AUSTIN CLUBHOUSE SUMMER 2014
Austin
Clubhouse
Located at 4425 Red River Street.
Open Tuesdays-Fridays 9-5pm
Social evening Thursdays from 5-8 PM
For tours and other questions, please call
(512) 925-5877
Success of Austin Clubhouse
As the Austin Clubhouse ends our fourth year of operation, we
are particularly grateful for the support and for every act of kindness
that has been extended to our community. Together we are opening
doors to a whole new world of opportunity in Austin for persons living
with mental health diagnoses.
Here’s a short list of our accomplishments which would not have been possible without your support:
405 Total Clubhouse Membership
NOW OPEN
MONDAYS
22 Average Daily Attendance
STARTING JULY
28th!!!
8 Socials Per Month
105 Members Employed to Date
We are excited to announce that beginning July 28th, we will
be open 5 days a week. Our new hours will be Monday to Friday
from 9am to 5pm (Thursday 9am to 8pm). We have many exciting opportunities and activities on the calendar! We invite you to come and
spend time with us!
Each of you make a tremendous impact in furthering our vision
of creating a recovery-oriented Central Texas in which all people living
with a mental health diagnosis will achieve their highest potential.
Thanks for being a part of our community!
-The Austin Clubhouse Team
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Inside this issue:
High 5 to Five Stone Tax Advisers!
3
Poetry Corner
4
Rock-n-Roll Trivia
5
My Story
6
Classic TV Show Trivia
7
My Sister Griselda
8
World History Trivia
9
Recipes
10
4th of July and Mini-Golf
11
Community Outreach at Austin Clubhouse
12
Thank You La Via Sana
13
Clubhouse Standards
14
Famous Quotes
15
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High 5 to Five Stone Tax Advisers! By Lisa Nave
On behalf of all the Members and Staff of the Austin Clubhouse, a High 5 thank you goes out to
Five Stone Tax Advisers.
5 THINGS ABOUT THIS HIGH 5:
1) On May 20th, we were overwhelmingly surprised, as we were blessed with a new addition here
for the Austin Clubhouse Business Center, AN AWESOME NEW PRINTER!
2) The overwhelming generosity of Five Stone Tax Advisers Company is VERY appreciated!
3) Our new printer does SO MANY TASKS—staples, folds, and much more!
4) This new resource has given us the ability to print and share information, which supports our
wellness model through employment, community resources, education, and
housing information.
5) And most importantly, the newsletter you’re holding in your hand is a tangible way for us to communicate to all of our sponsors!
Once again, High 5, Five Stone Tax Advisers!
Recent Socials!
Michael and Lisa ♥
our new printer!
6/19/2014
In-House Social Movie Night - The Mummy
6/21/2014
Peter Pan Mini Golf and Sandy's Ice Cream
6/30/2014
Barton Spring Pool
7/4/2014
4th of July Picnic
7/18/2014
Summer 2014 BBQ
7/21/2014
Visit to San Antonio Clubhouse
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Trendy Sandy
I know a lady named Sandy
She is so sweet like candy
A woman who is fine and dandy
Pretty special and very handy
She is mellow like good brandy
Her hair is wavy not strandy
No words from her are blandy
Smiles bigger than the Rio Grandee
She always seems to bring glee
I feel it when she’s around me
She flies like a butterfly and stings like a
bee
If you could see what I see
Your jaw would drop and go gee
This darling knows how to be free
Joy and goodness are the fruit of her
tree
Once you’ve known her welly
You’ll feel a tickle in the belly!
My Night on the Couch at Sandy’s by Holly Roff
Special Lady by Claudio Guardiola
I slept very well on the couch
at Sandy’s house.
Sandy drank coffee this morning,
and went to the doctor for her knee.
Seems she is OK to me,
but you never know…
She is gone now, but we all still love her
Let’s all pray for her,
her dog, Blossom is pretty.
I can’t wait to see her dog again soon.
I wouldn’t spend the night again soon,
but I had fun all the same.
Let’s hear it for the Austin Clubhouse
I hope we all had fun.
This is my poem
I hope you like it too.
Pray for me at New Braunfels on Labor Day,
at my family reunion.
