January 2007 Alumni news

I hope 2007 has started off well for your family. Several Partners have sent me notices that they want me to share with you. Please feel free to send me any news you would like me to post.
Cobb county graduate, Sue Joe, recommends a new book called Raymond’s Room, written by Dale DiLeo. See comments from the website below:

Calling people with disabilities society’s “hidden citizens,” he describes a system that prevents people from working and living in our communities, despite new techniques and approaches proven effective in helping even those with the most serious challenges to be employed and to have a home to call their own.

If you live in Macon (January 23), Savannah (February 20), or Albany (March 20), please come out to the Town Hall Meetings on Disability that are going on this winter.

Graduates Nalini Isaac, Mary Poncy, and Rosalyn Horne have been working hard organizing the events in their town and need our support. Partners alumni are making these events a great success across the state. You can contribute by volunteering that night or by sending on the information to others in your email networks.

For a complete listing of dates, times and places, go to: Unlock's website.

Please register for Disability Day quickly, the Governor’s Council is taking only a limited amount of registrations, so please let them know if you are coming. This year they are offering a choice of either attending the breakfast or lunch. They will stop taking reservations after a certain number, so call or go online today! Please see their promotion below.

Register Now for Disability Day at the Capitol - February 22, 2007!
Visit their website or call 1-888-ASK-GCDD

Registration is required for either breakfast OR lunch.
Space is limited and is filling up quickly!
Tickets will be mailed to you prior to the event.

Schedule for Disability Day 2007
9:30 a.m. — Breakfast at the Freight Depot
11:00 a.m. — Rally at the Capitol Steps - Washington Street 12:30 p.m. — Lunch at the Freight Depot

WEAR RED!

Graduate concerns:
Rita Spivey, from Waycross, passed away last month. She was an awesome advocate and friend from South Georgia and will be greatly missed for her winning smile, attitude, and passion for working to better the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

Laura Royal from Vienna, Georgia is gravely ill. If you were in Laura’s class and would like to contact her, please send Rita an email and her contact information will be sent to you.