PATHWAY S PATTERNS November 2018 This newsletter was created entirely by the Goodwill Pathways to Opportunity Journalism team whose goal is to gain independence, experience new opportunities, and develop new interests. Picture by PTO participant Michael Newsletter Art INSIDE THIS ISSUE: By: Michael Monthly joke 2 Letter from Megan 3 Entertainment 4-6 Special Event 7-8 Traditions 9 Calendar 10 Recipes 11-12 PTO fun 13-14 Here at Pathway s Pattern we would love to feature your art work in our newsletter! If you have some art work you would like to submit for the newsletter there will be a tray in Education 1 for it. Also, we would love suggestions of things you would like to read about or learn about in the newsletter. We hope you enjoy November's edition!! Weather 15
AWARENESS By: Kimberly Reminder: Downtown art walk is the first Friday of every month and music walk is the third Friday of every month. *These events are FREE!* By: Michael MONTHLY JOKES Q: Why did pilgrims' pants always fall down? A: Because they wore their belt buckle on their hat! Page 2 Q: What kind of car did the Pilgrim drive? A: A Plymouth https://www.ducksters.com/jokes/thanksgiving.php
LETTER FROM MEGAN Participants, Families and Support Staff, It has been a busy year at Pathways to Opportunity (PTO). We currently have 55 individuals enrolled! We have 5 groups per day and have added brand new classes this quarter such as Mini-Golf, Finance Committee and Intro to Comedy & Improv. We continue to seek out new opportunities and are working to improve current options like our art to sell program and retail training. We are thrilled to have had our Choir perform at the Italian Festival on October 28th. We have several collaborations we are currently working on with community partners. I will be providing further updates in the upcoming newsletters regarding these exciting new options. Goodwill s Festival of Trees is around the corner and look forward to our annual performances from our participants on December 1st. We hope you all can come out to this wonderful event between November 27 th through December 2 nd. From all your Pathways to Opportunity staff, we wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! Wish you all the best, Megan Feeney
DESIGN THE ART LOGO By: Journalism Team HELP!! We need an art logo for our art to sell!! Put on your thinking caps and create it and see if yours is picked as the winner!!! - All participants welcome to participate. - Create a logo for our art to sell program - Creative Creations by Pathways Palette. - Up to 2 submissions per participant. - Turn in logo design(s) to Ruby. - Logo designs must be turned in by November 16th.
Page 5 NOVEMBER WORD SEARCH By: Kailyn
THANKSGIVING DAY GAME By: Kailyn Supplies: CORN TO COPIA Fake corn, empty cornucopia, blindfold How to Play: This game requires two players per team. Give one player on each team a large empty fake cornucopia and blindfold them and have them stand on one side of the room. Have the other player stand about ten feet away and give them a bucket full of plastic or stuffed corns (we used little Indian corns like these ones). To play, the first player must hike (football style) the corn to their teammate who must catch three, blindfolded. Or if that s too tough, catch one. Players can talk to each other to help direct their teammate. Page 6
EPILEPSY MONTH CHALLENGE By: Hope We here at PTO, are excited about this challenge and can not wait to see the fabulous, fun photos everyone takes! Say cheese, please!! Page 7
FESTIVAL OF TREES Page 8 By: Grant When: November 27th December 2nd Where: 2301 First Street Fort Myers, FL 33901 239.333.1933 Cost: $2 a person and under 12 free 2018 Festival of Trees Event Info Preview Party Breakthrough Awards Tuesday, November 27, 2018 6pm 9pm Tickets: $50 Purchase on the Goodwill Trees website Festival Opening to the public & Find, Design & Wine Wednesday, November 28, 2018 6:30pm 8:30pm Tickets: $15 Purchase on the Goodwill Trees website Senior Bingo Thursday, November 29th, 2018 10am 11am and again at 1:00 pm 2:00 pm $10 for 5 cards + Bonus Goodies Purchase on the Goodwill Trees website Painting with a Purpose Thursday, November 29, 2018 7pm 9pm Tickets: $40 (seats limited) Purchase on the Goodwill Trees website Wreath Lighting and Holiday Concert with the Nowhere Band Friday, November 30, 2018 6:30pm 10pm FREE Santa s Block Party Saturday, December 1, 2018 10am 2pm $6 for Workshop and participants will be performing Purchase Tickets on SBDAC site BINGO with a TWIST Red Light Green Light Bingo! Saturday, December 1, 2018 7:00pm 8:00pm at the Festival of Trees $15 for 3 rounds of BINGO Purchase on the Goodwill Trees website Senior Bingo Sunday, December 2, 2018 12:30 1:30 $10 for 5 sheets + Bonus Goodies Purchase on the Goodwill Trees website
NOVEMEBER TRADITIONS Page 9 By: Kimberly
EVENTS PTO days are underlined November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Remember Green Market and yoga every Saturday 4 5 6 Election Day 1 2 3 7 8 9 Art Walk 10 11 Veteran s Day 18 19 12 13 World Kindness Day Wear purple for epilepsy 25 26 National Cake Day 14 15 Favorite Fictional Character Day 20 21 22 Thanksgiving PTO Closed 16 17 23 PTO closed Music Walk 27 28 29 30 24
RECIPE By: Hope Pumpkin Roll INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS CAKE: 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel) 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup LIBBY'S 100% Pure Pumpkin 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional) FILLING: 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Powdered sugar (optional for decoration) FOR CAKE: PREHEAT oven to 375 F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar. COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts. BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.) Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack. FOR FILLING: BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired. COOKING TIP: Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick. Page 11
