Annual Report 2011-2012 - Frazer Center

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“ OUR VOLUNTEERS Our volunteers are our heroes. We could not accomplish our mission without their contribution of time and talent. Any day of the week, volunteers can be found somewhere on our campus helping out – weeding and planting in the garden, assisting Grandma Catherine, one of the Frazer Center’s foster grandparents, works with 4-year-old Julian to construct a structure with LEGO toys. Grandma Catherine has been assisting children and teachers at the Frazer Center for more than 12 years. with technology, building fences and walkways, rocking babies, playing on the playground, taking nature walks with the adults – the list is endless. There’s a place and job for anyone who wants to help and most will attest, it doesn’t take long for our volunteers to feel like part of the family. A common refrain that we hear from our volunteers is, “The Frazer Center is a place that changes you.” People often come here thinking they’re going to give some time to make a difference in the lives of the adults and children we serve, and fi nd that they themselves are the ones who are changed by the experience. One such volunteer is Jeff Gleason, an IT professional who came to the Frazer Center in July 2011 after experiencing a job layoff. He ended up volunteering every day for over a year assisting us with technology needs around the Center. When I was looking for a volunteer opportunity, I thought of the Frazer Center because I have a daughter with Down syndrome who will need a place to go after she graduates from high school. I hoped I would fi nd a program that would improve the quality of life for my daughter and others with special needs. What I found was that and much more. I found a community of care that embraces our uniqueness and leverages our differences to enhance the lives of everyone in the community. Whatever I have given to the Frazer Center has been returned to me ten-fold. JEFFREY P GLEASON VP Business Development, Mobile Website Gurus 8 F RAZER CENTER ” In FY 2011-2012 over 720 volunteers gave over 4,150 hours (the equivalent of 418 work days) of service to the Frazer Center. Jeff Gleason with his daughter Caity Gleason, a senior at Lakeside High School in Atlanta. A NNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 9
Horticultural Therapist and Employment Specialist Amy Price shows adult program participant Elaine “Shelly” Speer how to check on the bee hives in the Cator Woolford Gardens. Dan White and members of a neighborhood group called “Friends of Frazer Forest” work as partners with the Frazer Center to ensure the sustainability of the forest. 10 F RAZER CENTER The Cator Woolford Gardens can be rented for weddings and other special events. All proceeds from the rentals are used to help maintain the Gardens and support the work of the Frazer Center. PHOTO BY STUDIO B PHOTOGRAPHY THE GARDENS The Frazer Center is the privileged steward of 39 acres of beautiful and important green space in an historic neighborhood of urban Atlanta. Our grounds include an old grove forest, walking trails, natural streams, and the beautiful Cator Woolford Gardens. We take our responsibility to care for these special spaces seriously and work together with numerous partners to ensure that they can be enjoyed by everyone who enters our gates. The Forest and the Gardens also serve as teaching tools for the children and adults. They take nature walks to learn about trees and plants in the forest, grow vegetables and fl owers, study butterfl ies, raise bees, and learn about how eco-systems work. For many, their fi rst encounter with the Frazer Center is in the Cator Woolford Gardens. We often hear that people got married in the Gardens or attended a wedding or special event but had no idea that the event had a connection to and an impact on the lives of those we serve at the top of the hill. Revenue generated from every event that is held in the Cator Woolford Gardens helps us to maintain the Gardens for everyone’s enjoyment and supports the inclusive programs for children and adults at the Frazer Center. Brennen Dicker fi rst became acquainted with the Frazer Center when he and his wife Kelly were married in the Cator Woolford Gardens. A few years later, they became one of our families in a new way when their daughter Alexandra was born and enrolled in our children’s program. Now their daughter Stella has joined us, too, and Brennan gives back by serving as a member of the Board of Directors. A NNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 11
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