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Veteran's Beat: Meetings scheduled to study services for the disabled

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March 3, 2010

by Ron Seman

The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission is seeking ideas from veterans and other members of the community in order to shape future state services for people with disabilities.

RSC Administrator Michael Rench is planning a 12-city trip to gather ideas. Operating under the theme, "Café Conversations," the free sessions will ask participants to share their experiences and situations during café-style discussions.

Attendees will gather in small groups to share thoughts on issues that are genuinely important to their lives, work experiences and communities.

Ideas presented will be used to shape future state services for people with disabilities such as employment, vocational rehabilitation, transition youth and independent living.

Café Conversation sessions will be in Youngstown on March 14 at the Butler Institute of American Art, Butler N. Ed. Center, 524 Wick Ave., from 4 to 6 p.m.; and in Akron on March 18 at the Helen Arnold Community Learning Center, 450 Vernon Odom Blvd., from 6 to 8 p.m.

Interested in attending? Then call 800-282-4536, ext. 1470, or e-mail brenda.Rhodes@rsc.state.oh.us to RSVP. Let them know which session you will attend, and the number of guests you will bring.

Sign language interpreters will be at the meetings. All are welcome.

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The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission is the state agency charged with partnering with Ohioans with disabilities to obtain or retain jobs, achieve independence and Social Security disability determination outcomes. The commission accomplishes its mission through partnerships with community rehabilitation programs and vocational professionals across the state.

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Girl Scout Cookies: "Operation Sweet Appreciation," sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 38 with support from Equal Honor For All, is raising money to send 2,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

If you would like to help, the girls are collecting donations through Equal Honor For All via checks given to Girl Scouts, or mailed to Equal Honor For All, or a deposit to the dedicated account "Equal Honor For All-GSC for Troops" at any Charter One Bank branch.

Boxes of cookies will be delivered to the USO of Northern Ohio for shipment in their care packages to the troops.

Donations are being accepted now through March 12.

For more information, call Jennifer Mendeluk, 440-315-5117, or Ray Saikus, 216-514-7001. Donation forms are available at www.equalhonor.org.

Equal Honor For All is a charitable organization established to honor and remember our men and women veterans of all generations, those serving, and future defenders of our country.

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Purple Heart Convention: The Ohio Department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart will hold its spring executive board meeting March 7 in Columbus at 35 East Chestnut Street, with food and fellowship, at 11 a.m.

Meetings begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Department of Ohio State Convention is set for June 4 at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 25 Greenwood Lane, Exit No. 38 on I-75 and Route 73 in Springboro.

The convention features a banquet on June 5, and meetings and elections, on June 6.

The hotel's phone number is 937-743-2121.

Thanks to MOPH Chapter 47 Commander Jimmie J. Watkins of Twinsburg for informing us about this activity. The MOPH had a March on the Hill, Feb. 8 through Feb. 12 in Washington. I trust that all went well.

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We welcome news about your post and auxiliary. Sent material to Ron Seman, 5811 Renwood Drive, Parma 44129, or e-mail: Seman RJ@aol.com.

Remember our gallant men and women serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and at other posts around the world.

Write a letter, send a package of goodies, and tell them that you support them and their mission.

God bless our troops and God bless America!




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