We want to express
our gratitude for your support and encouragement throughout
the year for us and the organization, Los Angeles
Habilitation House. Thank you. Some of you are Nancy's
colleagues from DisneyToon Studios, of The Walt Disney
Company, and thus recently acquainted with LAHH. Your
excitement, encouragement, and beautiful sendoff for Nancy
means a great deal as we embark to fulfill the mission.
The first program, Companionship of Work Janitorial,
will commence October 1st, 2008.
Ten persons with disabilities will be invited to join
our training program. Five out of ten will be offered
full time employment, as a skilled, professional
custodian. We will be training our crew on OS1, which is
a measured and certified method of cleaning for office
buildings, schools, and warehouses. OS1 pays particular
attention to cleaning for health, using safe cleaning
practices, and environmentally responsible chemicals. In
order to fully implement the Companionship of Work
Janitorial, we are initiating a
capital campaign to raise $48,000 between
September 1st and October 31st, 2008. This capital
campaign is part of the $200,000 fundraising goal LAHH
has for the first year of which a quarter we've already
raised.
There are three major initiatives to the campaign:
Training Compensation - $3,000
Vehicles for transportation - $19,000
Equipment & Supplies for Janitorial - $26,000