September 2014

Our Mission: To promote the dignity , independence and success of persons with disabilities through quality vocational and support services so that they may fully participate in the economic and social life of the community.

Board of Directors Troy O’Connor President Kelly Bruggeman Vice President Ian Elliot Treasurer/Secretary Don Harris Dr. Terry Blackwell Dr. Paul Cimmino Dave Stoltenberg Roni Kuzma Board Financial Advisor

COR COFFEE SHOP & DELI Perhaps you’ve noticed the kiosk in COR’s parking lot. We’d like to invite you to stop by the COR Coffee Shop and Deli! We’re always looking for new and innovative ways of raising awareness, funds and providing work opportunities for the people we serve. The COR Coffee Shop and Deli covers all these points! Chef Elizabeth Terrel has lent her restaurant knowledge and skills to developing a menu that includes specialty coffees, breakfast items, American Classic pizza and calzones, gourmet hotdogs and other tasty treats. “This kiosk gives us a great opportunity to teach usable skills to our clients and provide quality food choices to the community,” says Jodi Mackay, COR’s Staff Development Director. You can swing by the kiosk and pick up a menu or “like” us on Facebook to view our menu, hours and stay informed of our daily specials - search for COR Coffee Shop and Deli. We’re aiming for 1000 “likes” by the end of September so please share us with your friends. We greatly appreciate your continued support of COR Enterprises and our mission to support individuals with disabilities in our community!

COR PICNIC 2014 Friday, August 29th, brought COR’s Annual Client Picnic. COR Enterprises’ building sat empty while our clients, a lot of friends, family and staff converged on Billings’ Central Park. This location offers a picnic shelter with a kitchen, a basketball court, playground and a lot of green open space. People enjoyed chatting at picnic tables, hanging out on their blankets and various games such as Ladder Toss, Frisbee, and just shooting hoops. Of course, the ever-popular water fight after the picnic left a lot of folks dripping and smiling! For lunch, COR staff served up a delicious lunch of barbequed hamburgers and hotdogs with potato, pasta and bean salads with dessert and drinks. It was great to see our clients enjoying a gorgeous summer day and a meal with their friends, family and support people. We’d like to extend a huge thanks to the COR employees that worked so hard to coordinate and staff this event. Also, we’d like to thank the community businesses and individuals that donated food and other items to the picnic: Coke, Yellowstone Ice and Water, Montana Valley Bottled Water, Stella’s, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Debbie Nette, Billings Food Bank and Food Services of America.

COR Enterprises is an Equal Opportunity Employer

COR is a private,

COR is funded, in part, under a contract with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. The statements herein do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the department. 501(c)3, not for profit corporation. As such, the donations to the corporation are considered deductible for income tax purposes.

September 2014

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Disability

Age

Developmental Disability - 35%

under 20 - 3%

Mental Illness - 25%

20-29 - 24%

Acquired Brain Injury - 8% Physical Disability - 20%

30-39 - 22%

Visual/Hearing - 5%

40-49 - 19%

Other - 7%

50-59 - 22% 60 and over - 10%

Stakeholder Satisfaction FY 13-14 Scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) 5.00

4.79

4.75

4.64

4.62

4.73

4.73

4.50

4.00

A - Work Services B - Community Employment

3.50

C—Employers

3.00

D - Supported Living 2.50

E - Active Choices F - Life Choices

2.00

1.50

1.00

A

B

C

D

E

F

Stakeholders

PROGRAM EVALUATION REPORT FY 13-14  

COR served 674 people in a variety of services last year

81 jobs were developed for people with disabilities in the community 

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38 vocational evaluations were completed

102 people were referred for short term job assessments in the community For a detailed report of our program evaluation or stakeholder satisfaction, visit our website at www.corenterprises.com

