2016-577 Finance - The Arc of the Triangle - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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Exhibit A- continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION • RSVP (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program) — senior citizen's volunteer with the Arc's social programs such as Petals with a Purpose and Spin class. • UNC Wellness Center Meadowmont — Are Spin, Weight and HOOPs basketball meet weekly at the health club at no charge to the Arc. • The Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce — each fall the Chamber sponsors one Arc employee to participate in the Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber's Leadership Series. • The Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce — Arc staff speaks biannually to educate and encourage Hillsborough residents to utilize Arc services and programs. • Several sororities and fraternities at UNC (APO ZTA Phi Beta Chi, PKP) Arc's volunteer programs are comprised of a large percentage of sorority and fraternity students, students organize major fundraisers for the benefit of the Arc(Tar heel 10 Miler, ZTA Race for the Cure). • The Knights of Columbus— raise awareness and funding for the Arc's programs through the LAMB's Tootsie Roll event each year. • The University Mall — welcoming attitudes on Fridays when Arc participants frequent the restaurants and shops. In the past Arc held our annual Festival of Trees event at the mall. • The Cardinal Track Club and others — the Arc is chosen as one of the local non-profits to benefit from the awareness and the money raised from these 3 annual races, Annual "Turkey Gallop and Gorge," "Four on the Fourth," and Tour de Carrboro in October. • The Meadowmont Homeowners Association annual yard sale donating all proceeds to the Arc, welcoming to Arc individuals residing in townhomes built and designated for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (9 individuals total.) • PNC Bank —each Wednesday Petals with a Purpose gather in PNC conference room for Petals program at no charge to the Arc. PNC also allows Arc administrative staff to park for free in their parking lot. • Hargraves Community Center— on Tuesdays Hargraves hosts Arc health and wellness cooking class (no charge to the Arc.) • Mardi Gras Bowling — on periodic Fridays Arc individuals enjoy bowling alongside people with and without disabilities. • Amante Pizza —on periodic Fridays Are individuals enjoy lunching at Amante's alongside people with and without disabilities. • The Root Cellar — encourages their staff to volunteer at the Arc, flower bouquets are donated and displayed on their tables each week so patrons of the restaurant can take home and enjoy a free flower vase. The Root Cellar also supports our efforts by selling soaps and candles made at Extraordinary Ventures , Arc Barks doggie treats that are made at The Arc of Greensboro. • HOPE Gardens (Homeless Outreach Poverty Eradication)-Arc's cooking class plants two garden beds using food grown at garden for cooking class, flowers grown used in Petals class as well as teaching skills to Arc individuals learning how to grow organic food, how to eat healthier and enjoy the outdoors. • UNC School of Journalism APPLES intern students — Five Public Relations and Journalism students intern 30 hours a week each semester creating videos, website, blogs, marketing materials for the Arc, intern in social programs helping to lead Arc's Spin, HOOPs basketball, cooking classes. h) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. Statistics prove that people live longer and have happier lives when they have friendships, healthy relationships, purpose and social capital. When people lead isolated and lonely lives their health suffers, they are prone to more emergency room visits and costly medical care. Arc believes in pro-action rather than re-action, so in the long run an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. We provide the opportunities for individuals to become engaged in the community whether it is through volunteer work or paid employment, the less our individuals need us for support the better a job we have done. Our success is measured by their success. We will not be able to serve as many people Main Application 5/25/2016 10:10:25 AM P a g e 1 0 e f 2