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Join us in congratulating our New Jersey Association of Community Providers - NJACP Star, Darren "Reporter on the Scene" from Mary Apgar. ⭐️
Since joining the Abilities family at the Mary Apgar Center in November 2023, Darren has blossomed into a true STAR in our community! He joined us for three days per week, which quickly turned into five. Darren is key to ensuring our vegetable plants and flowers are well cared for, both in the center and in the greenhouse. As the official Reporter on the Scene, Darren leads daily surveys called “This or That,” and provides everyone with survey results, and other current updates for our monthly newsletter. Darren enjoys volunteering at the PossAbilities Thrift Boutique and the local animal shelter, where he provides shredding for their beds. Darren spreads his positive energy wherever he goes and makes the Mary Apgar center and our community shine brighter every day.
Congratulations Darren! You are a STAR in every way!
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Hi my name is Angela & here are the pictures of the things I like to do such as trips and vacations to England London even though I don’t like planes much and Canada as well going to New York and like to write in my journal as well.
#AbilitiesNW #UnlockingPotential #EmpoweringSuccess #SupportedEmployment
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🎉 What a day to celebrate! 🎓 Our Project SEARCH Graduation was filled with pride, joy, and a few happy tears. Huge congratulations to our six amazing student interns, each of whom delivered heartfelt speeches reflecting on their incredible journey. 🌟
We kicked things off with inspiring opening remarks from Kristen, one of our awesome Project SEARCH alumni 🙌.
A special shoutout to Bob Adams and the entire Atlantic Health team for their ongoing support and motivation—you truly make a difference!
Endless thanks to our incredible Employment Specialists Norm, Ray, and Carly for their unwavering dedication, and to Barb for her leadership.
We’re so proud of all our graduates and can’t wait to see what’s next on your journey. The future is bright—congratulations, interns! 🎉✨
#AbilitiesNW #UnlockingPotential #EmpoweringSuccess #ProjectSEARCH #GraduationDay #FutureLeaders #NextChapter
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Hi there! My name is Max, and I work at Bentley’s Paragon Village in Hackettstown. When I’m not at work, you can find me binge-watching shows and movies on Disney+, Netflix, HBO Max (or just Max…I know, it’s ironic, but I had no say in the name change), Prime Video, and videos on YouTube. Some of the shows I’ve seen are Kim Possible, Pokémon Horizons: The Search for Laqua, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel, and RWBY. I also love playing games on my phone, especially Pokémon Go. On my Nintendo Switch, I enjoy games like Pokémon Scarlet, Disney Dreamlight Valley, and Disney Speedstorm. I also love going to the movies with my family and friends. We’re planning on seeing some great movies together, like the upcoming live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie, and the upcoming Disney Pixar animated movie Elio. I also enjoy playing games with my family, like Telestrations and Sorry!. We also play card games together, like Uno and Sequence. And sometimes, I play games with just regular cards with my grandpa on my mom’s side, like gin and casino.
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It's been a while... who can guess where Jared is?
#abilitiesnw #UnlockingPotential #EmpoweringSuccess #communitybasedsupports #WhereIsJared #hackettstown #farmmarket
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🌱 The MSN crew has kicked off a fun new project—regrowing a pepper and an onion from kitchen scraps! We’ve started our onion in water to encourage root growth, with plans to transfer it to a pot and eventually into our outdoor garden bed. Everyone’s pitching in to care for it, and we’re excited to see if we can make it grow! 🧅🌶️
#AbilitiesNW #UnlockingPotential #EmpoweringSuccess #TeamWork #GardenGoals #FromScrapsToSprouts #AbilitiesInAction
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May "This or That" Survey by Darren, Reporter on Scene at Mary Apgar program:
Apples- 17 or Oranges- 10
Cats- 17 or Dogs- 12
Dancing- 10 or Singing- 12
Wake up early- 16 or Stay up late- 13
Watch a hockey game-8 or Watch a football game- 16
Feel chilly- 11 or Feel warm- 9
Wear rain boots- 7 or Wear flip-flops- 14
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Hi, I’m Sarah. I like Disney characters, writing stories on my tablet, going to concerts, and talking with my friends about different topics. I also enjoy sharing lunch outside with my peers on beautiful days, like in early spring when there are no mosquitoes and colorful butterflies can be seen.
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