Upcoming Events
September 16
When I Wish
Sponsor: Opportunity Partners.
Time/Location: 5:30 pm, Int'l Market Square, Mpls, MN. Cost: Tickets
begin at $60. KARE-11 evening anchor Julie Nelson, WCCO-TV chief
meteorologist Paul Douglas, WCCO-TV anchor Dennis Douda, Chief Andrew
Zimmern and MN Timberwolves mascot, Crunch, will be among the many
local celebraties who will be dealing card 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.
Info is also available at www.opportunitypartners.org or www.wheniwish.org
September 16
Disability and Jazz!
Sponsor:
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living. Time/Location: 1 pm -
3 pm, MCIL office, 1600 University Ave W., St. Paul, MN. Dr. Alex
Lubet will be presenting and share the film titled: “Horace
Parlan on Horace Parlan.” Dr. Lubet is a Distinguished Professor
of Music and American and Jewish Studies at the University of MN.
He writes, teaches, lectures, composes and performs music. Come
learn and experience new things! Please RSVP to Laura at: (651)
603-2028 / laurab@mcil-mn.org.
If you have any other questions please contact: Alex Lubet at lubet001@umn.edu.
September 17
Heel and Wheel
Sponsor: Spring
Lake Park Lions for the Hearing and Service Dogs of MN. Location:
De LaSalle High School, Nicollet Island, Mpls, MN. For more information
call 612-729-5986/TTY 612-729-5914 or visit www.hsdm.org
September 18
10th Annual Headwaters’ Walk
for Justice
Sponsor: Headwaters Foundation
for Justice. Time/Location: 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, Boom Island, Mississippi
River, Mpls. This is the largest representation of progressive grassroots
organizations in MN. The group will meet at Boom Island Park in Mpls.
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.
September 19
Continuity
and Change
Sponsor: The Multicultural
Development Center (MCDC) & Carlson
Hotels Worldwide. Time/Location: 5:30 pm, Boca Chica Restaurante,
11 Cesar Chavez, St. Paul, MN. Cost: MCDC members - $35, non-members
- $45. Keynote Speaker: Edwina Garcia, a Mexican American born in
New Mexico, has extensive local political experience. After two terms
on Richfield’s
City Council she served for four terms on the MN State Legislature
for districts 40A and 63B. Garcia currently works as the Richfield
Community Resources Coordinator for Familink in Richfield, a nonprofit
that helps people connect with resources for service and support.
To register contact MCDC at 952-881-6090 or via email at info@mcdc.org
September
26
Music for the Mind Benefit
Sponsors: HealthPartners,
Great River Energy, and the Parley Planning Group. Time/Location:
6:00 p.m. MN History Center, St. Paul, MN. Cost: Tickets are $100.
Music for the Mind, a benefit for NAMI-MN will feature some of the
area’s finest musicians and vocalists.
This is the only opportunity for people to hear the best classical,
jazz and folk artists all on one stage. Prudence Johnson, Heather
McLaughlin, Dan Chouinard, Janet Horvath, Bob Potter, Dale Connelly,
Peter Ostroushko, Richard Dworsky and Dennis Spears will present
an eclectic program of classical, folk, ethnic and jazz music as
a benefit for NAMIs programs of education and support for children
and adults with mental illness and their families. To reserve your
tickets for an evening of great entertainment for a great cause,
please call NAMI at 651-645-2948.
September 28 - 30
Annual Community Mental Health
Conference - "Achieving the Promise”
Sponsor: MN Association
of Community Mental Health Programs, Inc. Location: Duluth Entertainment
Convention Center in Duluth, MN. 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, visit www.macmhp.org or call 651-642-1903.
September 30
Peer Mentor Fun Day
Sponsor:
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living. Time/Location: 1 pm
- 4 pm in the large conference room at MCIL, 1600 University Ave.
This is an opportunity for all mentees and mentors involved in the
Peer Mentoring program to come and meet and make connections with
other potential mentees/mentors! RSVP no later than September 16th.
Please contact: Laura Borton at: 651-603-2028 or laurab@mcil-mn.org.
October 4
Tables for Tasks
Sponsor: Tasks
Unlimited. Time/Location: 10:00 am, Golden Valley Country Club,
Golden Valley, MN. Cost: $60. One-of-a-kind luncheon and Silent Auction.
For more info contact 612-767-2070.
October 3
Extreme Personal Makeover
Event for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and
Their Support Network
Sponsored by: Merrick, Inc.,
PACER Center, Arc-Great Rivers, and White Bear Lake Area Schools.
