{"id":7876,"date":"2018-07-01T14:19:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T10:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/?page_id=7876"},"modified":"2022-08-08T05:42:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T01:42:38","slug":"our-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/en\/our-news\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom fw-main-row-top fw-section-no-padding  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-10f9fbc47c78a4c1e814805d95dd5947\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container-fluid\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e288b99\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-412e2efe51ead6c0ff1d0c4f3bb77798\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space space-sm  clearfix\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e288dc7\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-cd981a19a5cb59eb6da3b5ba2269b163  fw-animated-element\" data-animation-type=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animation-delay=\"300\">\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-heading fw-heading-left  tf-sh-c81d7edeb2cd77f9ab924d7e69751a67\" >\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"fw-special-title\">OUR <span style=\"font-weight:900;\">NEWS<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom fw-section-no-padding  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-ef81fc5ba3e64ea4e205d1ba1ef94405\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container-fluid\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e289132\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-412e2efe51ead6c0ff1d0c4f3bb77798\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"fw-divider tf-sh-b206bcba6866166c50fafa91d94db5ae  fw-divider-align-center fw-divider-full-width fw-line-solid fw-divider-line space-sm  fw_theme_border_only_color_1\"  style=\"width: auto;  \" ><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom fw-section-no-padding  fw_theme_bg_color_1 auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-5dffc2b4a6d2a7c899446a65bd952c2f\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e2894c9\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-412e2efe51ead6c0ff1d0c4f3bb77798\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e2895f3\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-495fd5ddd3ee4f89bee038d1e18b8dfa\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space space-sm  clearfix\"  ><\/div><div class=\"fw-heading fw-heading-center  tf-sh-54b7fbf236dbea80c5ccd7fb24d4739f\" >\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fw-special-title\">MAC\u2019S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM IN ACTION!<\/h2>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom fw-section-no-padding  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-4f91d1e7b5818bbf9ed5b23f62153a03\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e2898a4\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-412e2efe51ead6c0ff1d0c4f3bb77798\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space space-sm  clearfix\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e2899d6\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-97ebbc3bdff582811004da367b102457\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix fw_theme_border_only_color_1 \" style=\"border-width: 4px; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-47eb52d7aa6cde26c1f550fc4079100d \" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AISI Rehabilitation and Day Center asked MAC for help, and MAC responded with a small grant that enables AISI\u2019s beneficiaries to become more independent and self-sufficient. \u00a0The grant was used to purchase cooking class equipment. The stove, refrigerator, utensils, and other supplies are designed so that small groups can participate in weekly cooking classes \u00a0These are part of a series of independent living skills courses offered at the Center. MAC is pleased to help enable a program that makes an immediate impact on the lives of its participants.<\/span><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-0f8410bcf2f70f0534d7dcd9a219325e\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e289eb1\" class=\"fw-col-sm-4 tf-sh-9f0570764d2c1705386f9b9a87197062\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space space-md  clearfix\"  ><\/div><div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-814969dce1f2449469a92b14d5e35e3e \" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temo, MAC Georgia\u2019s Small Grants Program Manager, and Karen, MAC Georgia's Shuki Movida editor, stopped by AISI\u2019s kitchen recently to check it out.\u00a0 What they found justified their faith in AISI and their faith in the positive results of a little action.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fw-divider-space space-md  clearfix\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"column-69e148e28a036\" class=\"fw-col-sm-8 tf-sh-f9548c677ee0c3bb2bb3dc05e0c11660\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-slider hide-elements tf-sh-153916b7f8c4d2658105c0ddc2e0b148 \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-slider-container clearfix\" id=\"slider-153916b7f8c4d2658105c0ddc2e0b148\" data-play=\"true\" data-timeoutDuration=\"3000\" data-pause=\"true\" data-animation=\"crossfade\" data-duration=\"500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-ratio-container fw-ratio-16-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-2mixing.jpg\"  alt=\"AISI kitchen-2mixing\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-2mixing.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-2mixing-614x346.jpg 614w, https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-2mixing-295x166.jpg 295w, https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-2mixing-590x332.jpg 590w\"   alt=\"AISI kitchen-2mixing\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail lazyload\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-ratio-container fw-ratio-16-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-group.jpg\"  alt=\"AISI kitchen-group\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-group.