Photo Gallery - People First 1st Annual Talent Show

People First held their first annual Talent show on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at the Elks Club in Midland.  The show was a tremendous success.  The room was filled to the edges with eager audience members.  We had a full slate of fascinating, humorous, talented individuals sharing their art with us.
The Masters of Ceremonies for the evening were Chuck Thiel and Michelle Vouaux.  They kept us informed and entertained.

The talent was overflowing.  From poetry reading to singing, from drama to musical acts, the talent kept the audience enthralled.



We had an all-star judges panel on hand to award cash prizes to the top three acts.  The judges were Jan Lampman, Leah Hockaday, and Jennie Inman. 
The winners of the evening were:
3rd place: Sheri Tolman for her wonderfully choreographed cheer routine


2nd place: Chris Hustead for his beautifully well-written poem on Love


And the 1st prize was awarded to Kimberly Shepherd for her blue's rendition of "summertime", an original composition

Thank you to all our participants!!!  Everyone did a wonderful job.

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The Arc of Midland to Host Voters Forum. We will have representatives from the candidates for President and those who are running for sheriff. When: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:00 PM-9:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: Room 110. Strosacker Bldg. Main Street , Midland, MI

 

 

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For those of you who have been trying to follow this emerging issue related to people who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare, please take note of the document written by the Michigan association of Mental Health boards.  This is the recommendation that they are making to the state of Michigan as Michigan begins to develop a new model of service for this population.  As always, you can check out the Arc Michigan website for the most current updates on this issue. Thanks, Jan Lampman 

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The Arc Launches Sibling Project with New Partnership

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An Excellent Editorial by Tom Watkins on December 3, 2011, as published in the Midland Daily News

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A New Application for people with Autism

Autistic people whose condition prevents them from speaking are making breakthroughs with the help of tablet computers and special applications that allow them to communicate, some for the first time. Lesley Stahl reports.

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A New Link for People with Autism

The Autism NOW Center is the nation's source for resources and information on community-based solutions for individuals with autism, other developmental disabilities, and their families. A national initiative of The Arc.

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United Way is an important partner in the work that we do. In an effort to help United Way reach the goal of raising $5,000,000 this year, we are participating in a pop can drive and a "change for change" campaign. Please bring your loose change and pop cans to our annual meeting on October 20th so that we can show the power of our membership when it is time to help out! The Arc of Midland has already begun collecting money from the people they serve during the United Way Campaign. As the United Way is serving many more people this year, we need to all step up our support

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As some of you may have heard, Michigan is one of a few states that have been selected by the Federal government to look at reform of service delivery for people who are "dual eligible's", meaning people who have both Medicaid and Medicare.  This system reform has the potential to significantly impact many people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. .

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Arc 5K Run Walk and Stroll August 13th, 2011 was a Great Success

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The Arc of Midland Supports the "Access to Recreation " project of the Midland Area Community Foundation

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The 2010 Arc of Midland Arc Stroll, Roll & 5 K Run was a huge success, thanks to our wonderful sponsors, volunteers, and especially participants

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The Arc of Midland is a finalist for the Outstanding Volunteer Program Award as part of the 2010 Governor’s Service Awards.

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The 2010 Midland Area Bike Camp was a huge success

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