I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Birthday/Resident

Milestones

2

Musical Mania at

Margaret Ruth

2

Golf- PWSA WI 3

Yard Beautifying

at Lang

3

DayRISE patio

makeover

4

Hanson-visit to the

deer park

4

In the spotlight 5

40th Anniversary-

Mark Hohenwald

5

Upcoming events 6

YAP at

conference

6

Staff Anniversaries 6

Family Connection

Prader-Willi Homes of Oconomowoc

In early September, Prader-Willi Homes of

Oconomowoc opened their first PWS specific children’s

home and welcomed their first newcomer, Molly.

Starlight Home is an eight bed home nestled in a quiet

neighborhood cul-de-sac in Oconomowoc. This new

opportunity allows us to support children from across

the county, for both residential and respite needs. While

the children reside with us, we partner with our sister

agency, Genesee Lake School, to provide excellence in

educational services.

We are thrilled to be open and begin welcoming more

children very

soon. For more

information

visit our website

at

www.pwho.com

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WELCOME, MOLLY!!!

Congratulations

Starlight

Home!!!

Starlight Homes amazing

sensory room. Just ask Molly!

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F A M I L Y C O N N E C T I O N

Happy Birthday to You!!! September Birthdays

Beth H.

Brian H.

Tommy N.

Lisa N.

Lisa T.

Nathan B.

October Birthdays

Teresa B.

Jean B.

Richard D.

Lisa G.

Eli H.

Steve L.

Sameea S.

Brandon W.

November Birthdays

Jon C.

Kai E.

Dallas H.

Kate K.

Julie H.

Sarah C.

Tiffany M.

Resident Milestones

5 years

Kelsey O

10 years

Karen B

Ben V K

In July, Margaret Ruth residents had the opportunity to cultivate their creative side at the Schauer Arts Center in Hartford. They were able to relish in the excitement that was “Shrek the Musical.” The musical put its own creative spin on the much loved movie. The performance had an abundance of upbeat and heart warming songs. The musical also delved into the background of the Shrek family,” exploring the history of everyone’s favorite ogre.

Residents agreed that the actors did a phenomenal job, through acting

and song, of taking the audience along for the ride. They also noticed

that it seemed like a full house, the seats were packed and the

atmosphere lively. The finale was particularly enjoyable…get ready to

be green with envy! The musical culminated with a big “Bang!”.

Green balloons and streamers fell from the ceiling and showered the

audience. It was definitely the climax of the show!

Margaret Ruth was even lucky enough to have a meet and greet with

some of the performers after the show. They were treated to a photo op

with Shrek’s mom!

The show was reviewed as:

“It was awesome!”

“It was so good! I’m really glad we got to

go!”

“I can’t wait to go see another musical!”

Margaret Ruth gives the Schauer Center and Shrek two thumbs way,

way up! - Margaret Ruth

Musical Mania at Margaret Ruth

Lisa, Shaun, Rachel,

Andy with Shrek’s

mom

Right: Shaun,

Rachel and Andy

at the Arts Center

PWSA-WI 15th Annual Golf Benefit

“Yard Beautifying Day” at Lang Home

One Tuesday night in the month of August, the beautiful ladies of Lang Home

decided to show their pride in their home by beautifying their yard. Once the

idea came up, it seemed like the ladies were on a mission. They all banded

together for a fun-filled day outside. They pulled weeds and made the entrance

to the home just as beautiful as they are! Jen and Hana enjoyed pulling the tall

weeds, while Amanda, Kat, and Kelsey enjoyed sitting on the ground and

pulling all of the short weeds. Anna loved helping her peers with taking all of

the pulled weeds to the garbage, and sweeping up afterwards. After they were

done the entrance had a new look and everyone was excited with the beautiful

transformation. Afterwards the Ladies stopped for a quick photo shoot with

staff Melissa and manager, Krissy before coming in for an after

dinner well deserved coffee break for all of their hard work!

