July 28th, 2017
All summer long, our HR intern, Samantha, has been helping us with filing, creating emails, assisting with trainings, and even developing content for our website. She’s been so helpful and has learned so much about workplace etiquette in her time here. But we wanted to give her a truly WOW! Magic experience this summer, so [...]
June 7th, 2017
Here at American Training, we consider our Colleagues family. It’s what creates the amazing atmosphere, our WOW! Magic culture, and one of the many reasons we were voted a Best Place to Work North of Boston. When we heard that our Colleague Leona needed some intense yardwork done at her house, we gathered a team [...]
March 10th, 2017
After 8 weeks of hard work and dedication to her weight loss program, Wesley Garcia weighed in as the winner of ATI’s Biggest Loser, dropping 18 lbs. Wesley, along with 22 other Colleagues and 2 LARE Students stepped up to the scale on January 9th to weigh in for the 2017 Biggest Loser Challenge. Over the [...]
January 20th, 2017
We pride ourselves on Bringing Out the Best in Everyone We Touch and Making Every Life Matter. Part of that is finding out the needs, wants, and interests of those we serve, and helping them fulfill their dreams. So when we discovered that a few of our Guests were interested in Taekwondo, we partnered with [...]
August 12th, 2016
When one of our Guests came to us with the idea of holding a basketball game, we ran with it. We pulled out to hoops, painted a court out back, and arranged a full-fledged tournament! Sixty eight of our Guests signed up for our first ever ATI Basketball tournament and what a success it turned [...]
June 20th, 2016
Summer is officially here and it’s a great time to get out and start walking. There are so many health benefits and, if you find a partner or a group to walk with, there are also many social benefits! Our Colleague Sue is a big advocate for the benefits of walking. She can often be [...]
May 20th, 2016
Dreams come in all shapes and sizes. Did you ever have a dream of doing something amazing? Maybe it was just something small, something you wanted. Most of us have dreams and desires that can be easy to obtain, while others may take years or even a lifetime to acquire. This short story, as told [...]
April 6th, 2016
Students from the local Wetherbee School in Lawrence have been enthusiastically volunteering here at American Training for the past 3 years. During their time with us they have consistently done an amazing job interacting and working with Guests in our Day Services branch during various groups, activities and training exercises. Their presence has not only fostered a sense of personal [...]
March 4th, 2016
Seeking Donations! Our team in Day Services just launched the “Search For Knowledge” Book Drive in hopes of building a library for our Guests! And they need your help! What Are You Looking For? We are seeking books, specifically educational and informative books, as well as young adult fiction like The Hunger Games and Twilight. We’re [...]
February 24th, 2016
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” – Albert Einstein We learn so much every day. We learn through our own experiences. We learn from our Colleagues, Guests, Residents, and Students. We learn from our own families and friends. And all of this helps us grow. Well now we’ve got another [...]