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Sept. 25 Wheel-A-Thon To Help Youth With Disabilities, West Haven

Aug 31

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– Chris Zurcher, Center for Disability Rights

The 2011 Center for Disability Rights Wheel-A-Thon to benefit youth with disabilities will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Savin Rock Conference Center in West Haven. The CDR Wheel-A-Thon consists of a one-and-a-half mile course along the waterfront.

Last year, individuals and members of 16 teams raised $11,485 for CDR’s scholarship program.

The CDR Wheel-A-Thon is a fundraising and community awareness campaign to benefit the youth programs and activities of the CDR and its partners. Money raised in 2010 funded three college scholarships for students with disabilities; advocacy with students to improve their education; facilitation services for youth groups; and CDR youth transition services.

CDR is still looking for participants and sponsors. For information, call Jill at (203) 934-7077, Ext. 17, or visit the Wheel-A-Thon web site.

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Peace And Labor Activist Runs As Independent Candidate In West Haven

Aug 31

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– Press Release sent to PAR

Peter Krala will be on the ballot in West Haven for City Council. For years, he has worked with peace, labor and international solidarity groups. From his press release:

My message to the voters was that an independent voice was needed on the West Haven City Council. There are no independents currently on the Council. For too long West Haven politics has been dominated by petty partisan politics. For too long, the serious problems confronting the city have gone unaddressed while factions and cliques waste time sniping at one another and jockeying for position. None of the problems confronting the city will be solved in such an environment. Now is the time to break entirely and completely with the Democratic and Republican parties. We see clearly- national, state and local level- that both parties are bankrupt of any ideas and are without any program that will advance the interests of the working people.

Contact: Peter Krala: 203-407-9156.

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Wheel-A-Thon fundraiser seeks volunteers, teams and sponsors

Aug 31

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by Christopher Zurcher, for CDR

The Center for Disability Rights 2010 Wheel-A-Thon to Benefit Young People with Disabilities is a fundraising and community awareness campaign to benefit the youth programs and activities of the CDR and its partners. It takes place from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun., Sept. 19, at the Savin Rock Conference Center, 6 Rock St., West Haven.

All money raised goes to support:

  • College scholarships for students with disabilities;
  • Advocacy with students to improve their education;
  • Communication access services for youth with hearing loss involved in peer support programs;
  • Facilitation services for youth groups; and
  • CDR youth transition services.

The top fundraising team last year raised $2,600. The minimum team registration is $200 and the minimum individual registration fee is $25. There are various levels of sponsorship outlined on the website at www.wheel-a-thon.org.

“The Wheel-A-Thon is the only source of funding for the Center for Disability Rights programs for young people with disabilities,” according to CDR Executive Director Marc Anthony Gallucci.

In addition to challenging members of the community to navigate around obstacles and barriers faced by over 240,000 Connecticut people with disabilities every day, the Wheel-A-Thon is a fun, important and eye-opening event for able-bodied people and people in wheelchairs.

Participants navigate their way through an easy course past Savin Rock on West Haven Beach, across Ocean Avenue, and back to the Savin Rock Conference Center, which takes about 45 minutes.

Participants receive a t-shirt and other items donated by sponsors and local businesses. Participants and sponsors also receive recognition in various media, an increased awareness of the difficulties faced every day by wheelchair-bound individuals in our community, and an overall feeling of having done something good for the community.

An awards luncheon after the event recognizes key individuals, sponsors, and top fundraising teams.

Founded in 1988, CDR promotes empowerment and self-reliance for people with disabilities in Connecticut.

For more information about participating, becoming a sponsor or to download a brochure, visit www.wheel-a-thon.org.  For more information about the Center for Disability Rights, visit www.centerfordisabilityrights-ct.org, or call (203) 934-7077.

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