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Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I hope that everyone spent this day of love with the one that they love. All of the Participants at the Arc have been doing different things to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day.

On Friday, February 10th, the Participants in the Arts and Crafts Club, led by Arc staff Member, Tiffany V., decided to make mini paintings to give away to their fellow Participants and/or parents and guardians for Valentine’s Day.  Read More →

A lot of things happened at the Arc during the last part of January.

On Monday, January 9th, Ms. Shawntye P.,(a Life Enrichment Instructor) received the Staff Member of the Quarter award for the 4^th Quarter.  My classmates and I are very proud that Shawntye is the staff member in our class. On Friday, January 13th, the Arc Participants remembered the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Participants read a short biography that told of Dr. King’s teachings about equality and his “I Have a Dream” speech. I truly believe that Dr. King would be so proud to know that his dream is slowly becoming a reality. Monday, January 23rd was the start of the Chinese New Year; the year of the dragon. We learned which zodiac sign that we were born under. Some of the other Participants also made Chinese lanterns. We celebrated the Chinese New Year by eating egg rolls and watching an educational video about the Chinese people and their culture. So that was how we finished the month of January at the Arc.

I hope that everyone has a fabulous February

Hello to everyone! I hope that everyone had a happy holiday with their friends and family members and a great New Year’s Day.

Now that all of the Arc Participants are back at the Arc, we decided to talk about what we did on the New Year’s holidays and our resolutions.  During my New Year’s holiday vacation, I drank eggnog and watched a marathon of the 1960′s science fiction television show “The Twilight Zone.”  My favorite episodes are “It’s a Good Life” (where a little boy named Anthony has psychic powers and banishes people to a cornfield) and “A Most Unusual Camera” (where three people steal a camera that takes pictures five minutes into the future). Read More →

This is my favorite time of year at the Arc (besides Halloween).

 The Arc staff members and Arc Participants decorate their classrooms for the holidays. The Arc Participants assembled and decorated the Arc’s Christmas trees (one green tree in our gym and one white tree in the office.) Read More →

Since my mom always taught me that it is better to give than receive and because it is the season of giving, I want to ask everyone who reads my blog to please donate to The Arc of San Antonio. The most important thing that The Arc needs is money.  The Arc of San Antonio receives 50% of their funding comes from program fees.  They have to fundraise for the rest of the money.  Each year, The Arc provides services to over 6,000 individuals with disabilities, family members and caregivers through free case management services and direct care programs.  Read More →

The month of November was a very special time for me and my friends at the Arc. We got to learn about new things and help people. Read More →

Happy Halloween, Everybody!

This is my favorite time of year at the Arc. The month of October is when the Arc of San Antonio has all of its Halloween activities. Read More →

October 3rd, 2011 was the third anniversary of the grand opening of the Arc of San Antonio / The Pam Stephens’ Center (formerly the YMCA on Wurzbach Road).  I want to talk about the person who the building is named after; a wonderful woman that helps a lot of people…Ms. Pam Stephens.
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Hi everyone! In this blog, I’m very happy to say that fun things are happening in the month of September at the Arc. On Thursday, September 22nd, the Arc of San Antonio had a staff karaoke competition, hosted by Arc Staff Member, Leon S. to celebrate the kick off of the United Way Agency 2011 campaign.
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In my last blog, I talked about the monthly newsletter that I write that is sent out to the parents / guardians of the Arc Participants. This time I would like to tell you more about it. I started writing “The Arc Times” newsletter in 2008. I write articles about the activities and events that happen at The Arc.
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