Upcoming Events
August 16
Assistive Technology for
Children with Autism
Sponsored by: PACER Center,
Cosponsored by: Able-Net, Inc. Time/Location: 9 am to Noon, PACER
Center, 8161 Normandale Blvd, Bloomington, MN. Participants will
learn about a range of technologies to help children with autism
from early childhood through high school. Presenters will discuss
how to implement assistive technology in the classroom and the home.
To register for the workshop, call PACER at 952-838-9000 or 952-838-0190
(TTY) or visit the PACER website at www.pacer.org
August 22 - 24
Age and Odyssey Conference “Building Together”
Sponsored
by: The Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota
Board on Aging. Location: Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center.
The conference offers training and learning opportunities for county
public health and social service agencies, aging and disability services
providers, caregiver support organizations, health and long term
care providers, policy makers, housing providers, advocacy organizations,
students, volunteers and others. For more information contact the
Department of Human Services at 651-582-1152 or by e-mail at Linda.Wolford@state.mn.us or
go to the conference website at www.mnaging.state.mn.us/ageodyssey
August 23
A Russian Cultural
Experience
Sponsored by: The Multicultural
Development Center (MCDC). Time/Location: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, St.
Petersburg Restaurant, 3601 France Avenue N. Robbinsdale. Cost: MCDC
members - $35.00, Non-members - $45.00, Students - $25.00. Program
highlighting the culture, traditions and history of the people of
Russia. Traditional and modern Russian musical performance by Balalaika
Orchestra. Register by August 17, 2005 to the MCDC office 952-881-6090
or by e-mail at info@mcdc.org.
For more information visit www.mcdc.org
August 23
Understanding/Addressing Challenging Behaviors in
Children
Sponsored by: PACER Center.
Time/Location: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, PACER Center, 8161 Normandale
Blvd., Bloomington, MN.Cost: FREE, but advance registration is required.
Participants will learn how to: Access behavior and its function,
use positive behavioral supports to cope with challenging behaviors,
reinforce acceptable social behaviors, and more. To register for
the workshop, call PACER at 952-838-9000 or 952-838-0190 (TTY) or
visit the PACER website at www.pacer.org
September 6
Family to Family Education for Families
Who Have a Relative with a Mental Illness
Sponsored by: The National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Minnesota (NAMI-MN). Location: 1919
University Avenue, St. Paul, MN. The Family-to-Family Education Class
is taught by trained family members who can contribute ideas and
knowledge from their own experience and who truly understand the
issues faced by families attending the class. Registration is required.
To register contact Anna Mae at 651-730-8434. This is a twelve-week
course.
September 8
Taking Diversity to the Next Level: One Approach,
Multiple Applications
Sponsored by: Medtronic, Bremer
Financial Services, Ceridian Corporation, 3M, Northwest Airlines,
Carlson Hotels Worldwide, The Minneapolis Foundation, Center-Point
Energy, Seagate Technology, Emerson Process Management. Time/Location:
8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Radisson Riverfront Hotel, St. Paul, MN
Cost: MCDC members - $195; non-members - $225. Registration Deadline:
August 30, 2005. Keynote Speaker: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman
and chief executive officer of Carlson Companies. Workshop Presenter:
Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. Dr. Thomas will present the craft of
Strategic Diversity ManagementTM (SDM) as the vehicle that individuals,
organizations, and communities can use for going to the next level.
In his presentation, he will detail the SDMs concepts, fundamentals,
prerequisites and mastery requirements and will position SDM as a
universal craft that can be used with any diversity mixtures.
For more info or to register contact the MCDC office at 952-881-6090
or email at info@mcdc.org,
or visit their website at www.mcdc.org
September 10
Mobility Day - Open House!
Join us for Mobility Day -
September 10th, 11 am - 3 pm. Product demonstrations. New and used
accessible vans, ramps, driving aids, lower seat bases, lifts, pedal
extensions & more.
Complete Mobility Systems
- 1915 West County Rd. C - Roseville, MN - 651-635-0655 or visit
our website, www.completemobility.com
September 16
“When I Wish”
Sponsored by: Opportunity
Partners. Time/Location: 5:30 pm, International Market Square, Minneapolis,
MN. Cost: Ticket prices begin at $60. KARE-11 evening anchor Julie
Nelson, WCCO-TV chief meteorologist Paul Douglas, WCCO-TV anchor
Dennis Douda, Chef Andrew Zimmern and Minnesota Timber-wolves mascot
Crunch will be among the many local celebrities who will be dealing
cards for the celebrity casino. For more information on tickets,
sponsorships and donating auction items, please contact Tami Larson
at 952-943-2542 or tlarson@mn.rr.com.
