Wheel World News Issue 48 September | Page 3

Letter from the Executive Director

Message from the Executive Director,

Welcome to the September edition of Wheel World News! September is SCI Awareness Month, so in honor of that, we have plenty of useful information and facts on SCI in this edition as well as special community outreach events being put on to bring awareness.

This month, our Spotlight Stories are all about SCI Awareness Month, as well as our upcoming 2nd Annual Splendid Spa Day; a day of pampering for women of ALL abilities. Visit pages 3-6 to read about how you can get involved this month and how you can spread awareness for SCI.

If you are wanting to get out in the community more this month, there are plenty of outreach/social events happening within the community that could help you with that. Read about all the upcoming events happening this September including Day on the Lake, Self-Defense Classes, and The Next Step Peer Mentoring & More's Self Preservation Class in the Current Events section on pages 7-8. We are highlighting our very own Community Resource Specialist, Karen Halgren, on page 11. Read about how Karen contributes to the community and how she can help you get the resources you need!

Also, be sure to check out our featured professional of the month in the "Professional Profile" segment on pages 13-14, where we interviewed Christine Beecham with Banner Physical Therapy.

Our newsletter is for you, our community. We would love to hear how you think we could improve, change, or add to our newsletter. We are interested in anything you would like to share or comment on so please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].

As always, thank you to everyone who supports the Association throughout the year, we truly appreciate each and every one of you! We hope to see you out in the community this month!

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-Shannon Carter