The Lambs Farm golf team and President & CEO Kathy Buresch are having a great time at the 39th Annual Lambs Farm Golf Day in Memory of Jack Stein! Thank you, golfers and sponsors, for celebrating our mission at ThunderHawk Golf Club.
Lambs Farm
Individual and Family Services
Libertyville, Illinois 655 followers
Helping people with developmental disabilities since 1961.
About us
Founded in 1961 by Bob Terese and Corinne Owen, Lambs Farm was created based on a simple belief: All people should be treated with dignity and respect and people with developmental disabilities can lead meaningful and productive lives. They opened The Lambs, a pet shop on State Street in downtown Chicago, to create work opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, and to demonstrate that they can do a great deal more than most people thought possible at the time. In 1965. W. Clement Stone donated what is now the 72-acre farm with a century old barn that we call home. We now serve 250 participants. Most of them live at Lambs Farm in one of our nine group homes, in our 16-unit apartment building or in our retirement residence. Some participants live in the surrounding community in single family homes owned and operated by Lambs Farm. Other participants live at home with their families but commute to Lambs Farm daily to work and take part in our many programs. Many of our people are employed in the community while many more choose to work at Lambs Farm in a wide array of jobs available to them through our businesses, work center, administration, groundskeeping and more.
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http://www.lambsfarm.org
External link for Lambs Farm
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Libertyville, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1961
- Specialties
- vocational and residential programs for people with developmental disabilities, Restaurant & Bakery, Petting Zoo, Garden & Pet Center, and Thrift Shop
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14245 W Rockland Rd
Libertyville, Illinois 60048, US
Employees at Lambs Farm
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Thank you to our incredible friends at Aon for leaving their mark in every Lambs Farm business last week. Here's how they made a difference: - Gave the Magnolia Cafe walkway a fresh coat of paint - Worked on the ongoing summer landscaping projects - Helped participant bakers make fresh peanut butter cookies - Cleaned, organized and labeled donations at the Thrift Shop - Spent time with our sweet rescue pups and kittens - Refueled together with a delicious lunch We LOVE our volunteers and appreciate everything they do to support our mission!
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The 39th Annual Lambs Farm Golf Day in Memory of Jack Stein is one week away! Jon hopes you will join us at ThunderHawk Golf Club in Beach Park to celebrate our mission. Golf Day features both a morning and afternoon tee time, challenging golf competitions, awards and much more. Ready to register or become a sponsor? ⬇ https://bit.ly/3v0AHXa
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Families, friends and staff gathered for our 11th Annual Fun & Fit Family Day on Saturday! A big thank you to the 330+ runners and walkers who joined us on the course, the incredible volunteers for donating their time and our generous 2024 sponsors. All proceeds from this awesome event help our participants have meaningful jobs, learn new skills, compete in Special Olympics, make friends, contribute to the community and create a life full of opportunities for happiness.
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Our friends at Cisco went above and beyond yesterday! With a generous donation and many helping hands, this energetic group planted perennials in front of the Health Services building. After landscaping tasks were completed, they headed to the Visitors Center to help prep the runners packets for our big Fun & Fit Family Day! Their productive outing ended with a delicious lunch at the Cafe. We cannot thank them enough for their support!
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We were excited to welcome our friends at Medline Industries, LP back to Lambs Farm! This awesome group donated funds for supplies and provided people power to help with the following projects: - Weeding and trimming - Planting, transferring and watering flowers - Painting the large hallway in our Dogwood Garden & Pet Center - Cuddling and playing with our rescue pups and kittens Thank you, Medline, for making a difference.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you to our friends at Abbott for supporting the Lambs Farm mission! From lending helping hands at special events to planning volunteering outings, they are amazing supporters. During their most recent visit, they purchased and planted flowers around the campus businesses. We have to say, it looks absolutely beautiful!
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Thank you, Stream Realty Partners, for thinking of Lambs Farm for your corporate gifting needs all year long! Participant bakers have been making fresh batches of Chocolate Chip & Toffee Bits cookies to fulfill their latest order. 🍪 If you're interested in placing an order for your business, please contact Sales Manager Elizabeth Taylor at [email protected] or visit our online store. ⬇ https://lnkd.in/gMi6kMeq
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Thank you to Tonya Piephoff, Director of Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities, for visiting Lambs Farm! CEO Kathleen Buresch, staff, and participants were excited to give Tonya the full Lambs Farm experience. They took her on a tour of our homes, program areas and businesses. She even got a behind-the-scenes look at our Famous Butter Cookie production! We look forward to working together to implement new, exciting changes as we create an even brighter and bolder future for Lambs Farm and our participants.
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Thank you, BeiGene, for visiting and volunteering at Lambs Farm! This group generously donated funds for plants as we continue add more flower power across campus. A few volunteers helped our participant bakers sprinkle a fresh batch of Famous Butter Cookies, and everyone ended the day with a delicious lunch at the Cafe.
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