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First Half Issue
2015-2016
All Hail the King and Queen of the Snowflake Ball
Some 240 consumers and their guests attended the annual Snowflake Ball at the University of Antelope Valley’s
Grand Ballroom in Lancaster. Dressed in their finest evening attire, attendees enjoyed a delicious meal, visited with
friends, and danced the night away to tunes spun by DJ
Kevin Dobbs of Global Spinners.
Once again, two individuals were crowned King and
Queen of the event. Malik Session and Leeza Palmer,
participants in the Work Readiness Program, were elected
Malik Session and Leeza Palmer are all smiles after
King and Queen by their friends and co-workers, who
being crowned King and Queen of the Snowflake Ball.
voted throughout Desert
Haven. Both were very surprised and happy to have been selected. Malik and Leeza enjoyed their first dance together and
were then joined on the dance floor by Prince Edward Harrison
and Princess Zanae Sells of Project Independence.
The Royal Court was announced by Desert Haven Executive
Director Jenni Moran and crowned by PI Coordinator Lorraine
McKesson and Counselor Veronica Ramirez.
Congratulations King Malik and Queen Leeza
Prince Edward and Princess Zanae!
Their Royal Highnesses, Prince Edward
Harrison and Princess Zanae Sells.
More Fun at the Snowflake Ball
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DESERT VOICE
Consumers of the Month
HALLOWEEN 2015: DHE KNOWS HOW TO PARTY
Congratulations to our fellow coworkers, who have
been selected by the staff as
Consumers of the Month
for the first half of 2015-16:
Work Readiness
(Food Service; Housekeeping/Towel; Off-Site Hab Crews)
Vincent Abbatielo
Natasha Bernard
Mark Diaz
Karina Contreras
Richard Hamilton
Terrizzia Harris
Malik Session
Lorena Naranjo
Luther Starks
Kat Stiles
Raymond Miller
Heidi Ventura
Project Independence
Priscilla Gonzales
Edward Harrison
Wilfredo Guerra
Zanae Sells
Cathy Donn
Jared Clouse
Supported Employment Individual Placement
(Chosen Quarterly)
July—September
Jeremy Simmons, Target (Lancaster)
October—December
Gary Doss, Caliber Collision Center (Lancaster)
Great Job and Congratulations!
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HALLOWEEN COSTUME WINNERS
Work Readiness Program
Project Independence
You have a voice...Use it!
Christmas Poems From the Heart
By Keith Gregory McCollom
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Christmas comes within our hearts.
Christmas gifts from the rainbow.
Christmas always brings good things of great joy
Always think about your loved ones home for the
holidays, Christmas comes once a year.
Remember Christmas songs to give a special Christmas wish.
Above:
Best Male Costume: Mad Hatter,
Joseph Soto
Best Female Costume: Carrie,
Sharon Ellis
Most Unique: Where’s Waldo,
David Poulsom
Above:
Best Male Costume: Captain,
Mark Mendenhall
Best Female Costume: Bride of
Frankenstein, Zanae Sells
Best Overall: Day of the Dead,
Kassandra Martinez