News – Page 18 – Carey Services

25Aug, 2015

United Way Rock the Way Event Sept. 12

Carey Services will participate in the second annual Rock the Way event sponsored by United Way of Grant County. The event will be noon-8 p.m. on Sept. 12 in Gas City Park.

Carey Services is one of 14 United Way of Grant County partner agencies. The event is designed to showcase the impact United Way of Grant County and its partner agencies provide while also increasing awareness of all local not-for-profit agencies. The event will feature live music on two stages, food and local vendors.

For more information about the event, including the music lineup and list of participating agencies, click here.

For more information about United Way of Grant County, click here.

25Aug, 2015

Mr. Canary and Carey Services on Indianapolis TV

Carey Services and the Mr. Canary bird feeders produced in the agency’s production facility recently were featured on an Indianapolis television news segment.

WRTV (Channel 6 in the Indianapolis area) produced the feature as part of the station’s “Made in Indiana” series. Station anchor Beth Vaughn interviewed Mr. Canary founders Jan Long and Christina Mowery, Carey Services President and Chief Executive Office Jim Allbaugh and several Carey Services production workers for the segment.

You can view the segment on the WRTV website here.

11Aug, 2015

Carey Services Becomes SourceAmerica Affiliate

Carey Services has become an affiliate of the SourceAmerica national network.

SourceAmerica is a national not-for-profit organization that is one of the leading sources of job opportunities for people with significant disabilities. SourceAmerica works with the Ability One Program to create opportunities to bid on federal government contracts. SourceAmerica also provides training and consulting for affiliate agencies. It has more than 550 community not-for-profit agency partners.

Carey Services’ production facility works with several regional clients to meet various assembly and production needs. The workers produce the Mr. Canary bird feeders sold nationally through several large retail chains. Workers also do assembly work for local companies.

22Jul, 2015

July is ADA 25th Anniversary Month

It was 25 years ago this month that President George H.W. Bush signed the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act that has significantly changed the way people with disabilities are able to interact with their communities.

Bush signed the legislation on July 26, 1990. The law has five main provisions (or Titles) that revamped national disabilities laws in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, telecommunications, and miscellaneous other areas.

In the ensuing years as the law’s provisions have been implemented, people with disabilities have been able to become much more included in their communities through increased employment options and greater access to community services and opportunities through the removal of potential barriers and the creation of increased support services.

WBOI, the National Public Radio affiliate in northeast Indiana, has produced a series about people with disabilities. To access the article and listen to the audio, click here.

For more information on ADA itself, click here.

16Jul, 2015

Afena Sponsoring Summer Vehicle Loan Promotion

Afena Federal Credit Union is partnering with Carey Services for a summer vehicle loan promotion that will generate a donation to the agency.

Through the end of September, Afena will donate $50 to Carey Services for each vehicle loan they provide when the purchaser submits a special promotion voucher at the loan closing. The promotion is open to anyone in the community. The only requirement is the vehicle purchaser has to submit the voucher.

Click below to download the loan promotion voucher.

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30Jun, 2015

Caregiver Support Services Funds Available

The Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services has announced that Caregiver Support Services funds will be available for Fiscal Year 2016 beginning July 1.

Caregiver Support Services are available on a first-come, first served basis. Applications filed in previous fiscal years do not carry over; applicants must reapply each year.

To potentially qualify for funds, an individual must meet the state definition of intellectual and developmental disability and the individual’s primary caregiver must select a provider. Individuals could initially receive $500.

To apply online, visit the DDRS website here.

29Jun, 2015

Duck Race Creates Huge Splash

The 9th Annual Carey Services Duck Race was a huge success.

The event, conducted at the Splash House in Marion, raised more than $31,000.

For the second year in a row, the race was a sell-out. Local residents and businesses supported the event by buying all 2,500 available tickets at $5 each. Many local business also sponsored the event, including Round Robins Bingo, which was the race’s platinum sponsor.

The money raised by the race is used to meet client and agency needs that are not covered by other funding streams.

The race was conducted in cool rainy conditions, which forced the Splash House to close immediately after the race concluded. Splash House management announced that anyone holding a Duck Race ticket could use their ticket to get one free admission to the facility any day the rest of this season.

14May, 2015

Duck Race Tickets Available

Tickets are available for the annual Carey Services Duck Race, the agency’s largest fund-raiser each year.

This year’s event will be June 27 at the Splash House, 2601 S. Adams St., in Marion. The race will begin at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $5 each, and winners do not need to be present to win. Each ticket, though, also is good for admission to the Splash House the day of the race. Race proceeds support Carey Services’ programming.

First prize is $1,500, second prize is $500, and third prize is $250. Many other prizes also will be available, including a St. Elmo’s Steak House gift certificate, Chicago White Sox tickets, and other items donated from local and statewide organizations.

You can buy tickets at Carey Services, 2724 S. Carey St. For more information, call (765) 668-8961.

12May, 2015

Carey Services Adding Music Therapy May 15

Carey Services is adding music therapy as a service offering for clients.

The service will begin with a group session on May 15 from 2:30 to 3 p.m. on the Marion campus. Clients and others who would like to learn about music therapy can attend the session. Those participants who require caregivers must have their caregivers attend the session with them. The session will be conducted in the cafeteria area of the campus’s Building B; the agency is finishing renovations on a permanent music therapy room in the same building.

Becca Samson, a certified music therapist with Opportunities for Positive Growth, will lead the session — and the music therapy program as a whole. Music therapy is another way Carey Services is working to provide the latest therapeutic options for clients to allow them to achieve greater independence.

For more information, call Carey Services at (765) 668-8961.

12May, 2015

Mr. Canary Featured in Ball State Magazine

The Mr. Canary bird feeders Carey Services produces recently received prominent mention in the Spring 2015 Ball State University alumni magazine, Alumnus.

An article on entrepreneurs with ties to the university featured Jan Long, a founder of Mr. Canary. The article talks about the creation of Mr. Canary and how the connection between the company and Carey Services developed. A smaller article features another Ball State graduate, Nathaniel O’Dell, and how he began working for Mr. Canary as an intern and now is a full-time company employee.

Carey Services produces the Mr. Canary bird feeders at its Marion production facility. The feeders are sold through many large national retail chains.

To view the Alumnus magazine, click here.

To view a separate article the Ball State University Alumni Association posted on the university’s website, click here.