Happy 2016! With the holidays behind us and the new year ahead of us, we have so much to look forward to. Not only as an organization, with hopes to increase our outreach and support base, but also as a community of individuals who seek to better ourselves.
One of the individuals who enjoyed both his holiday and birthday gifts (thanks to a Christmas birthday!) as well as his opportunity to make the new year a new amazing chapter is Ander Vesce. Ander is one of the many awesome people we work with at FDFDS.
Ander is also a member of the Mission Project, an amazing service program we support that assists developmentally challenged adults to live and work with minimal support. Ander has been an amazing part of the program. One part that he loves in particular is his job at the Hen House in Fairway where he’s been working and supporting himself for the last 16 years. We decided to ask him what gifts he got and how he celebrated his New Year’s, as well as what goals he’s made for himself in 2016.
Though Ander loved all his gifts from his 2015 celebration, which included DVD’s, CD’s, and four Target gift cards, his favorite gift was a plane ticket to Los Angeles to visit a close friend of his he made working at Hen House over the years. A hard worker like Ander deserves the vacation time!
Ander during the holidays |
Being a true Kansas City fan, Ander also got some other awesome gifts relating to his favorite local teams. He received a KC Royals World Series Championship t-shirt as well as a Chiefs jacket. Another favorite was the Jurassic World DVD he’d been wanting. Somewhat of a film buff, Ander has already started delving into his new collection. “I have watched my movies many times! I just love them.”
Ander kicked off his New Year with an exciting night. He and all the participants of both the Mission Project and Mission Project 2 met up for a New Year’s celebration at the Lucky Brewgrille, a restaurant located not far from the Mission Project center. Ander and his friends ate food and danced the night away to his favorite artist, Michael Jackson. After a night of fun, he returned home to finish his year watching one of his new movies.
Along with the new year, Ander made a New Year’s resolution to himself. His resolution was to keep a good habit of his, which is his routine of swimming an hour after work each day. We’re not saying Ander has webbed toes, BUT we will say he’s been an avid swimmer for many years! He’s even won a gold medal at the Special Olympics for his superior swimming skills. Every year, he recommits himself to practicing his sport and he shows no sign of slowing down.
We’re so happy to hear about Ander’s continued success in the Mission Project and his continued commitment to himself to continue his awesome swimming skills. Hopefully all of our 2016’s will start off just as amazing!
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