{"id":21888,"date":"2013-02-14T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=21888"},"modified":"2013-02-14T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T22:19:20","slug":"new-mexico-school-for-the-deaf-students-prep-valentines-treats-for-kitchen-angels-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/02\/14\/new-mexico-school-for-the-deaf-students-prep-valentines-treats-for-kitchen-angels-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico School for the Deaf students prep Valentine’s treats for Kitchen Angels clients"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Mexico School for the Deaf students prep Valentine’s treats for Kitchen Angels clients<\/strong><\/p>\n

Angela Williams
\nThe New Mexican<\/p>\n

February 13, 2013<\/p>\n

\u201cEach cookie represents \u2018I love you\u2019 in sign language,\u201d Tony McCarty, executive director of Kitchen Angels, said of the 130 heart-shaped confections decorated Wednesday by students from the New Mexico School for the Deaf.<\/p>\n

The sugar cookies, topped with icing, colored sprinkles and candy, will be delivered to clients of Kitchen Angels, which prepares and brings freshly cooked meals to clients who are homebound with chronic and terminal illnesses.<\/p>\n

Keri-Lynn McBride, the school\u2019s director of development and community relations, came up with the idea for the cookie program 18 years ago. She said the school originally provided cookies to the organization during Christmas, but there was too much going on over the holidays to make it work.<\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Day, she said, was the perfect solution.<\/p>\n

The school\u2019s cafeteria staff bake the cookies ahead of time. On decorating day, McBride carefully lays out the bowls of icing and sugar candies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always important that our kids learn how to give back,\u201d she said, explaining why this day is special for students. \u201c[Doing] something nice for other people, that\u2019s a big, big thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Different classes participate each year and this time, Doris Roberts chose to bring her multiple-handicapped students from the community based instruction program.<\/p>\n

She said the program, which includes middle- and high-schoolers, teaches academics through real-life experiences to make students as independent as possible.<\/p>\n

Superintendent Ronald Stern said that while the school is big on developing academic and cognitive skills, it\u2019s also important to \u201cfocus on the soft skills,\u201d such as giving back to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis group of kids who have special learning needs, it\u2019s just a wonderful experiential learning opportunity, as well,\u201d he said. \u201cIt gives them concrete meaning to what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roberts, who has been a special-needs teacher for 27 years, tries to vary her activities due to the fact that her students can spend years in her class.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo do the cookies every year would be, well, it\u2019s the same, so I try and round it out,\u201d she said. \u201cMaybe every three or four years.\u201d<\/p>\n

But all the kids were excited to be there, even the ones who are cookie-decorating veterans, such as 14-year-olds Johnathan Ludwig and Tony Ortiz.<\/p>\n

Both Ludwig and Ortiz turned out some intricate designs. Ortiz, who particularly likes decorating with M&Ms, said his method is to add decorations until he thinks it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

Ludwig uses all the decorations, such as butterfly and flower candies, as well as pink and red sprinkles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI create a picture in my mind and then I try to make it on the cookie,\u201d Ludwig said.<\/p>\n

Some of the students, such as Jessica Chavez, 20, enjoyed the experience for the first time. Chavez, whose favorite decoration was the sprinkled hearts, was glad to have the experience while she was still at the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have one more year here, and then I graduate and then I\u2019m gone,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m looking at maybe some colleges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contact Angela Williams at 986-3018 or awilliams@sfnewmexican.com.<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/Local%20News\/021413KitchenAnglesNMSD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Mexico School for the Deaf students prep Valentine’s treats for Kitchen Angels clients Angela Williams The New Mexican February 13, 2013 \u201cEach cookie represents \u2018I love you\u2019 in sign language,\u201d Tony McCarty, executive director of Kitchen Angels, said of…<\/p>\n

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