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			<title>Law Week Fun Run Benefiting The Center</title>

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&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;Law Week Fun Run Benefiting The Center&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20100327T123000Z&quot;&gt;27-Mar-10 7:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20100327T170000Z&quot;&gt;27-Mar-10 12:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tlocation&quot;&gt;Location:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;location&quot;&gt;
Sam Houston Park, Houston, TX &lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdescription&quot;&gt;Event Details:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;Saturday, March 27, 2010Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby,Downtown Houston &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John J. Eikenburg 25th Law Week Fun Run Benefiting THE CENTER &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEW! Adopt a Walker from THE CENTER! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Support the participation of residents from THE CENTER by paying the entry fee for a resident to join the 1-mile walk. The cost is $20 per walker, which also includes a Fun Run t-shirt, race packet and the opportunity to win prizes in special drawings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<title>9th Annual Luncheon</title>

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&lt;span class=&quot;summary&quot;&gt;9th Annual Luncheon&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdtstart&quot;&gt;Start Date:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;dtstart&quot; title=&quot;20100330T163000Z&quot;&gt;30-Mar-10 11:30 AM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;abbr class=&quot;dtend&quot; title=&quot;20100330T180000Z&quot;&gt;30-Mar-10 1:00 PM&lt;/abbr&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;tdescription&quot;&gt;Event Details:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; 
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 20pt; color: black&quot;&gt;9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Annual Luncheon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; color: black&quot;&gt;Co-Chaired by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; color: black&quot;&gt;Elizabeth DeLuca&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; color: black&quot;&gt;and her daughter Caroline DeLuca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;It is with great pleasure that we announce the details of this year&amp;#8217;s luncheon benefiting &lt;strong&gt;The Center &lt;/strong&gt;to be held on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;Tuesday, March 30, 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;at &lt;strong&gt;River Oaks Country Club&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;Always a sellout, this event raises much-needed funds for the programs and services provided by The Center.&amp;nbsp;It supplements costs associated with residential care, day activities, vocational training and respite assistance for persons with intellectual disabilities.&amp;nbsp;Between the campus at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;West Dallas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt; and at Willow River Farms, over 700 persons receive The Center&amp;#8217;s services each weekday. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;We are thrilled to announce our speaker for the 2010 event, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;Amy Roloff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black&quot;&gt;star of the hit series &lt;em&gt;Little People, Big World&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;Born with dwarfism, she says &amp;#8220;I&lt;/span&gt; have had and continue to have my challenges and obstacles in life.&amp;nbsp; However,&amp;nbsp;with faith and encouragement from family and friends and a sense of independence and humor, my life has been, and still is, an adventure!&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For questions or to receive an invitation, please contact Denise Delagarza at 713-525-8455 or &lt;a href=&quot;&amp;#109;&amp;#97;&amp;#105;&amp;#108;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#58;&amp;#100;&amp;#100;&amp;#101;&amp;#108;&amp;#97;&amp;#103;&amp;#97;&amp;#114;&amp;#122;&amp;#97;&amp;#64;&amp;#116;&amp;#104;&amp;#101;&amp;#99;&amp;#101;&amp;#110;&amp;#116;&amp;#101;&amp;#114;&amp;#104;&amp;#111;&amp;#117;&amp;#115;&amp;#116;&amp;#111;&amp;#110;&amp;#46;&amp;#111;&amp;#114;&amp;#103;&quot;&gt;ddelagarza@thecenterhouston.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>

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			<title>4th Quarter Newsletter 2008</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Archie Banes &#8211; TIBH Employee of The Year</title>
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&lt;p&gt;TIBH Industries, INC. helps provide employment, through the State Use Works Wonders Program, for Texans with blindness and other disabilities. In 2007, there were over 7,600 people with various disabilities employed all over Texas and TIBH contracts paid over $26 million in wages to these exceptional Texans. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TIBH held their annual luncheon and one of their employee&#8217;s of the year was Archie Banes. Archie Banes has been apart of The Center&#8217;s landscaping crew for over nine years. On a personal note, Archie Banes is a proud father of three little girls. Archie was asked, why he like working for The Center. His response was, &#8220;I really like working with GB and Jeff, I also like the other guys, we are all friends.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;The Center has several contracts that provided services to the Texas Department of Transportation,&#8221; said Wilford Scott I was also talking with a senior management official of the Houston District of TxDOT and The Center was made reference to. The comment was &#8220;I wish all contractors were like &#8220;The Center,&#8221; they show up when they are supposed to show up; they do what the contract calls for them to do; they just take care of business.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
 