Pray I see everyone, stay safe,
and not be left at HEB again
Love always,
Holly
The World Kaleido-scopes by SylviAnn
and I shift comfortable
with the sliding
I see the shadows moving
knowing they aren't in our world
glancing around the corners
no one should see
feeling not alone
knowing the Truth
has layers not explained
walking in a Reality not real
knowing I am here for this
somehow the Message
multi-dimentional
comes thru my fingers
and will be Released
December 11, 1998 (10:37 pm)
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Rock N’ Roll Trivia
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by Cl a ud i o G u ar d iol a
6. Which of the following people is not a blues
guitarist?
a) Elmore James
b) Lightning Hopkins
c) Buddy Guy
d) Muddy Waters
e) Chuck Berry
1. Who is not on the cover of The Beatles’ L.P. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
a) Stan Laurel
b) Mae West
c) Muhammad Ali
d) Marilyn Monroe
e) Albert Einstein
2. Who sits in on “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks?
a) Boz Scaggs
b) Keith Moon
c) B.B. King
d) Pete Best
e) Jimmy Page
3. Who was a former radio disc jockey?
a) Tom Jones
b) Waylon Jennings
c) Joan Jett
d) Eddie Van Halen
4. Who are the songwriters for Steely Dan?
a) Barry/Mann
b) Gamble/Huff
c) Fagen/Becker
d) Ashford/Simpson
5. Who debuted the sitar in Rock Music?
a) George Harrison
b) Ravi Shankar
c) Brian Jones
d) Roger McKuen
7. Which of these last names does not match?
a) Sebastian
b) Denver
c) Entwistle
d) Lennon
e) Fogerty
f) Cocker
8. Terry Knight & The Pack became...?
a) Chicago
b) Grand Funk Railroad
c) Bad Company
d) Pink Floyd
e) The Clash
9. Which is not a record label?
a) Gone
b) End
c) Herald
d) Tobacco
e) Atlantic
f) Vee-Jay
10. Which of these names does not fit?
a) Etta James
b) Loretta Lynn
c) Dolly Parton
d) Reba McIntyre
11. Bruce Springsteen, a.k.a....
a) “Jersey” b) “Brother” c) “The Lion” d) “The Boss” e) “The E. Street Man”
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My Story By Ch eryl F r ie d man
Hello, my name is Cheryl Friedman and I would like to tell you about the
Austin Clubhouse and how it has helped me:
I grew up in Houston, Texas and even at an early age I believed I was
different and didn’t fit in anywhere. I used to climb the pine trees in our front yard to hide and watch the world go by. After years of alcoholism, I got sober
and still did not feel ok until I went to get mental health help.
Last year, my son and I moved to Austin leaving all of my friends and
support system (whom I call “my peeps”). I was lost and lonely frantically looking for a job. Frustrated by waiting for hours for a computer in a very
noisy public library, I found out about the Austin Clubhouse.
So, using the Austin Clubhouse for the computer, I saw $1.00 healthy
lunches being served so I stayed. The $1.00 lunch was a welcomed meal, since
I was completely broke and the lunch was healthy so that helped me with my
binge eating and junk food habit.
The Austin Clubhouse has so much to offer with self-advocacy, chores to
sign up for, employment finding groups, growing and tending to our own
garden for the lunches, a wide variety of art groups which is fun, and field
trips. I especially like Thursday night dinner and a free movie night.
Mostly, I just like making friends and having a place to go so I do not
isolate and get depressed. Also, helping out in the advocacy group has really
helped my self-esteem.
So now I do not have to climb pine trees to hide and watch the world go by
because I felt I don’t fit in or belong, because I will always have the awesome Austin Clubhouse.
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Classic T.V. Show Trivia
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by Claudio Guardiola
NOTE: One of these trivia questions contains two correct answers!
1. What was Roy Rogers’ dog’s name? a) Trigger
b) Bullet
c) Rex
d) King
e) Gabby
2.Chrissy Snow was played by
who?
a) Eva Gabor
b) Sally Fields
c) Suzanne Sommers
d) Cher
3. Gloria Stivic appeared on what Show?
a) Get Smart
b) Bewitched
c) All In The Family
d) Dallas
4. What character was not on Gunsmoke?
a) Festus
b) Doc
c) Chester
d) Quint
e) Kitty
f) Hoss
5. Thing, Cousin It, Morticia, Gomez, Lurch,
Wednesday... who else?
