TERRE HAUTE — March is Disability Awareness Month in Indiana, and Indiana State University is sponsoring and hosting a variety of activities throughout to support and raise awareness.
A complete list of activities can be found at www.indstate.edu/disability.
• March 18: Paralympic swimmer and motivational speaker Dave Denniston will share his message of hope, positive attitude, and encouragement in a motivational presentation at 5:30 p.m. entitled “Mind Over Body” in Hulman Memorial Student Union, Dede I.
Denniston, a former Auburn University swimmer, was a world-class competitor in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events. He was on many national teams, in addition to breaking American and World Records. He tried to make the USA Olympic team in 2000 and 2004 and missed by two positions. Then, in 2005, he had an accident that paralyzed his once-powerful legs.
The presentation is free and open to the public. Copies of his instructional DVD will be available for sale and signing. Free-will offerings also will be accepted for the National Transplant Assistance Fund (www.transplantfund.org), which helps pay for medical treatment for individuals who’ve suffered from catastrophic events.
• March 25: The downward turns of the nation’s economy make services for persons with disabilities that much more difficult to maintain. Funding to many agencies is being decreased by significant amounts.
Learn about resources available for persons with special needs and their families at a facilitated roundtable discussion, “Road Map to Disability Resources: What’s Available for the Disabled in the Wabash Valley?” The program is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Indiana State’s Cunningham Memorial Library.
In conjunction with Indiana’s celebration of March as “Disability Awareness Month” is an agency fair in the Library’s events area. Tables will be provided for displaying your materials prior to and during the discussion. Any local agency wanting to make arrangements to provide a table/booth with information about their services please contact Carol Jinbo at (812) 237-2574 or cjinbo@isugw.indstate.edu before March 20 so that a table may be reserved ahead of time.
The agency fair and panel discussion are free and open to the public.
There will be a question and answer period at the end of the panel discussion. Light refreshments will be served.
• March 28-29: Indiana Special Olympics 2009 Men’s State Basketball Tournament; Health and Human Services (Arena) Building, north and south gymnasiums. This event is free and open to the public. The Special Olympics Indiana Men’s State Basketball Finals take place at Indiana State each year in March. Special Olympics Indiana is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, organized in 1969 through the efforts of a couple of Indiana State University faculty members. ISU has played an integral role in the history of Special Olympics Indiana, hosting the Summer Games 38 out of 40 years and hosting the organization’s Men’s State Basketball Tournament since 1971.
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Disability Awareness Month events scheduled at ISU
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Support Groups: May 15, 2013
Cancer Friendship Group, featuring a journaling workshop with therapeutic writer Nia Klein, 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, conference room B, Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center; 217-465-2606, ext. 290.
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Paris Hospital Volunteers' chocolate sale is May 23-24
The Paris Community Hospital Volunteers will sponsor a South Bend Chocolate Company sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 23 and 24 near the FMC rotunda entrance.
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Stay safe during flooding with tips
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Support groups: May 8, 2013
Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivors Inc.,
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Journal writing workshop coming up at Paris hospital
Therapeutic writer Nia Klein will conduct a journal writing workshop at the Cancer Friendship Group meeting at 10 a.m. May 21 in conference room B at Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center.
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Church to sponsor blood drive
Trinity Lutheran Church is sponsoring a blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday in Fellowship Hall at the church, 2620 Ohio Blvd.
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Walk to bring hope to bereaved families, awareness
Compassionate Friends of the Wabash Valley are sponsoring a “Walk to Remember,” to support families after a child dies, from 2 to 5 p.m. on May 18 at Larrison Pavilion in Deming Park.
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Dine with a Doc to feature ISU professor
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Free Vial of Life kits available in Paris
In recognition of National Hospital Week in May, Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center will provide free Vial of Life kits to the community.
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Free Zumba Gold presentation offered
The Maple Center for Integrative Health and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offer a free presentation on Zumba Gold by Cathleen Drobny from 1 to 3:30 p.m. May 1 in Westminster Village at 1120 East Davis Drive.
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Senior Menu: April 24, 2013
Reservations are required 24 hours in advance at all senior citizens dining sites in Vigo, Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Sullivan and Putnam counties.
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Child Passenger Safety Tech course coming up
A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration certification course for child passenger safety will be conducted from 8 AM to 5 PM on May 2, 3, 10, and 11.
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‘Alzheimer’s for Caregivers: Late Stage’ presentation set for May
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Crawford County Triathlon slated for May 25
Lincoln Trail College and Ecton Hardware are hosting the Crawford County Triathlon on May 25 at the college.
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Strength in numbers.
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Get a hair cut and health screenings all in one stop
Visiting the barber shop today could mean more than just getting a haircut; it might save your life.
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Dine with a Doc to feature Dr. Roland Kohr
Another Dine with a Doc event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Providence Housing Corporation All Place, 219 North Providence Place, West Terre Haute.
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Hunter education course scheduled this weekend
An Indiana Hunter Education Course is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Good Hope Baptist Church, 440 W. County Road 850 S., in Clay City.
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Hospice hosting ‘Run and Remember’ fundraiser
Hospice of the Wabash Valley will be hosting a “Run and Remember” fundraising event at 11 a.m. Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
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Disability Awareness Month events planned
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Newsmaker: Feb. 20, 2013
Plastic Surgery Practice has announced its new Editorial Advisory Board for 2013. The 12-member board includes several past members and many new names.
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Study: Family mealtime can improve kids’ health
When low-income families devote three to four extra minutes to regular family mealtimes, their children’s ability to achieve and maintain a normal weight improves measurably, according to a new University of Illinois study.
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Zumba for Kid Kare Project fundraiser on March 2
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Hip implants a bit more likely to fail in women
Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients.
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Support Groups: Feb. 20, 2013
For more information and/or sites, contact the numbers listed.
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Additional CHIP info session today
The Maple Center for Integrative Health has added an additional CHIP information session before the start of class on March 4.
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Champions for Smokefree Pregnancies workshop set
A free workshop for health care providers, social service professionals and other health advocates, Champions for Smokefree Pregnancies in Terre Haute, is scheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. March 14 in the Landsbaum Center for Health Education.
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Plans under way for Clark County Biathlon
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