SOBOBA FOUNDATION DONATES $10,000 TO CASA DEL VALLE
EXCEED was one of the recipients of $10,000 from the Soboba Foundation Charity Golf Tournament on April 3rd & 4th! Proceeds will be used for repairs at the 16 bed, 4000 sq ft, Casa del Valle residential facility in San Jacinto.
Casa del Valle residents gather around the "big check" with a huge thank you to the Soboba Foundation for their generosity!
LOWE'S HEROES DAY AT CASA DEL VALLE!
Follow this link for the story in the Valley News!
http://myvalleynews.com/homeandgarden/lowes-heroes-donate-needed-renovations-repairs-san-jacinto-exceed-residential-center/
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
During the first week of March, EXCEED Assistant Executive Director, Andrea Wells and 84 other California Disability Services Association (CDSA) members throughout California joined together to for the Annual Legislative Affairs Conference. The focus of the event was to deliver the association's 2017 message to the Legislators. Andrea had 8 meetings at the Capitol including offices of local representatives Assemblymembers Medina and Mayes and Senators Stone, Morrell and Roth. Talking points included:
- Please help California avoid the loss of Federal funds for developmental services
- Protect client choice
- Move savings from closing Developmental Centers to the community
- Co-author our bill that will increase competitive integrated employment outcomes
- Support legislation that will address local minimum wage increases.