The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc) held its Staff Retreat
on July 20th at Scott’s Family Resort located on beautiful Oquaga Lake in
Deposit, NY. The Staff Retreat is eagerly looked forward to each year by Delarc’s
employees as a chance to interact together as well as have fun, relax, and take
part in a variety of learning activities.
The morning program included a presentation by guest
speakers, Polly and Dylan Emmons who gave their personal story about living
with Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of Autism. This mother and son team spoke
about how they discovered Dylan had Autism and how they navigated the obstacles
and solutions presented to them as Dylan grew up to the amazing young man he is
today. Dylan graduated from Ithaca College this Spring and will continue pursuing
his interest in writing while working on his Master’s Degree at Sarah Lawrence
College this Fall.
After their presentation, a variety of interactive activities
were centered around the 6 Unifying Principles of The Arc of Delaware County.
Employees were broken into teams as they took up the challenge of each activity
that represented a Unifying Principle –Those We Serve Come First, Commit to
Excellence, Be Dedicated, Employee Satisfaction, Communicate Effectively, and Be
Innovative.
After a delicious luncheon Delarc staff had an opportunity
to get to know each other better while participating in a variety of afternoon
activities including golf, boat rides, yoga, massage, horseshoes, volleyball,
and classes in art (Zentangles), mind exploration,volleyball, fly casting,
bicycling, and just plain relaxing around Scott’s Resort.
Several Departments had created gift baskets around the
Unifying Principle theme and these were raffled off at the end of the day.
What a great place to work! To find out more about how you
can become part of the Delarc Team visit our Career Page at www.delarc.org.
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