Morningside just completed filming two client stories. These videos feature the stories of two wonderful people and dedicated employees. Please take a moment to watch Anthony’s Story and Lori’s Story and I think you’ll agree that these Morningside clients take great pride in their work and their employers are appreciative of the work they do […]
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Annually we present the Ann Bolendar Inspirational Award to a client who, like the award’s namesake, is a dedicated worker. A person who against all odds goes to work, does their best, doesn’t complain, is joyful works hard and has a positive outlook in spite of their disability. This year we have unfortunately presented the […]
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The Olympian ran an article on the front page of Sunday’s Living Section entitled “It’s all about Perspective. This article written by Molly Gilmore tells a story about Kathleen Avery, a client of Morningside and the partnership with Steve Vento a local professional photographer who has taken Kathleen under his wing. Steve has helped her […]
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Kismet (ˈkɪzmɛt) -n 2. fate or destiny Have you ever walked into a store and instantly felt a kinship, drawn into its presence like a magnet observing the ambiance and catching the eye of enthusiastic sales people? I had such an experience in Aberdeen recently when photographing a client for our upcoming 2010 Annual Report […]
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I attended a celebration of life for Gene Winther on September 19th and came away with a greater appreciation for life and for the simple pleasures that make life worth living. Gene was 84 years old and he loved his job and loved to work. As a matter of fact at his last staffing we […]
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We just learned that Mike Balcom passed away unexpectedly and while we don’t usually publish such news I felt that since Mike was the face of a Morningside client, we should let our community know of this news. Mike was on the cover of the Voice, the Thurston County Chamber’s monthly newsletter. When the Chamber […]
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On July 26 1990 President George H. W. Bush on the south lawn of the White House, signed into law the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the most sweeping civil rights legislation of all time. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the signing I am not struck by the enormity of the impact on […]
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In the spring of 1969 I had the opportunity to help my dad set up a new workstation at Eastside Handicappers (later called Custom Industries) located in the Kirkland Presbyterian Church. We were moving in a blister pack machine used to package wax color chips for Pourett Candle Manufacturing. (This was a booming company at […]
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