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Northern Natural Cider House has teamed up with local star musician, Blake Elliot, to raise awareness and gather donations for Disability Network on Tuesday, May 7 from 5:30-8pm. The new Front Street business (located at 324 East Front Street) invites you, your friends, co-workers, and comrades to splurge on a few pints, jam to [...]
MilitaryVALoan.com is pleased to offer scholarships in support of disability awareness. Every year, a prospective or current college student will be selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship to help with the costs associated with attending school. Applicants should submit an essay between 500 and 1000 words about how they or someone they knew overcame disability [...]
1-855-VA-WOMEN (1-855-829-6636) WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new hotline — 1-855-VA-WOMEN — to receive and respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women Veterans. The service began accepting calls on April 23, 2013. “Some women Veterans may not know about [...]
Munson Medical Center has announced the official release of the 2013 Munson Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) as well as the Healthy Communities Institute Web Product on the Munson Healthcare Website. The 2013 Munson CHNA report covers primary and secondary health data from a five county area (Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau) [...]
TRAVERSE CITY – Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) will host three information sessions on its new service model set to launch May 6. The new model expands service hours and reduces wait times by linking residents in more rural areas with fixed routes to and from Traverse City. Information sessions will take place at BATA’s [...]
For the month of April, Disability Network’s Advocacy Council (DNAC) decided to sponsor and volunteer for the Traverse Traveler’s Autism Scavenger Hunt that was held on April 13. Zoe Onthank, DNAC member and Volunteer Office Assistant at Disability Network, explained, “We chose to be a part of the event because we want to raise awareness [...]
BOYNE CITY — The green and white county transit buses have been transporting Charlevoix County residents for more than 30 years, but, reports transit manager Jill Drury, the number of people riding has gone up significantly in the last two years. “The growth right now that we’re seeing is — I don’t see an end [...]
This Saturday at 4pm, Nick Mullins, Pro-Skateboarder, will share his compelling story at Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City. Weathered Beard, a local storytelling group run by Neal Steeno and Ben Zork, have partnered with the brewery to host [...]
Community members in Petoskey and Charlevoix have teamed up with Disability Network to raise funds to make Petoskey State Park Beach and Whiting Park Beach accessible for everyone. The Project is a part of our “Access for Everyone” campaign, which is led by [...]