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February 1 Hibbett's February 2 Scenic Drive Groundhog Day February 3 Impact Coffee * Wear Red Day February 6 Dollar Tree Fill out/make Valentines February 7 Depot February 8 Dough & Joe * February 9 Walmart Items for Super Bowl February 10 Super Bowl Party Make appetizers Wear your favorite jersey February 13 Library/Fareway for supplies Make Jell-O jigglers February 14 Valentine Party Valentine's Day February 15 Bowling February 16 Luther afternoon - 12:15 PM February 17 Pizza Hut/lunch * February 20 President's Day February 21 Arthaus - 12:30 PM * February 22 Scenic Drive Ash Wednesday February 23 Depot February 24 Dollar Tree February 27 Goodwill February 28 Downtown Shopping  *These activities w ill require money If wanting to purchase coffee, treat, lunch or craft at Arthaus .

November 1 Walmart November 2 Picnic at Phelps Deviled eggs November 3 Pizza Hut November 4 Volunteering Fish Hatchery November 7 Impact Coffee Wear orange November 8 Scenic drive November 9 Walk downtown and window shop November 10 Volunteering Library November 11 Freedom Rock Tour - wear patriotic colors Have a sundae November 14 Make pickle wraps National PJ Day - wear your PJ's Walk on trail November 15 America Recycles Day - tour recycling center November 16 Goodwill November 17 Newhouse Farms - 10 AM November 18 Volunteering Ace Hardware November 21 Café Hope for snack - 10am November 22 Bowling November 23 Make lunch/games Dress like a pilgrim Night Hab - 2:30 PM November 24 Closed for Thanksgiving November 25 Closed for Thanksgiving November 28 The Getup November 29 Movie November 30 Dollar Tree

October 3 Fish Hatchery October 4 Mabes for lunch October 5 Picnic at Phelps Park October 6 Visit Harmony Ambulance - 10am October 7 Volunteering Cherry Pie Bars Depot October 10 Walk on trail October 11 Movie - 10am October 12 Goodwill October 13 Brunch and volunteering October 14 World's smallest church in Fort Atkinson October 17 Toppling Goliath Brewing Company - 11:30am October 18 Scenic Drive Make Rice Krispy bars October 19 Dollar Tree October 20 Library October 21 Volunteering Pinter's Night Hab 4:30-9:30pm Game October 24 Walmart October 25 Dunning Springs Halloween Fruit October 26 Bowling October 27 Volunteering Walk on trail October 28 Dough and Joes for Coffee October 31 Halloween party with pizza

Dear Clients, Family, Employees, and Stakeholders: I am pleased to share with you information from our 2021 – 2022 Annual Strategic & Business Improvement Plan and Outcome Summary. We consider this annual report a report card of how we are doing in support of the clients we serve, and how we can continue to improve the services we provide. We at The Spectrum Network believe we can always do better! I am proud of the clients we serve and their progress, and the hard work of our employees to provide quality habilitation services and supports to the clients within our facility and Northeast Iowa. The following is a short summary of our annual report: 1. Increase the number of job and work opportunities for clients served through our Community Employment program. TSN continues to find new avenues for our clients with Decorah businesses including two nursing homes, local contractors, and a local amusement center. Currently, we are working on a partnership with several area High Schools with the Special Education teachers to create a path for their students upon graduation from high school. TSN would guide graduates with the enrollment process in the programs needed so they are able to live outside of the parent/guardian’s home. Resources provided will also aide the graduate with employment and housing. 2. Build operational reserves capacity to the equivalent of four months of operations. Secure grant, foundation, targeted donations for projects, soft money opportunities to help fund operational expenses, one-time needs, or projects. Continue to look at the opportunities offered through the CARES Act and Federal funding as the result of COVID-19 to shore up our reduction in revenue 2020 – 2021. At the present time, we are operating 2 months operating reserve. Will continue to progress towards the goal of 4 months of operations. 3. Study and reduce or eliminate redundancy in policies, procedures, forms, and practices. Met and exceeded goal. 4. Client, family, and stakeholder satisfaction: Client, family, and stakeholder satisfaction with their experience with TSN is critical to the habilitation process. We are proud to report that 96% of clients, 90% of stakeholders, and 92.9% of TSN employees who completed surveys reported being satisfied with their experience and the services provided by TSN. 5. Client and/or family grievances: We are pleased to report that no clients or family filed grievances during the reporting period. We have an open-door policy and believe that continuous engagement in communication with clients, families, and stakeholders avoids issues escalating to formal grievance. 6. Follow up on critical incidents: Ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the clients we serve at TSN is of the utmost importance to our organization. Staff complete incident reports when there are concerns for the safety and health of clients. Even more important is the timely follow up on any incidents of concern. We are proud to report our leadership completed follow up 100% of the time on any incidents of concern in a timely manner and implemented the necessary follow up and training to resolve the incident of concern. If you would like a full copy of the Strategic Plan or the Annual Service Delivery Performance Indicator Analysis Report, or have any questions about this summary letter, you can email me Mike Meirick at mmeirick@thespectrumnetwork.org or call me at (563) 382-8401. Sincerely, Mike Meirick Executive Director

