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  In Brief

Wings Wheel-a-Thon

Wings, a ministry of and for adults with physical disabilities, is holding its 15th annual Wheel-a-Thon.  The event will be held on June 14 at Lake Harriet from 10-2.

For more info on the food, fun and fellowship, call 612-866-0462, ext. 130.


Mobility Day

Complete Mobility Systems invites you to join them for an Open House on June 14 from 11-4.  See demonstrations of what’s new in vans, driving aids, ramps and lifts.  Tour their facility.  Food and prizes available.

For more info, call 651-635-0655 or 800-788-7479—or visit www.completemobility.com.


Upcoming Events—ACT and RWD

For more info on any of the following, call ACT at 651-641-0297:

  • Common Vision Workshop (skills for leadership, organizing and change in your community) in Virginia, MN—July 11 & 12
  •   “Thinking Big” (a collaboration of Common Vision and People First) at Mystic Lake in Shakopee, MN—August 8 & 9.
  • Music for Social Change (3rd Annual Self-Advocacy Songfest) at Augsburg College in Minneapolis—August 16.
  • Common Vision Workshop in Morton, MN—September 18-20.

Library Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed in all areas of the city, but especially in North Minneapolis, to deliver books and other library materials to persons with limited access to the library.  A brief gift of your time can provide a neighbor with hours of reading pleasure!

For more information, please call The Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library at 612-630-6173.


Free Delivery of Library Materials

If you love to read, but can’t get to the library because of illness or disability, the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library can help.  Volunteers will deliver books, tapes and other library materials to your door.

For more information about this free service to Minneapolis residents with limited mobility, call 612-630-6173.

 

 

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