A Little Help From My Friends Music Festival

The Karen Chandler Trust and the Team Daniel Foundation

present

A Little Help From My Friends Music Festival

Featuring

Britishmania

Beatles Tribute

Attractions for the day include:

Local Bands & Musicians- Including Chris Hurst

Carolina Idol Karaoke Competition

Car Show

Kids Zone

Pig Pickin'

Fireworks Extravaganza!!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

1-9 PM

at J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville

Home of the Swampdogs!

Tickets are $15

Children 12 and under are free

Call 910-487-8755 for tickets!

All proceeds benefit cancer patients and

people with developmental disabilities.

Click here for more information!

The Arc of North Carolina Annual Conference- Will You Be There?

Can you hear us now?

That will be the question on everyone’s mind for The Arc of North Carolina’s Annual Conference. This year’s conference will take place August 20-21 at the Wilmington Hilton Riverside in Wilmington, NC.

The Arc believes that all people with developmental disabilities belong in our communities as full participants. Join advocates and people with disabilities from across the state to take a closer look at strategies that will help The Arc’s message to be heard, loud and clear, by the community. The keynote speakers for this year’s event include Keith Jones, Jocelyn Harmon, Denise Ryan and Michael Watson. The Arc warns to, “Expect surprises as we explore how technology will rock our world” at this year’s annual conference. Prizes and the traditional river boat ride on the Henrietta complete with music and dining are added bonuses for attending The Arc’s Annual Conference!

The Wilmington Hilton Riverside has reserved a specific amount of rooms for this event for attendees and exhibitors at the rate of $118 for the night. Reservations for these rooms need to be made by July 18, 2010.

Click here to learn additional information about this year’s conference, register and book your hotel room for 2 days of education, advocacy and fun! While at the conference, be sure to pick up the Summer 2010 Special Edition of EMPOWERED!

EMPOWERED- Special Edition!

Have you heard about managed care waivers? If you haven’t, then the latest issue of EMPOWERED is for you! The Summer 2010 issue is filled with information you NEED to know about managed care waivers and how it may impact people with developmental disabilities in North Carolina. The new issue looks at how managed care waivers are already affecting families in North Carolina with interviews from families receiving services on a managed care waiver program. This issue also contains articles from Disability Rights NC and The Arc of North Carolina. Pick up the latest issue of EMPOWERED and learn the facts about managed care waivers. After reading this special edition you can take all of the great information from this issue and pass it on to other people you may know with developmental disabilities.

Order your subscription today by visiting the Team Daniel Foundation website and filling out an order form or calling us at 910-489-9994. EMPOWERED is a quarterly publication that is filled with information and resources that will help provide the best quality of life for people with developmental disabilities.

Already reading EMPOWERED? The Team Daniel Foundation wants to hear your feedback! Give us just a few minutes of your time and take our EMPOWERED survey by clicking the link below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V9CHHDX

Don’t miss out on this special edition of EMPOWERED!

Do You Have a Bright Idea?

People always say, “Two heads are better than one!” and the North Carolina Consumer Advocacy, Networking, and Support Organization truly believes this and are seeking the minds of people with mental illness, a substance abuse problem or developmental disability for their upcoming Bright Ideas Forum.

The Bright Ideas Forum will take place in Concord, North Carolina June 17th and 18th from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. This forum is geared towards consumers themselves, not towards family members and other support providers. The purpose of this forum is to assemble a strong consumer voice here in the state of North Carolina, especially during this time of transition and change.

Mr. Rogers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will be sharing his years of experience with attendees along with a web-based seminar on systems advocacy for consumers. The forum will also focus on the following:

• Mutual support and idea exchange.


• Information about consumer-developed and staffed services.


• Strategies for making consumer input absolutely necessary within discussions about services.


• Ideas for improving outreach and engagement among people with mental illness, substance abuse issues or developmental disabilities state-wide so a strong collective consumer voice can be developed.

If you are interested in attending the Bright Ideas Forum click here to fill out the registration form. The registration deadline is June 10, 2010. The forum will provide hotel accommodations for 80 people who register for the forum. Priority will be given to those who live farthest from Concord.

Be sure to attend if you have a BRIGHT IDEA!