Community Services for Every1 providing joy through birthday parades

Community Services for Every1 providing joy through birthday parades

CALLARI EXPLAINS."I THINK IT'S GOING TOBE EMOTIONAL..

IREALLY DO."TOM L.

OF KENMOREHASN'T SEEN HIS SON,CHRIS, IN A MONTH."NORMALLY I SEE HIMTWICE A WEEK ANDTHE ONLY THING I CANDO NOW IS FACETIME."IT'S WHY THIS DAY ISSO SPECIAL.

IT'S CHRIS'29TH BIRTHDAY ANDHE'S BEINGCELEBRATED FOR THEPERSON HE'S BECOME."CHRIS IS REALLY JUSTFUN LOVING AND VERYACTIVE.

HE'S A HAPPYKID."AND VERYINDEPENDENT.

CHRISIS ONE OF MANY LIVINGIN GROUP HOMESTHROUGH COMMUNITYSERVICES FOR EVERY1.IT'S AN AGENCY THATENCOURAGES PEOPLEOF ALL ABILITIES TOREACH THEIR FULLPOTENTIAL.

BUTLATELY, THEY'VE BEENCHALLENGEDEMOTIONALLY."IT'S HARD FOREVERYONE TO NOT SEETHEIR LOVED ONES."WHICH IS WHYBIRTHDAY PARADESHAVE BECOME A MUCHANTICIPATED PICK MEUP... LETTING PEOPLELIKE CHRIS, FEELLOVED."RIGHT NOWESPECIALLY WHEN IT'SYOUR BIRTHDAY, ALLYOU WANT TO DO ISSEE YOUR FAMILY ANDLOVED ONES SO WE'REMAKING THE BEST THATWE CAN AND WE'REREALLY TRYING TOCELEBRATE THEM ASMUCH AS WE CAN.""AND THIS ISN'T JUST AONE-TIME THING.EVERY TIME ARESIDENT HAS ABIRTHDAY, THE STAFFWILL PROVIDE APARADE TO GO BYTHEIR HOME.""WE TAKE CARE OFTHEM ON A DAILY BASISAND WE WANT THEM TOKNOW WE'RE HEREFOR YOU.

IT'S SCARYTIMES BUT WE'RE HEREAND WE'RECELEBRATING."IT MEANS EVERYTHING- JUST LOOK AT CHRISWHEN HE GETS TO SEEHIS PARENTS.

THISSTAFF IS BUFFALOSTRONG FOR THEONES THEY HOLDDEAR, BRINGING JOYTO THEIR FACESDURING THESEUNCERTAIN TIMES."IT'S REALLY TOUCHINGTHAT THEY GO ABOVEAND BEYOND THEREALM OF TAKINGCARE OF THEM INTHEIR HOME.

THEYWANT TO MAKE SUREHIS FEELINGS ANDEMOTIONS ARE ALSO INCHECK AND I THINKTHAT'S IMPORTANT."IN KENMORE, JENNACALLARI, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.