We decided to make New Year’s resolutions along with some group goals. Some of our group goals were:

            -Building more meaningful friendships

            -Volunteering around Starfire

            -Being respectful of others’ space

Another thing we love to do is help plan the events on our monthly calendars. We love to cook in the kitchen, journal & reflect and help volunteer at the local Save the Animals Foundation.

Since we first got here in June, we have formed great friendships with our staff. Jon, Erica, Sarah and Grant are awesome!

We will continue to keep you up to date. Thanks for reading our blog.

Steven A.

I like Starfire U because I get to take pictures. I like to help, and talk to my friends. I like the Staff there at Starfire because they are nice people and they are my friends. I like going to the YMCA to work out and going to the Zoo for the project. I like going to Crossroads for journal and reflection. I like when we have cooking classes, and when I get to work with my hands. I like making Thank You Cards to give send to places I was able to visit, or for people who have helped Starfire. I like going to Funke Fired arts to paint the pottery.

Krista B.

DAVID J.

Joe B.

 i like  the guest speakers.  I like making  cards for troops.  we did a  luncheon and many service projects.   I got to give my speech at Cincinnati Country Day School.  we also went to a party for developmental disabilities services. I like going to the  gym and when  we have lunch out.  i like my friends and I like to  help cook w/friends. i go w/ tim and speak about  starfire.  i like the outings and I love the staffMike H.

i enjoyed going to the University of City for College Camp in June, taking college courses. I liked meeting all the volunteers that were there, I liked walking the campus, and I liked how they presented themselves to us. It was very interesting. I like going to Yoga, because it helps me keep my mind going and it teaches me how to think and I can do some of the things I learn there at home. I like to cook different things like the buckeyes, the home made pizza. I really like getting my prefect attendance award every month, which is going out to lunch. I enjoyed making art for the new Children’s Hospital Building over at the Krohn Conservatory in September. The spirituality class series was also very nice. Another thing we do as a group is make Thank You Cards for people at the places we have gone, I really like doing this. Starfire U is the place for me and I love it! 

Rondo

              My favorite things at starfire u are hanging out with my friends.  and I love going to Xavier and acting out Different  characters.   I Think that my Sophomore year has been going very well and I love it so much. I enjoy ever day just doing the Things that i love to do and  Trying different things makes me fell good. Starfire u is a great places to be. i enjoy doing arts and crafts and just Being me,                                                                                   Thank you for everything I really like all of the outing that we go on.                                                                                                kathleen s.  

        One of my favorite outings was “College Camp”. The reason why I liked it so much is that it gave me a real outlook on what college would be like if I had the opportunity to attend at UC. My favorite part of the camp was the African-American Resource Center. I was also wondering if  we can guide the freshmen through” College Camp” when they become sophomores next year.

Nikki B.

Lauren K.

 I like to come to Starfire everyday! It is very important for me to be on time so I can get perfect attendance. I really like going to the perfect attendance lunches, it makes me fell good. I also like doing things like making sandwiches for people, like we did for Habitat for Humanity. On that outing I really liked seeing the house, and helping clean up the shrubs in the yard. I LOVE YOGA! It helps me stay in shape and stay focused. I also liked Camp Allyn, a couple of things I liked there was making my own trail mix, and playing nature bingo and going on the nature scavenger hunt. We looked for specific tress, bugs and animals. All in All I love being a member of Starfire U! JOVAN M.    i  like  going  out on outing  i  to go  out  with i  to  going with my  friends  i  going out to  lunch  i  to  like  i like  wen  we  did  yoga  we  did went  to  i  have  poeple to have  fun  with   we  went  to  the  it  was  fun  to  have  fun  i  love  love  Brian  

I like meet new people

Jeremy W.

It has been an exciting 6 months here at Starfire U with lots of fun activities from day to day. Lunch out is at the top of our list of favorite activities. We order food on our own and talk with our friends and get to know one another. We also learn about nutrition and a good balanced diet. We really liked getting to feed the homeless at Our Daily Bread. We’ve learned to be encouraging towards each other and different ways to be appropriate in certain situations. We also made our own scrapbooks and took our own pictures. We made knot blankets too! We got to go holiday shopping for our families and they loved our gifts! We have mostly learned to connect with other members at Starfire and how to be yourself. We do a lot of different activities and learning how to be creative and making things on our own. We also enjoyed going to the parks over the summer months.  Quotes from current Members “Starfire U rocks!” –Ashley “We’re a family.” –Kathleen “We volunteer and learn how to get jobs.” –Kathleen “Starfire U helped me get out of the house and go places.” –Jamie “I don’t mope around my house anymore.” –Jovan “Going out to lunch is my favorite and I like to watch Jovan dance!” –Jeremy “I love to go places and sing in the van.” –Chris “It helped me make new friends.” –Justin “I love getting cheeseburgers on our lunch out.”  -Jason “I love the make-up at girl’s day.” –Becky “Big art at Starfire.” –Alex  Blog from Teams B & E It’s been an exciting 6 months. We’ve learned to cook meals and prepare for events. We learned to shop under a budget at the grocery, learned about relationships and dating, taking care of our personal hygiene, laundry, using the dishwasher and most important…learning how to ride METRO! We all have a special bond and enjoy being around each other. We’re always there for each other no matter what. We’ve learned that friendships are not always perfect and that’s ok. We all have disabilities and respect each other. Everyone has their own life story and their own opinions.  Quotes from Current Members “I love the friendships.” –Tim “Just being out.” –Ronny “I love the staff.” –Mike “I love to mingle.” Ronny “Everybody gets along.” –Matt “I like to help the staff.” –Mike “Spend time with friends.” –Lauren K. “Staff is outgoing and has lots of energy.” –Tim “I love the speakers.” –Ronny “Going on outings.” –Brian “Starfire is like a family to me. I made a lot of new friends” –Steven