This year The Arc sent individuals from our People First Appleton & People First Neenah-Menasha groups to the annual Self Determination Conference at the Kalahari in the Wisconsin Dells. Each year all of the local People First groups submit a nomination form for both a male (Jed Buza Award) and female (Susan Nutter Award) self-advocate who is active in their local group.
This year People First Neenah-Menasha choose to nominate Don Fascio for the Jed Buza Award and he was selected to be the recipient! It was a very exciting day for all of those who attended. Don is a very active Self-Advocate in both the Statewide People First group as well as being a strong influence in the People First Neenah-Menasha group.
Congratulations to Don for making a difference in the community and being a strong Self-advocate in Wisconsin! Thank you Don for being such a strong voice for People First!
For those of you on Facebook you have probably seen this floating around on your newsfeed, but just in case you haven’t… Noah a Senior at Little Chute is making lots of news around the state!
The Arc is happy to collaborate with MyTeamTriumph! Have you ever heard of them? If not, please check out their website at http://www.myteamtriumph-wi.org.
MyTeam Triumph is a non-profit athletic mentoring program created for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who would normally not be able to experience endurance events such as road races or triathlons.
Have you ever wanted to participate in a road race or triathlon? You can be a captain! MyTeamTriump will provide the “angels” who will help you get to the finish line! There is no cost associated for the captains.
The Fox Cities Marathon is fast approaching on September 23rd, if you would like to participate, please register at http://2012mttwifoxcitiesmarathon.eventbrite.com. If you need assistance with the registration, please feel free to call the office at 920-725-0943.
