My idols are Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria

Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich. – Lindsay

Zasada My hero / inspiration / role model is

my mommy dearest. The reason for that being

she’s one of the strongest women I know. Not

only did she leave her homeland (Dominican

Republic) at the age of 13, but she also lost

her mother due to cancer at the age of 16. I

can’t imagine a world without her, and she is

so incredibly empowering that I can only hope

to be as strong as she is. – Michelle Santos

My Hero is my dad, Michael Ogden. Words

can’t describe how much he means to me! –

Michele Ogden My inspiration is my Mom! She

was a single Mom, who did it all, and did a great

job at raising 2 kids on her own! She is and

always will be my rock because no matter

what she is always there for me! She has

taught me that it is good to be strong, but

also okay to ask for help when needed,

and she taught me to do what I want to

do and never limit myself because others

may not approve (like when I was on the

wrestling team and some did not approve

of a girl on an all male team, my Mom was

supportive and proud of me). I love my

Mama. – Nicole Coonly I don’t have a

speci ic role model. However, I’m inspired

by courage and creativity. Anyone

who shows these two characteristics

(especially in times of adversity)

inspires me! – Maisha Drayton My

inspiration is my Mom, Dottie. She spent

the majority of her life ighting the same

battles as many of our clients here, and

has proved to be a “tough cookie”. The

choices I make in life are always made

with the hope that I will make her proud.

Although she’s no longer here physically,

she is still my guiding force and I still

strive to make her proud. – Melissa

LaCount My favorite personal role model

is my grandmother, my sister inspires me

and my mother is my hero. My favorite

work role model is Maisha. My heroes

are Ray and Ron and my inspirations

are Andrew Mattle, Mike Lee and Andy

Kiener. – Cord Stone Simba! (from Lion

King) – Jasiel Guzman My Role Model/

Hero/ Inspiration is my grandmother. –

Anthonie King My hero is Jane Goodall.

She had a dream when she was a child to

go to Africa and live with the monkeys,

and then she did it. Jane is a brilliant

scientist whose research still in luences

the way we understand our world, our

ancestry, and our primate cousins. Jane

studied chimps but in doing so she

learned what it means to be human. Today

she is a great humanitarian who speaks

for those who have no voice; animals and

people alike. – Jess Lehsten My mother

is hands down my hero, inspiration,

and role model. – Mindi Mietlicki

milestones Birth days Jacquelyn Dixon – March 6 Kimberly Barber – March 8 Siobhan Fitzgerald-Cushing – March 11 Carrie Sentz – March 12 Theresa Shankland – March 12 Rashida Williams – March 13 Nichole Frank – March 15 Patricia Hopkins – March 17 Mindi Mietlicki – March 18 Kaitlyn Cieri – March 20 Andre Dixon – March 20 Theresa Woehrel – March 20 Kate Gallivan – March 22 Siobohn Moley – March 23 Johanna Aponte – March 26 Joshua McClain – March 27 Cord Stone – March 28 Diana Pa on – March 30

Anniversaries James DeGarmo – 1 year Jasmine Massenburg – 1 year Kelly Ann McNees – 1 year Ashlee Rudolph – 2 years Jus n Azzarella – 2 years Melissa Lacount – 2 years Tayrin Torres – 3 years Kelly Craig – 4 years Angela Palmer – 13 years

Your Con nued Dedica on and Hard Work Are No ced and Appreciated - Management Team

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PUBLISHER/LAYOUT John CarocciEDITOR Kimberly Harding

CONTRIBUTORSMaisha Drayton, Sheila Marcheson

Christopher Miller

I don’t know any jokes… he hkind of bees make milk? “booTariq (my 10 year old) told mthe cannibal get when he showlate? Answer: The cold shouDid you hear about the hipsteHe drank his coffee before it A blonde brunette-challengedluck, so she decided to go doorof town looking for odd jobs. A

he - Jasiel Guzman What o-bees” - Mindi Mietlicki e this: Question: What did

wed up to the dinner party ulder. - Maisha Drayton er who burned his tongue?

was cool. - John Carocci person was down on her

r to door in the rich section After nearly two hours with

no success, she finally found someone who needed work done. “Well, my porch needs painting,” said the man. “Tell you what... I’ll give you $300 if you paint my porch.” The blonde brunette-challenged person agreed, and the man gave her paint and supplies to get the job done. A couple of hours later, she rang the doorbell again. “I’m done!” she said cheerfully. The man, confused, looked past her at the still shabby and peeling paint on the porch, and was just about to say something when she added “oh, and by the way it’s not a Porch, it’s a Ferrari.” - John Carocci

As many of you already know, May 10th is the 22nd

Annual AIDS Walk! I’m proud to be your Captain,

and there is still time (and room) for you to join

the team! We are already 36 people strong, and

would love to have an army of advocates walking!

Th e 2014 Team Evergreen is all about making

a statement. I hope that you’ll come out and

represent for the Association, and bring all the

energy and mayhem you can possibly stand! I will

be full out (it’s all I know how to be) sporting some

kind of costume… I hope you’ll join me! If that’s

not your style, slap on a tee shirt and sneakers and

do you! Let’s raise this cash!

Yours in Awareness,

Maisha Captain Maisha

Congratulations to the Healthy Adds Up prize drawing winners:

1st Prize – Cooler, Goodies, $50 Visa Gift Card – Gloria Kornowski2nd prize – $25 Visa Gift Card – Shari DeMarco3rd Prize – $20 Regal Gift Card – Lavine Corp

Watch for more wellness programs to come!

“we’re only human”