Recipe By: Kimberly The Great Pumpkin Pie Recipe SUGARED CRANBERRIES 1 cup (120g) fresh cranberries 1 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar 1 cup (240ml) water PUMPKIN PIE Homemade pie crust (full recipe makes 2 crusts: 1 for bottom, 1 for leaf decor) one 15oz can (about 2 cups; 450g) pumpkin puree 2 3 large eggs 1 and 1/4 cups (250g) packed light or dark brown sugar (I prefer dark here) 1 Tablespoon (8g) cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 3 1/4 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg 3 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 3 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 1 cup (240ml) heavy cream 1/4 cup (60ml) milk (I use 1% - any is fine) egg wash: 1 large egg beaten with 1 Tablespoon milk Directions: For the cranberries: Place fresh cranberries in a large bowl; set aside. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup of sugar and the water to a boil and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from the heat and allow cooling for 5 minutes. Pour sugar syrup over the cranberries and stir. Let the cranberries sit at room temperature or in the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight (ideal). You'll notice the sugar syrup is quite thick after this amount of time. Drain the cranberries from the syrup and pour 1 cup of sugar on top. Toss the cranberries, coating them all the way around. Pour the sugared cranberries on a parchment paper or silicone baking mat-lined baking sheet and let them dry for at least 2 hours. Make the pie crust through step 5 according to my directions, tips, and pictures. Or use store-bought. For the pumpkin pie filling: Whisk the pumpkin, 3 eggs, and brown sugar together until combined. Add the cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, cream, and milk. Vigorously whisk until everything is combined. Filling will be a little thick. Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C). Roll out the chilled pie crust: Remove 1 disc of pie dough from the refrigerator. On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out into a 12-inch circle. Make sure to turn the dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls. Carefully place the dough into a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck it in with your fingers, making sure it is smooth. With a small and sharp knife, trim the extra overhang of crust and discard. Crimp the edges with your fingers, if desired. Brush edges lightly with egg wash mixture. Using pie weights, pre-bake the crust for 10 minutes. Pour pumpkin pie filling into the warm pre-baked crust. Only fill the crust about 3/4 of the way up. (Use extra to make mini pies with leftover pie dough scraps if you'd like.) Bake the pie until the center is almost set, about 55-60 minutes give or take. A small part of the center will be wobbly - that's ok. After 25 minutes of baking, be sure to cover the edges of the crust with aluminum foil or use a pie crust shield to prevent the edges from getting too brown. Check for doneness at minute 50, and then 55, and then 60, etc. Once done, transfer the pie to a wire rack and allow to cool completely for at least 3 hours. Decorate with sugared cranberries and pie crust leaves. You'll definitely have leftover cranberries - they're tasty for snacking. Serve pie with whipped cream if desired. Cover leftovers tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Art Contest By: Hope Art by disabled Art Contest Here at PTO we were involved in an art contest for Lee Health on October 3,2018. Everyone did such a great job and had so much fun doing it! All of the art work will be displayed for sale at different Lee Health campuses. One of our talented artist is not pictured but of course we got a picture of
PTO Talent Show By: Kailyn We had our Talent Show on October 3,2018 and if you missed this one you missed an amazing show! We had singing and dancing and so much joy! We are gearing up for the holiday season now so keep an eye out for our next show!!!
November Weather By: Grant SUN 10/28 MON 10/29 TUE 10/30 WED 10/31 THU 11/1 FRI 11/2 SAT 11/3 85 /69 A thunderstorm in spots 84 /69 A p.m. t-storm in the area 85 /68 A shower and t- storm around 84 /68 Partly sunny 86 /67 Partly sunny 87 /68 Mostly sunny 87 /67 Mostly sunny 84 /66 84 /66 84 /66 84 /65 84 /65 84 /65 83 /64 SUN 11/4 MON 11/5 TUE 11/6 WED 11/7 THU 11/8 FRI 11/9 SAT 11/10 86 /67 Partly sunny, a shower 85 /66 Partial sunshine 86 /62 Clouds and sun, a shower 85 /64 Abundant sunshine 80 /66 Mainly cloudy 79 /66 Partly sunny 79 /65 Cloudy, a shower; windy 83 /64 83 /64 83 /64 83 /64 82 /63 82 /63 82 /63 SUN 11/11 MON 11/12 TUE 11/13 WED 11/14 THU 11/15 FRI 11/16 SAT 11/17 80 /66 A t-storm in the area; windy 83 /66 Clouds and sun, a shower 84 /65 Clouds and sun, a few showers 85 /65 A shower and t- storm around 84 /64 A morning shower 85 /65 Sunshine 84 /61 Mostly sunny 82 /63 82 /63 82 /62 82 /62 81 /62 81 /62 81 /62 SUN 11/18 MON 11/19 TUE 11/20 WED 11/21 THU 11/22 FRI 11/23 SAT 11/24 85 /59 Mostly sunny 79 /64 Brilliant sunshine 80 /65 Mostly sunny 83 /64 Partly sunny 83 /65 Rather cloudy, a few showers 84 /64 Mostly sunny 84 /62 Partly sunny 81 /62 81 /61 81 /61 80 /61 80 /61 80 /60 80 /60 SUN 11/25 MON 11/26 TUE 11/27 WED 11/28 THU 11/29 FRI 11/30 SAT 12/1 83 /60 A shower and t- storm around 80 /61 Partial sunshine 76 /56 Sun and clouds 76 /56 Low clouds 75 /62 Brilliant sunshine 80 /62 Sunny 83 /55 Mostly sunny 80 /60 80 /60 80 /60 79 /60 79 /60 79 /59 79 /59