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CALENDAR ITEMS

Schedule of events for NOVEMBER 2006

11/1 - The MRC Fitchburg VR Area Office 50th Anniversary Celebration, Doyle Conservation Center, 325 Lindell Avenue, Leominster from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. For more information contact Leonard Cooper at 978-345-1713.

11/4 - Women with disabilities support group from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm @ Brigham House in Newton. For more information contact Donna Suskawicz @ 617-277-5131.

11/6 - Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Basic Benefits Training: SSI and SSDI from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. For more information and to pre-register, contact Gale Helpern @ 617-357-0700 ext. 308 or ghelpern@mlri.org.

11/8 - The MRC Boston VR Area Office 50th Anniversary Celebration, 59 Temple Place, Boston from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. For more information contact Nancy Eng @ 617-357-8137.

11/16 - Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Basic Benefits Training: TAFDC overview & highlights from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. For more information and to pre-register, contact Gale Helpern @ 617-357-0700 ext. 308 or ghelpern@mlri.org.

11/18 - Massachusetts Council of Churches' (MCC) annual Ecumenical Disabilities Network Conference from 10:00 am-3:00 pm @ Wellesley Hills Congregational Church. Lunch will be provided. The topic will be Pandemic Flu Preparedness Among Special Populations. For more information call 617-523-2771.

11/23 - Thanksgiving Day

11/30 - Day 1 of the 26 th Annual Consumer Conference at the Quincy Marriott Hotel, 1000 Marriott Drive, Quincy, MA 02169. For more information and to register call 617-204-3638 or visit mass.gov/mrc > Advocacy > Consumer Invovlvement > Consumer Conference.

Schedule of events for DECEMBER 2006

12/1- Day 2 of the 26 th Annual Consumer Conference at the Quincy Marriott Hotel, 1000 Marriott Drive, Quincy, MA 02169. For more information and to register call 617-204-3638 or visit mass.gov/mrc > Advocacy > Consumer Invovlvement > Consumer Conference.

12/2 - Women with disabilities support group from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm @ Brigham House in Newton. For more information contact Donna Suskawicz @ 617-277-5131.

12/15-12/22 - Chanukah begins @ sundown on the 15 th.

12/25 - Christmas Day

12/26-1/1 - Kwanzaa

12/27 - Metrowest Consumer Advisory Council meeting from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. For more information contact Janice Ngau @ 508-651-7531.

Schedule of events for JANUARY 2007

1/1 - New Year's Day

1/6 - Women with disabilities support group from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm @ Brigham House in Newton. For more information contact Donna Suskawicz @ 617-277-5131.

1/8 - Taunton Advisory Council Meeting from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm @ the MRC Taunton VR office. For more information contact Marcel Dube @ 508-823-8141.

1/15 - Martin Luther King Day

1/31 - Metrowest Consumer Advisory Council meeting from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. For more information contact Janice Ngau @ 508-651-7531.

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Editorial Board

  • Eileen Brewster
  • Lisa Chiango
  • Warren Magee
  • Adriana Mallozzi
  • Girard Plante
  • Robert Sneirson
  • Melodee Whitman

MRC Staff Editors

John Chappell, Jr.
 Deputy Commissioner

Janna Zwerner
 Chief of Staff

Emeka Nwokeji
 Director, Consumer Involvement

Sheila Wojdakowski
 HR/Customer Relations

Leslie Wish
 ICC Program Coordinator

Lisa Weber
 CI Program Coordinator

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