“ I really enjoyed making this house look pretty again”—Hana

“I had a fun time with my peers working together! – Anna”

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On August 22nd, 2015, PWSA-WI held

their 15th Annual Golf Benefit at the

Windwood Golf Course in Watertown, WI.

Every year the Association and it’s golf

committee put on a wonderful event and

this year was no exception. Over 100 golfers came out

to enjoy a day of golf, fun, games, prizes, food and

fundraising. Annual attendees enjoyed several new

activities including an additional option of purchasing

mulligan's! The 50/50 raffle, the putting contest and

14th hole raffle continued to be a hit. This years silent

auction was filled with incredible prizes and lunch

was enjoyed by all. A heartfelt thank you goes out to

everyone who helped make this year a success.

Together over $26,000 was raised to support, educate

and advocate for individuals with PWS and their

families. The event as always was very remarkable

and memorable! Thank you all for your support and

contributions to make this event successful!!

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DayRISE’s Patio Makeover With summer in full swing the Day RISE particpants

could not wait to use their brand new patio that was put

in last year, but there was a lot of work ahead to make it

look nice! That is when all the hard work of some

volunteers and Day RISE came into play…. Everyone

had to roll up their sleeves and get ready to get dirty!

A bunch of old tires where donated to Day RISE and a

couple volunteers came down to start the project by

digging up of the soil to place the tires where they

belonged. After that, we carefully placed the residents

very own handmade stepping stones into the ground

around the patio. Once all the digging was completed

the participants stepped in to take over. Each participant

had the opportunity to help clean and spray paint the

tires, fill them with soil and plant seeds in them. Then it

came time to sit back and enjoy the beautiful work we

all did! Since we have completed this project we have

had the opportunity to do multiple projects outside

including color meditation, reading and exercise. A big

thank you goes out to Anna and Dennis Brady for

donating the tires and the hard work put into getting

them placed into the ground. Along with a thank you to

Andy Schommer for working with the participants to get

the patio looking as nice as it does.—Stephanie Brady

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On July 19th, 2015 Hanson House traveled to

Wisconsin Dells and visited the Wisconsin Deer

Park in . The residents walked through exhibits and

interacted with different deer species and other

animals. Other than the white tail deer which is

native to Wisconsin, we saw the American Elk

(Wapiti), American Bison, the European Fallow

Spotted Deer, the Dainty Japanese Silka Deer, Key

Deer from Florida, and a vampire like deer called

the Muntjac deer. The Muntjac comes from South

America has fangs and never grows any bigger than

a house cat. The park had other animals as well such

as: Bison, Lemurs, Goats, Game Birds, Llamas,

Emus, Rabbits, Raccoons and more. The residents

had a wonderful time feeding and petting the deer.

The highlight of the getaway was being able to

enjoy the mist provided by the deer park to help stay

cool on the bright sunny day. Hanson House had a

wonderful time watching and interacting with the

many animals they saw that day!

Fun Photo’s

at the deer

park

Enjoying

petting

and

feeding

the deer

Our Amazing Volunteers!!!

Thank you so much!

The

awesome

and

wonderful

makeover.

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Dezari began working at PWHO in January of

2015. She is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and

holds a WI prescribers license. Her position includes maintaining

weekday clinic hours for the residents at PWHO and

coordinating Health Services. She has settled into her role and

has greatly enjoyed getting to know the residents.

Dezari enjoys caring for others and brings with her 29 years of

experience in the field of nursing. While she enjoyed her career

as a nurse, she felt a strong desire to move beyond the borders of

“nursing” so she could provide more to her patients. This

desire has inspired her to become a nurse practitioner.

“As a practitioner I find the most important aspect of quality care is getting to know the patient.

Determining what will, or won’t, work for each person is vital to the success of any health care plan. I

also like to focus on prevention and wellness. I enjoy educating people about leading healthy lifestyles. I

define “healthy” as the process of taking care of your body so life can be lived to the fullest. In my role

here at PWHO, I hope to contribute not only to the health of the residents but also to their wellbeing”.

