WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MERRY XMAS FROM EVERYONE AT CDS!

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1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MERRY XMAS FROM EVERYONE AT CDS! WELCOME to the last newsletter for the year!

2 At CDS we have thoroughly enjoyed another productive and fun-filled year with you all watching our clients grow and learn new skills. We have welcomed new participants as well as staff and gone from strength to strength. We have had Charles Hamer move into his own place, Tommy D landed a job with the Green Army, Rhyse lit up the stage with Parkes M&D and we have planted seeds for the carob tree initiative and jujube farm. We have also relaunched the paper shredding business, welcomed a new CEO Jeff Evans, farewelled some much-loved staff and Martin Bates has devoted his musical expertise by adding drum workshops to the activities program. We have provided over 7,500 lunches and contributed approximately $3.6 million to the regional economy and we have established stronger links in Forbes and Condobolin especially as we expand into There s been the launch of the NDIS and our CDS Sewing Group has turned heads throughout the Central West with some quality quilts having donated to Parkes Hospital. It has been an amazing year and from everyone at Currajong Disability Services in Parkes have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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4 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE CDS Survey, Sussex Inlet pix, Staff Xmas party, Woolworths morning tea, Jonty leaves CDS as well as news from our Care groups and more! We have a bumper newsletter inside so check it out and don t forget to check out our new Facebook page and website Deb Hewitt, Tara Dennis and Jarrad Simpson International Person with a Disability Day in Forbes.

5 NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS Currajong Carers Support Group News Carers Australia NSW is also running NDIS workshops throughout the region over the next few months to get the best outcome from the NDIS for the person they care for and themselves. The two-part workshop focuses on building knowledge and skills to help carers to make informed choices when accessing the NDIS. The aim is to raise awareness and functionality for carers as well as accessibility. Day 1 will consist of an introduction to the NDIS while Day 2 will focus on the role as a carer in the NDIS. TIME - Workshops run from 10.00am to 1.30pm. Attendance both days is required. LOCATIONS - Bathurst 22nd February + 8th March, 2018; Orange 21st February + 7th March, MORE INFORMATION & PHONE REGISTRATION - e: education@carersnsw.org.au (p: ) ONLINE REGISTRATION - Currajong Carers Support Group is here to support and offer assistance as well be a sounding board. They are a tremendous sub-committee and important part of the CDS family.

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9 SURVEY 1. Do you think the NDIS will provide you a better support? o Yes o No o Don t know 2. Would you recommend Currajong Disability Services to someone else looking for a disability service provider? o Yes o No 3. Do you think Currajong Disability Services has improved the level of service in 2017? o Yes o No o Don t know 4. Is Currajong Disability Service the best service provider in the Parkes Shire and surrounds? o Yes o No o Don t know 5. Do you think Currajong Disability Services has a positive image in the Parkes community? o Yes o No o Don t know 6. Do you think Currajong offers enough activities and programs for clients? o Yes

10 o No o Don t know 7. Which of the following initiatives at Currajong do you feel would be most beneficial to the organisation and clients? o Carob Trees o Jujubes o Paper Shredding o Cash for Cans o Lawn and yard maintenance o Other 8. If you knew someone who wanted to donate to an organisation would you recommend Currajong? o Yes o No o Don t know 9. Would you employ someone with a disability at your place of business? o Yes o No o Don t know 10. Would you recommend someone with a disability for a job to an employer? o Yes o No o Don t know Additional comments Please submit via at feedback@currajong.org.au, in person at 30 Welcome Street, Parkes or via post at PO BOX 750, Parkes NSW 2870 marked ATT: Currajong Disability Services

11 WOOLWORTHS MORNING TEA GOES DOWN A TREAT A big thank you to our dear friends at Woolworths for putting on a great spread at CDS Parkes! Thanks for the support and being a friend of CDS!

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13 JONTY S FAREWELL: RALPH LEAVES AFTER 9 YEARS JONTY Ralph has been a regular at Currajong Disability Services for nearly 9 years. In that time, Jonty has worked as a carer as well as Programs Team Leader. We wish him and Lauren all the best for the next chapter of their lives!

14 What better way to celebrate a farewell than with flummeries!

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16 PHOTO GALLERY TOP - BACK: Thomas Ellison, Thomas Davis, Neil Hamilton, Jaime Nielsen; FRONT: Jamie Cook, Blake Huntley, Martin Bates and Peter Rawson. ABOVE Cooper Thomson and Shannon Miller.

17 Indigo Kriedemann dishing out the Xmas goodness with Jaime Nielsen (left), Jannette Lovett (back) and John Carey (front).

18 Tara Dennis (left) is upset as Christina dedobbelaar presents Jonty Ralph with a farewell gift.