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&lt;p&gt;TIBH Industries, INC. helps provide employment, through the State Use Works Wonders Program, for Texans with blindness and other disabilities. In 2007, there were over 7,600 people with various disabilities employed all over Texas and TIBH contracts paid over $26 million in wages to these exceptional Texans. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TIBH held their annual luncheon and one of their employee&#8217;s of the year was Archie Banes. Archie Banes has been apart of The Center&#8217;s landscaping crew for over nine years. On a personal note, Archie Banes is a proud father of three little girls. Archie was asked, why he like working for The Center. His response was, &#8220;I really like working with GB and Jeff, I also like the other guys, we are all friends.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8220;The Center has several contracts that provided services to the Texas Department of Transportation,&#8221; said Wilford Scott I was also talking with a senior management official of the Houston District of TxDOT and The Center was made reference to. The comment was &#8220;I wish all contractors were like &#8220;The Center,&#8221; they show up when they are supposed to show up; they do what the contract calls for them to do; they just take care of business.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title>Center Resident - Janis &quot;JJ&quot; Jackson - 2008 Excellence in Government Awards Program</title>
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;In late February 2008, Mr. J. M. Hedge, Chief, Support Services Division (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;SSD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;) for the Houston VA Regional Office, received the initial correspondence from the Houston Federal Executive Board (FEB) soliciting nominations for the 2008 Excellence in Government Awards Program.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This is an annual&amp;nbsp;special event that is sponsored by the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt; FEB, which is devoted to recognizing extraordinary accomplishments by exceptional Federal employees.&amp;nbsp; There&amp;nbsp;are ten (10) categories of winners that are recognized at an Awards Luncheon that will be held on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Wednesday, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;May 7, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;, which coincides with National Public Service Recognition Week.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Mr. Hedge was proud to nominate our very own Janis Jackson, a resident at Cullen and a Mail Clerk at V.A. Medical Center, for consideration to receive the 2008 Award for Employees&amp;nbsp;With Disabilities.&amp;nbsp; The category description was for &lt;em&gt;any employee who is physically disabled and through&amp;nbsp;significant personal effort has overcome the disability and performed his or her job in an exceptional manner&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;After reading the description,&amp;nbsp;without hesitation, he&amp;nbsp;immediately thought of Janis and began writing up the&amp;nbsp;nomination.&amp;nbsp; Although he knew that the competition would be stiff, he was confident that &#8220;JJ's&#8221; efforts and accomplishments were noteworthy and would be very competitive.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;This week, Mr. Hedge received the fantastic and exciting news&amp;nbsp;from Mr. Michael Mason,&amp;nbsp;Executive Director, Houston Federal Executive Board&amp;nbsp;that Janis&amp;nbsp;was selected as the winner for the 2008 Excellence in Government Award - Employees With Disabilities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;In Mr. Hedge&#8217;s professional opinion, Janis serves as a role model for people with disabilities, in that, despite her&amp;nbsp;own&amp;nbsp;limitations, she has overcome her disabilities to the very best of her ability and has exceeded our employment expectations in so many ways.&amp;nbsp; As the actual award nomination states, &quot;&lt;em&gt;JJ has established herself as a valued member of the mailroom team and she positively contributes each day in support of our mission to provide the very best service to our nation's Veterans.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&amp;nbsp; Needless to say, Janis is blessed with a wonderful family and the staff at the Center, who have guided her&amp;nbsp;to be&amp;nbsp;independent in her activities of daily living.&amp;nbsp; Janis is assertive, understands and exercises her personal rights, which is evident in her choices of her routine, activities, goals and personal relationships.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We, as well as her parents, are very proud of her efforts and of this wonderful recognition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Mr. Hedge comments, &#8220;Janis is not only&amp;nbsp;a role model for people with disabilities...she&amp;nbsp;has inspired&amp;nbsp;our leadership team, her supervisors, and her coworkers with&amp;nbsp;her enthusiasm, positive attitude and the sense of urgency that she exhibits when performing her assigned duties and responsibilities.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;JJ is one in a million!