Information is also available at www.opportunitypartners.org or www.wheniwish.org
September 18
Walk for Justice:
10 Years of Walking for Social Change
Largest progressive grass-roots
gathering in Minnesota.
On
Sunday, September 18 at 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM, dozens of community
leaders will join over 100 grassroots activist organizations to walk
in the 10th annual Headwaters’ Walk for Justice.
This is the largest representation of progressive grassroots organizations
in Minnesota. The group will meet at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis
and walk together to the Stone Arch Bridge, and back along the Mississippi.
You may participate
in the walk by going to www.walkforjustice.org and register as
a Walker to support a particular organization (go to “View Organization” on
the home page to see the list of participating organizations) or
you may simply come to Boom Island on September 18 to join the
Walk and make a contribution to support the event.
In brief:
Who: Headwaters Foundation
for Justice. What: The Walk for Justice. Walk (rain or shine) to
raise money for progressive grassroots organizations. When: Sunday,
September 18, 2005 - 11:30 AM to 3 PM. Where: Boom Island, Mississippi
River, Minneapolis.
More information on
the Walk for Justice: For more information, visit www.headwatersfoundation.org
September 26
Music for the Mind
Sponsored
by: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Minnesota (NAMI-MN),
Health Partners, Great River Energy and Farley Planning Group. Time/Location:
6:00 pm, Minnesota History Center. Cost: Tickets are $100. The benefit
will feature some of the area’s finest musicians
and vocalists in the areas of classical, jazz, and folk artists.
To reserve your tickets contact NAMI at 651-645-2948.
September 28 - 30
Annual Community Mental Health Conference
“Achieving the Promise”
Sponsored by:
Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs, Inc. Location: Duluth
Entertainment Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota. The conference
is organized into several tracks, which provide valuable information
for staff from community mental health centers, hospitals, social
services agencies, schools and counties as well as private practitioners,
advocates, and consumers and their families. For more info about
the conference, please visit www.macmhp.org or
call 651-642-1903.
October 15
Rehabilitation Workshop for
Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries and Their Families
Sponsored
by: North Memorial Rehabilitation Services. Time/Location: 8:45
am to 3:00 pm, Terrace Mall, 3500 France Avenue, Robbinsdale. Cost:
$25 Registration Deadline is September 19, 2005. Session topics
will include bowel and bladder management, spinal cord research,
integrative medicine and hydro therapy. For more information or
a brochure contact Twyla Misselhorn at 763-52-1449 or twyla.misselhorn@northmemorial.com
October 20-21
St. Louis County Health & Human Service
Conference
Location: Edmund Fitzgerald
Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). Cost:
$125, which includes name of your organization in the conference
folder, two free parking permits. The reservation for exhibitor booths
are first-come, first-serve basis. Please complete the Exhibitor
form and return it by August 2, 2005.
The conference draws about 1000 health and human service practitioners.
It includes a wide variety of target audiences. The presentation
will cover some of the topics on how to enhance knowledge, skills
in health and human services, innovative ideas, new strategies and
best practices.
Conference material available
at: www.co.st-louis.mn.us. For
more information call Mary Lawson at 218-726-2140 or e-mail: Lawsonm@co.st-louis.mn.us
October 26
National Mentoring Day - Career Development
for the 21st Century
Sponsored by:
The Minnesota Business Leadership Network (MNBLN). Time/Location:
9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Medtronic World Headquarters, 710 Medtronic
Parkway, Fridley, MN. Guest speaker is Jennifer Sheehy Keller,
the president appointed special assistant for employment to the
assistant secretary of the office of special education and rehabilitation
services and acting deputy commissioner of the rehabilitation services
administration in the US department of education.
November 4
Third
Annual Access Press Charlie Smith Award
Banquet
Sponsored by: The Access
Press Board. Time/Location: 6:00 pm, Black Bear Crossing at Como
Pavilion in St. Paul, MN. For nomination information and criteria,
contact Access Press at 651-644-2133.
November 5
Ability Expo
Sponsors:
National MS Society, Minnesota Chapter’s MS Annual
Convention. Time/Location: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm, Radisson Riverfront
Hotel, St. Paul, MN. For more information contact Jenna Washnieski
at 612-335-7981, 1-800-582-5296, or jwashnieski@mssociety.org.
