Guest Post: Memorial Day from Jon McGovern
Hi Everybody Memorial Day is coming up next week. How do you spend Memorial Day? Do you go to a Memorial Day Parade? Do you honor what the day is about? There are dads, husbands, wives, mothers, and kids that have served in the military and made the...Guest Post: Jon McGovern – Testifying at the Statehouse.
Good morning. How’s it going. I Jon went to the Statehouse on Monday May 1st to Testify on LD 1666 which is the SSI & the Marriage Penalty bill. The Statehouse was busy when I testified on LD 1666 to the Health and Human Services Committee. I want to...
The Connector: April 2023
Sharing our lived Experience – from Jon McGovern
Hi there! On Tuesday, Monique, Marco Orlando and I traveled to Biddeford Maine to be part of a panel discussion at the University of New England. It was my first time going there and it was fun to see a lot of university students. We met Eric McVay...
The Connector: March 2023
Advocacy Day at the Statehouse from Jon McGovern
Hi Everybody I’m here to talk to you about Advocacy Day at the Statehouse. If you have not been to Advocacy Day get the courage to go. It’s a lot of fun. You will need to do some homework in advance and contact your legislator to let him or her know you...
The Connector: February 2023
Leadership Program: Guest Post Tucker Conley and Brian Harnish
Today is the last in the series of our leadership program. Today we welcome Tucker Conley and Brian Harnish.Tucker Conley is a Board Member and a member of the Greater Portland Chapter. When asked what was something you learned from your time taking the Leadership...Leadership Program – Guest Post from Maryann Preble and Chris Heywood
We continue our leadership Program Series with recent graduates Maryann Preble and Chris Heywood. Maryann Preble is a member of Central Maine Chapter of Speaking Up For Us and also serves on the Maine Developmental Disability Council. Maryann was looking forward to...
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