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<itunes:subtitle>Center Resident - Janis &quot;JJ&quot; Jackson - 2008 Excellence in Government Awards Program</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;In late February 2008, Mr. J. M. Hedge, Chief, Support Services Division (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;SSD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;) for the Houston VA Regional Office, received the initial correspondence from the Houston Federal Executive Board (FEB) soliciting nominations for the 2008 Excellence in Government Awards Program.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This is an annual&amp;nbsp;special event that is sponsored by the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt; FEB, which is devoted to recognizing extraordinary accomplishments by exceptional Federal employees.&amp;nbsp; There&amp;nbsp;are ten (10) categories of winners that are recognized at an Awards Luncheon that will be held on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Wednesday, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;May 7, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;, which coincides with National Public Service Recognition Week.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Mr. Hedge was proud to nominate our very own Janis Jackson, a resident at Cullen and a Mail Clerk at V.A. Medical Center, for consideration to receive the 2008 Award for Employees&amp;nbsp;With Disabilities.&amp;nbsp; The category description was for &lt;em&gt;any employee who is physically disabled and through&amp;nbsp;significant personal effort has overcome the disability and performed his or her job in an exceptional manner&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;After reading the description,&amp;nbsp;without hesitation, he&amp;nbsp;immediately thought of Janis and began writing up the&amp;nbsp;nomination.&amp;nbsp; Although he knew that the competition would be stiff, he was confident that &#8220;JJ's&#8221; efforts and accomplishments were noteworthy and would be very competitive.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;This week, Mr. Hedge received the fantastic and exciting news&amp;nbsp;from Mr. Michael Mason,&amp;nbsp;Executive Director, Houston Federal Executive Board&amp;nbsp;that Janis&amp;nbsp;was selected as the winner for the 2008 Excellence in Government Award - Employees With Disabilities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;In Mr. Hedge&#8217;s professional opinion, Janis serves as a role model for people with disabilities, in that, despite her&amp;nbsp;own&amp;nbsp;limitations, she has overcome her disabilities to the very best of her ability and has exceeded our employment expectations in so many ways.&amp;nbsp; As the actual award nomination states, &quot;&lt;em&gt;JJ has established herself as a valued member of the mailroom team and she positively contributes each day in support of our mission to provide the very best service to our nation's Veterans.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;&amp;nbsp; Needless to say, Janis is blessed with a wonderful family and the staff at the Center, who have guided her&amp;nbsp;to be&amp;nbsp;independent in her activities of daily living.&amp;nbsp; Janis is assertive, understands and exercises her personal rights, which is evident in her choices of her routine, activities, goals and personal relationships.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We, as well as her parents, are very proud of her efforts and of this wonderful recognition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue&quot;&gt;Mr. Hedge comments, &#8220;Janis is not only&amp;nbsp;a role model for people with disabilities...she&amp;nbsp;has inspired&amp;nbsp;our leadership team, her supervisors, and her coworkers with&amp;nbsp;her enthusiasm, positive attitude and the sense of urgency that she exhibits when performing her assigned duties and responsibilities.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;JJ is one in a million!&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<author>Roshindia Pinesett</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>2007 Annual Summary</title>
			<description>&lt;font face=&quot;Verdana, Helvetica, Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12px&quot;&gt;Dear friends, families and supporters of The Center:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The Center faced its biggest challenges and opportunities in 2007. Our year began by negotiating with the City of Houston over the issue of land on West Dallas where our main programs operate. I am humbled by the generosity and support we received from Center friends and families and the Houston community. Thanks to overwhelming support, The Center can now make plans to improve our facilities and, just as importantly, expand our services to reach an even greater number of persons with developmental disabilities. The Center&#8217;s Board of Governors is working on developing the best service model to help us reach our goals. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Also in 2007, the successful growth of our Home and Community Based Services (HCS) program prompted The Center to open apartment group homes. Presently four apartment homes are fully occupied. The clients living in these homes are able to embrace their dreams of personal independence. The Center is able to provide certain supports, supervision, and monitoring to clients participating in the HCS program. HCS is a Medicaid waiver program, and as an HCS provider The Center can provide services both to the clients presently served and to those seeking services for the first time. Client enrollment in this program has steadily climbed from 25 in 2006 to 49 in 2007. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Another area of steady growth has been in our day programs. In 2007 we had 88 new admissions. This is an unprecedented number and I am certain our resolved land issue and publicity has increased the public&#8217;s awareness and interest in our services. Our total client enrollment is at 724.