October 10-12, 2013

Dedication of The Patrick Milligan Canoe

October 10, 2013 5:30pm Tawawa Park, Sidney, OH

Presentation by Mayor Michael Barhorst, Tom Milligan-son of Patrick, Patti Moore- UVPS Coordinator, Kelly-Wilderness Inquiry Staff

The evening impacted and planted seeds in our community!

October 11, 2013 Upper Valley Project SEARCH Welcomes Wilderness Inquiry to Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, OH

Comfort Zone

The day began with team building activities involving UVPS interns, parents, SEARCH staff, Upper Valley Medical Center staff, Capabilities and Wilderness Inquiry staff.

Between the Comfort Zone and the Panic Zone we discovered most learning takes place in the

Tent Set up- Tear Down

Three teams were created to learn proper techniques of tent set up- tear down along with utilizing team building, mobility, and leadership skills.

The UVMC campus provided a great learning environment.

Tent races were a blast!!!!!

Excellent preparation for our future camping adventure in May 2014.

Human Knot/ Trust Fall

These activities empowered the interns to problem solve, define personal space and develop a real sense of “what they bring to the table.”

The learning continues 2 miles down the road at Treasure Island

Vision

Empowerment Destiny

WI staff ROCKS!!!!!! We were all overcomers and made it in the water!!!

Upper Valley Project SEARCH Alumni Team

Building Experience

October 12, 2013 Lake Loramie located in Fort Loramie, OH

The WI experience was extended to UVPS alumni, who also stood “ ”, defining comfort levels of life beyond their intern days.

Canoeing on Lake Loramie

A realization of ways to exercise, relax with friends, debrief career/independence issues and recognize the beauty of the environment was stated by the alumni.

Left the alumni with the desire to seek out other local outdoor opportunities.

Wilderness Inquiry: We miss you and can’t wait to see you again!!!

In closing: Here I am in the middle of this photo with a parent, an intern, and WI staff. How fun is my job!?! I cannot wait to rise in the morning to what SEARCH has for me. My desire is that each person with a disability has the same opportunity to discover what they are born to do. This “Wilderness experience” has opened doors, empowered these ones, and has made a lasting impression that is effecting their personal journey. BIG thanks to Greg Lais & your Wilderness Inquiry Staff, Kevin Webb with Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation for the financial support , Project SEARCH staff, Upper Valley Medical Center and the Milligan Family. Patti K. Moore, Upper Valley Project SEARCH Coordinator