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Supporting people with developmental disabilities and their families
since 1952
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Welcome
to the Web site of the Arc of Lincoln/Lancaster County! • For
the Arc Thrift Store site, click
here. |
News
& Events
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Photos |
| April
4, 2009 - Artitudes |
For an Arc Trips Calender, see the Trips page.
To download a copy of the calendar with more detailed agenda, click
here.
March 14, 10:30 a.m.-12:00
p.m. -
People First
Bennet Martin Library | Download
Flier |
March
19 6:30-8:15 p.m. - Family Connections
Irving
Middle School | Download Flier |
March 22 1-3
p.m. - Dash for Disabilities
Nebraska Wesleyan Knight Fieldhouse |
April
11, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - People First
Bennett Martin Public Library
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April 11, 1:00-4:00
p.m. - Sibshop
Irving School Cafeteria |
April
23, 6:30 8:15 p.m. - Family Connectioons
Irving Middle School |
Enter the amount and click "Donate" to donate
to the Arc of Lincoln on-line. All donations are 501(c)(3)
tax-deductible.
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| Artitudes
Spring Art Show and Sale, May 1-3, will go to benefit the Arc of
Lincoln. Click here to download the flier. |
| March
10, 2009 - Teaching Children Flier |
| The
Arc of Lincoln is co-sponsoring a workshop: "Teaching Children with
Downs Syndrome About Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality." The workshops
will be held July 16 and 17 at the Lancaster County Health Department.
Click here to download the flier. |
| February
23, 2009 - Dash for Disabilities Flier |
| Dash
for Disabilities is quickly approaching. Download
a form by clicking here, and then mail it in with your registration
fee to: The Arc of Lincoln, 5609
S 49th Street Suite 5, Lincoln, NE 68516. The event will be held
March 22 at the Knight Fieldhouse on Nebraska Wesleyan's Campus. |
| February
17, 2009 - People First Junior February |
| The
next PeopleFirst Junior meeting will be February 26 at 7:00 p.m.
This month's topic is: "We All Need People to Support Us—Who
is A Part of Your Support System?" Click
here to download
a PDF of the flier. |
| February
16, 2009 - Board Minutes |
| In an
effort to be more transparent, minutes from the board of directors
are now available on-line. Check the board page. |
| February
11, 2009 - New Trips |
| The
Trips Page has been updated to include a listing of the new trips
the Arc Expeditions Program is planning. Make sure to check them
out. |
| Jan.
22, 2009: Dash for Disabilities - March 22 |
| Dash
for Disabilities will be held on March 21st, 2008 at the Knight Fieldhouse
on Nebraska Wesleyan's Campus. More info about the event will be
up on the web site soon. |
| Nov.
13, 2008: On-Line Donation System |
The
web site has a new on-line donation system through Google
Checkout. Use the box below, or navigate to the Donate page.
Enter an amount into the Google Checkout box, and click "Donate"
to get started. Google charges no fee for this
system as yet, so all of your money is going straight to help the
Arc help people with
developmental disabilities and their families in the Lincoln/Lancaster
County community. Additionally, remember that all
donations are 501(c)(3) tax-deductible. For convenience, the boxes will be sprinkled around
the web site, so you should never be far from a couple clicks to
help support the Arc's mission.
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| Sept.
9 2008: New Calendar Up |
| The web
site's calendar has been updated to include a events during this
fall. Make sure to check it out. |
| Sept.
3, 2008: Corporate Members |
| A list
of corporate members is now live on the site. Check out the local
businesses in town who have made a committment to help the Arc help
those with developmental disabilities and their families. |
| Sept
2, 2008: Flickr Membership |
| You
may notice to the right that the Arc's photos are starting to be
uploaded to Flickr,
the photo sharing site. We have an account on the site that will
allow photos of events to be shared with our community. Head over
to our page soon! (You can follow the link below the pictures to
the right). |
| July
27, 2008: Corporate Memberships |
| As part
of the recent drive for increasing membership in the organization,
Arc is now offering corporate memberships. You can download a list
of the sponsorship levels by
clicking here. |
| July
25, 2008: Annual Banquet |
The
Arc Annual Banquet was held on July 10 at the 70th and Van Dorn Valentino's.
