Impromptu Opportunity!

I have been "cold-calling" local organizations that i though M4M would be a great fit for. This past week, i called Misericoridia. "Misericordia is proud to support 550 children and adults with mild to profound developmental disabilities from all racial, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. Misericordia has a wide range of programs on our campus and in the community at-large to meet the diverse needs of persons with developmental disabilities."

They called me the following day and said they were hosting a swim meet and didn't really have any recognition items to give out after the race. Last year, they went to the dollar store (due to budget) and got little paper medals. I was so excited and went down the following day and delivered medals to them. The director informed me that all of the participates in the swim meet were wheelchair bound. Even the paper medals they got last year, they wore for weeks as trophies are too hard to transport with. She was so excited and thought they would be wearing our M4M medals for months.

I felt like this was a great organization to team up with b/c individuals with mental health issues are so many times overlooked and made fun of without people realizing it. The "R" word is used too easily in our society and that word hurts. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Misericorida and look forward to teaming up with them during the Special Olympics.