by Laurie Coldwell | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 24, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Laurie Coldwell | Apr 8, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Laurie Coldwell | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog
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...