Opportunity Works has a lovely partnership with Newburyport Art Association. The Executive Director, Wanda Strukus, led a wonderful virtual tour of Love is LOVE! at the Newburyport Firehouse Center for the Arts for our participants on ZOOM in March. This virtual tour was a great bridge between the people we support who are in our Newburyport facility, Haverhill facility, and remotely at their homes. Wanda described many of the works on display while engaging the participants in the artwork.
[Pictured is a screenshot of the Zoom Tour at the Firehouse. The image in the center is a red and pink floral painting, and there are a few Opportunity Works participants visible at the top along with a staff and NAA’s Wanda Strukus]
Exhibit Description:
“Created to celebrate love in all its forms and the artful joy of our community, Love is LOVE! features 32 artworks in acrylic, oil, mixed-media, pastel, photography, and printmaking that respond broadly to the theme of love. NAA Executive Director and co-curator Wanda Strukus gives you a tour of this lively exhibition with its many interpretations of love: poetic, cheeky, abstract, amiable, tense, unrequited, effervescent, ambivalent, surprising, romantic, and joyful!”
Check out the NAA exhibition schedule for upcoming shows!
Thank you to Wanda Strukus, Jenna Signore, NAA volunteers, Firehouse Center for the Arts, and the artists featured in the exhibit for this opportunity!
By Jillian Sacco
Money money money money…..Money….Skills!
Money Skills is 2x/week on Google Classroom as well as in-house, the facilitator is long time OW staff member Jane Drouin. $ skills is very popular and always has great attendance! The facilitators teach the value of money as well as the number values and this is achieved by using simple tools such as paper money, dice and number cards. They teach useful lessons while having fun with math.
Quotes:
Kelsey H “Its key to learn how to save and spend your money responsibly”
Brandon M: “It helps me learn about cash!”
[Pictured is Kelsey H during Money Skills on Google Classroom]
Institution for Savings
Rochester Electronics
Amesbury Animal Hospital
Haverhill Bank
Matter Communications
TMC Architects
Fantini Baking Company
Pentucket Bank
Align Credit Union
NorthEast Computer Services
Riverwalk Brewing Co
Insurance Solutions Corporation
Healey, Deshaies, Gagliardi & Woelfel, PC
Coldwell Banker Realty of Haverhill and Newburyport
Atlantic Ambulance Service
SL Healthplans LLC
Fritz DeGuglielmo, LLC CPA’s
Merrimac Tool
Adventures with Nori: #002 What’s that ruckus?
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Project SEARCH has been learning about the benefits of Mental Health education! Our interns have learned that mental health is just as important as physical health & to make our mental health a priority. Below are 3 acrostic poems & quotes from 3 of our current interns on our “Health & Wellness” topic.
Always remember… Mental Health Matters!
Our Project SEARCH program is funded in part by the kindness of the Cummings Foundation.
The Haverhill Karaoke class has become an overnight success after starting back in August. The class is run by Sylium Diaz, Rosanna Guzman and Chris Breton every Thursday at 11:30 on Google Classroom and the individuals are able participate both at home and in-house. “We never realized what a hit the class was going to be” said Sylium. The premise of the class is similar to the karaoke you used to attend, only virtual, they get to choose their song, one of the staff members cues the music (with lyrics) and away they go! Most played requests include, “Let it Go,” “Beat It,” “ The Sponge Bob theme song” and “Rockstar.” Some quotes from some of the regulars:
Will R – “I love it”
Maddie H – “ It is the highlight of my Thursday.”
Heather B – “It is my favorite classes, I love it.”
[Pictured here is Maddie H singing “This is Home” by Bryan Lanning]
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Here is some work from 3 hardworking Project SEARCH interns. Enjoy a glimpse of what we have been learning about at Project SEARCH this year.
Instructions:
Come up with an acrostic poem for topics/phrases we have learned so far during Project SEARCH! Use the first letter of each line to spell out a word or a phrase we have talked about. (Example: V could stand for “Verbal Communication”, A could be “Acting appropriately during an interview”, etc.)
Our Project SEARCH program is funded in part by the kindness of the Cummings Foundation.
