TURN Family Support services provided the rest we so desperately needed. Having a “special needs” child—an understatement!—can be exhausting, especially for the parents. From the time our Zach would wake until at last he would run out of steam and ask to go to sleep, we were constantly on the move to keep up with him. Add to this Zach’s medical condition, and individual conditions including autism and Traumatic Brain Injury (after being hit by a car), it became almost too much to endure. We provided his full care alone for so many years, with only occasional reprieve from family members who would take him for short periods of time. When he was finally approved for DSPD funding at age 12, and could begin receiving the extended services your organization offered, our hearts leapt with joy at the chance for a rest. Through respite care and summer and Saturday camps, our other children finally felt like they had alone time with us. As parents, we know that because of this our other children will now turn out alright. Thanks for all you do & have done for us as a family, and especially for our beloved son & brother, Zach!” –Terry and Heidi Harrison, and family.

Chili’s West Valley Restaurant (next to E Center) is sponsoring a “Give Back Night” to raise funds for TURN programs in Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah Counties. Have lunch or dinner in West Valley, or at any Utah Chili’s Restaurant on Monday, February 22nd (from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.) and 10% of your total purchase will be donated to TURN. Coupon must be presented with each check to receive credit for the sale.

To find a Chili’s Restaurant near you go to:

http://www.chilis.com/EN/locations/Pages/locationsearch.aspx

Click here to read about our Annual Giving Campaign

East Bay Day Program was one of two TURN sites chosen by United Way. More than 45 community volunteers, including several families, joined TURN clients and staff members for a morning of great holiday fun. Working in groups, volunteers washed windows, decorated a Christmas tree, handcrafted Christmas décor, and put together 30 gift packages for clients of the Central Utah Center for Independent Living, and their families. Most of the items used in the project, including the tree and ornaments, were donated by Utah County businesses and organizations, individual community members, and United Way.

In Orem, another service project was underway at TURN’s first Utah County group home, where more than 16 volunteers from the Orange Soda search engine marketing firm, Telos Academy, and United Way came together to rake leaves, perform indoor cleaning tasks, decorate a Christmas tree, and hang about 400 feet of outdoor Christmas lights, which were donated by Orange Soda.

TURN extends thanks to the wonderful volunteers and families who participated, to United Way of Utah County, to Orange Soda, to Telos Academy, and to Rachel Lopez, Volunteer Coordinator for AmeriCorps*VISTA, who planned and organized the Family Volunteer Day projects.

Network for Good
Network for Good is a respected online presence offering 100% of your donation to registered Non-profit agencies. The site provides donors with information about TURN. Donate Now

Mailing a Donation
- to TCS Development Department, PO Box 1287, Salt Lake City UT 84110-1287

Calling TURN’s Development Dept, at (801) 524-8622
- to make a pledge
- or arrangement for monthly contributions

In-Kind Gifts
- of craft supplies, office materials, computers, etc. to the main offices in Salt Lake, Clearfield, Cedar City, Provo, and St. George or call for pickup.

Good Search
Give just by searching the Internet. Select TURN Community Services as your cause. Use Good Search instead of Google and TURN receives a donation. The more people who use this alternative search engine, the more donations we receive. It’s a free way to make a difference!

Your Donation helps to:

• Scholarship children to Saturday Respite or Summer Camp
• Provide additional hours of skills training
• Support a person in need of job training
• Ensure transportation needs are met for the nearly 600 clients
• Purchase supplies and equipment for day treatment programs
• Fund a person to Special Olympics or a recreational activity
• Create permanent affordable and accessible housing for low income folks with disabilities
• capacity building, capital campaigns, general operating expenses

TURN Community Services is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency holding Utah Charitable Permit #6536337-CHAR and Federal Tax ID# 87-0303448. Financial and in-kind donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

—Susie Miner, Past Chair of Board of Directors