One high school student put together a puzzle with Mike. A nearby high school reached out to the St. Louis Center Volunteer Coordinator, Michelle Mikolajczyk in order to help instill leadership and giving into the hearts of some of the graduating seniors. Each week,...
Events not to be missed in December
December is a busy time for everyone, holiday decorating, gift shopping, religious celebrations, holiday parties, and more. Adding the following events to your calendar will fill you with holiday joy and put smiles on the faces of the St. Louis Center residents. Your...
Meet the Ashline Foundation
Ken Unterbrink, Joe and Norm Neuman, Joe Munie, Fr. Enzo Addari, and Wendy Zielen, were happy to receive the gift from Tony Hopkins, Fred Ashline, and Jim Cleary of the Ashline Foundation and give them a tour. Sean Brian Ashline was a strong-willed young man,...
Dominic Bommarito, An Example of Giving
In 1936, a group of Italian-American friends founded the Italian-American Delegates (IAD) in Detroit. Their goal was to raise money for those in need. To this day, the IAD Golf Day generates the majority of its charitable funds from the golfers, the advertisers in the...
Making a Splash with Chili
St. Louis Center staffers Michelle Mikolajczyk, Kassandra Lewis, Tifani Barnett, and Kaitlyn LaRocque, helped residents Linda and Jerome make a splash at the Jackson Chili Cook-off. Monster Motors presented St. Louis Center with a Meijer gift card to purchase...
Randazzo Legacy Lives On
Randazzo Fresh Market – 8th Annual Men’s Social St. Louis Center Fund Raiser Antonino ‘Nino’ Randazzo founded Randazzo Fresh Market in 1972. Nino and his beloved wife Giovanna “Joann”, raised two children whom they taught the value of hard work and community...
Angels on Earth – IACL 27th Guardian Angel Fall Harvest Fest
Fall Harvest Dinner committee members Maria Kraska and Felicia Scappaticci help Nino Cerroni with his gift from the Wine Pull! Members of the Italian-American Club of Livonia have been hosting a benefit dinner for St. Louis Center for the past 27 years. This year, 250...
Caring for People with Disabilities: Creating Effective Memory Interventions
Persons with dementia often demonstrate responsive behaviors that are in response to an unmet human need. These behaviors are not “caused” by a disease and are a form of communication. Agitation, refusing to accept help, saying “I want to go home,” – these are...
Cruisin in the ‘D’
The International Order of Alhambra exists almost exclusively to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “I had such a great time on this outing last year that when I heard they were going again, I knew I had to go.” On Sunday, September 24,...
Join Fr. Enzo at the Beacon Conference
Beacon A conference for family members of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Join Fr. Enzo of St. Louis Center and the Diocese of Lansing for a full day of learning opportunities! The Center is on a mission to make sure that residents are always...
Live on the Air with Fr. Enzo and Fr. Amal
Fr. Enzo talks with Ave Maria Radio hosts. Ave Maria Radio in Ann Arbor MI is a major contributor to the EWTN Global Catholic Radio network. They produce several shows locally that have nation and global syndication. In order to continue producing their quality...
A Time to Remember: 9/11 Service
Residents and staff participate in the candlelight service. September 11th is a day for all Americans to take a moment of silence to remember the lives lost on that day 22 years ago, those who were victims of the attacks and those first responders who risked their...