Volume 36 No. 4 2016 All work, no play makes for a long day Family gatherings, 3-day vacation options, time at the beach or using the latest fishing equipment at a place of cool, outdoor running water can make for a wonderful holiday – the celebration of Labor Day. It’s all a matter of rest! Perhaps the first inclination toward placing emphasis upon resting from one’s labors came just after God finished creating the world. “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” (Gen 2.2) There are other Biblical references to resting after a hard day or week’s work. Labor Day became an official United States holiday in 1894 when Congress selected the first Monday in September. The initial reference was provided some 12 years earlier in 1882 by the Knights of Labor. For some time Labor Day was the last 3-day weekend for families to take vacations. Also, some school districts wait until after Labor Day to begin the fall semester. Now Columbus Day is the last official 3-day weekend of the calendar year. There are those who do not get to rest on Labor Day. Hospitals and skilled-care nursing centers never close. Hotels, motels, resorts, and other travel components use this holiday to increase their financial gain. Oceans, beaches and lakes are jammed packed with water sports enthusiasts. Here’s where you can make a difference. Approximately 55 million people are caring for someone else in their home – elderly, disabled or chronically ill. In many instances there is no family caregiving team to help. It’s either a matter of family members not living near aging parents or a lack of some family members doing their part. How is it that we can stand in the gap and make a difference for those who need some rest? • Depending upon state law, offer to assist with a skilled-care nursing center’s dining program. This will give family members some time off. Continued on page 2
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Volume 36No. 4 2016
All work, no playmakes for a long day
Family gatherings, 3-day vacation options, time at the beach or using the latest fishing equipment at a place of cool, outdoor running water can make for a wonderful holiday – the celebration of Labor Day.
It’s all a matter of rest!
Perhaps the first inclination toward placing emphasis upon resting from one’s labors came just after God finished creating the world. “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” (Gen 2.2) There are other Biblical references to resting after a hard day or week’s work.
Labor Day became an official United States holiday in 1894 when Congress selected the first Monday in September. The initial reference was provided some 12 years earlier in 1882 by the Knights of Labor.
For some time Labor Day was the last 3-day weekend for families to take vacations. Also, some school districts wait until after Labor Day to begin the fall semester. Now Columbus Day is the last official 3-day weekend of the calendar year.
There are those who do not get to rest on Labor Day.
Hospitals and skilled-care nursing centers never close. Hotels, motels, resorts, and other travel components use this holiday to increase their financial gain. Oceans, beaches and lakes are jammed packed with water sports enthusiasts.
Here’s where you can make a difference. Approximately 55 million people are caring for someone else in their home – elderly, disabled or chronically ill. In many instances there is no family caregiving team to help.
It’s either a matter of family members not living near aging parents or a lack of some family members doing their part. How is it that we can stand in the gap and make a difference for those who need some rest?
• Depending upon state law, offer to assist with a skilled-care nursing center’s dining program. This will give family members some time off.
Continued on page 2
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• Find a family in your worship center or community who is caring for another in their home. Offer to give them relief so they can rest.
• Some restaurants and senior nutrition centers will be closed. Take a meal to someone who is homebound and share it together.
• Plan a picnic for those who may be confi ned to their home but able, with assistance, to get to the local park. Provide the transportation. You may also consider the front lawn or back yard.
Knowing that these concepts can be used at any time, it is worthy of consideration to have these activities several times a year.
Jesus said, “Come unto me all ye who labor and I will give you rest.”
How many of us salute the opportunity to work every day, yet realize there must be a proper balance between work, play, and rest?
For further information on what you can do to assist families who need some respite from caring for another, please call Mays Mission at 1-888-503-7955.
All work, no play makes for a long day
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know that funds are available. The
unfortunate catch here is the word “loan.”
That’s exactly what it is and it must be paid
back. Payments generally begin 6 months to
one year after graduation. Sometimes
payments can be
deferred if the
borrower is not
employed. Some
Stafford Loans can be
forgiven if the
borrower agrees to
work in certain areas,
such as teaching inner
city or rural areas.
Check with your college or university for
more information.
W o r k - S t u d y P r o g r a m
Most colleges and universities offer Work-
Study programs. This gives the student the
opportunity to earn some extra money while
away from home. The student may work for
the university or for a private firm contracted
through the school. Portions of the earnings
go toward paying off the student loan.
Now, consider a person with a disability -
one who might have special needs. Often, it is
difficult for one using a wheelchair or walker,
being blind or deaf, physically or mentally
impaired - whatever the case may be, to keep
up academically and socially with their peers.
When disability does hamper the academics,
naturally the scores on the ACT and SAT will
suffer. When this happens, the likelihood of
obtaining a scholarship is diminished.
Our website (www.maysmission.org)
contains information about our own
scholarship program along with links to other
scholarship programs and searches. Please
visit and tell others about our scholarships.
