The members of the Administrative Board of Quadco Rehabilitation Center (QRC) gave Executive Director Bruce Abell high marks after considering his evaluation at their regular meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 27).
Board President Barb Heer told Mr. Abell, “Bruce, we would like to commend you for the fantastic job that you do.”
“We thought your rating was excellent,” added Vice President Jean Lightle-Jackman.
Mrs. Heer said the board was looking forward to his continued leadership at the center in the years to come.
Mr. Abell presented a certificate of recognition to board member Herb Gurwell of Delta, who along with Tom Eggers of Ridgeville Corners, completed three terms of service. Mr. Abell thanked them for the years of service they have given to the board and said he appreciated their involvement with the board.
Mr. Gurwell told Mr. Abell and the board members, “It’s been a nice experience. I enjoyed it.”
Mr. Gurwell and Mr. Eggers have served on the board since 2006. Mr. Eggers was not able to be present for the meeting.
The board members held their reorganizational meeting prior to the regular board meeting. They voted to retain their officers for the new year. Barb Heer of Stryker will continue to serve as president during this year, Jean Lightle-Jackman of Defiance will serve at vice president and Gary Burr of Bryan will be the secretary.
They affirmed the board EEO and affirmative action policy, accepted the review of the mission statement, accessibility plan and board by-laws.
They agreed to continue to meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at noon for their regular meeting, except for December when no meeting is held.
Mr. Abell noted that cardboard pallet production continues to be strong. He said he expected the center would have to address the purchase of equipment to assist production, just as was done with the wooden pallet production years ago.
He suggested the topic be included in the board’s annual planning session for the year. The board decided to hold the session during next month’s board meeting.
Sharon von Seggern, manager for QRC’s Northwest Employment Services, said they are serving an increased number of people through the Employment First program. She said aside from people they are serving in job development, more people are involved in their programs that include creating resumes, doing a job search, community-based assessments and career exploration.
Altenloh, Brinck & Company in Bryan included all of the QRC crew members in a Christmas party last month according to Program Manager Shannon Zellers. She said they enjoyed pizza that came from Mama DeLuca’s Pizza Now! and each person received a gift of a fleece vest.
She also reported that the HOPE Services Rhythm Band from Henry County gave a holiday performance at the QRC Stryker building in December, and the staff at Northwest Products put on a spaghetti luncheon during the month.
Bill Priest, Director of Marketing, said the annual QRC Christmas party at the Defiance Knights of Columbus hall was a big event last month. They presented awards during the first part of the day, served a luncheon and then had a dance in the afternoon.
He said collections of canned and dry goods were made again this year, as they have for a good number of years, and a hat and mitten tree was also placed in the hall for clothing donations by people attending the party. All of the items collected were given to the PATH Center in Defiance to assist with the people they serve.
The next meeting of the QRC joint Administrative and Non-Profit boards will be on February 24.
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