a) Pugsley
b) Herman
c) Marilynn
d) Uncle Fester
e) Curley
6. Who did not star on One Day at a Time?
a) Vallerie Bertinelli
b) Linda Evans
7. Who was not on The Beverley Hillbillies?
a) Mr. Drysdale
b) Jethro
c) Miss Hathaway
d) Jed
e) Beaver
8. Which character was Don Knotts?
a) Mr. Furley
b) Otis c) Stanely
c) Howard
d) Mr. Earl
9. What team’s cap did Tom Selleck wear on Magnum P.I.?
a) U.S.C.
b) L.A. Dodgers
c) Yale
d) Detroit Tigers
e) New York Yankees
10. Who was not a character on the show Petticoat
Junction?
a) Billie Jo
b) Uncle Joe
c) Kate
d) Floyd
e) Bobbie Jo
f) Jo-Jo
g) Betty Jo
11. Barbara Feldon was known as which character?
a) Barb
b) Honey West
c) 99
d) Dolly
e) “Uncle” f) Cissy
12. Who was not a character on The Jeffersons?
a) Bubba
b) Weezie
c) Lionel
d) Ralph
e) Helen
f) George
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My Sister Griselda By Maria Castillo
This is a story about my sister Griselda. She has a good sense of humor, is fun to be
around and is very resilient. I
remember when we were growing up, we used to play house, play school, play
beauty shop. One time, we were outside and we decided to eat honey from the honeysuckles from my neighbor’s driveway. We almost got stung by a bee! We used to play with crickets. Many times, when mom was cooking dinner I thought, “she’s taking too long.” So I would ask Griselda, “is the coast clear?” She said yes, so when mom wasn’t looking, she would steal little cans of orange juice, wieners and cheese and we’d eat them. But we didn’t spoil our supper, we always got in so much mischief.
Now she’s grown up to be a beautiful young lady and is married with two children. I wish I could see her more often. Griselda has so much to offer in life and is a blessing.
Solitary Scream
By SylviAnn Murray
Rainbow Vision
By SylviAnn Murray
6. (e): Chuck Berry; he’s a Rock n’ Roll guitarist, not a 11. (d): “The Boss”
5. (a): George Harrison of the Beatles (1965)
10. (a): Etta James is not a country singer
4. (c): Fagen/Becker
9. (d): Tobacco
3. (b): Waylon Jennings
8. (b): Grand Funk Railroad
2. (e): Jimmy Page, of The Yardbirds at that time and
later Led Zeppelin
7. (e): All have the first name of John except for Joe
Cocker
guitarist
1. (c): Muhammad Ali; the boxer on the cover is Sonny
Liston
blues
ROCK N ROLL TRIVIA ANSWER KEY
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World History Trivia compiled by Claudio Guardiola
1.) The boxer rebellion in 1900
involved what nation?
a. Ireland
b. Rhodesia
c. China
d. Prussia
5.) April 15, 1912 is known for:
a. Titanic sinks
b. World War I begins
c. Lusitania sunk by Germans
d. Penicillin discovered
2.) The Magna Carta was
signed by:
a. King John
b. John Adams
c. Louis XIV
d. James Madison
8.) 4,000 Cheyenne and Sioux
warriors in 1876 were led by:
a. Sitting Bull
b. Cochise
c. Geronimo
d. Crazy Horse
9.) This was completed in
1889...
a. Panama Canal
b. Eiffel Tower
c. Brooklyn Bridge
d. Titanic
3.) 50,000 soldiers were lost in
North Africa from:
a. Egypt
b. Germany
c. U.S.A.
d. Greece
e. Persia
6.) An air attack code-named
“Moked” was launched by:
a. China
b. Israel
c. Britain
d. Russia
e. German
10.)On August 6, 1945, “Little Boy” connected to:
a. Ringling Brothers
b. Nagasaki
c. Hiroshima
d. Blue Whale
4.) The Zimmerman telegram
never reached:
a. Russia
b. New Zealand
c. Alaska
d. Mexico
e. U.S.A.
11.)On November 3, 1957,
7.) The “Bay of Pigs” occurred Laika:
in 1961 at:
a. Swam across the English
a. India
Channel
b. Mississippi
b. Reached a speed of 176.6
c. Mexico
m.p.h. on land
d. England
c. Orbited into space
e. Cuba
d. Became the first female to
climb Mount Everest
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Dough Ornament Recipe by Wendy Snyder
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups warm water
DIRECTIONS:
Here is my result!
1. Preheat over to 325 degrees (165 degrees C)
2. Mix flour and salt well. Gradually add water, stirring with a large spoon.
Finish mixing with hands. Knead until soft and pliable.
