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Updated on December 7, 2022 by jack
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Christmas is a time for family and friends to do so much together and for each other. Some start planning a year in advance for the next celebration. We plan festive meals and holiday parties. Sometimes we gather up the family to watch one of those classic movies like It’s a wonderful life or A Christmas Carol. And often we plan a trip to see Handel’s Messiah or The Nutcracker. While these cheerful events and celebrations draw the family together for Christmas, probably the most thought about event is that of gift giving. Some like to get this portion of… Read More
Posted on September 15, 2021 by jack
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We can’t say enough about the importance of volunteerism. Ask any hospital, nonprofit organization or civic related agency and they will attest to the fact that volunteerism is their backbone, strength and support. Volunteers do everything from answering the phone to driving busses and anything in between. Even professionals such as doctors, dentists and counselors often provide their services to clinics that offer care to low income families and individuals. Lawyers and paralegals often devote a certain amount of their time to those who could not afford their services on a walk-in basis. Volunteers often get out and do the… Read More
Updated on September 23, 2020 by jack
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As our founder E.W. Mays said, “We have only begun our work.” Great strides have been made over the past four decades – about the time Mays Mission was founded. We have seen the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and most recently, the Americans with Disabilities Act. Yet statistics show a vast majority of disabled individuals cannot find employment. We feel that most employers meet the disability before they meet the person – that is to say that we, as humans, have a terrible habit of “judging a book by it’s… Read More
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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What does the future hold for people with disabilities? No one can say for sure. Each disability is so unique as is each individual. With the new age of electronics and research, one never knows what cure or innovation may be just around the corner. Some find it easy to wait on the “miracle cure” while others are anxious to get on with life the best they can. I believe that’s the way to go! While not all people with disabilities can get out and work or be active in some way, those choosing to be “couch potatoes” are going… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: awareness, disability, Disabled, exercise, get active, handicapped, Mays Mission, physical fitness for the diabled, programs, special olympics, summer, volunteer
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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A lot of our donors know that David Marrs is an integral part of the Mays Mission Production Team and has never let his disability hold him down. But you may not know that David Marrs is also heavily involved with the Heber Springs Chamber of Commerce as a volunteer in our community. David has been volunteering with the Chamber for several years now pitching in at local business grand openings and community events like the local fireworks extravaganza over the Fourth of July every year and big tourist attractions like the upcoming local Springfest where David assists locals and… Read More
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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”
Updated on December 7, 2022 by jack
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Christmas is a time for family and friends to do so much together and for each other. Some start planning a year in advance for the next celebration. We plan festive meals and holiday parties. Sometimes we gather up the family to watch one of those classic movies like It’s a wonderful life or A Christmas Carol. And often we plan a trip to see Handel’s Messiah or The Nutcracker. While these cheerful events and celebrations draw the family together for Christmas, probably the most thought about event is that of gift giving. Some like to get this portion of… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: Advocate for the disabled, employ the disabled, helping others, helping the disabled, mays mission for the handicapped, merry christmas, programs, volunteer
Volunteerism
Posted on September 15, 2021 by jack
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We can’t say enough about the importance of volunteerism. Ask any hospital, nonprofit organization or civic related agency and they will attest to the fact that volunteerism is their backbone, strength and support. Volunteers do everything from answering the phone to driving busses and anything in between. Even professionals such as doctors, dentists and counselors often provide their services to clinics that offer care to low income families and individuals. Lawyers and paralegals often devote a certain amount of their time to those who could not afford their services on a walk-in basis. Volunteers often get out and do the… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: helping others, helping the disabled, mays mission for the handicapped, programs, volunteer, volunteering, volunteerism
We have only begun our work…
Updated on September 23, 2020 by jack
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As our founder E.W. Mays said, “We have only begun our work.” Great strides have been made over the past four decades – about the time Mays Mission was founded. We have seen the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and most recently, the Americans with Disabilities Act. Yet statistics show a vast majority of disabled individuals cannot find employment. We feel that most employers meet the disability before they meet the person – that is to say that we, as humans, have a terrible habit of “judging a book by it’s… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: Disabled, employ the disabled, helping the disabled, Inspirational, mays mission for the handicapped, volunteer
Get Active
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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What does the future hold for people with disabilities? No one can say for sure. Each disability is so unique as is each individual. With the new age of electronics and research, one never knows what cure or innovation may be just around the corner. Some find it easy to wait on the “miracle cure” while others are anxious to get on with life the best they can. I believe that’s the way to go! While not all people with disabilities can get out and work or be active in some way, those choosing to be “couch potatoes” are going… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: awareness, disability, Disabled, exercise, get active, handicapped, Mays Mission, physical fitness for the diabled, programs, special olympics, summer, volunteer
David Marrs: Superhero!
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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A lot of our donors know that David Marrs is an integral part of the Mays Mission Production Team and has never let his disability hold him down. But you may not know that David Marrs is also heavily involved with the Heber Springs Chamber of Commerce as a volunteer in our community. David has been volunteering with the Chamber for several years now pitching in at local business grand openings and community events like the local fireworks extravaganza over the Fourth of July every year and big tourist attractions like the upcoming local Springfest where David assists locals and… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: arkansas, Disabilities, Disabled, employ the disabled, handicapped, Mays Mission, on the job training, volunteer