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Behind all of this tremendous growth is the dedication and commitment of a great group of department directors and managers. It is their continued drive towards excellence that will steer The Center towards its exciting future. I thank all of them for their support, professionalism and dedication. Our direct program staff, those that have a daily impact in the lives of those we serve, are highly praised for their commitment to people with mental retardation. Everyday, they achieve small miracles. My sincerest appreciation goes out to all Center staff for their efforts to make a difference each and every day.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Again, thank you to all of our families, volunteers, community supporters, business partners, sponsors, governing members and staff. Without you the successes we achieved in 2007 would not have been possible. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
We look forward to 2008 as we map out our new and exciting future. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation Consolidated Statement of Activities&lt;br&gt;
Year Ended June 30, 2007&lt;br&gt;
Revenue and Support&lt;br&gt;
Contract service fees and tuition revenues &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$9,067,000&lt;br&gt;
Contributions and special events &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1,687,000&lt;br&gt;
United Way allocation &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1,403,000&lt;br&gt;
Sales of product and services &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;433,000&lt;br&gt;
Investment income, net &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;267,000&lt;br&gt;
LifeCare client activity &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;270,000 &lt;br&gt;
All other &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;151,000&lt;br&gt;
Total Revenue and Support &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$13,278,000 &lt;br&gt;
Expenses&lt;br&gt;
Salaries, payroll taxes, and benefits &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;7,465,000&lt;br&gt;
Program cost, including food and supplies &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2,017,000&lt;br&gt;
Facilities &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1,358,000&lt;br&gt;
Outside services &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;846,000&lt;br&gt;
Depreciation &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;748,000&lt;br&gt;
Insurance &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;284,000&lt;br&gt;
LifeCare client activity &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;218,000 &lt;br&gt;
All other &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;761,000&lt;br&gt;
Total Expenses &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$13,697,000 &lt;br&gt;
Decrease in Net Assets &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$(419,000)&lt;br&gt;
Includes The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation and Foundation for the Retarded&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Enrollment Data by Program: Year Ending 2007&lt;br&gt;
Cullen Residence Hall157&lt;br&gt;
Vocational/Supported Employment &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;260&lt;br&gt;
Adult Activity Center/Day Care &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;187&lt;br&gt;
Supported Living &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;27&lt;br&gt;
Willow River Farms &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;51&lt;br&gt;
Home and Community Services &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;42&lt;br&gt;
Total Served &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;724&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
2006 enrollment: 673&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Active Volunteers &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;398&lt;br&gt;
Volunteer Hours &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;15, 390&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
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			<itunes:subtitle>2007 Annual Summary</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>&lt;font face=&quot;Verdana, Helvetica, Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12px&quot;&gt;Dear friends, families and supporters of The Center:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The Center faced its biggest challenges and opportunities in 2007. Our year began by negotiating with the City of Houston over the issue of land on West Dallas where our main programs operate. I am humbled by the generosity and support we received from Center friends and families and the Houston community. Thanks to overwhelming support, The Center can now make plans to improve our facilities and, just as importantly, expand our services to reach an even greater number of persons with developmental disabilities. The Center&#8217;s Board of Governors is working on developing the best service model to help us reach our goals. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Also in 2007, the successful growth of our Home and Community Based Services (HCS) program prompted The Center to open apartment group homes. Presently four apartment homes are fully occupied. The clients living in these homes are able to embrace their dreams of personal independence. The Center is able to provide certain supports, supervision, and monitoring to clients participating in the HCS program. HCS is a Medicaid waiver program, and as an HCS provider The Center can provide services both to the clients presently served and to those seeking services for the first time. Client enrollment in this program has steadily climbed from 25 in 2006 to 49 in 2007. