by Laurie Coldwell | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog
Hi, my Name is Jon I’m going on vacation to Groton Connecticut to where I used to live. This will bring up old childhood memories. My Dad was in the U.S. Navy, and we lived in Connecticut from 1989-1992. I loved going to the Mystic Aquarium and loved checking out...
by Laurie Coldwell | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog
Today’s Guest Post is from Laurie Coldwell, Program Coordinator and Administrator. When your goal takes a detour. This week I am on vacation. I had great plans for this week. As many of you knew I had a goal. A goal a year in the making. Every time we talked...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 29, 2021 | Blog
Stacy Smart, a member of the Springvale chapter of Speaking Up For Us, and also a member of the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council Board of Directors also participated in the Career Exploration Workshop. Today she shares with us her thoughts on this Workshop...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog
When I was in my Senior year of high school, I took a Job Exploration training. Everyone had to take it & it was new to me at the time. I was trying to understand it all at the time because it was new to me. It helped me on my job working at the Hotel in Virginia...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 1, 2021 | Blog
Georgia West is a member of our Caribou chapter. She is a member of the chapter rep committee and recently participated in the Career Exploration Workshop Series. I had worked on a resume years ago, in this series I learned what I needed to put on a...