Organization

Twyla Austin, Chair
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
PO Box 1500, W-81
Fishersville, VA  22939
Telephone: 540-332-7376
e-mail: Twyla.Austin@wwrc.virginia.gov

Michelle Burnett
Virginia Employment Commission, Fishersville
1076 Jefferson Highway
Staunton, VA 24401
Telephone: 540-332-7750
e-mail: mburnett@vec.state.va.us

• Contact Media
• Publicize October as Disability Employment Awareness month
• Arrange Luncheon media coverage
• Write-up on speaker for newspaper and general public

Awards Selection:

• Revise nomination forms
• Gather and review completed nomination forms
• Select winners and arrange for certificates
• Present awards

Awards Luncheon:

• Arrange banquet site and date
• Negotiate costs of meals, select menu
• Collect money and reservations
• Name tags and seating luncheon

Speaker Selection:

• Gather ideas of possible speakers
• Contact and arrange speaker for luncheon

Fund Raising:

• Contact businesses to sponsor even
• Plan and coordinate fund raisers

Mailing:

• Send out invitations for luncheon
• Send out nomination forms

Contest Committees:

• (Working together)

Art / Literary:

• Contact schools about contests
• Arrange awards site
• Send entry forms
• Judge entries
• Compose list of winners
• Coordinate prizes

Gadget / Assistive Technology:

• Contact schools about contests
• Arrange awards site
• Send entry forms
• Arrange device show at mall
• Judge entries
• Compose list of winners
• Coordinate prizes

• Ruth Parsons, coordinator - Rockbridge
• Sinclair Hubard - Rockingham
• John Maher - Augusta

• Debra Combs
• Betty Estes
• Colleen Mullen

• Sharon Flory, coordinator
• Oakley Pearson, coordinator
• Rhonda Shinaberry

• Michelle Burnett, coordinator
• Shirley Day
• Debra Combs

• Charlie Downs, coordinator

• (Working together)

• Not active in 2005

• Charlie Downs, coordinator
• Shirley Day, coordinator
• Debra Combs
• John Maher

• Cindy Roberts, coordinator
• Donna Hanson
• Jim Lambert
• Ginger Quillen