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Another area of steady growth has been in our day programs. In 2007 we had 88 new admissions. This is an unprecedented number and I am certain our resolved land issue and publicity has increased the public&#8217;s awareness and interest in our services. Our total client enrollment is at 724.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Behind all of this tremendous growth is the dedication and commitment of a great group of department directors and managers. It is their continued drive towards excellence that will steer The Center towards its exciting future. I thank all of them for their support, professionalism and dedication. Our direct program staff, those that have a daily impact in the lives of those we serve, are highly praised for their commitment to people with mental retardation. Everyday, they achieve small miracles. My sincerest appreciation goes out to all Center staff for their efforts to make a difference each and every day.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Again, thank you to all of our families, volunteers, community supporters, business partners, sponsors, governing members and staff. Without you the successes we achieved in 2007 would not have been possible. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
We look forward to 2008 as we map out our new and exciting future. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation Consolidated Statement of Activities&lt;br&gt;
Year Ended June 30, 2007&lt;br&gt;
Revenue and Support&lt;br&gt;
Contract service fees and tuition revenues &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$9,067,000&lt;br&gt;
Contributions and special events &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1,687,000&lt;br&gt;
United Way allocation &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1,403,000&lt;br&gt;
Sales of product and services &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;433,000&lt;br&gt;
Investment income, net &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;267,000&lt;br&gt;
LifeCare client activity &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;270,000 &lt;br&gt;
All other &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;151,000&lt;br&gt;
Total Revenue and Support &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$13,278,000 &lt;br&gt;
Expenses&lt;br&gt;
Salaries, payroll taxes, and benefits &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;7,465,000&lt;br&gt;
Program cost, including food and supplies &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2,017,000&lt;br&gt;
Facilities &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1,358,000&lt;br&gt;
Outside services &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;846,000&lt;br&gt;
Depreciation &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;748,000&lt;br&gt;
Insurance &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;284,000&lt;br&gt;
LifeCare client activity &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;218,000 &lt;br&gt;
All other &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;761,000&lt;br&gt;
Total Expenses &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$13,697,000 &lt;br&gt;
Decrease in Net Assets &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$(419,000)&lt;br&gt;
Includes The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation and Foundation for the Retarded&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Enrollment Data by Program: Year Ending 2007&lt;br&gt;
Cullen Residence Hall157&lt;br&gt;
Vocational/Supported Employment &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;260&lt;br&gt;
Adult Activity Center/Day Care &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;187&lt;br&gt;
Supported Living &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;27&lt;br&gt;
Willow River Farms &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;51&lt;br&gt;
Home and Community Services &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;42&lt;br&gt;
Total Served &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;724&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
2006 enrollment: 673&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Active Volunteers &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;398&lt;br&gt;
Volunteer Hours &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;15, 390&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
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			<author>Roshindia Pinesett</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Release</category>
			<link>http://www.cri-usa.org/en/rel/8/</link>
			<title>True Light Resources announces the launch of www.CRI-USA.org</title>
			<description>HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 1, 2007) &amp;#8211; Houston-based Creative Design Studio, True Light Resources, announces the launch of www.CRI-USA.org, The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation&amp;#8217;s new website.  True Light Resources partnered with Schipul &amp;#8211; The Web Marketing Company to create The Center&amp;#8217;s new website. &amp;#8220;We selected Schipul because of their dynamic association management software, Tendenci.&amp;#8221; says JJ Lassberg, co-owner and creative force of True Light Resources.   &amp;#8220;The Center&amp;#8217;s old website was no longer meeting our needs&amp;#8221;, said Roshindia M. Pinesett, The Center&amp;#8217;s Manager of Public Relations &amp; Volunteer Services. &amp;#8220;Now The Center has a site that utilizes the technology available today,&amp;#8221; says Tracey Lee Wallace, co-owner of True Light Resources. &amp;#8220;Tendenci offered the best possible solution for The Center. The new website will expand with them and will easily accommodate their changes and growth,&amp;#8221;...
