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Manes and Tails, Special, Opportunities, Animals, Classified

Thanks to all contributors!!

WINNER Oct 1 Manes and Tails Scholarship Fan Club Tom Tomlinson of Caribou. God Bless you Tom for donating the $100 back to Manes and Tails Scholarship Fund! Thanks you from North to South.

Manes and Tails meeting reminder:

Sunday, October 9, 1:30 pm at Aroostook Horse and Pony Associates, Rt 1,

Monticello, ME

Educational Learning agenda (horses & Shelley) 1. Feeding

2. Pain points pressure and release.

Business agenda: meeting new people, sharing, fundraising.

Come for some or all, everyone invited. Always fun and energizing!

Looking forward to: Judy Cross Strehlke is willing to provide a Centered Riding Groundwork piece for a future Manes and Tails meeting!!

For Immediate Release October 3, 2011

NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, 2011

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Utilizing the talents of all Americans is essential for our Nation to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we recognize the skills that people with disabilities bring to our workforce, and we rededicate ourselves to improving employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors for those living with disabilities. FULL VERSION AT END OF THIS EMAIL!

You're invited...and please feel free to spread the word to others who may be interested in asset-building for people with disabilities. contact Kent DeMerchant [email protected] or 551-3131 to RSVP.

This event is the first Asset Summit in the Presque Isle area designed to address the integration of asset-building strategies with the needs of individuals with disabilities. Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:30 am to 12:30 pm 8:30 Refreshments and networking 9:00 Summit begins Edmonds Conference Center on the Campus of NMCC, Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle, Maine

FOR: YOU! Stakeholders for the asset building community and the disability community in the Presque Isle area

RSVP:To participate in the Asset Summit, please R.S.V.P to: Kent DeMerchant [email protected] or 551-3131. Please request accommodation needs when you R.S.V.P.

Why: Our mission for the Asset Summit:

•To build collaborative relationships between the asset building and disability communities.

•To learn about local savings and asset building strategies.

•To identify barriers and solutions to participation by people with disabilities in local asset building opportunities.

•To identify opportunities for expanded outreach and service to people with disabilities.

•To identify a lead entity/ies and individuals and organizations to collaboratively advance asset building opportunities for people with disabilities

Produced by: Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community

33 Edgemont Drive Presque Isle, ME 04769 (207) 764-0050

Erica Quin Easter: [email protected] www.womenworkandcommunity.org

"Helping men and women succeed in the Maine economy and achieve economic security for themselves and their families"

Maine Parent Federation always has news, info and support for families dealing with disabilities, sign up for the news letter or just check in for what's new: http://mpf.org/

Sandra Day O'Connor and Verizon Foundation Announce National Civics Contest for Students

Middle and high school children in the U.S. are invited learn about civics by participating in the online iCivics project and helping their classroom become eligible to win a virtual visit from retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor....

Deadline: November 30, 2011

Posted: September 29, 2011

More: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=355100020

Link to Apply: http://www.icivics.org/Impact-Challenge-2011

Tread Lightly Meeting in Caribou, Oct 24!! (This is about using/caring for trails)

The course location is the Caribou Rec Dept from 8am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch which attendees supply for themselves. We will keep you well fed w/snacks & drinks and send you home with plenty of information and resources you can use to spread the 'responsible recreation' message.

Registration is first-come, first-served based on my receiving the $25 fee. I have people make out the check to me and mail it to my work address @ c/o Friend & Friend 29 Stillwater Ave Orono, ME 04473. website (http://www.treadlightly.org/page.php/programs-trainercourse/Trainer_Courses.html?t=2 ), give some thought to what you want to get from the course and mention it to other County trail users you think might want to attend. Please don't hesitate to call or email if you have any questions.

Steve Salisbury [email protected] 207.841.8434

This is late getting out to you but good to keep in mind for future opportunities: The Juvenile Justice Advisory Group is soliciting proposals for community based, delinquency prevention projects and/or school suspension and expulsion projects (RFP #201108132). Non-profit organizations and units of municipal, county or state government are eligible to apply. A complete RFP and application kit may be obtained at www.mainejjag.org, by calling Emma Burke at 287-4371, by fax at 287-4518, or by email at [email protected] Proposals are due at the State of Maine Division of Purchases, Burton M. Cross State Office Building 4th floor, 9 State House Station, 111 Sewall Street, Augusta, ME 04333-0009 on October 6, 2011 no later than 2PM when they will be opened. We do apologize but we have experienced a glitch with the webpage. A complete RFP and application kit may be obtained by calling 287-1923, by fax at 287-4518, or by email at [email protected]

Animals are in their FALL mode! horses especially want to eat eat eat and herd herd herd, small animals are looking for warm shelter and comfort. Everyone in the woods should be wearing COLORS and singing (hunting season, not just moose). It feels like today (10/5) is the first day of Winter, let's remember our furry friends/supporters along with our seasonal preparations. Also if you are cleaning out closets and find animal related items you don't need remember your local shelters (here are a couple) : Halfway Home Pet Rescue, Caribou: www.halfwayhomepetrescue.org Presque Isle Central Aroostook Humane Society: http://www.centralaroostookhumanesociety.org/ And if you have some time on your hands due to summer activities or jobs ending, they could all use volunteers!

Classified: Wanted: Horse trailer, possibly 4 horse stock, must be sound but doesn't have to be pretty. (funding kind of limited) Also will remove your old trampoline frames which I use to make green house. THANKS, Nancy 484 1231

Full version of disability awareness month proclamation:

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release October 3, 2011

NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, 2011

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Utilizing the talents of all Americans is essential for our Nation to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we recognize the skills that people with disabilities bring to our workforce, and we rededicate ourselves to improving employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors for those living with disabilities.

More than 20 years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with disabilities, including injured veterans, are making immeasurable contributions to workplaces across our country. Unfortunately, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities remains too high -- nearly double the rate of people without disabilities -- and reversing this trend is crucial.

In both the public and private sectors, we can increase employment opportunities for Americans with disabilities. My Administration is promoting competitive, integrated employment for persons with disabilities and the elderly through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Last year, we also recommitted to making the Federal Government a model employer for people living with disabilities. Agencies are working harder than ever to promote equal hiring practices and increase retention, while also expanding internships, fellowships, and training opportunities.

We know education is the foundation on which all children can build bright and successful futures, and no child should be limited in his or her desire to learn. In September, we announced the final regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, to improve services and outcomes for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families during the critical years before kindergarten. The educational environments we are creating for children with disabilities will ensure they are better prepared to succeed in the classroom and later in the workplace, helping position our Nation to lead in the 21st century.

Work accessibility is just as vital to success as ensuring educational and hiring opportunities. Public transportation is a service that should be available to all Americans, and rules instated this year by the Department of Transportation require new rail construction or renovations to ensure accessibility to persons with disabilities. We are also improving our compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to make Federal

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agencies' electronic and information technology more accessible to individuals with disabilities. This will ensure all applicants have equal opportunity to apply for jobs, and it will allow Federal employees to better use technology at work.

To win the future, we must harness the power of our Nation's richest resource -- our people. Americans with disabilities, like all Americans, are entitled to not only full participation in our society, but also full opportunity in our society. Their talents and contributions are vital to the strength of our Nation's workforce and our future prosperity. Together, we can ensure persons living with disabilities have equal access to employment, and to inclusive, supportive workplaces.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2011 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. I urge all Americans to embrace the talents and skills that individuals with disabilities bring to our workplaces and communities and to promote the right to equal employment opportunity for all people.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BARACK OBAMA