SBA's YAA Blog - March 2005 Archives

March 2005

Ms. Wheelchair Missouri Program (15:50) - MS. WHEELCHAIR MISSOURI PROGRAM SEARCHES FOR CONTESTANTS / SPONSORS KANSAS CITY, MO – The Ms. Wheelchair Missouri Program is currently searching for accomplished, articulate women, who are wheelchair mobile, to serve as contestants in the second Ms. Wheelchair Missouri... | 222 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
A Life Worth Living (10:40) - Congratulations to Brenda Joiner who was featured this weekend in the Talladega Daily Home Online. Brenda’s daily mission is to help those less fortunate than her. She volunteers at her church, a local food bank and the hospital, and each... | 238 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

sbaa chairman denounces practice of euthanasia for children born with spina bifida (15:05) - The Chairman of the Spina Bifida Association, Douglas J. Sorocco Esq., was quoted in the New York Times today denouncing the practice of physicians in the Netherlands euthanizing children born with spina bifida. (The Associated Press also ran a story... | 160 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Interested in a career in conservation (15:44) - from the St. Louis-Dispatch: Bobby Voss, a junior at Francis Howell Central High School, has his eyes set on a degree that would allow him to work with conservation biology or wildlife management. "My favorite subject is science," he said.... | 218 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

March 2005 SBAA Program/News Update (21:23) - This month’s programming update covers several topics: SBAA Annual Conference National Survey of the Spina Bifida Community Monthly Mailings from National KidZone newsletter: “Congratulations Corner” feature <><><><><><><><><><><>*SBAA Annual Conference*<><><><><><><><><><><> Spina Bifida Association of America32nd Annual ConferenceBuilding Bridges to Advance... | 0 Comments
A spelling champ (16:01) - Congratulations to Lucie Bingley who came in third (beating out 54 competitors) during the Ottawa regional finals of the CanSpell National Spelling Bee in Ottawa, Canada. With courage and stamina, Lucie, who is 11, pulled the microphone to... | 181 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

A masseur retires (15:33) - In today’s Springfield, Illinois State Journal-Register (subscription required) is a story about Jim Byron – a long-time champion of athletes in the area. According to the article: For three decades, Jim Byron was a stalwart on the Bullets' sidelines, as much a... | 306 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

The word "quit" is not in her vocabulary (16:14) - from the Nottingham Evening Post: When Stella Goodman, 69 an individual with spina bifida, began using a wheelchair she thought her life had ended. Thanks to a suggestion by her husband Jim to participate in wheelchair racing, however, her zest for life... | 348 Trackbacks | 0 Comments