Stadium. Can I have your autograph please? We are super excited. I am excited to meet Peyton Manning. We get to see where one of our counselors Brent works at the stadium.

Breakfast With My Sister

This blog entry was sent via audio email by Lana, who lives in the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder.

I saw my sister this weekend and I had fun with her. We went to IHOP (International House of Pancakes). I had the Colorado omelet.

I Am Starting A Job Class At CORE

This blog entry was sent via audio email by Mandy, who lives in the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder.

This is Mandy. My sister had a baby. Also, I’m taking a job class at CORE. I haven’t starting taking it yet but I think I’m really going to enjoy it. I think soon I get to start finding out how to get a job or developing the skills. Have a good day, bye.

Bob's String Art

Bob, pictured here with some of his string art that is on display at Imagine!’s Coal Creek office in Lafayette, has had a long time interest with string and with the guidance of CORE/Labor Source art teachers has turned this into a creative outlet.

Bobbie's Art At Imagine!'s Coal Creek Office

This is a photo of a piece of art created by Bobbie in Imagine!’s CORE/Labor Source art class. This piece of art was recently on display at an art gallery display at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, and is now one of many pieces created by artists in CORE/Labor Source classes hanging in the hallways of Imagine!’s Dixon and Coal Creek offices in Lafayette. The art is also for sale.

I Have A Couple Good Jokes For You

This post was submitted via an audio email today by John, who is a resident of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi,

This is John. I’m doing the audio email game. I know the others did that earlier and I’m doing it because I just want to say hi and hope things are going good for you and I hope that you will write me back. I have a couple good jokes.

“When is a car not a car?” Well, the answer is “When it turns into the driveway.”

The other is “Where did the fish put its money?” The answer is “In the river bank.”

I just want to say hello, bye bye.

Thank You Andrew

This post was submitted via an audio email today by Lana, who is a resident of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi,

My day was good. This is Lana sending you an email. I’m going to miss Andrew when he leaves.

(Note: Andrew has been a staff member at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome since it was built in 2009, and prior to that had worked at Imagine!’s Tech PCA for two years.  On behalf of all of us at Imagine!, thanks Andrew, and best wishes to you).

I Like My Jobs

This post was submitted via an audio email today by Rebecca, who is a resident of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi, This is Rebecca. I’ve got three new jobs working at Rock Bottom Restaurant, the Chop House, and Free Wave. At Rock Bottom and the Chop House I roll silverware into napkins and at Free Wave I make packages with different kinds of screws and I have to count them to get that right. It is not hard and I like earning money.

We Will Miss Avery

This post was submitted via an audio email today by Gerald and Donna, who are both residents of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi, How are you doing today? We had fun at CORE. We are going to miss one of our staff, Avery, she is moving to a different state and doing a different job and we will miss her very much. Bye.

The Olympics, My Jobs, And A Joke

This post was submitted by John, who is a resident of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder, Colorado.

Hi,

Today is Wednesday, August 8th, 2012. I am sitting in the living room of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder. This is where I live. My housemate Rebecca and I are watching the Olympics on our big screen TV, cheering for all the athletes from the USA. Right now I am relaxing, but I have been busy most of the time lately and I’ll tell you some of the things I’ve been doing.

On Mondays, I work at In Clover, putting pet supplements into bags. On Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, I work at the Hungry Toad, and on Wednesday afternoons I work at Timberline. At both the Hungry Toad and Timberline I am doing janitorial work. I vacuum, wipe tables and counters, and I also like to sweep and mop. Last Thursday I volunteered at Food Share, and tomorrow I will be going swimming and bowling. I like to get up before 7:00 in the morning, it gets me going.

Watching the Olympics reminds me of some of the events I did when I was in the Special Olympics. I did track and field (the 50 and 100 meter runs), the standing long jump, basketball, and volleyball. I haven’t done the Special Olympics in a while, but I assume I want to do so in the future.

I played softball yesterday at Mapleton Field, and a long time ago I used to play soccer. I also like to play basketball.

Before I go, I have a joke for you. “How do you stop a charging elephant?” “You take away its credit card.”