SUFU Blog
2025 Conference Award Winners
Each year at the SUFU Conference Awards are given to well deserving self-advocates from around the state of Maine. We are proud of the work that they do and want to recognize their accomplishments: This years Paige Barton Award Winner is Jon McGovern of Bangor. Jon...
Conference Countdown: What to Expect
The following is an outline of what to expect during the SUFU Conference Tuesday: 9:00 AM - Doors open! This is when you should arrive. *Please leave your items for spending the night in the vehicle you arrive in if you are able. There is no storage...
The SUFU Conference from Jon McGovern
I will be attending the SUFU Conference event facilitated by SUFU. It’s going to be on September 23-24, at the Bangor Grande. This is the yearly conference. You will meet Self-Advocates at the SUFU Conference. You get to talk about the workshops you...
Guest Post: Jon McGovern – Celebrating Disability Pride
Hi everybody, it’s Jon. I did attend the Disability Pride Day event facilitated by our friends at Disability Rights Maine. It was held on July 18th at Mill Park in Augusta. Jared & Casey from DRM brought Marco & I down. I also helped Molly with the RevUp table...
Disability Pride Day – From Jon McGovern
Hi everybody, it’s Jon I will be attending Disability Pride Day event facilitated by our friends at Disability Rights Maine. That will be held on July 18th at Mill Park in Augusta. There is going to be a lot of people there including people with Disabilities. SUFU...
Guest Post – Advocacy Day
Hi, This is Jon McGovern. I’m going to the Statehouse on May 6, 2025, for the Disability Advocacy Day. I’m going to contact my Legislators about me coming to the Statehouse on May 6th and that I would like to speak with them. I will be telling them what bills are...
Statewide Meeting: The Star Raft Project
In February we were able to learn about The Star Raft Project. Sarah came and spoke to us about her experience. To learn more about The Star Raft Project visit their website at https://thestarraftproject.com/ If you'd like to watch a recording of when Sarah spoke to...
Guest Post: Jon McGovern – What is Christmas?
Hi, this is Jon I’m here to talk to you about Christmas. What is Christmas? Christmas to me is to be with your family and friends. I also watch Christmas Movies like The Bishops Wife or White Christmas. We talk about the Memories of...
Shining the Spotlight on Self-Advocacy: Eric McVay Helen M. Bailey Advocacy Award Winner
Recently Eric spoke with Cherie about his work in self-advocacy and receiving the Helen M Bailey Advocacy Award. This is from their conversation. Eric McVay is a long time SUFU member and a great example of a self-advocate. He works tirelessly to promote self-advocacy...
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