Author Archives: Summer Hodgman

About Summer Hodgman

Summer is CTC's Organizational Development Director. She has a master's in Public Administration, Nonprofit Leadership from GVSU, and focuses on fundraising, marketing, development, and technology.

Book of the Month: Barefoot World Atlas

Used with permssion from Bookmark, at http://www.firstbook.org/blog. Our book of the month on the First Book Marketplace is the Barefoot World Atlas, which looks at all the ways that different cultures and communities across the world have been shaped by their environment. … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week: The Non-Toxic Craft Project Guide

Fun and Goals Haiku “My hands and your hands Together reaching set goals Is it work? It’s fun!” – CTC Occupational Therapist Rhonda Hines Some of the best things in the life of a child are the same things you … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week: Turn Down the Volume!

Did you know that cranking the volume on your portable music player for more than five minutes a day can permanently damage your hearing? According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), any prolonged exposure at … Continue reading

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Have you ever been to a book-bundling party?

It’s a blast! At the conclusion of our summer program, Therapy and Fun, each child gets a bundle of books to take home with him or her to continue practicing skills learned over the summer. We get the books from … Continue reading

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Mmm… Cookies!

We are pleased to offer Savory Foods Fresh Homestyle Ready to Bake Cookie Dough, Gourmet Popcorn & Fudge Cake again for this year’s Therapy and Fun Parent Fundraiser. We would like to encourage everyone to participate to make this a … Continue reading

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