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 Safety the theme of August trainings
Topics such as using a fire extinguisher, personal protective equipment, electrical safety, lock out/tag out, hazard communications and more were all a part of the annual safety training session at the Inservice training day August 4.
Safety Coordinator Bill Priest led off the day making a contest between the staff members to challenge their knowledge of safety information.
Quadco’s Registered Nurse Anne Irving presented the latest information on bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions.
Irving also led a an annual training session with the delegated nursing staff.
 Summer youth program gives teens a chance to prepare for future jobs
A summer job always seemed to be a right of passage for young people as they prepare for the time they will leave school and begin their career.
This summer a number of teens tried their hands at a variety of jobs through a summer youth program operated by Quadco.
Young people referred to the program from the Williams County Board of MR/DD worked around the city parks in Bryan, folded laundry at Custom Cleaners in Bryan and kept the tables bright and shiny at the Dairy Queen in Bryan.
Other young people helped keep the Springfield Township Park in Stryker spruced up as well as doing some cleaning at Stryker area churches. They also tried their hands at some production work at Quadco’s Stryker facility.
Youth referred by HOPE SERVICES/Henry County Board of DD worked at parts assembly and cafeteria jobs at Quadco’s Stryker building.
Young people referred through the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission’s Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation visited a number of area employers to see what different jobs were like and tried jobs at sites throughout the four-county area. These included the Ramada Inn at Holiday City, Sara’s Garden in Wauseon, Goodwill in Napoleon, the Bryan Parks and Recreation Department, Northwest Products in Archbold and the Stryker SUBWAY Restaurant.
 Senior Activity Members visit Native American observance
Members of Quadco’s Senior Activities Center traveled to Sherwood recently to learn more about our native culture. The seniors stopped at the Keys Buffalo Farm in Sherwood to see the Native American Pow Wow that was held there this year.
The seniors were able to watch a Native American dance while listening to drum music. They toured the grounds and were allowed to see the living quarters set up by those who were at the farm.
Representatives from many tribes from across the nation attended the Pow Wow and shared their history with the seniors.
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