The Village of Progress awards banquet may come once a year, but its winners spend every day giving their best. This is the Village’s 50th year of serving adults with developmental disabilities, and Wednesday’s moderator, Tom Wadsworth, kept the mood uplifting – which was easy, given the love and support filling...
Wow! What an honor!” was an Oregon man’s reaction last week to having his former work place renamed for him. “My life has been enriched in a special way being around the disabled,” Bob Glaser told the large crowd that gathered Aug. 28 at an open house to honor him...
Three years ago, Angela Warner had to use a wheelchair because of her bad hips, and nearly was blind from cataracts in both eyes. As she walked to the stage Oct. 17 to receive the Robert Moehle Personal Achievement Award, evidence of those ailments was long gone. Tom Wadsworth summarized...
The Village of Progress hosted its 48th annual banquet on at St. Mary’s Learning Center on Oct. 18. During the banquet many of the consumers were rewarded for the achievements they have made during the past year. The John Herrmann Personal Achievement Award is presented to the consumer who is...
The Business of the Year award went to the Village of Progress, a not-for-profit that provides services and programs for developmentally disabled adults. “Since the beginning, this long time community partner has provided services, training, support, and employment for hundreds of adults throughout our county,” Dickson said. “They have established...
Special thanks to Christ Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Dixon for bringing us so many yummy treats and holiday crafts. Our folks really enjoyed the surprise!
Several folks have contacted us about Giving Tuesday. We currently have two easy ways to support the Village of Progress. We recently mailed out our Annual Wish List. If you have not received a copy yet – you should be receiving it in the mail soon. Generally folks respond by...
On Cyber-Monday remember the Village of Progress, Inc. on AmazonSmile.. It is easy to use … just search AmazonSmile …. select the Village of Progress as your charity…..and shop Amazon! Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to the Village…Thanks for thinking of THE VILLAGE OF PROGRESS during your...