We wish you the best in your search for
scholarships and grants.
You can help disabled people in your area
obtain a college education by contacting
colleges and universities in your area to
ensure that any financial resources available
to nondisabled students are available to
disabled students as well.
Produced by employees with disabilities at Mays MissionPaula Wilson,
scholarship recipientA program of
A publicaton of
Mays Mission for the Handicapped, Inc.
MAYS MISSION
FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC.
604 Colonial Drive * Heber Springs, Arkansas 72545
(501) 362-7526 * 1-888-503-7955
www.maysmission.org
This is an Equal Opportunity Program
Preparing for
College -
Grants&
Scholarships
Encourage Businesses In Your Area To Hire The Disabled! For
more information Call us at 1-888-503-7955 or visit us online at www.
maysmission.org today!
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Of all the programs offered by Mays Mission for the Handicapped, scholarships to people with disabilities is one of the “crown jewels.” Not many people would even notice that it probably takes more funding to educate someone with a disability than their able-bodied peers. Specialized equipment, dorm room or apartment modifi cation, tutoring and attendant care are just a few of the excess costs that have faced some of our previous and current scholarship recipients.
The easy road in life for these people might be contentment with a high school education and mediocre employment. Yet, with hard-nosed determination and true grit these
individuals are extremely determined to face the challenges and hurdle the obstacles that have been set before them and pursue their dreams.
We have been offering scholarship opportunities for more than 30 years. People with disabilities have the same desires as you and I. They dream and set goals just as you and I do. We have assisted a quadriplegic studying aerospace engineering, a totally blind man studying law, numerous individuals studying education and a wide gamut of other fi elds of study.
One of the most diffi cult jobs to do is to choose just who will receive a scholarship. All those whom applied seemed very worthy of assistance and we wish them all the best. To those who were chosen we also wish the best and hope to bring you success stories about each of them in the months and years to come.
For more information on our scholarship program and links to assist you in discovering other fi nancial aid, visit our website at www.maysmission.org. You may also request our free brochure, Preparing for College – Grants and Scholarships, to pass out to schools in your area.
Assisting in Education!
people with disabilities is one of the “crown jewels.” Not many people would even notice that it probably takes more funding to educate someone with a disability than their able-bodied peers. Specialized equipment, dorm room or apartment
education and mediocre employment. Yet, with hard-nosed determination and true grit these
know that funds are available. The
unfortunate catch here is the word “loan.”
That’s exactly what it is and it must be paid
back. Payments generally begin 6 months to
one year after graduation. Sometimes
payments can be
deferred if the
borrower is not
employed. Some
Stafford Loans can be
forgiven if the
borrower agrees to
work in certain areas,
such as teaching inner
city or rural areas.
Check with your college or university for
more information.
W o r k - S t u d y P r o g r a m
Most colleges and universities offer Work-
Study programs. This gives the student the
opportunity to earn some extra money while
away from home. The student may work for
the university or for a private firm contracted
through the school. Portions of the earnings
go toward paying off the student loan.
Now, consider a person with a disability -
one who might have special needs. Often, it is
difficult for one using a wheelchair or walker,
being blind or deaf, physically or mentally
impaired - whatever the case may be, to keep
up academically and socially with their peers.
When disability does hamper the academics,
naturally the scores on the ACT and SAT will
suffer. When this happens, the likelihood of
obtaining a scholarship is diminished.
Our website (www.maysmission.org)
contains information about our own
scholarship program along with links to other
scholarship programs and searches. Please
visit and tell others about our scholarships.
We wish you the best in your search for
scholarships and grants.
You can help disabled people in your area
obtain a college education by contacting
colleges and universities in your area to
ensure that any financial resources available
to nondisabled students are available to
disabled students as well.
Produced by employees with disabilities at Mays MissionPaula Wilson,
scholarship recipientA program of
A publicaton of
Mays Mission for the Handicapped, Inc.
MAYS MISSION
FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC.
604 Colonial Drive * Heber Springs, Arkansas 72545
(501) 362-7526 * 1-888-503-7955
www.maysmission.org
This is an Equal Opportunity Program
Preparing for
College -
Grants&
Scholarships
MAYS MISSION RECEIVES GRANT FROM FRANCIS A. & ADELINE M. MEMORIAL FUND
Mays Mission for the Handicapped has received a generous grant of $2,303.77 from the Francis A. & Adeline M. Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward for on-the-job training.
Mays Mission will use the grant to help our on-the-job training program. � is program is a critical part of our organization. It teaches important work and social skills to those with disabilities.
“Unemployment for the disabled is a crisis that our nation has been facing for decades. Mays Mission is alleviating it with our on-the-job program. � is program teaches skills in printing, mailing, and data processing services. We thank the Francis A. & Adeline M. Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward County, Florida for helping to make this opportunity possible”, said Sherry Niehaus, executive director.
