Special Olympics AthletesThe Special Olympics Southeast Area Spring Games was held on Saturday, April 13th, at the Student Recreation Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Many of the employees competed in at least one event and brought home a medal. The 32 athletes who competed for Team VIP brought home 59 medals in all—30 Gold, 14 Silver, and 15 Bronze.
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Relay for LifeThe Relay for Life started in 1985 as a fundraising campaign for the American Cancer Society. Since then, Relay has evolved into a worldwide volunteer-driven fundraising event which raises over 4 billion annually.
On Saturday, April 20th, 17 teams and almost 200 people in Bollinger County met at Twin City Park in Marble Hill, to participate in the Relay for Life. Regency Management participated in the event with 16 employees, staff, family, and friends to make up the “Regency Gang.”
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Protect Sheltered WorkshopsMissouri AID has started the online petition "Protect Sheltered Workshops" and needs your help. Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? No matter where you live, sheltered workshops need your support throughout the United States. Here's the link:
Protect Sheltered Workshops
Here's why it's important . . .
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD), which includes mental retardation, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy, have the right to choose where they work and where they live. We believe that sheltered workshops are the only places where some individuals can work and function as productive members of the community.
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About Our Community
VIP Industries is one of the largest sheltered workshops in the state of Missouri and serves two counties, Cape Girardeau and Bollinger, along with parts of Stoddard and Scott county. We have a growing workforce of over 175 staff and employees, who work at our three production facilities located in Cape Girardeau, Fruitland, and Marble Hill, Missouri.
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