3. Roll out on floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie
cutters. Place on cookie sheets. With a toothpick, make a hole in the top of
the ornament for threading string. Bake at 325 degrees until hard, about 1
hour. Decorate with paint and varnish to preserve.
For decoration only, do not eat!
Some pictures of
The Clubhouse
Veggie Patch Sign
and green beans
from our garden for
lunch!
6. (b): she starred on The Big Valley & Dallas
12. (a): Bubba was a character on Sanford & Son
5. (a) and (d): from the The Addams Family
11. (c): 99; more specifically, Agent 99 on Get Smart
4. (f): Hoss Cartwright played him on Bonanza
10. (f): Jo Jo
3. (c): as Archie & Edith Bunker’s daughter
9. (d): Detroit Tigers
2. (c): Suzanne Sommers, Three’s Company
8. (a): Mr. Furley, the landlord on Three’s Company
1. (b): Bullet
7. (f): played by Jerry Mathers on Leave It To Beaver
CLASSIC TV SHOW TRIVIA—ANSWER KEy
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Austin Clubhouse Fourth of July Picnic
Good times were had by all at the Austin Clubhouse’s 4th of July Picnic this year. With over 30 members in attendance,
guests were treated to great food, great music, and great
friendship, all under festive decorations celebrating America’s birthday. Clubhouse member Martha Joyner and her husband Tim provided their grill and cooked burgers and hot
dogs outside in the beautiful weather, and members were
treated to outdoor serving tables. After lunch, the celebration was topped off with an American flag cake. Thanks to
the efforts of all the members who helped make this a holiday to remember, and we are looking forward to doing it next
year!
Peter Pan Mini-Golf Social
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Barton Springs Outing
Community Outreach at the Austin Clubhouse
Since starting work at the Austin Clubhouse a little over a month ago, I have been closely involved with our members’ speakers bureau. This group, known at the Clubhouse as the Advocacy/
Community Outreach Committee, meets ever Tuesday to plan our next speaking engagements, recap and improve upon previous efforts, and practice telling our stories about the impact of the Clubhouse. The members use the Benevon template “Stages of an Essential Story” to craft compelling, deeply personal stories that are designed to inspire interest from the community.
I have been greatly appreciative of and thoroughly impressed by the commitment of Austin
Clubhouse members to telling effective personal stories. The Advocacy/Community Outreach Committee has been proactive about practicing their stories and identifying opportunities for us to deliver presentations. In my first week as an employee of the Austin Clubhouse, several members,
Amanda Royston, and I gave a presentation in an Austin Community College occupational therapy
class. Our message seemed to really resonate with our audience, and several of them attended a
Clubhouse open house a few weeks later. Recently, we travelled to the largest outpatient VA clinic in
the United States to tell our stories and share our program. The audience was large and we believe
that we have the opportunity to learn from the feedback and harness the resulting interest in the
Clubhouse. Members have also become involved and active in the emerging Texas Clubhouse Coalition, which aims to speak with one voice on behalf of Clubhouses in Texas.
I am so excited to be working for the Austin Clubhouse and facilitating this Advocacy Committee. Please reach out to me if you have ideas on how I can help the Austin Clubhouse achieve all of
its goals.
-Greg Hansch, Assistant Executive Director
WORLD HISTORY ANSWER KEY
1.) C. Since the Opium Wars of 1839-1842
and 1856-1860, China had been forced to
tolerate excessive demands from the
West for trading and extra-territorial
rights. Anti-European secret societies began to form, one of which was the I-hochi’uan, who were dubbed the “Boxers” due to the fact that many of its male
members practiced boxing as a form of
self defense.
2.) A. On June 15, 1215, King John had
long been in dispute with the barons over
the methods of ruling the country. The
main clauses of the charter stated that all
“free men” could be punished only by laws of the land (by trial by jury), that church
and elected bishops were free from royal
intervention, and that taxes could be levied only by Parliament.
3.) E. King Cambyses of Persia, after conquering Egypt in 525 B.C., sent an army of
50,000 to seize Carthage, but a dust
storm in the Sahara buried the Persians.
4.) D. In April 1917, the British intercepted
and decoded the telegram from German
Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman to
the German ambassador in Mexico, urging Mexico to seek alliance with Germany
in exchange for U.S. territory
8.) A & D. In the Battle of Little Big Horn,
4,000 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors massacred George Custer’s 650 troops. Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led the Indians to victory. The only survivor from the
losing side was a horse named Comanche.
