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"Just Like You" theme for DD Awareness Month
 Each year, Ohio celebrates Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, designed to foster a greater awareness and understanding of people who have developmental disabilities, focusing on their abilities and contributions to their communities. This year, the statewide kickoff event for DD Awareness Month was hosted by The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD), Ohio Public Images (OPI), and the Ohio Association of County Boards (OACB) at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium on March 4. Here in Fairfield County, we kicked off DD Awareness Month with a concert by the Ohio State School for the Blind Marching Band and the Lancaster Community Band on March 2 at the Wagner Theatre on the campus of Ohio University Lancaster. We will end the month in rousing fashion with the second annual Celebration of Possibilities.
Please click the links below for proclamations recognizing DD Awareness Month in our community:
Ohio Senate - courtesy of State Senator Tim Schaffer
Ohio House of Representatives - courtesy of State Representative Gerald Stebelton
Fairfield Co. Commissioners - courtesy of Commissioners Mike Kiger, Jon Myers, and Judy Shupe |
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2010 Celebration of Possibilities Award Winners Announced!
The 2010 Celebration of Possibilities award winners were announced on March 1. Please click here to find out who they are, and plan to attend the event on March 31, 2010 at the Liberty Center to honor these very deserving individuals and organizations. Simply click on the Celebration of Possibilities box on the right side of this page for information.
See you on the 31st! |
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Chiefs repeat as District 6 Basketball Champions
Congratulations to the Fairfield County Chiefs "F" basketball team, which defeated Goodwill 57-43 at Northland High School in Columbus Sunday, March 7 to capture its second straight Special Olympics District 6 basketball championship. The Chiefs will take on the District 9 Champs next week at Dover Middle School in Dover, Ohio in the Regional Championship and a right to play in its second straight Final Four the following weekend in Columbus. Tipoff for the Regional is Sunday, March 14 at 1 p.m. |
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Fairfield DD to acquire Art & Clay on Main!
The Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities plans to purchase the business assets of Art & Clay on Main and lease the Main St. space that has housed the ceramics studio and gallery the last 10 years.
John Pekar, Superintendent of FairfieldDD, said the agency plans to establish a creative arts and business "incubator" for individuals with disabilities.
He said the Art & Clay name will remain, and that the agency plans to continue the retail ceramics operation and hopes to continue serving individual artists, groups and county schools with specialty art classes. In addition, Blue Shoe Arts Studio and Gallery, supported by FairfieldDD, will move into the space from its current location at the Opportunity Center on Coonpath Road in Carroll.
"We've talked about finding space outside our Opportunity Center building so that Blue Shoe Arts could play a more active role in Lancaster and Fairfield County's vibrant arts and cultural community," said Pekar. "When we found out that Art & Clay was closing at the end of last month, we saw an opportunity to move into a turnkey situation and work with the former ownership to continue their good work, while at the same time expanding employment and social opportunities for individuals we support."
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