Dear Colebrook Team,

Spin prides itself on its excellent workforce. Each employee is trained, mentored and brought into our culture and value base; each is supported to perform job responsibilities to the highest quality possible; each is considered to be the best in the field. But no one person is ever as good as he or she is when they are part of a team.

Our Colebrook Team has been growing and developing over several years and are now considered one of the most dynamic teams at SPIN

Dear Napfle Team Members,

When referring to a Team of Teams one would assume that this refers to a Championship team. But what makes a team a championship team? Many championship teams have the following common characteristics: have a steadfast belief in each other, promote honest communication, have a satisfaction with their position on the team, possess openness toward coaching input, establish clear goals and outcomes, show unity and courage and pay attention to detail

As you certainly remember, Mother Nature threw one of her biggest parties ever by dumping over 80 inches of snow on Philadelphia in the first three months of 2010. At first it was pretty and fun and because there was so much snow, it was even awesome. But the novelty quickly wore off and the inconvenience of it all became wearisome for everyone, especially you.

Of course, the Real Property snow removal team needed to clean up after this "party" so a plan of attack was developed and executed. The commercial building lots were all plowed clear while snow blowers and shovels cut deep footpaths, then everything was salted to maintain safety. All this before anyone arrived for their normal work day

The gentlemen who live at the Benson CLA are each unique individuals and each has had their share of unique challenges. Individually and as a team you work hard to ensure that Tom, Joe, and Sean are supported to live life to the fullest and to overcome the obstacles that they encounter

There is a Kenyan Proverb that says, " Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable." I think you have been living proof of that this year.

The legendary coach, Vince Lombardi, said that "Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work". The Teamwork that Vince Lombardi refers to is not only an NFL football team, it is a group of competent individuals who care deeply about each other, are fiercely committed to their mission and are highly motivated to focus their energy and expertise to achieve a common outcome. And here at SPIN we would add "See Avalon Team for Demonstration!"

What makes a house a home is family! All of you and the guys you support, Joe, Art and Fran are family and this house is certainly a home. Good families function best when everybody is on the same team and shares the same values and has compatible goals. Celebrations of holidays, birthdays and special accomplishments are usually an important part of family life and sharing a meal together is a traditional way that families have to bond with each other. Communicating, sharing stories and cultures also enrich a family's

As you know, the Community Life Options program provides individuals the opportunity to explore, work and volunteer in their community and to enjoy all that Philadelphia and its surrounding communities has to offer. The program is an integrated part of SPIN's Day Services based at the Norcom Community Center. Supporting individuals in this program requires team members to wear many hats, understand how to

I have had the pleasure of visiting at Marchman on two occasions: once to do a Healthy Cooking training and again to honor DSPs during the DSP Week celebration. On both occasions I was extremely pleased to meet the members of this team, see the order and cleanliness of this home and appreciate the comfort level of CJ and Brian.

Though Brian and CJ have called Marchman home for only six months, they have grown amazingly in

Moving to a new home, like all change, can be good or bad depending on a person's perspective. Even if moving is a happy, exciting event, it is still a great deal of work and is often considered in the top 10 of stressors. So add into that mix the three unique ladies who lived at Ripley and found a need to move to a new home.

One of the ladies had to move due to accessibility issues but was unsure she really wanted to; another, had difficult memories of having to move in her past and the third was

Whether you are younger or older technology can be a scary thing. Even if you cut your teeth on computer games, the internet and cell phones the size of a deck of cards and smaller, you have to admit that each day can bring another challenge for the user. Hardware and software changes overnight, new technologies and products

Leadership during a time of change often spells the difference between success and failure. When a number of staff changes could have had a negative impact on the ladies, you banded together to ensure that didn't happen. Life goes on for Patti, Pat and Stacey because of your positive response to change. Barbeques, parties, the upcoming Halloween celebrations and relationships with neighbors

Joe Cammarota may be the luckiest man alive due to you and the effort you make to assure that his quality of life is the best it can be. Joe has been on the brink of not recovering from a variety of medical issues many times and each time you just seem to love him back to better health. Your support recently resulted

The development of the Behavioral Health Unit has been years in the making. It took about four years from beginning discussions with MRS to the day the gentlemen finally arrived at their homes. Internally we set to work as soon as

While Gene Wellenreiter, Director of Health Services was spending many hours contemplating how ten nurses were going to be able to do the job of fifteen

This is a very special Team of the Quarter! Their nomination has come from the parent of one

If this were a report card, I would give you all an A+ and comment that you exceeded expectations! When you were asked to participate

A covenant is a solemn promise between two or more persons to do or not do a certain thing. On March 14, 2006 you wrote the following covenant:

A team worth its salt is a team that can deliver in a crunch! Six months ago the chips were really down with an agency vacancy rate of 12% and overtime hours skyrocketing