What is new at Milestone
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Delta Dental Helps Milestone Dental Clinic Tim Woods and Lynne Williams from Delta Dental presented Milestone President and CEO Jim Hamilton and Milestone Dental Clinic Administrator Kathy Olson a check as part of a grant to help the Dental Clinic expand its service area and provide services to more special needs patients. The Milestone Dental Clinic is the only free standing clinic in the nation designed to serve only the Developmentally Disabled population.
Rockford Rotary Club Honors Milestone Board Member The Rockford Rotary Club awarded Milestone Board member Peg Hanson the "Service Above Self Award" for her commitment to Milestone, Inc. The awards honors outstanding members of the community who have made extraordinary contributions to the area.
Milestone Helps the Salvation Army this holiday season Individuals from Milestone can be found throughout the city of Rockford this holiday season ringing bells for the Salvation Army. This is an activity that is enjoyed by all each year.
Harlem Wizards visit Milestone Training Center Members of the Harlem Wizard Basketball team showed off their skills to everyone at the Milestone Training center. Individuals got a chance to shoot some hoops while gaining some tips on handling a basketball from the members of the team. The Harlem Wizards were in Rockford for a game at East High School.
Illinois Law Enforcement Run for Special Olympics stopped at RocVale. Rockford police officers took to the streets to raise money for Special Olympics during the Illinois Law Enforcement Run. The group was greeted by a cheering crowd when they stopped at RocVale to hand off the torch to the next group of runners. Statewide more than 3,000 officers took part in the 1,500 mile run.
Historic Time Capsule opened as part of RocVale's 100th anniversary A time capsule placed in the cornerstone of the second Rockford Children's Home, now known as Rocvale was removed from the building and opened on January 3, 2007. Milestone, Inc. President and CEO Jim Hamilton, and Building Owner, Perry Sabet opened the time capsule. Contents included photographs, the original by laws and newspaper articles. Several current Rocvale residents attended the event and designed art projects which will be placed in the new time capsule.
The Rockford Association of Clubs sponsors Annual Christmas Party There was a festive atmosphere at Harmony Hall during the Annual Christmas Party for Milestone sponsored by the Rockford Association of Clubs. Everyone enjoyed the lunch, music and fun. Each person received a special Christmas gift as part of the festivities.
Milestone helps the Salvation Army Individuals from the Milestone Training center spent many hours this holiday season ringing bells for the Salvation Army. All the funds collected in the red kettles will be used by the Salvation army to provide services to Rockford area residents.
Special Olympics regional bowling tournament Milestone was well represented at the regional bowling tournament recently held at the Cherry Bowl.
Milestone helps Rockford Flood Victims Individuals from Milestone Industries presented a check for $300 to Mick Manne from the Salvation Army to help victims of the Labor day floods in Rockford. Manne explained how the money would be used and would be done to help the people who lost their homes in the flood.
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Partnership a Success The partnership with the Ronald McDonald Care mobile is being termed a huge success by the Milestone Dental Clinic staff. There have been over 500 dental visits since the partnership began last spring, 232 of the visits were in September. Children are starting to be seen every six months, and for many this is their first routine dental check up. Dental Director Dr. Jason Grinter says many families with children who have developmental disabilities are learning about Milestone Dental Clinic and the services offered for the first time because they visited the Care mobile. In December the Care Mobile will be in Rockford, Dixon, Lena and Freeport.
Milestone Team walks in Strides against breast cancer walk Individuals and staff from Milestone raised over $600 for the fight against Breast Cancer. They also completed the four mile course the day of the event.
RocVale receives 2 grants from the William Howard Charitable Trust The William Howard Charitable Trust awarded 2 grants to Milestone’s RocVale Children’s Home. One will fund RocVale’s Boy Scout program, and the second provides the funding needed for the construction of a new basketball court and paths. The William Howard Charitable Trust was established in 1982 as the charitable component of the companies of William Charles, Ltd. Those companies include Rockford Blacktop Construction Co., William Charles Investments, and the William Charles Waste Companies. Together they comprise one of the largest locally owned companies in the region.
WREX-TV tells the RocVale Story RocVale Children's Home received one of the grants from the 2006 Rockford Pro Am and was showcased during the special Pro Am program aired on WREX TV. The segment which can be watched by clicking on the link below, deals with how Milestone and Rocvale has helped 2 families and covered RocVale's 100 year history.
Milestone Individuals raise money for Northwest Illinois Special Olympics A check for $1,000 was presented to Debbie Kelly, area director for the NW Illinois Special Olympics program by Milestone individuals. They raised the money by volunteering at the annual Taste of Rockford event.
