The Rainbow of Challenges, Inc., and Omega Home, Inc., admits clients of any age, race, sex, religion, color, handicap, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to clients served by the organization. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, familial policies, admission policies, and other administered programs. To anyone interested, all programs administered by services provided by Southwest Arkansas Developmental Homes of Hope, Inc., Rainbow of Challenges Homes of Bradley, Inc., and Southwest Arkansas Developmental Homes, Inc., are rendered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, familial status, sex, religion, disability, national origin in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Staff members from Making Rainbows of Rainbow of Challenges and Tyson Foods of Hope are pictured with a mountain of donated toys, clothes, blankets, coats, and toiletries. The donation was made by the management and team members of Tyson Foods for the 12th consecutive year. Tyson Foods raised more than $7,500 in their toy and clothes drive which will help the ROC Angels Christmas campaign bring Christmas to more than 200 area children. Special thanks to the management and staff of Tyson Foods in Hope for their donation and continued support of ROC.
This GivingTuesday, ROC/PNC will inspire
generosity by accepting donations which will go towards enriching the programs
that support the many children and adults who have been receiving quality
services and care for the past 50 years.
GivingTuesday is a global generosity
movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their
communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season
this year by inspiring people to give back on December 3rd, and throughout the
year.
ROC/PNC joined the GivingTuesday
initiative to provide an avenue of contributions during the holiday season and
all year following “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday”.
GivingTuesday was launched in 2012 as a
simple idea: to create a day that
encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, this idea has grown
into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give,
collaborate, and celebrate generosity.
People demonstrate generosity in many
ways on GivingTuesday. Whether it’s helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing
up for an issue or people we care about, or giving to causes we care about,
every act of generosity count. GivingTuesday has raised billions of dollars for
critical causes around the world and gets 14.2 billion impressions on social
media from people and organizations speaking up for the causes that matter to
them and encouraging others to get involved.
“GivingTuesday inspires people all around the world
to embrace their power to drive progress around the causes they care about, not
just on one day but throughout the year.” said Asha Curran,
GivingTuesday’s CEO, and co-founder. “With country and community leaders,
millions of organizations, and countless givers of all kinds, GivingTuesday is
creating a shared space where we can see the radical implications of a more
generous world.”
Those who are interested in joining ROC/PNC’s
GivingTuesday initiative can visit the ROC or PNC Facebook page or website:
www.rocoh.org/roc-gives. For more details about the GivingTuesday movement,
visit the GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTuesday and
#GivingTuesday on Twitter. For youth interested in joining the movement, visit GivingTuesdayKids.org for inspiration and
project ideas.
Rainbow of Challenges, Inc. and Prescott/Nevada County administers a wide array of services for persons who have developmental disabilities in Southwest Arkansas. Emphasis is placed on services that help each person achieve the highest degree of personal independence. ROC/PNC is committed to implementing a safer, healthier, happier, more independent lifestyle for individuals having special needs.
Making
Rainbows childcare center of Hope will again conduct its annual “ROC Angels” Christmas
drive.
The
goal of the project is to provide a merry Christmas complete with toys, clothes,
and essentials for many area children whose family fulfilling their Christmas
wishes may be impossible. In 2018, more than 200 children from Hempstead,
Lafayette, and Nevada counties had their wishes filled.
A
ROC Angel Christmas tree will be located at a front entrance of the Wal-Mart
Supercenter in Hope with each tree filled with deserving “angels”. Those
wishing to participate may simply pick a number from the tree containing
specific information on each child such as shoes and clothes size, favorite
color, specific wishes, etc.
After
purchasing the items on the angel’s wish list, the unwrapped toys and items may
be dropped off at the Rainbow of Challenges administration building located at
500 South Main Street in Hope. The items will then be distributed to the
families of the angels during the month of December.
Those
who purchase items are urged to attach the number representing their Angel when
they drop off their items in order to match it to the name on the list being
kept at Making Rainbows.
Making
Rainbows has again teamed with Tyson Foods of Hope for additional toys,
toiletries, and gifts. The Tyson employees will again provide many heartwarming
smiles through their generous efforts.
For more information, please contact Michelle Bowlin at Rainbow of Challenges at 870-722-1228.
Final
preparations are being made as Rainbow of Challenges will
host their first annual ROCtober Fest on Saturday, October 5 from 9:00 a.m.
‘til 5:00 p.m.
The public is invited to join the fun, which will
be located in downtown Hope.
The day gets underway early at 9:00 a.m. with the
first ever “ROC Underachievers .5K Crawl”, where contestants walk the short
festival course while stopping at various breakfast “aid” stations. The last
contestant across the line wins.
Kids of all ages will enjoy a bump-and-jump area,
and carnival games while adults can play too with a life size Jenga game,
Connect Four, Battleship, and more.
Numerous vendors will be set up throughout the day
featuring food, crafts, and educational information for the attendees.
Cars of all makes and models will be staged for the
car show with winners to be announced in the afternoon.
