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Family and Friends want to educate

The Editor, Estevan Family and Friends is a local group of volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. One of our three major goals is to educate the public.

 

The Editor,

Estevan Family and Friends is a local group of volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

One of our three major goals is to educate the public. For the most part, anyone who has not had the opportunity to personally know someone with a disability has no idea what they are capable of. Often they see the disability first, and we want to get the message out there that, just like anyone else, they are people first. They are people who have their strengths and weaknesses, just as we all do.

Another goal of our organization is to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. The people we support have the same rights and freedoms as any of us do under the Canadian Charter. We support their decisions to exercise their freedoms of choice to live, work, and enjoy recreational opportunities in our community.

Our final goal is to help increase the quality of life for those we serve. Often people with disabilities do not have the same leisure and recreational opportunities as others due to limited finances and limited supports. We have hosted dances, movies, barbecues, bought swim passes, tickets to theatre productions, taken people to TeleMiracle and the Caronport musical, and many more events.

This year we also partnered with Metochos Bible Camp and provided an overnight camping experience. These are all things that we will continue to do in the future to help increase the quality of life for people with disabilities.

Estevan Family and Friends is very grateful to United Way Estevan for their financial support. Because of their support we are able to make a difference for those with intellectual disabilities in our community. On behalf of our organization and the people we serve, thank you.

 

Carol Cundall

Estevan Family and Friends president