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Another GREAT day at Sunshine Village!
Thanks to our community partner Family Jungle , clients in our Knights Day Hab Program got an up-close look at a bearded dragon and a chinchilla this week - learning fun facts and enjoying a unique hands-on experience.
Our “Bringing the ...Community to Us” Inclusion Program helps everyone live and learn through new experiences - allowing them to make meaningful connections.
#SunshineVillage #GREATDay #EveryoneSHINES #LiveandLearn #WorkandEarn #giveandgrow @familyjungleentertainment
Lunch and Learn sessions allow our CBDS clients to explore new opportunities in the community - and last week, we welcomed Samantha from Storrowton Village Museum to our Litwin Lane campus.
Clients learned about year-round volunteer experiences, highlighting New England's agricultural... producers and life in the 1840s. Samantha shared how volunteers help teach early American skills like sewing, serve as ambassadors for the museum, and help bring history to life for visitors.
Thank you, Samantha, for helping us explore new ways to live and learn, work and earn, and give and grow!
And a special thank you to our Sunshine Village Culinary Team catered another delicious lunch - you SHINE!
#LunchandLearn #liveandlearn #workandearn #GiveAndGrow
@storrowtonvillage
Another GREAT day to celebrate mothers and mother figures who inspire kindness, strength, and unconditional support every day.
Thank you for the countless ways you encourage, advocate, and care for those around you. Your love helps brighten each day and reminds us that everyone deserves ...the opportunity to SHINE.
Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Sunshine Village!
#EveryoneSHINES #MothersDay #SunshineVillage #GREATdays
Happy Nurses Week to our incredible nurses who help everyone SHINE at Sunshine Village!
Today, we celebrated our nursing team with breakfast, gifts, and a small token of appreciation for the BIG difference they make each and every day. Among the gifts was a special nurse name badge ...handmade by one of our talented client entrepreneurs - making the celebration even more meaningful.
Thank you for your compassion, care, patience, and dedication to helping create GREAT days for the people we support.
Please join us in celebrating:
Abigail
Alison H.
Allison L.
Becky
Courtney
Heather
Jackie
Jessica
Katherine
Kay
Raenisha
We are so grateful for all that you do!
#NursesWeek #ThankYouNurses #EveryoneSHINES #SunshineVillage #GREATDays
GREAT days start at Sunshine Village!
At our Three Rivers/Palmer program last month, clients enjoyed a fun game of shuffleboard - getting up, moving, and working on hand-eye coordination, focus, and teamwork.
It was a simple activity that brought big smiles, friendly competition, ...and plenty of encouragement all around.
#LiveAndLearn #GREATDays #SunshineVillage #EveryoneSHINES
Join us tonight (May 5th)!
📍 Springfield/Westfield @ddsmass Transition Fair
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
📌 @springfieldcollege – Dodge Room A&B
263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA
Come meet Lisa, Program Manager of our Agawam Day Hab & CBDS site, and Bruce, Program ...Manager of our Davis & Knights Day Hab programs in Chicopee. We’d love to share our GREAT days with you!
Can’t make it? Schedule a tour: www.sunshine.us
#sunshinevillage #liveandlearn #workandearn #GiveAndGrow
It’s the big things - and the little things - that make Sunshine Village such a GREAT place to work.
Today, Michelle surprised our team with a little extra appreciation: SHINE Time - ½ hour of paid time off for every employee!
Just one more way we celebrate the people who help ...make Sunshine Village a place where everyone SHINES.
#SunshineVillage #EveryoneSHINES #SHININGBrighter #GREATDays #employeeappreciation #employerofchoice
Another GREAT day and #tacotuesday at Sunshine Village! 🌮
On the menu? Walking tacos! Knights Day Hab clients got hands-on in the kitchen, seasoning their tacos with flavorful adobo, while our Agawam Day Hab program built their own walking taco bar - complete with fun, mixed-up ...mocktails.
Across our programs, it was more than just a meal - it was a chance to connect, share laughs, and enjoy time together.
Moments like these are what make a GREAT day!
#GREATDays #SunshineVillage #walkingtacos #EveryoneSHINES
Learning, growing, and SHINING together!
Brenda, a client from our Knights Day Hab Program enjoyed a hair makeover thanks to Lala and Laura, our aspiring hairstylists from the Casey CBDS program. As they practiced brushing and braiding, they were also building skills, confidence, and ...friendships along the way.
A GREAT day is helping each other SHINE.
#LiveAndLearn #GiveAndGrow #EveryoneSHINES #SunshineVillage
Another GREAT day in a galaxy not so far away…
Today, our Knights Program clients bonded over a shared love of Star Wars - crafting, laughing, and enjoying time together inspired by one of their favorite characters, Grogu (Baby Yoda).
SHINING moments happen everyday when ...friendships grow and community comes together around what we love.
May the Fourth be with you!
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWarsDay #Community #Friendship #EveryoneSHINES #GREATDays #SunshineVillage
Nothing means more than hearing directly from the people we support...
One of our newest Casey CBDS clients shared:
"You guys are great - you make me smile each and everyday for a GREAT day."
Moments like this remind us what it's all about - creating a place ...where everyone feels welcome, supported and ready to SHINE.
#EveryoneSHINES #GREATdays #SunshineVillage
Earlier today, the @specialolympics were hosted at Granite Valley Middle School in Monson, MA. Our 4-S Squad was so honored to be a part of this GREAT day - helping the VIP program pass out snacks.
The weather was beautiful, confidence was everywhere, and smiles were truly contagious. It ...was an unforgettable day celebrating inclusion, teamwork, and the amazing accomplishments of all the athletes!
#Inclusion #specialolympics #teamwork #greatdays #SHININGMoments
@specialolympicsma