by Pella Hosting | Oct 5, 2015 | Recent News
A picture is worth a thousand words, and for Christian Opportunity Center person supported Mike Cossolotto, those words tell an incredible story.Mike is nonverbal, but for the past year and with the help of volunteer Tony Pearson, he has been telling his story through...
by Pella Hosting | Jul 31, 2015 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center payroll administrator Sharon Rook-Wisse reflected on her 30 years with the organization…in her own words.When I was hired at COC, the Executive Director did the job interviews. I was working in the nursing home wing of the Pella...
by Pella Hosting | Jul 29, 2015 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) speech aide and work skills supervisor Paige Davidson and her brother Wade hosted the 3rd Annual Marty Davidson Bike Show in Oskaloosa in May, donating the profits from the event to COC in honor of their late father.Marty Davidson...
by Pella Hosting | May 21, 2015 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) has selected Pella Christian High School’s Rayla Wilson as the 2015 Sarah M. Braun Memorial Scholarship recipient.Named in honor of the late daughter of COC Executive Director Rod Braun and his wife Robin and made possible by the COC...
by Pella Hosting | Feb 16, 2015 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) living skills advisor Sharon Byers recently celebrated 40 years of service with the organization, the first employee to reach the milestone.After volunteering at COC in just its fifth year as a school program, Byers was hired as the...
by Pella Hosting | Dec 15, 2014 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) program coordinator Ruth Ann Triplett is giving life this holiday season through PROFNAIT, a collaborative project aiming to develop a safe, new treatment that prevents excessive bleeding in fetuses and newborns.PROFNAIT is...