Dezari was born in WI and comes from a large family of 6 brothers and sisters. She escaped WI for a

short period and lived in Texas for 12 years. She enjoys visiting Texas in the winter and catching up with

friends and family. Her personal time is filled with activities that she enjoys doing such as reading,

listening to music, boating, fishing, and taking vacations with her significant other to warm places with

white sand beaches! She also enjoys spending time with her daughter and other family members.

In 1975, Mark Hohenwald started his

employment with us and 40 years later

we are still so fortunate to have him on

our team. His unwavering loyalty and

unconditional support that he

demonstrates daily, is an inspiration to

all of us. Thank you, Mark for sharing

with us your many years of service,

your wisdom and your heart!

Happy Anniversary!

Rose Worden - 37 years

Kim Tula - 21 years

Jayne Gierach - 16 years

Shawn Bresnehan - 12 years

Christopher Krolick - 12 year

Lauren Bong - 8 years

Nicole Kallin - 4 years

Danielle Krause - 2 years

Barbara Schinka - 2 years

Anastasia Gruenwald - 2 years

Jeffrey Gust - 2 years

Nick Gallup - 1 year

Joseph Scheiber - 1 year

Ben Nash - 1 year

Tonya Lewis - 1 year

Cassandra Weber - 1 year

Shalonda Yankaway - 1 year

PWHO would like to thank each and every employee for their countless hours of service and dedication to supporting the individuals

Judith Wolter - 16 years

Tabitha Frantl - 10 years

Betty Richardson - 8 years

Heather Becker - 6 years

Bert Rupnow - 5 years

Sam Stanek - 4 years

Shantell Buendia– 3 years

Mandilea Bandt - 2 years

Krystal Morgan-1 year

Ciara Nelson- 1 year

Jordin Curry - 1 year

Marguerite Rupnow - 28 years

Josh Rupnow - 13 years

Jennifer Groth - 9 years

Deb Levine - 7 years

Ashley Hookstead - 6 years

Kristine Lumby - 3 years

Tammy Ashley - 2 years

Thomas Ashley - 2 years

Melissa Mares - 2 years

Justin Butler - 2 years

Megan Blake - 1 year

Jacquelyn Cvijanovic - 1 year

Jackie Scott - 1 year

Chad Nickerson - 1 year

Lexy Dall - 1 year

Rachell Ameen - 1 year

Linda Fuchs - 1 year

September Anniversaries November Anniversaries October Anniversaries

October 10th PWHO Family & Friends Fall Picnic at Turner Hall, Watertown, WI 11:30-3:00

October 17th PWSA-WI First Strike Out PWS Bowling Benefit at Bowlero Lanes in Wauwatosa,

WI

October 25th Special Olympics Regional Bowling Tournament

November 4th—7th PWSA-USA National Conference in Orlando, FL

Upcoming Events: Mark Your Calendars!!

Spooky Spider Snacks

Spread 10 crackers evenly with about ½

tablespoon of cheese spread; top each

cracker with another to make

sandwiches. Poke 6 pretzel sticks into

the cheese, 3 on each side, to make 6

legs. Dab two dots of cheese onto the

top of the sandwich, and stick 2 raisin

eyes on each snack.

Cheese Witch’s Brooms

Fold each cheese slice and cut

the fringes of the broom using a

pair of scissors. Roll the slice of

cheese around a snack stick

having the fringes looking down.

Finally to keep the cheese

around the stick, use some chive

and knot it around.

Fun & Healthy Snack Recipe Ideas

for Fall/Halloween

The PWSA-USA 2015 National Conference is just around the corner. PWHO is gearing up to

take 24 of our amazing staff members down to the conference to run the YAP program and

provide 2 fun-filled days of activities and entertainment. With the theme being Circus of Hope,

YAP will be transformed into a Circus Frenzy with lions and tigers and bears, oh my! We cannot

wait to welcome the 96 participants who have already signed up to our Big Top! For more

information, visit www.pwsausa.org

PWHO Employee Anniversaries and Milestones