Supporting ECTC :: Donating Your Time, Gift Options, Wish List Services, Art Therapy

Supporting ECTC Contributions / Donating Your Time / Foster Program / Qualifications / Gift Options / Giving / Wish List

Making A Contribution

ECTC relies on the financial support of our many friends and benefactors. Your tax-deductible donation today will help provide a home of unconditional love and unlimited possibilities. Make a difference in the lives of some remarkable people!

Donating Your Time

Volunteers play an important role at Exceptional Care & Training Center. Exceptional Care offers unique opportunities for services in a wide variety of areas. Some volunteer opportunities include working with residents, doing landscaping and lawn work, or bringing a pet to visit with residents for Pet Therapy. Volunteers are also needed to help with the Art Therapy Program and Outings.

Volunteers must be at least 16, and interested candidates must go through an application process with the Program Director/Volunteer Coordinator. Training is provided for volunteers.

Foster Grandparent Program

ECTC residents and staff enjoy the time, attention and dedication of many Foster Grandparents. These wonderful volunteers assist with resident programs, various activities such reading books and going for walks or simply holding a resident’s hand.

Being a Foster Grandparent is a rewarding experience and provides a useful and meaningful purpose in the life of the grandparent. Besides assisting the resident and the site supervisor, the Foster Grandparents also expand on their own personal lives with friendships and experiences. They keep mentally active and utilize their special talents, interests, and creative abilities.

Qualifications to be a Foster Grandparent at Exceptional Care through Tri-County Opportunities Council

Be 60 years old or older
Meet income guidelines
Have an interest in working with children (or persons with special needs)
Be willing to serve 15-40 hours a week
Reside in Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark or Whiteside County

Benefits

Hourly stipend
Travel allowance
Transportation
Paid Holidays
Sick Leave
Vacation Days
Free Meals
Paid Physical

Participants receive a Federal and State tax-free stipend of approximately $225 to $450 monthly. This stipend does not affect Social Security payments, public housing assistance, food stamps, pensions, etc.

If interested contact Ava at ECTC at 815-626-5820, or Sharon King at Tri-County Opportunities, at 815-625-7830 ext 40.

Gift Options

Exceptional Care & Training Center accepts donations from individuals, businesses, churches, foundations, schools and civic organizations. We are very grateful for the friends who support our programs and services with their gifts.
There are several giving opportunities available: gifts of cash or stock, memorial and honor gifts, gifts-in-kind, bequests, or participation in our special events.

For more information on these and other gift options, please contact Nell Eakle, Accounts Manager of Exceptional Care & Training Center Foundation.

Tribute or Memorial Giving

Remember to honor the life of a loved one or friend with a gift to Exceptional Care & Training Center. Memorial gifts are an appropriate and meaningful way to celebrate the life of the deceased. Recipients of Tribute Gifts will be moved by the thoughtfulness of the gift. Opportunities for Tribute Gifts include holidays, birthdays, graduation, promotions, anniversaries or just because you care. Exceptional Care & Training Center will send a lovely notecard to the family or individual you indicate letting them know of your gift without revealing the amount.

Christmas Appeal

Exceptional Care & Training Center is blessed by the generous hearts of so many during the Christmas season. The pride and joy of the Annual Christmas Appeal is a elegant Christmas card created by one of the residents of Exceptional Care & Training Center through our Art Therapy Program. Many individuals, businesses and organizations also use the Christmas card to send Tribute or Memorial Gifts to friends, family, or business associates in place of a typical Christmas gift. The card has a special message inside letting them know of the gift without revealing the amount.

Wish List

Small Equipment Purchases

Adaptable Musical Instruments (keyboards, voice/sound activated instruments, etc.)
Adapted (Age Appropriate) Toys (switches, batteries, etc.)
Adaptable Computer Stands, Touch Screen Monitors, Age and Skill Appropriate Computer Programs, Computer Access Kit
Snoezelen room – various sensory equipment (lights, sounds, tactile, etc.)

A few sources for the above items can be:
www.enablingdevices.com
www.speechbin.com
www.flaghouse.com/Special-Populations

Large Equipment/Building Purchases

Wheelchair Accessible Vans
Garage for vans and bus (security purposes)
New nurses’ station with concierge/ security/ reception area at front.
Bedroom furniture and beds.
Computer charting system (for nurses and direct care) and HANDHELD computers with wireless connectivity to the network servers for the nurses.
Fitness center with specially-adapted equipment and lifts, with a pool, whirlpool, etc.

Volunteer Activities (a few ideas noted)

Gardening (flower beds, weeding)
Taking residents on walks
Story telling
Ministry
Assisting with general maintenance and upkeep

If you have a skill or hobby, your talents can benefit the facility and/or residents!!