Milestone Volunteers Help at Rockford’s Pro Am Golf Tournament Over 70 volunteers from Milestone helped at Rockford’s annual Pro Am Golf tournament. Milestone’s RocVale Children’s Home received one of the grants from this year’s event. The money will be used to purchase equipment for an exercise room at the facility.
Community groups build a new playground at Milestone Training Center Grants from Kiwanis Club of Rockford and the Alpine Kiwanis group provided the funding for a new 3 bay swing set at MTC. Staff from Kids Around the World designed the new swing set which has wheelchair swings, and adult chair swings, and their volunteers built the unit. Rockford Gymnastics' Academy donated the rubber mulch that was needed for the project.
Team Milestone Wins big at Northwest Illinois Track and Field meet Over 140 athletes competed in the various events. 43 gold medals were earned and those athletes will be heading to Normal Illinois in June for the state competition.
Everyone enjoys RocVale's Easter egg hunt Over 1,500 candy filled Easter eggs were hidden on RocVale's campus thanks to a donation from " The Undertaker". Both the residents and staff enjoyed looking for them.
Milestone Training Center honored at Jelly Bean Ball The individuals at the Milestone Training center made some of the decorations for the Jelly Bean ball, an annual fundraiser for Easter Seals, Children's Development center. This is the second year MTC has helped with this event.
Milestone Dental Clinic staff joins Ronald McDonald care Mobile During a March 17th, press conference Rockford Health System CEO Gary Kaatz announced a new partnership between the Children's medical Center at Rockford Health System and The Milestone Dental Clinic. Milestone CEO Jim Hamilton explained how the dental staff will be on the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile throughout the year working with the Rockford Health System staff. Milestone Dental Director Dr. Jason Grinter explained to those in attendance how Milestone continues to be a leader and a national model. Representatives from the McDonald Foundation were also on hand and spoke to the crowd.
RocVale and Milestone named beneficiaries of this year's Pro Am Tournament RocVale Children's Home was selected from a field of 32 applications to be the recipient of one of 3 grants from the proceeds at this year's Pro Am Tournament. The grant will be used to buy equipment for an exercise room at RocVale and is in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the facility. This year's tournament is July 10 at Forest Hills Country Club.
Helping Others over the Holidays RocVale individuals made the holidays a little brighter for others this year thanks to the Community secret santa project. The individuals decorated and filled gift-bags and made candy reindeer for Jesus Ministries and delivered them on December 19th, just in time for Christmas. The items were given to the homeless. After the delivery was made everyone went to Pino's Pizza to celebrate a job well done.
Milestone Dental Clinic Expands Hours Starting January 9, 2006 Milestone Dental clinic will be open until 6pm on Monday. The hours will remain 8am to 4:30 pm for Tuesday through Friday.
Make a Difference Day Donation
Bake sales were held at Milestone industries to raise money for Make a Difference day. Several Milestone individuals and staff took the money to the City of Rockford Community services department and asked that it be used to help the evacuees from Hurricane Katrina who had been moved to Rockford.
Record setting year for card sales
Milestone artists made 1238 holiday cards to fill orders placed by businesses and individuals. This is more than 3 times the number of cards sold in 2004. Milestone Industries makes the cards throughout the year, ordering information is available on this website.
Milestone Dancers perform throughout the area Throughout the Holiday season Milestone Dancers will be performing at various locations including the Lutheran center, Grand Victorian, Bickford House, and Park Towers.
Ringing Bells for Salvation Army Once again, individuals from Industries are showing their community spirit of helping others. On four different days, from the end of November through early December, teams of two individuals at a time rang bells for donations for one hour at a time at Woodmans grocery store. Even though they are inside the building, with the constant opening of the doors, they did experience the cold weather. They greeted the customers and thanked them for their donations. Each team seemed to be proud of doing their part!
Illinois Voices
On August 31, 2005, eleven individuals from Industries participated in a self advocacy training put on by the ARC at the Millennium Center. The presentation consisted of videos, scenarios, group activities, celebration of gifts and discussions of ways to support self advocacy and honoring choices. Susie Royster and Barb Pittaway impressed the presenter with their questions and sharing during the discussions. The ladies were asked to be part of a video that would be used for state wide training in self advocacy. Susie and Barb eagerly agreed. Video Taping day arrived on November 30. The ladies were given the questions that would be asked ahead of time. Susie was excited and nervous. Barb was cool as a cucumber. Both ladies did a wonderful job of telling their life story and sharing their opinions on ways to improve the community for people with disabilities. They will be paid $100 each for their efforts! Susie and Barb will each receive a DVD of their interview as well as a copy of the completed video training tape. They realize they may or may not end up in the video. What a wonderful experience for Susie and Barb! |
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Milestone, Inc. 4060 McFarland Rd, Rockford, IL 61111 (815) 654-6100. Milestone, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization serving children and adults with developmental disabilities.
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