2014 Greyhounds OSMR All You Can Eat Shrimp Boil
$15 All You Can Eat Shrimp Boil
Saturday, August 30th @ 5pm
You can download the flier for more information
Ocean Springs Pairs Up with Disability Connection
We are incredibly thankful for our partners, volunteers and supporters. Together, we are creating a connected community. This week, the city of Ocean Springs has partnered with our organization in support of our Community Assist program.
Connie Moran, Ocean Springs Mayor, says, “In order to provide information and resources for people with mental and physical disability, veterans, and for the elderly, a disability staff member will be available 20 hours per week at the new office starting next month.” (Via WXXV)
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If you’re an employer who may have positions available and would consider interviewing our applicants, please contact Deborah Snyder:
office@disabilityconnection.org or (228)-870-7775.
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2014 Senior Fraud Prevention & Wellness Expo
Harrison County
Senior Resource Agency & SMPDD
Present:
Senior Fraud Prevention and Wellness Expo 2014
This is an event designed to compliment the lifestyle and needs of the older adult.
September 24, 2014 9:00AM – 2:00PM
Door Prizes and Giveaways You Won’t Believe!!!
• Extra Help – application assistance to Medicare beneficiaries • Games
• Special Entertainment
• Nutritious Lunch & Snacks
• Specialized Health Screenings
• Flu & Pneumonia Shots
• Shredding Available on site for Sensitive Documents
Lyman Community Center
13472 Highway 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
For more information on how to become a vendor or to register your organization
Please Call 228-896-0412
Hero Ex-SVP : “Walgreens has “dream goal”, …10% disabled workforce within five years”
A Truly Uplifting Story
Randy Lewis has an incredible story to tell. “It’s the tale of how a man who led logistics at America’s largest drug-store chain, supporting it as it grew from 1,600 to 8,000 outlets with the most advanced logistics network in its sector, did so while giving job opportunities to thousands of disabled people.”
Randy is an advocate. He understands the benefits that inclusive organizations experience. Think ability, not disability.
This is another quote from the article. It really shows how perseverance and teamwork are so important to the success of any strategy:
“Walgreens had previously employed disabled people to do “ancillary rather than mission-critical work”, cleaning for example, but Lewis wanted to do something more. “We wanted an opportunity to bring people in as our own employees,” he recalls. That opportunity came with the building of a new distribution centre; larger and more automated than any the company had owned before.”
The full article goes in to depth regarding Randy’s personal inspirations and current advocacy work.
I encourage our followers to read the full article
Hero Community Volunteers Help Veteran
DC is extremely proud of these hero community volunteers that have come together to help a fellow neighbor after a fire destroyed her home.
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“I just feel blessed, you know, just blessed, blessed, blessed, blessed,” Silva said.
“We need to all come together and support our friends and neighbors because none of us know when it might be ourselves,” Founder of Disability Connection Janie O’Keefe said.
Quote and Photo Via WLOX News
July 2014
View the local news stories below:
Volunteers help a woman who lost everything in a fire – WLOX