I've
written about the involvement I have with the Next Chapter Book Club
hosted through the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council(U D D C. I
worked real close with an individual named Amy Notwell from that
program. Amy is a force to be reckoned with ; Amy always seems to
have something going something in the pot something disturbed. The
last time the book club met was in early August. I don't remember why
But we took a break for the rest of August.I don't know why but I
was a little nervous. The population of the bookclub has been
diminishing the past couple of weeks. Whether or not there is any
validity to my words but you know how I feel about being the great
destroyer. I was really hoping I had not done the destructive touch
the bookclub. I was kind of wondering if not having the book club
Was a benign way of fazing the whole program out. I mean it could
happen in them never tell me so I called today to see if we are still
going to continue the program. Yes it seems were going to continue
having bookclub and yes there was bookclub today.
When
I called everyone is out of the office except Amy (already noted).
Any sort of works out of that office but is not an employee of that
office. Amy is an academic gunslinger from Utah State University
running all kinds of programs for people with developmental
disabilities to take charge of their lives. Amy is incredibly
energetic, resourceful and sensitive. I think she works out of the
Salt Lake office because Utah State University is too small to
contain the amount of energy in he wields. When Amy develops a
program conceives a new idea get out of the way things will happen.
Amy spends most of her time in the field working directly with
consumers. Amy is definitely a hands-on kind of person not trusting
the system are the bureaucracy the system breeds. When I was working
out of the Council office Amy's office was next to mine. It was rare
that Amy was in her office choosing to be out directly working with
people but when she was in-house we had great discussions. Thus was
our conversation this morning. I had actually just call the office to
make sure the program was still up and running I had An hour and a
half before an easy catch my bus to head south for bookclub. We
became totally involved in a conversation about developing and
running a new program in the next couple months aimed at assisting
people with developmental disabilities more independence and control
of their lives in all manners of the word housing, financial and
social. We talked fast and furious and soon ate up the 90 minutes and
I had to beg off so I could catch my bus. We will be getting together
the next few weeks to see what we can bring about. There may be even
a few dollars in the mix for yours truly but really that's not my
main interest. I'm somewhat regulated as to what I can earn a live
here at the units. I think more than anything I'm excited having
another shot at working with someone as dynamic as Amy and her ideas.
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