Ms. Wheelchair Nebraska, Inc. will be providing its tenth WOW (Women On Wheels) workshop on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the PVA Educational Center in Omaha.  MWNE received grant money from the Christopher Reeves Foundation in 2008 and has been using those funds to implement the WOW workshops. 

Guest speaker, Ida Esh’t will be traveling from Arizona to present an inspirational program about her life, the disabled population and her organization H.O.P.E.  We will also hear from Cecilia Losee from Prudential Insurance who will speak about the importance of Health Care … Continue Reading

by Joann Harris, MWNE 2011

Hello!

       Summer arrived as we all knew it would…bringing with it blistering triple digit temperatures, but it is not formidable enough to keep people down. Families are taking vacations; summer camps are running full swing; the smell of B-BQ fills the air; dirt is kicked up at racetracks; boats and jet skis take over the lakes; lawn chairs grace fields everywhere as little league games are played across America; no one minds standing in line for ice-cream cones or sno cones; … Continue Reading

The next Women On Wheels workshop will be held on August 13th in Grand Island.  Joni Thomas from the Center for Independent Living will be the main speaker.  She will present a workshop about the various services that the Center provides and other local resources.  Additional workshops will also be presented including a workshop on how to use coupons to save money while shopping.  WOW will begin at 10:00am at the Grand Island public library (211 N Washington Street).  Lunch will be provided and  we will finish at about 2:00pm.  … Continue Reading

MWNE 2011, Joann Harris

by Joann Harris, MWNE 2011

Greetings My Friends! 

May came rolling in on fairly chilly, thunderous hooves taunting us with spring, while winter refused to completely release its grip and summer reminded us that it would come with a vengeance at some point.  While the weather has been temperamental, the longer days have also given me a “spring in my step” and I look forward to all of the amazing opportunities the summer will bring.

One of the big opportunities being the Ms Wheelchair America competition … Continue Reading

A Day of Caring in Hastings- Joann won an Oscar!

By Joann Harris, MWNE 2011

WOW! WOW! WOW!  Ms. Wheelchair Nebraska 2011?  Me?  In the words of a wonderful friend, “Who’da thunk it?”   There are moments when I am still awed, and there are moments when I am so excited for opportunities that I feel like I will bust!

Pageant Day itself was a wonderful day from the beginning.  Crystal and all who help with the Ms Wheelchair Nebraska program did a great job of making us feel … Continue Reading