Time/Location: 4 – 8PM. Merrick, Inc., 3210 Labore Rd, Vadnais
Heights, MN. Cost: Free. Participants will be able to do “one
stop shopping” on
information related to health/wellness, relationships, jobs and job
training, leisure/recreational options, guardianship, community inclusion,
school transition, home and daily living ideas, residential provider
options, etc. There will be exhibits, breakout sessions, and round
table discussions. For more information, contact Colleen Timbers
at (651) 789-6230 or email her at colleent@merrickinc.org
October 15
Celebration of Arts & Healing
Sponsor:
Family Institute for Creative Well-Being. Save the Date! More information
to follow.
October 15
Rehabilitation Workshop for
Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries and Their Families
Sponsor: North
Memorial Rehabilitation Services. Time/Location: 8:45 am to 3:00
pm, Terrace Mall, 3500 France Ave, Robbinsdale. Cost: $25.00 Registration
Deadline is Sept 19, 2005. Session topics will include bowel and
bladder management, spinal cord research, integrative medicine and
hydro therapy. For more info or a brochure contact Twyla Misselhorn
at 763-520-1449 or twyla.misselhorn@northmemorial.com
October 18
Peer Mentor Training
Sponsor:
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living. Time/Location: New Mentor’s
Training: 9 am - 12 pm; Current Mentor’s
Training: 1 pm - 3:30 pm. MCIL, 1600 University Ave W., #16, St.
Paul
Guest speakers, Taylor Kearns and Cindy Tarshish will give an overview
of his and her profession at MCIL regarding the Veteran’s Affairs
program and the program Americans with Disabilities Act.
October 20-21
St. Louis County Health & Human Service
Conference
Location: Edmund Fitzgerald
Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Ctr (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. 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 info call Mary Lawson at 218-726-2140 or e-mail: Lawsonm@co.st-louis.mn.us
October 22
4th Annual Hmong Resource
Fair
Sponsor: Hmong Cultural Center.
Time/Location: 10am to 2pm, Arlington Sr. High School, St. Paul.
Hmong Resource Fair focuses on providing resources and assistance
to the new Hmong refugees, their sponsor or host (anchor) families
and other providers along with the general Hmong community in MN.
Bilingual staff from a wide range of organizations was available
to provide assistance to members of the Hmong community and to those
who work with them. Information resources related to health and nutrition,
mental health, education, employment, legal and government services,
as well as many other services, were available to participants.
For further info please contact
651-215-1278 or kazoua.kong-thao@state.mn or
Mark Pfeifer at 651-917-9937 or resources@hmongcenter.org
October 26
National Mentoring Day - Career
Development for the 21st Century
Sponsor: The MN Business Leadership
Network (MNBLN). Time/Location: 9am to 5pm, Medtronic Headquarters,
710 Medtronic Prwy, Fridley, MN. Cost: FREE
Guest speaker is Jennifer Sheehy Keller. Ms. Keller is the President’s
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 Dept of Ed.
Career Exploration will include the following career paths: Actuarial,
Administration, Chemistry, Creative Services, Customer Service, Economics,
Engineering, Facilities, Finance, General Science, Health Care, Human
Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Manufacturing, Marketing,
Media, Operations, Public Administration, Public Policy, and Security
Services. In addition, participants will be invited to sign up for
future mentoring opportunities.
This event is open to people with disabilities currently enrolled
in post-secondary training including college, university, or technical
school, and to those who have recently graduated from post-secondary
programs.
Registration information can be found at www.mnbln.org
October 27
Annual Awards and Recognition
Program
Sponsor: MN State Council
on Disability
November 3-4
FRAMING: Crafting Messages
that Build
Support
Sponsor: MN Council of Nonprofits.
Location: Saint Paul River Center. This year’s conference theme,
reflects the fact that nonprofits must continually communicate compelling
messages that engage their diverse stakeholders — including
volunteers, board and staff members, donors, advocates, and voters — to
be successful and effective. Featured speaker Joseph Grady, co-founder
of Cultural Logic and research collaborator with FrameWorks Institute,
will discuss framing versus spin and one of the critical distinctions
between the two: good framing is about helping people see things
they couldn’t see before. Drawing on recent experiences with
issues in MN, Joseph Grady will discuss how nonprofits can make their
communications more persuasive by making them more enlightening.
To register for the MN Council of Nonprofits 19th Annual Conference,
please go to www.mncn.org/conference to register online. If you have
any questions, please contact Stephanie Haddad at 651-642-1904 ext.
227, or stephanie@mncn.org.
November 4
Third Annual Access Press
- Charlie Award Banquet
Sponsor: Access Press Board.
Time/Location: 6:00 pm to ?, Black Bear Crossing at Como Pavillion
in St. Paul, MN. For nomination information and criteria contact
Access Press at 651-644-2133
November 5
Ability Expo
Sponsors:
National MS Society, MN. Chapter’s MS Annual Convention.
Time/Location: 8 am to 1 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.