Attendees enjoyed a presentation on wellness by current Arc Board
President Sandy Taulborg. Several awards were given out:
- Pat Craig Memorial Caregiver of the Year: Myung Hayes
- Volunteer of the Year: Walmart – Jennifer Michner and
Brandy Kriby
- Helping Hands Award: Anne Youngscap
- Quality of Life Award: Melinda
Scheich
- Organization of the Year: University of Nebraska – Lincoln,
Farmhouse Fraternity
- Professional of the Year: Angela Levy
- Committee of the Year:
Thrift Store Committee
- Dee & Dean Everitt Award: Mary Gordon
- President’s
Award: Karen Walklin and the Walklin Family; Larry, Greg and
Jon
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| June
16, 2008: Membership Forms |
| The
Arc Board is beginning a big push to increase membership. One idea
the board has had is through streamlining the process online. Membership
forms are now available on-line for download. They can then be mailed
to the office at the address below. An on-line submission system
is coming soon.
Click here to download the form. |
| June
3,
2008: DeeDee Eberle Visit Canceled |
| DeeDee
Eberle, Director of Membership and Chapter Development for the Arc
of the United States, is no longer able to visit Lincoln. |
| March
13, 2008: Web Site Updates |
| The
Arc Web site continues to be updated and improved. Stay tuned for
a bit of a site tweaking. Also, past issues of the Voice will be
up for download. |
| February
22, 2008: Dash for Disabilities |
March
is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and The Arc of Lincoln/Lancaster
County is kicking it off with the Dash for Disabilities 2008 — a
non-competitive relay event for people of all abilities–it
is an awareness event and a fundraiser. Dash for Disabilities
will be held 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. at the Knight Fieldhouse
on the Wesleyan Campus at 53rd & Huntington Streets. Participants
can walk, run, or jog. To register yourself or a team call
Maggie at 421-8866. |
| February
4, 2008: Sibshop Registration Open |
Registration
for the upcoming Sibshop with Don Meyer is available here.
You can find out more about it on the Sibshop
Page. |
| October 27, 2007:
Arc Thrift Store Open |
After much hard work on behalf of the board
of director's committee, the Thrift Store is open for business
at 2620 O Street (Phone: 476-0406). We areaccepting all donations.
A website with more information will be up soon.
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| October 21, 2007:
Harvest Moon Dance |
| Check out the
flier for the Harvest Moon Dance and Auction on Nov. 2. |
| August 11, 2007:
Push America Dance |
The
University Sertoma Club treated the guys from Pi Kappa Phi to
a wonderful picnic in the park before they headed over to F Street
Rec. Center for the dance. The dance was a huge success with
250 and 300 people in attendance. We had lots of volunteers from
Doane’s Special Education class serving refreshments donated
by The Original Cookie Company; downtown and The Cooking Company
at Westfield as well as Pepsi. Dan Sills of Music Linc, donated
his talents as DJ for the evening and the YWCA provided accommodations
for the bicyclist’s overnight stay. |
| June 21, 2007: Arc
Annual Banquet Photos |
Attend
the Arc Annual Banquet? Enjoyed the photo presentation? Download
it here. (Note: requires Microsoft Powerpoint.) |
| June 1, 2007: Arc
Annual Banquet |
The Arc's Annual
Banquet was held. Award winners were as follows:
- Quality of Life Award: Sergeant Tom Towle, LPD
- The Dee Everitt Award: Becky Hanna & Tim Keelan, Hanna:Keelan
Associates;
- Helping Hands Award: Mike Shandera
- Businesses of the Year: Amigos/Kings Classic and Dairy Queen
Grill and Chill
- Professional of the Year: Leslie Novacek, Lincoln-Lancaster
County Health Dept.
- Organization of the Year: Nebraska Wesleyan University Knight
Field House
- Presidents Award: TierOne Charitable Foundation
- Pat Craig Memorial Award Arc Expeditions Caregiver of the Year:
Shelley Blodgett
- Volunteer of the Year: Stacey Schmid
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| February 20, 2007:
Dash for Disabilities |
Dash
for Disabilities was held on Sunday, with a strong participation,
albeit somewhat smaller than last year. Mayor Colleen Seng kicked
off the event and led the participants around for the first lap,
and the Lincoln Police Department's Honor Guard presented the
colors. |
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5609
S 49th Street Suite 5 | Lincoln, NE 68516 | Phone: 402.421.8866
| Fax: 402.421.8922 | info@arclincoln.org
© 2009 Arc of Lincoln/Lancaster County | Last
Updated March 10, 2009 |