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-group-614x346.jpg 614w, https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-group-295x166.jpg 295w, https:\/\/macgeorgia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AISI-kitchen-group-590x332.jpg 590w\"   alt=\"AISI kitchen-group\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail lazyload\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"fw-slider-prev\" href=\"#\"><span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"fw-slider-next\" href=\"#\"><span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-slider-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom fw-section-no-padding  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-383d68b3f8f03dde845d72c03d6796da\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e28c937\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-412e2efe51ead6c0ff1d0c4f3bb77798\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space space-sm  clearfix\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e28ca82\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-01a4c98794d278674f5825b983307103\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-9cc93abcdbab56a5205bc0f950b5035f \" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Karen's words, a glimpse into AISI's kitchen . . .<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-ed125b0a5f7ad1ca016335e4951b30aa\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e28cde6\" class=\"fw-col-sm-8 tf-sh-f63d678ce045351d343d01ef79385032\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-28e1f5c7ddc0a9b1bf3de14ec813da80 \" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When our family gets together with our closest friends, we tend to hang out in the kitchen. \u00a0Parking ourselves at the counter, we slice vegetables or cheese, nibble a bit of this, have a sip of that, and time flies. \u00a0There are times we haven\u2019t left the kitchen all evening \u2014 that feeling of warmth with friends and food was right where we wanted to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hanging out in the kitchen at AISI with Tazo, Irakli, Nika, Dato, Ali, and Nino as they prepared lunch was just like that. \u00a0Only, they were the friends, and we got to be spectators witnessing the fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come on in. \u00a0The room is well lit, cheery, everyone has a task. \u00a0One is grating tomatoes for sauce, another washing lettuce at the sink; one is cracking eggs, another slicing onions. \u00a0They are quiet at first, as our being there has undoubtedly interrupted their warmth and safety. We notice they have big bright grins as they joke with each other, but when I ask a question, hoping for a look and one of those smiles, I get a forced frown. \u00a0Nika\u2019s trying to play grumpy, but that won\u2019t last. They know what to do in this space; they need little instruction from Natia, their supervisor. We stand around, watching, beginning to ask questions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I say something to Nino, who shows me the badge on a lanyard she wears around her neck: \u201cAssistant.\u201d \u00a0A big smile sneaks out. We sit down next to her as she grates tomatoes for sauce. I ask what she\u2019s making for lunch. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChizhipizhi,\u201d \u00a0she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChizhi . . what?\u201d \u00a0I laugh. What is that word? \u00a0Everyone laughs now as I try, repeatedly, to pronounce this dish they are preparing. \u00a0I come to find out it\u2019s the snazziest name ever for something in the family of an open-faced egg and tomato sandwich. \u00a0Chizhipizhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nino focuses on grating the tomatoes as her supervisor, Natia, tells us more. \u00a0Nino, she says, walks to AISI every day from her home nearby. Nino and the rest of the group plan the meals they want to eat, make grocery lists, shop for the food, and prepare the food together. \u00a0They eat the meals they\u2019ve made, and, if they have extra, they share with others at the center. The others like when they do\u2014especially chizhipizhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cIn their families, it\u2019s common that they are not allowed to do these things, because [their parents] are overprotective, not because they are not able,\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explained Natia. \u00a0And, though they have special needs related to their diagnoses of epilepsy, cerebral palsy, or intellectual disability; they are clearly capable and eager to do this work. \u00a0Cucumbers are peeled; garlic is chopped. \u201cNow I know how to fry an egg, make potatoes, cut an onion,\u201d reported Dato, who told us he has enjoyed the cooking classes so much he would like to study cooking further, maybe get a job in a restaurant someday. \u00a0\u201cI was so impressed with the Caesar salad I made the other day that I took pictures of it and showed it to girls I met,\u201d boasted Dato. Temo and I encouraged him \u2014 indeed, one just might find a way to a woman\u2019s heart through food. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dato, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, arrived a little later, after the cooking was underway. \u00a0Once he sat down, though, the group's energy level almost immediately picked up. More smiles, more laughs. More time, more questions. Soon we were hearing about poetry, music, acting, and, \u201cDo you know Tazo is an artist?\u201d \u00a0Before we knew it, we were heading down the hall to find a piano, so Nika could sing us a song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the cooking classes have only been on since October, it is obvious they have a good thi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ng going. \u00a0We witnessed firsthand the skills these individuals have learned and heard stories of how these skills are leading to increased independence, self confidence, and ideas for the future.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plans are in the works to invite parents in for a meal prepared by their children. \u00a0Imagine the wonder and pride in that room as they, too, see what this group can do.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"column-69e148e28d060\" class=\"fw-col-sm-4 tf-sh-2b9d9edeefb9a06c1b4fa60d46a0f8e0\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-parent  \"  style=\"width: 100%; 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to enter again that bright, warm place; to join the friends in their work and fun; and, this time, I want to stay long enough to taste the chizhipizhi.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom fw-section-no-padding  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-5bc73a3a18fa55e12d802bc19456e96f\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container-fluid\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e148e28e444\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-412e2efe51ead6c0ff1d0c4f3bb77798\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix  \"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space space-md  clearfix\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR NEWS MAC\u2019S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM IN ACTION! 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