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.cri-usa.org/en/rel/7/</link>
			<title>RUN FOR THE CENTER!</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Saturday March 25, 2006 - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;RUN FOR THE CENTER!&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since 1986, the Houston Bar Association has raised over $623,000 for The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation. Please join us in continuing to support this worthwhile cause by participating in the 8K race, the children&amp;#8217;s run or the 1-mile family walk.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;1-Mile Children&amp;#8217;s Run 7:30 a.m.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;8K Wheelchair Division 7:50 a.m.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;8K Run 8:00 a.m.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;1-Mile Family Walk 8:30 a.m.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Your participation helps make independent and productive lives possible for those with mental retardation in our community.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lawweekfunrun.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lawweekfunrun.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lawweekfunrun.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.lawweekfunrun.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;for more information.&lt;/div&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Friday, November 17, 2006 - Fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament</title>
			<description>&lt;h2&gt;Fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Did somebody say, &amp;#8220;hole in one&amp;#8221;? That may have been the phrase of the day, when more than 150 players gathered on Friday, November 17, 2006 for the Fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament, benefiting The Center &amp;#8211; Serving Persons With Mental Retardation. There were a total of four teams and the teams were made up of players from 4 different countries. The excitement was not limited to the golf tournament; there were tons of giveaway&amp;#8217;s and opportunity for our clients to meet the players, while pacing out golf bags filled with lots of goodies.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;519&quot; alt=&quot;Golf charity&quot; src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/4/golf2006.jpg&quot; width=&quot;450&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Each year the golf tournament takes place and it is always a huge success, thanks to Will Williams, who is the coordinator for this annual event. Mr. Williams is a long time supporter and volunteer for the The Center, where he also seats on the The Centers Board of Governors. Mr. Williams was asked what motivates him to get involved and plan such events like the Golf Tournament, he states, &amp;#8220;helping others and getting involved in the community gratifies him&amp;#8221;. Mr. Williams does not stop there, each year he sponsors the annual Easter egg hunt that is held at The Center &amp;#8211; Serving Persons With Mental Retardation. The golf tournament is just another way to promote community involvement for persons with mental retardation. We accomplish our goals through the efforts of many individuals and companies.&lt;/div&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Thursday January 19, 2007 - Annual Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;On Thursday January 19, 2007 more than 400 people gathered at the River Oaks Country Club, for the annual luncheon benefiting The Center &amp;#8211; Serving Persons With Mental Retardation. This luncheon will definitely be one to remember, after the hearing the touching but, very inspiring story of Dick Hoyt and his son also known as &amp;#8220;Team Hoyt.&amp;#8221;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;285&quot; alt=&quot;Dick hoyt - the center luncheon&quot; src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/4/LuncheonRiverOaks1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;450&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick Form &amp;#8220;Team Hoyt&amp;#8221; together, they have completed in over 945 athletic events in the last 27 years-including 25 Boston Marathons and 8 Iron man Triathlons. It&amp;#8217;s a remarkable record of exertion-all the more, when you consider that Rick can&amp;#8217;t walk or talk. They also travel the world speaking out to educate the public about with disabilities and promoting the Team Hoyt motto, which is &amp;#8220;Yes You Can!&amp;#8221;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This year&amp;#8217;s banquet is honoring Elizabeth Deluca a lifetime supporter of The Center and Founder of The Carline School.&lt;/div&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Administrative Assistant - Certified Medication Aide</title>
			<description>&lt;strong&gt;Title: Administrative Assistant - Certified Medication Aide&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Description: &lt;p&gt;Primarily responsible for providing secretarial support to the Program Director and assuring efficient operation of the department office and exercising discretion, independent judgment and confidentiality in dealing with departmental matters. Walking occasionally. Speaking and hearing frequently. Climbing stairs occasionally. Vision to allow for reading, use of office equipment. Manual dexterity to allow for typing and operating office equipment. Sitting frequently, moderate lifting up to 20 pounds. Reaching, bending and stooping occasionally to reach supplies and equipment.&lt;/p&gt;
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Required Experience: High school diploma or GED. One year of secretarial or administrative experience. Working knowledge of computers and general office equipment. Good verbal and written skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and related applications. CPR certification upon hire and annually thereafter.&lt;br /&gt;
Education Required: High School Diploma or GED&lt;br /&gt;
Planned Duration of Employment: Full Time&lt;br /&gt;
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			<title>Direct Support Professional (CRH) - Weekend Only</title>
			<description>Title: Direct Support Professional (CRH) - Weekend Only Description: Shift: SAT 8am &amp;#8211; 8pm or 8pm &amp;#8211;8am SUN 8am &amp;#8211; 8pm or 8pm &amp;#8211; 8am    (includes interrelationships &amp; workers supervised) Assist individuals with developmental disabilities in personal hygiene, training programs as determined by the interdisciplinary team, and monitors safety and health needs of the assigned individuals. Also insures that necessary documentation is accurate and complete within the designated time frame. May encounter stressful situations. Local travel may be required. Required Experience: High school diploma or GED. One year in a residential setting which provides services to adults with developmental disabilities. Valid Texas Drivers License, CPR and SAMA certification upon hire, and renew annually thereafter. Education Required: High School Diploma or GED Planned Duration of Employment: Full Time  Contact info:   Tiffany Riley         (Add to Contacts)  (713) 525-8436      The...
