Concerts

            I went to see 3 country concerts in the summer of 2011. Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, and Kenny Chesney are who I saw. I enjoyed them all.

        The first concert I went to was Tim McGraw. I saw him in Toledo Ohio. He put on a great show; in fact, the crowd liked him so much he played 3 encore songs. A lady from my church also went and she had great seats. She took some great pictures of him and gave me copies. My goal for those pictures is to hang them on a cork board. By looking at those pictures on my wall I will be reminded of the good times I had.

        The second concert I went to was Dierks Bentley. I saw him play at the Monroe County Fair. He put on an OK show but we chose to leave early. I ran into some of my friends that I haven’t seen in about 3 years and talking to them was more fun then listening to the concert. Many other people seemed to enjoy the concert, but talking to my friends was more important to me.

      The third concert I went to was Kenny Chesney. This was the last of the 3 concerts i saw this summer. I went to watch him play on August 20th at Ford Field. Kenny Chesney put on a great show and some people from DTS went to see him as well.  One thing that made my night even better was that someone gave me free floor seats. I was able to take great pictures of Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band because of these great seats. 

     Being able to see all these concerts this summer made it a blast.  Being able to see my friends at these concerts also made it unforgettable. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to go to these concerts.

      Woodshop
    D.T.S. has a woodshop work service program that allows clients to work on furniture.  The clients work on the furniture that’s donated from various sources.  D.T.S. sells all the furniture that's donated and refinished and the money goes to the clients for their work.  They sand the pieces then strip the old paint off in order to refinish them with new stain or paint. The clients use different types of sandpaper and various stains to achieve a certain color that the clients may want for that piece of furniture.

Goodbye Jeff!

DTS said goodbye to Day Treatment Services Team Member Jeff last week. Jeff has been with Special Tree for 5 years and started out at the Discover! Summer program. Some of his previous roles in the company were Activities Aid, Resident Counselor and Client Advocate. Jeff was only 19 when he started at Special Tree, and now 25 years old, he is finally getting his dream job - A Border Patrol Agent! Jeff will be stationed down in Yuma, Arizona for the next 18 months training to protect the nation's borders. Jeff told us about his time at Special Tree - "Special Tree prepared me for what I'm about to do, it was a great job! I'm for sure going to miss everyone." Jeff mentioned that his favorite part of working for special tree was seeing clients better themselves after caring for them and making them happy. "That's what it's all about." He responded. Special Tree will miss you, Jeff and good luck with all of your future endeavors!

Bret's Car Accident

    

      My name is Bret. I was at a party, got drunk, and drove. I ended up getting in a car accident and got a brain injury because I was drunk. I’m writing this to hopefully prevent people from making the same mistake that I made.

           

            At the time of my accident I was underage. I was 20 years old with a fake ID to buy alcoholic beverages, because it was cool. Doing stuff that breaks the law isn’t cool, and I realize that now. Another thing that I did that was breaking the law was that I didn’t wear my seatbelt, because I thought that was cool.

            Before my accident I use to play outdoor sports a lot. I used to play baseball. I played baseball for my high school. I can’t play those sports right now, because at the moment, I’m in a wheelchair.

            Don’t drink and drive. Doing so, you could get in an accident like I did, or even worse, you could die. Being in this accident has changed my opinion big time and the laws are there to protect you.