September 1 Volunteering Walk on the Bike Trail September 2 Pikes Peak for a picnic September 5 OFF-Happy Labor Day! September 6 Montok in Calmar September 7 New House Farms 10am-12pm September 8 Library Make cookies September 9 Volunteering The Landing for Lunch September 12 Picnic at Vernon Springs September 13 Walking on the trail Fruit Bowl September 14 Sheriff’s office in Cresco September 15 Volunteering Wal-Mart September 16 Ace Hardware September 19 Coffee at Scooters September 20 Lidtke Mill September 21 Depot Honey Cookies September 22 Scenic Drive September 23 Volunteering Good Will September 26 Pinter's September 27 Dollar Tree September 28 Bowling and Lunch September 29 Volunteering Library September 30 Grill out/make food for grill out

August 1 Walmart August 2 New House Farms Make popcorn snack mix for walk August 3 Trail walking August 4 Movie - Hotel Transylvania 11 am August 5 Park In Waukon August 8 Breakfast at Family Table August 9 Library August 10 Movie - Adams Family 2 August 11 Depot Bake blueberry muffins August 12 Fort Atkinson State Preserve August 15 Yellow River State Forest August 16 Picnic at Chattahoochie Park August 17 Fish Hatchery Make lunch August 18 Whippy Dip Volunteer 10am to 12pm August 19 Bowling August 22 Coffee at Impact August 23 Goodwill Make cookies August 24 Walk on trail August 25 Dunning Springs August 26 Volunteer 10am to 12pm August 29 Picnic at campground August 30 Library August 31 Dollar Tree

Jane Bergan was "Living the Dream" in March by visiting the C5 Arena north of Decorah, petting the horses and feeding them, followed by browsing and shopping downtown as long as she liked.

Kirsten Snell’s trip to the Apache Mall in Rochester was truly a dream come true for her during her Living the Dream day.

July 1 Kozy Pie Shop July 5 Dollar Tree July 6 Library July 7 Movie: Scoob - 11am July 8 Walk on the trail Make fried Oreos July 11 Depot Outlet July 12 Fair Week-Walk July 13 Homemade popsicles Fair Week Your Choice July 14 Fair Week Lunch at fair July 15 Fair Week-your choice July 18 NICC Barn Tour - 10am Make puppy chow for picnic July 19 Picnic at Phelps Park July 20 Bowling July 21 Goodwill July 22 Scenic drive to Coldwater July 25 Fish Hatchery July 26 Whippy Dip for Ice Cream July 27 Library Make Deviled Eggs July 28 Nordic Fest Downtown July 29 Nordic Fest Downtown for lunch ArtHaus