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A Holly, Jolly GCSS: Holiday Party 2010 (Special Thanks to Victoria’s Secret)

by Eric Pudalov, Community Events Coordinator (with contributions from Amanda Duckworth, Community Relations Associate) On Tuesday, December 7, 2010, we here at GCSS held our annual Holiday Party for the people we serve.  Our office, for the moment, became a … Continue reading

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Future Feature: The Fight Against Destructive Spin

by Eric Pudalov, Community Events Coordinator In several earlier blogs, I’ve mentioned a site called The Fight Against Destructive Spin, the PR/marketing blog of Arment Dietrich, Inc. Arment Dietrich and their CEO, Gini Dietrich, are among today’s leaders in public … Continue reading

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Are There Jobs for People with Disabilities? (A Look at the MENA Career Expo)

On Wednesday, October 6, people receiving services from GCSS’ EmployABILITY program, along with several employees, attended the 2010 MENA (Metropolitan Employment Networking Association) Disability-Diversity Resources/Career Expo at the AT&T Midtown 2 Building.

Among the organizations represented were the Georgia Department of Labor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and DeKalb Workforce Development. Continue reading

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The Opinions of this Blogger Do Not Necessarily Reflect the Opinions of GCSS

Based on my previous entry, there’s one more thing I should clear up: I occasionally express personal opinions in this blog that are not representative of Georgia Community Support and Solutions as a whole. Continue reading

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Objection, Your Honor! Relevance? (A Reflection on the Blog and Social Media)

As you can see by the picture above, there are some out there who are cynical about blogging in general. While I’m not necessarily one of these people, I do see their point in some instances.

Recently, someone in our organization noted that a few of the blog entries I’d written seemed a bit “off topic.” While the critique wasn’t highly specific… Continue reading

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Accelerated Change?

by Eric Pudalov, Community Events Coordinator After mentioning Sherry Heyl in the previous blog entry, I was tempted to turn to her blog, at Concept Hub, Inc., to supplement some of the ideas that had been on my mind. Her … Continue reading

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A Necessary Acknowledgement

One of my best social media mentors, whom I haven’t mentioned in quite some time, is Sherry Heyl, of Concept Hub, Inc., and who taught me much of what I currently know about this field. Continue reading

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Feature: What Does the Phrase “Spin Sucks” Mean?

In recent months, I have continuously referred to one of my favorite blogs, The Fight Against Destructive Spin, a.k.a. “Spin Sucks,” for inspiration, as well as help in getting our name out there. Continue reading

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Featured in Atlanta Parent

Atlanta Parent is a great magazine whose mission is to “share the stories that affect Atlanta families.” In their August 2010 issue, staff writer Melanie Wagner gathered together an expert panel to answer the questions of parents… Continue reading

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How Criminal Minds Relates to Disability Support…

As I was pondering various professional blogs this morning, wondering what to write myself, the show Criminal Minds, on CBS, somehow came to mind…

Obviously, our organization isn’t trying to catch criminals or rescue crime victims. However…

Each of our programs, and the people who work in those departments, have different areas of expertise upon which we focus our efforts. Continue reading

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