Disability Forum
When tragedy, sudden illness, disability or death occurs within your family or circle of close friends, there is often a feeling of helplessness or emptiness. With illness or disability, one can usually cope by visiting the loved one and offering to lend a helping hand. Volunteering to do chores, watch the kids, and run errands not only helps tremendously the stricken individual and their family, but it also gives the person assisting a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. There is not much of a better feeling than knowing that you have assisted a friend in getting through a crisis.
You see, caregiving doesn’t always mean “hands on.” The term “Caregiving” covers a broad spectrum of services and is not limited to the actual “physical” care of an individual.
Most communities have a group, agency or organizations and nonprofi t agencies are often your best bet for resources and referrals. Don’t forget support groups. They not only point you in the right direction for the service you need, but also lend an often needed emotional boost as well.
Seek out the resources available in your community. They are there to assist you and to help make caregiving a team effort.
Please contact us for more information about caregiving and disabilities. Call us at 888-503-7955 or visit us online at www.maysmission.org.
Make Caregiving a Team Effort
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People with disabilities sometimes complain that the airline security procedures that were put in place after September 11, 2001 make them feel harassed. They feel as if they need to jump through hoops just to get to their destination. That’s why, now more than ever, it’s important to be prepared before a trip.
You can go online to https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures to view TSA’s guidelines on fl ying procedures. For more information on traveling preparations with a disability, feel free to request one of our brochures, “The Disabled Traveler.”
Airline Security and Disabled Travelers
shuttle to and from the airport. Are they
accessible? All good questions to ask before
your arrival. All US cities that have a public
transportation system must provide paratransit.
A paratransit is a public transportation system
that is accessible to the disabled. Also
remember, most major car rental companies
provide "hand controls" for the driver licensed
to use them.
Finding an accessible Hotel
Probably one of the most frustrating
experiences in traveling is finding accessible
accommodations. Each room is different.
Each hotel/motel chain is different. Your
definition of "accessible" is not the same as
the next person's. It is your job to check out
the accessibility of each facility at which you
are lodging. Call the hotel directly to get
accessibility information. A central
reservation office person has more than likely
never been to the facility in question, let alone
are they qualified to determine accessibility.
Speak to the manager or a maintenance
person. They are more likely to be able to
answer specific questions about your needs.
The bottom line is for you to do your
research well ahead of time. You know what
is best for you - what is acceptable and what is
not. Be specific in your questioning. Ask
open-ended questions, not something that can
be answered "yes" or "no."
We wish you the best in your travels and
hope that you return safe, relaxed and satisfied
with your journey.
Produced by employees with disabilities at Mays Mission
The
Disabled
Traveler
A publicaton of
Mays Mission for the Handicapped, Inc.
MAYS MISSION
FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC.
604 Colonial Drive * Heber Springs, Arkansas 72545
(501) 362-7526 * 1-888-503-7955
www.maysmission.org
This is an Equal Opportunity Program
You can download the Department of
Transportation’s regulations for people with
disabilities (http://www.tsa/dot.gov/trav
consumers/tips disabilities.shtm) and carry a
copy with you when traveling to help educate
security personnel.
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Pray for my best friend who shows Christian Love daily. She had a house fire. Now, she and her family need help. Praise God they all are okay so their lives can comeback to some normality.
Amen!
To continue to do the Lord’s work.
Pray for a new caregiver with a heart for God that likes caring for others. For my loved ones to be saved. For open minds, hearts, & souls so change will come to them all where words will match their actions. For healing of all our health issues and for my daughter’s knee issues. And pray
that God’s light will shine on us all, Amen.
Prayer Requests
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John WestbrookBy: Mary R. Westbrook
UnknownBy: Mr. & Mrs. John M. Eller
Dean BurrBy: Mrs. Ruby J. Parmer
UnknownBy: Charles E. Thomas
Frank & PalminaBy: Mr. Anthony S. Friello
UnknownBy: Ms. Helen Scardaville
UnknownBy: George Slater
UnknownBy: Mrs. Ethel Mays
UnknownBy: Ruby J. Parmer
Mrs. Pat HartogBy: Mr. Robert Hartog
Erwin J. HaaksmaBy: Janet A Haaksma
Memorials
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PLEASE PRINT
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ADDRESS
CITY
STATE ZIP
IN MEMORY OF:
Send Card To:
ADDRESS
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A number of thoughtful people, desiring to honor the memory of a departed friend or loved one, are sending memorials in the form of contri-butions to the Mission. Families of those whose memories are so honored are notifi ed of the con-tributions by an appropriate card, and the names are listed in an issue of our newsletter without mention of the amount of the contribution.