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			<title>9th Annual Luncheon</title>
			<description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: black&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; color: black&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt; Annual Luncheon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: black&quot;&gt;Co-Chaired by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: black&quot;&gt;Elizabeth DeLuca&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; color: black&quot;&gt;and her daughter Caroline DeLuca&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are thrilled to announce our speaker for the 2010 event, Amy Roloff, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt; color: black&quot;&gt;star of the hit series &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt; color: black&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Little People, Big World&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;Born with dwarfism, she says&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8220;I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 8pt&quot;&gt; &lt;strong&gt;have had and continue to have my challenges and obstacles in life.&amp;nbsp; However,&amp;nbsp;with faith and encouragement from family and friends and a sense of independence and humor, my life has been, and still is, an adventure!&amp;#8221;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title>Board of Governors</title>
			<description>&lt;h2&gt;Board Officers:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Brian J. Cohen, President &lt;br&gt;Robert M. Goodside, Vice President &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;James Williams, Vice President &lt;br&gt;Wilson Windle, Secretary &lt;br&gt;Glen Shepard, Treasurer &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Board Members:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Jerry Armstrong&lt;br&gt;Jim Aycock &lt;br&gt;David C. Baldwin &lt;br&gt;Christopher P. Borreca &lt;br&gt;Frank A. Borreca, Ed.D. &lt;br&gt;Ian J. Butler, M.D.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Debra Collins&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;William Coorsch&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Nona Dancer&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Leslie Farnsworth&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;Joni Hruska Fichter &lt;br&gt;Cathy Coers Frank &lt;br&gt;Elizabeth L. Ghrist &lt;br&gt;Henry A. Hill &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;C. Wayne Johnson&lt;br&gt;Gwen S. Koch &lt;br&gt;Bernard Z. Lee &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Jack B. Manning&lt;br&gt;Harold I. Nicoll &lt;br&gt;Jesse V. Noland, Jr. &lt;br&gt;Darl Petty &lt;br&gt;Jon M. Prather &lt;br&gt;Linda H.&amp;nbsp;Hilliard &lt;br&gt;Ellin Royds&lt;br&gt;Greg A. Savage&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;Lisa Schott&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;Betsy D. Smith &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Life Member:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Jerry Johnston Andrew&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Raymond Terrell&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Director:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;div&gt;Eva T. Aguirre&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Board of Trustees</title>
			<description>&lt;h2&gt;Officers:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div&gt;David Baldwin, President&lt;br&gt;
Jerry Johnston Andrew, Vice President/Secretary&lt;br&gt;
Elizabeth DeLuca, Vice President&lt;br&gt;
Mark T. Dulworth, Vice President&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;James Pavlik, Vice President&lt;br&gt;
Bernard Z. Lee, Vice President/ Treasurer&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Trustees:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Jim Aycock&lt;br&gt;
C. Len Benckenstein&lt;br&gt;
Christopher P. Borreca&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Jamie N.&amp;nbsp;Broach&lt;br&gt;
Joseph A. Cialone, II&lt;br&gt;
Louis M. Ditta&lt;br&gt;
Jack T. Dulworth&lt;br&gt;
Joni&amp;nbsp;Hruska Fichter&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Mark Glassner&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Charles &quot;Chaz&quot; Lusk&lt;br&gt;
Elizabeth Lyons Ghrist&lt;br&gt;
Arthur E. Jones&lt;br&gt;
Marcy E. Kurtz&lt;br&gt;
Jack B. Manning&lt;br&gt;
Mark McCollum&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;James Pavlik&lt;br&gt;
Thad &#8220;Bo&#8221; Smith&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Life Trustee:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Frank Borreca&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:17:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Employment</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;Welcome to the Employment section of our website!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The Center Serving Persons with developmental disabilities, Human Resources office seeks to promote a diverse, professional environment which attracts qualified employees. The Center is an equal opportunity employer. The Human Resources department hours of operation is Monday &#8211; Friday 8:00am &#8211; 4:30pm.Our job hotline number is 713-525-8333.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Employment Applications&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Employment applications may be obtained from the Human Resources by visiting their offices. They are located in The Center&#8217;s Chi Omega Alumnae Building #2, on the ground floor.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;If you would like to fax us your resume, our fax number is 713-525-8489.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Download application&quot; href=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/4/ApplicationForWebsite.pdf&quot; target=&quot;&quot;&gt;Download Application &amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;You may also, upload your resume and apply for jobs online.&lt;/div&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Day Programs</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;150&quot; alt=&quot;Day programs&quot; src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/4/aac3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;The Center Serving Persons with developmental disabilities&amp;nbsp;offers a wide array of programs to meet the needs of all individuals. &lt;br&gt;
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Several day programs are offered at The Center to provide enrichment activities for individuals of all ages:&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/cms/?70&quot;&gt;Adult Activity Center &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/cms/?55&quot;&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