September 2014

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COR GALA THANK YOU COR Enterprises celebrated its 9th Annual Gala on Friday, June 20, 2014. The event brought 150 people to COR’s facility for an evening of food from Tiny’s, games, auctions and entertainment to benefit COR Enterprises. The evening began with great food and an opportunity to bid on some fabulous silent auction items. Mark Jackson, a former NFL football player, returned to COR’s event for the third year in row. He gave a motivating speech about the value of hard work and navigating through life’s ups and downs. He expressed his admiration for the great work COR Enterprises does in the community. The real fun began when celebrity hosts, Big J of Hot 101.9 and Cory Nette, a client at COR and Big J’s #1 call-in guest, began the live auction and games such as Bingo, Reverse Lottery and Heads or Tails. Through lots of jokes, laughter and bidding, event-goers purchased wonderful items and supported COR Enterprises’ mission. COR wishes to send a huge thank you to Mark Jackson, Big J and Cory Nette for their participation in our event. We are so thankful to the community, families, staff and clients that attended our event and made it a success! COR would like to thank the following businesses and individuals who contributed to the success of the event:

$1000 GALA CORPORATE SPONSORS: 1st Interstate Bank Electrical Consultants Inc.

Drs. Mark & Laura Nicholsoon Sign Products

TABLE SPONSORS: RBC Wealth Management Atwood Architecture

Big Sky Linen Kelly Bruggeman

The following business and individuals donated items and their time for the event: Chance Robinson Mike & Cathy Ray Claudia Knepp Guy Warner The Popelka Family Scheels All Sports 360 Office Products COR’s Active Choices Spinners Billings Best Yogurt Casey McGowan Scott Atwood Amusement Services Kelly Bruggeman The Career Guidance Center

Jamie & Kathy Kuck Michaela Rodriguez Qdoba Mexican Grill The Crowne Plaza The Reef Indoor Water Park Florence Massey McLeod Resort Sarah Hill True Colors Salon Shear’s Salon The Wallace Family Accent Print Shop Billings YMCA COR’s Supported Living Western Awards

Sue Schuld American Classic Pizza Bri Rickman Clark Marten Photography COR’s Business Office Pizza Ranch Meals on Wheels Jimmy John’s Holiday Inn Grand Montana Cahill Ranch Amy Doss Leigh Ann Olson Charlie & Jodi Mackay COR’s DMS

Donor Appreciation COR Enterprises gratefully acknowledges the following recent contributors who support our mission : Electrical Consultants Inc.

Gail Corwin Guscott

Sign Products Inc.

First Interstate Foundation

Kevin Wirth

Kelly Bruggeman

Janet Wirth

Par 3 Ladies League

Debbie Richert

Michael & Lawana McCollough

John & Tammy Linton

Steven Bigelow

Anonymous

Florence & Dewey Massey

In Memory of Eugene Murphy: Gordon & Susan Gruchalla

James & Laurie Murphy

Susan Moreno

Mary Kraft

Big Sky Dab n Gab Tole Painting

Arnold & Colleen Koch

Tom Kraft

Diana Rukstad

Mannie & Catherine Jackson

Babe & Gerri Murphy

S.E. & Kristi Schiff

In Memory of Christy Koolen:

In Memory of Dylan Cline:

In Recognition of Ben and Robert:

Gretchen Wagner

Karen & Terry Cline

Noelle & M. Allen Kent Jr.

The Massey Family

John & Linda Konzen

Dale & Margie Vietmeier

Raymond & Marilyn Schaak

Peggy & Jerry Payton

Donna Mae Leuthold

Leona & Pam Neufeld

Jean Sigmund

Dirk & Sue Paul

Arlene Anderson

John Skauge

Bobbi Haugen

In Memory of Dewey Massey:

In Recognition of Gail Neal’s Service on the Board of Directors of Valley Federal Credit Union: Kendra Freeck

Beatrice Melichar

Chuck Sommers

Reg Gibbs

SPECIAL OLYMPIANS 2014

Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BILLINGS, MT PERMIT #104

Promoting the dignity, independence, and success of persons with disabilities.

2121 Lampman Drive Phone: 406-248-9115 Fax: 406-245-0606 E-mail: corenterprises.com

Inside this issue:

COR COFFEE & DELI

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Quality Assurance

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We’re on the Web! GALA 2014

www.corenterprises.com

DONATIONS

Electrical Consultants, Inc. Makes a Large Donation to COR For the fifth year in a row, Electrical Consultants, Inc. has made a very generous donation of $10,000 to COR Enterprises. We cannot thank Dave Anderson and everyone at ECI for all they do to support the mission of COR Enterprises.

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