Chili enthusiasts will love taking part in tasting
and judging the chili cook-off as area contestants try their hand at the best
pot of chili. Categories range from “Slap Yo’ Mama” (hot), to Namaste &
Chil-I (mild), “P.E.T.A. Chili (vegetarian), and “Head Hunter (wild game).
Also scheduled are bingo and dominoes competitions
with cash prizes.
No festival is complete without music as live local
and area bands and musicians will be scheduled to perform.
Entry forms for all competitions may be found on
the ROCtober Fest Facebook page and at the ROC website at www.rocoh.org.
All proceeds from ROCtober Fest will be used to enhance ROC therapy and programming services for children and adults with developmental disabilities. For more information, please contact Jennifer Block at 870-722-1236.
The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) National Advocacy Campaign is sponsoring National Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week beginning Sunday, September 8.
Rainbow of Challenges, Making Rainbows, Bright Beginnings,
and Prescott/Nevada County Special Services will observe the week with a wide
variety of activities and gifts to show support to all area DSPs.
A planned DSP appreciation reception will be held on Monday,
September 9, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.at the ROC administration building. Hope
Mayor Steve Montgomery will read a special DSP proclamation during the event.
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are employees serving as
direct care workers, in-home support workers, personal assistants and
attendants to ensure that people with disabilities are able to live more
independently and in community settings.
The appreciation event is an opportunity for Rainbow of Challenges and the entire community to honor the local direct support workforce and the tremendous difference they make each day in the lives of those they serve.
Rainbow of Challenges will host their first annual
ROCtober Fest on Saturday, October 5, from 9:00 a.m. ‘til 5:00 p.m.
The public is invited to join the fun which will be
located in downtown Hope and is a rain or shine event.
The day gets underway with the first ever “ROC
Underachievers .5K Crawl”, where contestants walk the short festival course
while stopping at various breakfast food stops. The last person across the line
wins.
Kids of all ages will enjoy a bump-and-jump area,
rock climbing wall, and carnival games while adults can play too with a life
size Jenga game, Connect Four, Battleship, air hockey, and more.
Numerous vendors will be set up throughout the day
featuring food, crafts, and educational information for attendees.
Cars of all makes and models will be staged for the
car show throughout the day with winners being announced in the afternoon.
Chili enthusiasts will love taking part in tasting
and judging the chili cook-off as area contestants try their hand at the best
pot of chili. Categories range from “Slap Yo’ Mama” (hot), to “Namaste &
Chil-I” (mild), “P.E.T.A. Chili” (vegetarian), and “Head Hunter” (wild game).
Other competitions include a baggo tournament,
bingo, and dominoes games with cash prizes.
No festival is complete without music as live local
as area bands and musicians will be scheduled to perform.
Armbands for the event are only $10 for attendees
age six and over and children age five and younger are $5.
Entry forms for all competitions may be found on
the ROCtober Fest Facebook page and at the ROC website at www.rocoh.org.
All
proceeds from ROCtoberfest will be used to enhance ROC therapy and programming
services for children & adults with developmental disabilities.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Block at 870-722-1236.
The “Kids on the Go” tykes held their annual bake sale recently with lots of goodies selling quickly. Many thanks to the ROC staff and others from the community who stopped by to satisfy their sweet tooth. The kids also got a special visit from Representative Danny Watson to highlight the morning. All proceeds from the bake sale will be used towards field trips and special projects this summer. And, if you missed this sale, a second bake sale is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17.
Rainbow of Challenges’ (ROC) athletes along with local, state law enforcement and members of the Melonvine Striders running club of Hope grouped in front of the ROC Administration complex Monday for a brief break in the Law Enforcement Torch run for Special Olympics. Members of the group shuttled the torch from Fulton to Hope and handed it off to the new set of runners who were taking the torch on to Prescott on its way to Searcy, the site of the State Special Olympic games. The games will begin Thursday, May 23 and conclude on Saturday, May 25. The mission of the Torch Run is to increase awareness and raise funds for Special Olympics. Special thanks go to the Hope Police Dept., Hempstead County Sheriff’s Dept., Arkansas Game & Fish, Pafford EMS, Melonvine Striders and Prescott running clubs for making everything possible and a special thanks to Sheriff James Singleton for chauffeuring participants and staff in the Mobile Command Center.
LifeShare
Blood Centers will be conducting the first blood drive of the year at Rainbow
of Challenges on Tuesday, May 21.
Donations
may be made at the mobile donor coach located at the ROC Administration
building on South Main Street from 1:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The
only requirement to give blood is the donor must be 17 years old, weigh at
least 110 pounds, be in good health and provide current identification.
The
process takes about 30 minutes and a trained technician will insure the donor
is comfortable and safe.
LifeShare
Blood Centers is a nonprofit organization with centers supplying blood and
blood components to community hospitals predominately in the south central
United States including Hope and the surrounding area.
The
need for blood remains high during this time of year, so make plans to join
Rainbow of Challenges to help meet and exceed their goal.
For more information and to schedule a time, please contact Rainbow of Challenges at 870-777-4501.
