September 14th, 2015
It takes a strong person to come out of the storm and an even stronger person to share their stories to give other’s inspiration and hope. Rayann Bricohe is one of these people. Growing up in Lowell Rayann saw her share of hard times and had her share of struggles while becoming an adult in [...]
September 9th, 2015
Please join us in welcoming our newest American Training family member, Carolyn Foster! Carolyn is joining us as the Director of Human Resources, bringing with her over two decades of experience in the nonprofit field, community and systems advocacy, and volunteer management. What most attracted Carolyn to ATI is our WOW! Magic culture. “Creating that [...]
September 9th, 2015
Ylsa Grullart, a Developmental Specialist in the full-time Day Hab, has been a much appreciated part of the American Training family for 25 years. She’s well known for her ear-to-ear contagious smile and incredibly infectious laugh. Ylsa always puts the needs of our Guests first, she genuinely respects and cares about them. She always comes [...]
September 9th, 2015
If Merriam-Webster defines being exceptional as being unusually good, or better than average, then Marie Luongo’s picture should be right there next to the definition. She’s truly an exceptional Colleague. She’s always thinking of others. From the moment she walks through that front door each morning until the moment she leaves for home, at the [...]
September 1st, 2015
Senior Brittany’s heart was pounding as she walked across the stage at her high school graduation. “It was an exciting feeling, a feeling of accomplishment, pretty much the best feeling ever,” she said. Brittany and a few of her classmates walked across the stage with more than just their families cheering them on. They had all [...]
August 28th, 2015
We had an incredible guest visit Tuesday night to offer us an art lesson. Christine Brown, an artist from the Worcester area, came to Campanelli Drive and taught a group of Colleagues and Residents from Specialized Housing all about color. We learned that ROY-G-BIV isn’t the name of a rapper from the 80’s, but is actually shorthand for the [...]
August 26th, 2015
Like the age old debate of which came first, the chicken or the egg, so are we perplexed by which came first, the WOW! Magic culture or the shiny, happy, joyful people that make up the American Training family. Did we create a great atmosphere by being so happy or are we so happy because of [...]
August 25th, 2015
Recently when Sue, one of our Colleagues, went on vacation our Colleagues in the Business Office sorely missed her infectious laugh and jokester personality. Carmen, her cubicle neighbor and partner-in-crime, decided that it would be funny to work her WOW! Magic and create a double of Sue, and so, the Doppelgangers began. Edwin’s [...]
August 20th, 2015
“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.” – Napoleon Hill When one of our Residents recently came to us with a request to paint, he had no idea what we had in store for him. Melvin was hoping to express himself through a painting on a piece of paper, with maybe [...]
August 17th, 2015
Happy 70th Birthday, Jimmy Parker! Today, we counted ourselves lucky. Very lucky. Because we had the opportunity to celebrate the 70th birthday of one of our beloved Guests, Jimmy Parker! We spent Monday afternoon hanging up decorations, laying out cards (he loves playing cards), putting together music, karaoke, and a dance floor, preparing his special [...]