5.) A. The unsinkable Titanic struck an 9.) B. 18,038 pieces of iron hold the Eiffel
iceberg and sank. 2,200 were on board Tower together along with 2.5 million rivand only 705 survived.
ets.
6.) B. Israel crippled the Egyptian, Jor- 10.) C. At 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945
danese, and Syrian military in the Six Day “Little Boy”, an atomic bomb, was War.
dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, killing
70,000 people and an additional 70,000
7.) E. Communists took control of Cuba in within the next 5 years. Three days later,
1959. On April 17, 1961, the U.S. sent ap- at 11:02 AM, “Fat Boy” was dropped over proximately 1,300 exiles to land at the Nagasaki, Japan. On August 15, 1945 JaBay of Pigs. Castro’s popularity was ap-­‐ pan surrendered.
parent in that the local population was
not going to support hope or an uprising 11.) C. Laika was a 3-year-old Siberian
against the new government.
Husky. She was attached to a life support
system within a Russian space capsule
with access to food and water on Sputnik
II, an artificial satellite. artificial satellite.
Another thing about La Via Sana is the activities that they do with us here at Austin Clubhouse, such as
Health & Wellness trivia. They even organized a retreat for us out in Dripping Springs, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I didn’t even want to leave! They were very gracious in letting us come to their home out in Dripping Springs and putting on the retreat. We had lots of delicious healthy food and good activities. I love La Via Sana!
I would like to take a moment to write about La Via Sana. They are advocates for whole health who come
once a month to do Wellness Luncheons with us here at Austin Clubhouse. I really appreciate them. They’re very dedicated and they really care about helping us find different ways to eat nutritiously. When La Via Sana comes,
it’s a joy to have them at our clubhouse. The meals are not only delicious, but they’re good for us!
Thank You La Via Sana By Maria Castillo
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Clubhouse Standards Highlight—Membership
MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership is voluntary and without time limits.
2. The Clubhouse has control over its acceptance of new members. Membership is open to anyone with a history of mental illness, unless that person
poses a significant and current threat to the general safety of the Clubhouse
community.
3. Members choose the way they utilize the Clubhouse, and the staff with
whom they work. There are no agreements, contracts, schedules, or rules intended to enforce participation of members.
4. All members have equal access to every Clubhouse opportunity with no
differentiation based on diagnosis or level of functioning.
5. Members at their choice are involved in the writing of all records reflecting their participation in the Clubhouse. All such records are to be signed by
both member and staff.
6. Members have a right to immediate re-entry into the Clubhouse community after any length of absence, unless their return poses a threat to the
Clubhouse community.
7. The Clubhouse provides an effective reach out system to members who
are not attending, becoming isolated in the community or hospitalized.
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1. “Philosophy begins in wonder.”—Plato
2. “The miracle of life is not to fly in the air, or walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.”—Chinese Proverb
3. “Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their
lives.”—William James
4. “There is always room at the top.”—Daniel Webster
5. “Those that are afraid of bad luck will never know good.”—Russian Proverb
Thoughts of the Day Compiled by Claudio Guardiola
6. “Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.”—
Christopher Morley
7. “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.”—Athelme
Brillat-Savarin
8. “Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.”—Confucius
9. “A friend is a gift you give yourself.”—Robert Louis
Stevenson
10. “When a good man is hurt, all who would be good must suffer with him.”—Euripedes
11. “There’s an element in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.”—Claudio Guardiola
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A special thank you to our grantors &
sponsors:
Our Mission
“Austin Clubhouse exists to provide acceptance and empowerment, so adults
with a mental health diagnosis can pursue
personal goals and play meaningful roles as
co-workers, colleagues, neighbors, family
members, and friends.”
Austin State Hospital
LoneStar Circle of Care
Friends of UPLift
A Glimmer of Hope
Austin Christian Fellowship
Austin Travis County Integral Care
Donald D. Hammill Foundation
Five Stone Tax Advisors
Foundation Communities
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
H-E-B
Clubhouse International
KCL Foundation
LCRA Employees’ United Charities
Mitte Foundation
Mueller Foundation
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
St. David’s Foundation
Strake Foundation
A very special thank you to everyone that
contributed to this quarter’s newsletter!
Topher Family Foundation
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Austin Clubhouse
P.O. Box 300568
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 925-5877
[email protected]
www.austinclubhouse.org