The generosity of the Knights of Columbus doesn’t stop when the Tootsie Roll Drive ends. These hard working faith-filled men hold fish fries, chicken broils, golf outings, raffles and more. All so that they can continue to support worthy causes. One of those worthy...
Fun at the 4-H Fair
A longtime tradition for St. Louis Center residents was a trip to the annual Washtenaw County 4-H Fair. On Friday, July 29th, the residents were able to rekindle the tradition after the typical pandemic pause. Are We There Yet? Members of the Rogers Corners...
Building Community Through Sights and Sounds
St. Louis Center is blessed to be a long-standing member of the Chelsea Community. This summer, our residents, volunteers, and staff were given a great opportunity to join Chelsea Chamber of Commerce twice at Chelsea's "Sights and Sounds", the local street fair that...
A Berry Good Time
After a few weeks in Chelsea, the non-native Notre Dame Interns, Camille Patton and Angela Ly, began to brainstorm activities to do in the area. After several minutes of dedicated Google research, they decided upon berry picking. They thought, “why not share the fun...
Bringing Home the Bling
Coach Rick would like to thank the chaperones who assisted this year because without them the residents of St. Louis Center could not have participated. This year’s chaperones were Tatiana and Andreas Pocsatko (Matthias Pocsatko’s parents), Carlie Hartwick, and the...
Center Residents Tiptoe through the Tulips
Jerome, a St. Louis Center resident , really wanted to go on a road trip to Holland MI for the annual Tulip Time Festival. Cindy Hoard, Direct Care Supervisor, and Haley, Direct Care Worker, set to work organizing the outing. They prepared several residents and went...
Alhambra Kick Off Summer at St. Louis Center
To kick off the summer season, St. Louis Guanella Alhambra Caravan members cooked hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill for the St. Louis Center residents on Thursday, May 19th. The entire campus came down to the gym to...
Congratulations to Independence College Graduates!
This article is part of the "Stories the Inspire - Independence" series describing the many ways St. Louis Center is helping residents reach their potential through the cultivation of personal INDEPENDENCE. Independence College at St. Louis Center The excitement...
Independence College… Never Stop Learning
This article is part of the "Stories the Inspire - Independence" series describing the many ways St. Louis Center is helping residents reach their potential through the cultivation of personal INDEPENDENCE. Purpose, Confidence, and Growth These three principles have...
Celebrating St. Patrick
There are many things to celebrate during March: National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Women's History Month, World Down Syndrome Day, World Social Work Day, World Music Therapy Day and the list goes on. One celebration that the residents particularly...
Resident Activities – An Evening Pajama Party
The St. Louis Center residents are not much different than the rest of us. They have favorite foods, TV shows and songs. They enjoy watching and playing sports, eating ice cream and going on outings. Some days they do get to go on outings perhaps to a baseball game,...
Readers are Leaders
Cassandra Kennedy has a history of doing good for St. Louis Center. Cassandra is a member of American Heritage Girls Troop 3498. Several years ago, in order to complete requirements for her Dolly Madison Award, she successfully organized a gift drive to help provide...