Plymouth Bay Club Director Mike Cote announces retirement
Tue 11/8/2011
From: Joseph Dziobek
To: All Staff

Dear Staff:

It is with mixed emotions that I inform you that Mike Cote who has worked as the Director of Plymouth Bay Club in Plymouth, MA for the past 22 years will be retiring on February 10. I have great admiration for Mike's commitment to the Fellowship mission and clubhouse philosophy. While I understand Mike's desire and need to devote more time to his family, his presence will be greatly missed. Mike's career with the Fellowship was exceptional. Mike was hired on July 2, 1990 as a mental health counselor. Within a couple of months he was promoted to vocational coordinator and two years later to Assistant Director. On April 8, 1997 Mike became the director and that's when the club really took off. His accomplishments as Director were soon recognized by his receipt of the Private Service Award - Americans with Disabilities Act awarded by the EOHHS Employment Services Action Council in October, 2000. Excerpts from his performance appraisals speak to Mike's teamwork, his leadership, compassion, resilency, patience, inspiration. I would add, an exceptional human being who despite the failing health of his wife and now his two sons, would be the first to offer help if you needed it. I had the privilege of knowing Mike a little better than some others in his position. The reason was because he did extraordinary things. Like the time he severed the tip of his finger when a car jack slipped changing a tire on the program van. Hearing of the accident I called the program the next day to inquire if staff had an update on his situation. You can imagine how shocked I was when he answered the phone and treated the injury as no big deal. His community involvement was a major reason that PBC was well received and highly regarded in the community. He invested his energy into the PBC when he was there but he also invested that same energy at home caring for his wife who had a debilitating disease and his sons who also face a difficult road ahead because of the same illness. In life you meet many people who make a good impression on you but some because of their extraordinary accomplishments make a lasting impression. Mike is one of those people. Please join me in wishing Mike all the best and congratulate him for a job well done.

Best,
Joe

Joseph F. Dziobek
President/CEO
Fellowship Health Resources, Inc.
25 Blackstone Valley Place Suite 300
Lincoln, RI 02865-1163
www.fellowshiphr.org

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