1983-04-06 Regular Meeting La Porte City Council

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_ _ ,, _ _ ,. ~.:. _ r__ T _ _ . L • • CITY OF LA PORTE • INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : Bill Baggett .~D-A~TE : March 18 , 1983 FROM: Tim Anderson, Recreation Superi~rtteti~t SUBJECT: Employee of the Month ~ \J~-~ I would like to sumbit an employee from the Parks and Recreation Department who I feel more than qualifies for employee of the month. Lori Regelbrugge, Recreation Therapist, who runs our S.P.O.R.T. (Special Populations Organized Recreation Therapy) Program for the. handicapped, has shown a willingness and persistence to make her program grow.. Lori's attitude on the job shows compassion to some of La Porte's citizens, as well as a role of laison between the school, the parents and her program. Lori's energetic personality brings out a willingness in people to work with the S.P.O.R.T. Program. Lori has been able to recruit many volunteers to aid her program and save the city a substantial amount of money in personnel. She has such volunteers as: Lynnette Greensweight, Delta Williamson, Deena Darroh, Laura Dickinson, Tony Urban, Kurt Novak and Dr. Segal. The volunteers • come from .the Junior High School, High School and even the University of Houston. Lori certainly requires a minimum of supervision as she is very dependable. This can be seen by the responsibilities her peers have bestowed on her. She is on the advisory council for the Area 22 Special Olympics. She was voted Area 22 Special Olympics coordinator, but respectfully turned it down due to the many extra hours she puts into her program here in La Porte. She is Vice-President of the Friends of the Handi-Capable, and has given outside of the job presenta- tions on her program and what it is trying to accomplish to the LaPorte Rotary, La Porte Optimist, Lions Club and the Farent Organization in Pearland. Lori was asked to give a presentation of her work at the Texas Recreation and Parks Society Region IV Workshop in February, 1983. Also among Lori's extra hours put into her work, she has attended courses to improve herself on her own time. In the spring of 1982, she took Jr. Lifesaving, in the fall of 1981 and winter of 1982, she attended water safety instruction classes. In February, 1983, she attended a Red Cross First Aid seminar. All of these were done on her time for the benefit of her program. Lori actively works with the Friends of the Handi-Capable group on her own time for the benefit of her program. This group with Lori's help has sponsored several bake sales in 82-83. Lori has headed up a candy sale program during 82-83. These projects were used to raise money to aid the S.P.O.R.T. Program. Lori Regelbrugge is a determined and hard worker who never complains, and is able to work very well with fellow employees. She lends a hand, a suggestion or helpful criticism from time to time that is always welcome. C ~ J