                    &lt;li&gt;Adult Training &amp;amp; Employment Services &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
                    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/cms/?72&quot;&gt;Young at Heart &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:12:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Young at Heart</title>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;The Center Serving Persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities&amp;nbsp;Young at Heart program provides enrichment activities for those individuals who are retired. The program concentrates on training and maintaining daily living skills such as safety, personal grooming, money management and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Daily activities may include community outings to Houston's hot spots, arts and crafts, cultural enrichment, and exercise and fitness activities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Places to go and people to see, what's happening this month in Young at Heart: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Miller Outdoor Theater&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Wings Over Houston Air Show&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Lake Charles Casino&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Fishing trip&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Birthday celebration&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Bar-b-cue&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Houston Zoo &lt;br&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 19:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cullen Residence Hall</title>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;
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            &lt;p&gt;The Cullen Residence Hall is home to nearly 200 men and women. In addition to private living quarters, the Cullen complex provides a dining room, a snack bar,&amp;nbsp;an on-site bank, a Laundromat, a gift shop, health and dental services, and housekeeping and transportation services. Planned social activities and lounge and recreational areas build community while assistive services are designed for each individual to promote independent living.&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;Cullen Residence Hall is located on the main campus of The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation at 810 Marston Drive, Houston, Texas 77019.&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;div&gt;Obtain more information on Cullen Residence Hall, or call (713) 525-8318 to answer your questions about enrollment. &lt;br&gt;
            &lt;br&gt;
            Additional Residential Programs&lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;p&gt;Respite Services &lt;br&gt;
            Supported Living &lt;br&gt;
            Willow River Farms&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:33:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Admissions Department</title>
			<description> The Admissions Department serves as the initial point of contact for all inquiries to ensure potential applicants are connected to programs and services which best meet their needs. The Department provides assistance and direction for families and agencies that wish to access Center services.      Contact Us &amp;gt;&amp;gt;    Admission Aplication Below    *Note* Please print and complete forms 1-12 and fax to Rick Rettig at 713-525-8334. In order to be considered for admissions, all forms must be completed.      1. Application For Services      2. Physical Examination      3. Medication Policy      4. Physician's Request for Administration    5. Admissions - Medication History    6. Emergency Authorization    7. Advance Directives    8. Receipt of Notice of Privacy    9. Program Information Receipt      10. DPT Immunization Record      11. Seizure Classification      12. Admissions - Intake Folder Checklist         

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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:48:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Donations</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation and the Foundation for the Retarded are both 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Donors may choose to restrict the use of funds for specific projects or programs or make a general donation to be utilized as needed. Donations may be utilized for: &lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;Tuition assistance
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    &lt;li&gt;Client events, such as summer camp or the annual Holiday Banquet
    &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Capital Expenditures, Renovations and Maintenance needs
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    &lt;li&gt;Equipment and Supplies &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;To make a monetary donation, please download and submit the &lt;a  href=&quot;/en/donations/add.asp&quot;&gt;Donation Form&lt;/a&gt; or call (713) 525-8484.&lt;/div&gt;
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			<title>Willow River Farms</title>
			<description> Willow River Farms offers a rural, family style lifestyle for adults with developmental disabilities and related conditions. It was founded on the principle that every individual has value and something to contribute to the community. In this rural setting residents realize their potential and experience the satisfaction and pride that comes from productive work.           The community features cottage-style residences situated around a picturesque central courtyard near the banks of the Brazos River in San Felipe, Texas. Meaningful employment opportunities, vocational training, and day activities are provided, including Artisan studios. Parents and family members who wanted a rural living option for their loved ones envisioned Willow River Farms. The vision was made a reality in 1989 by The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation. The Center is a private not-for-profit United Way Agency, and has been responding to the needs of people with developmental disabilities since...

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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:36:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lorem ipsum survey</title>
			<description>Objectives: &lt;p&gt;Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diem nonummynibh euismod tincidunt ut lacreet dolore magna aliguam erat volutpat. Ut wisis enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tution ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis te feugifacilisi. &lt;/p&gt;

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