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July 5, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ruth Reed
Seven Counties Services
(502) 339-7662

Lyndon Area Program Celebrates 15 Years of Making Dreams Come True

Louisville, KY, 05/05/2007 -LaGrange Networks, a community-based day program for individuals with intellectual disabilities, will celebrate its 15th Anniversary with an Open House on Friday, July 6, 2007 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the programs location at 8040 New LaGrange Road in Louisville. LaGrange Networks is a program of the Developmental Services Division of Seven Counties Services, Inc. The program creates small group and individual activities for its clients that provide new learning opportunities in a variety of daily living and social skills and new experiences through community integration.

On any given day, you may find clients cooking in the kitchen, writing newsletter on the computer, exercising in the main room or holding a small group discussion on money skills and personal budgeting. Over the years, the network's clients have been involved in many art shows. When not at the network center, staff and clients are often making forays into the community - visiting libraries, pet stores, parks, malls, and ballgames. The program, which began in 1992 with nine clients, now serves eighteen clients with a staff of five.

"We are so excited to celebrate this important milestone of service to these individuals in our community," says Ruth Reed, LaGrange Networks' director. "We have invited our neighbors in Lyndon and others throughout our community who provide care and support for individuals with intellectual disabilities to join us. Our staff have worked hard over the past fifteen years to help make dreams come true for our clients. It doesn't always happen fast, but it does happen." Reed has been director of the program since its inception.

Seven Counties Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation that provides planning, prevention, treatment, and support in the areas of mental illness, developmental disabilities, addictions, and abuse in Jefferson, Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer, Henry, Oldham, and Trimble counties. More than 1,400 clinical and administrative staff members create and deliver quality services to approximately 30,000 individuals each year. For more information about Seven Counties Services, Inc., please visit www.sevencounites.org or contact Dean Johnson, Public Information Coordinator, at 502-589-8615, extension 1197 or DJohnson2@sevencounties.org.