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What's Happening    

Calgary PDD Board Meeting
February 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: 
   8th Floor Boardroom
   TGS Place
   1520 – 4 Street SW
   Calgary, AB


Access Calgary: Click here for information about new fares Jan 1, 2010.

Calgary Counselling Centre
View the Winter 2010 Newsletter.

The Challenges of Social Inclusion Workshop
Dary Elks - March 17, 2010
Click here for more information.
ILRC Calgary
Fall Newsletter
What is an RDSP?

Seniors and Community Supports - 2008-2009 Annual Report
Registered Disability Savings Plan Information
www.RDSP.com
Canada Revenue Agency launches call for proposals to benefit charitable organizations
Click here for more information.

2009 PDD Provincial Community Leadership Awards presented.
Click here for more information.

The Adult Recreational Choir Society of Calgary is looking for new members.
Click here for more information.

Momentum offers public access computers.
Click here for more information.
Transitions for Students with Disabilities
Click here to view great resources for students with disabilities.

Deaf and hard of hearing services:
Mopix
Calgary Association of the Deaf
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society
Annette Hoffer, of All Learning and Helping Together, offers diversity and inclusion consulting services.

Pathways Employment Program offers employment counseling and support. Click here for more information.

   
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In Our Community    


MoMo Mixed Ability Dance Theatre is looking for help with an upcoming casino event at Elbow River Casino on February 22 & February 23.

No experience is necessary but we need help for evening shifts. We also need people who could be called at the last minute if someone on our list could not make it for day or evening shifts.

If you come out and give us a hand we promise your evening will be filled with lovely socializing, FREE FOOD and a hearty discount to our May 19 – 23 DanceAbility workshop, which promises to be THE dance event of the spring.

Please let us know if you can help us. Phone 403-283-3445 or e-mail catherine@momodancetheatre.org.


When:
   Gala February 6, 6-12 pm
   Film screenings February 8-10; 9:30 am to 9:30 pm

Where: La Joie De Vivre (1008 - 14th Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta; #1 bus route; free parking)

Cost:
   Gala $30 (pre-purchase only by January 29, 2010)
   Daily $10 ($7.50 low-income, students and seniors)
   Three-day pass to screenings $20 (Group rates can be pre-arranged)

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact:
   Sheryl Lenthall, Festival Director:
   Email: director@ptff.org
   Phone 403.717.5610
   Fax 403.291.4087
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The Worx
, opening February 1 2010, will be a fully accessible employment and career centre specifically designed to assist individuals with disabilities in finding meaningful employment more easily.

The Worx will be located at:
   913 – 33rd Street NE
   Calgary, AB  T2A 6T2
   403.273.2822

For more information on The Worx, please download our brochure.

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Movement and Physical Theatre

MoMo classes are a lot of fun. Using movement and theatre games we find new ways of being in our bodies and expressing ourselves. Everyone works at their own level.

Tuesday Community Classes: January 5 to March 9, 2010.

Click here for more information.
Volunteer Calgary

Learn about the latest volunteer opportunities in Calgary in the Weekly Volunteer Highlights. Visit the Volunteer Calgary website to view the latest Weekly Volunteer Highlights.

Every week, Volunteer Calgary sends out a list of volunteer opportunities within various non-profit organizations in the city. Subscribe now to the Weekly Volunteer Highlights! 



    
Recruitment of Board Members    


Recruiting Board Members for PDD Community Boards:

Visit jobs.alberta.ca (JOB ID # 1000190) to learn more about this opportunity and to apply online.


      
Priority Action Plan    


PDD Priority Actions

Six Priority Actions have been identified to make the PDD program more effective and efficient in supporting Albertans with developmental disabilities.

The Priority Actions will help the program be more responsive to individual needs and focus on achieving positive outcomes for the people it supports.

Click here for more information about the Priority Actions.


      
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CALGARY REGION COMMUNITY BOARD
Persons with Developmental Disabilities
600, 1520 4th St SW  Calgary, AB T2R 1H5
Main Switchboard (403) 297-5011
Toll-free 1-800-310-0000
E-mail: pdd.calgaryboard@gov.ab.ca
   

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