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Council for the Disabled
Disability Awareness Week & Two-Day Conference -
Nov 28, 2007 - 2:00:11 PM
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 to Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 is Disability Awareness Week. The theme is “Enabling Full Participation Through Effective Legislation”. All are being urged to participate in as many of the week’s activities as possible to take place in New Providence. This week is particularly geared for persons with disabilities to give their input. In the words of the Vice President of the Bahamas National Council for Disability, “It provides a window of opportunity to express yourself."
T-shirts from the Fun, Run Walk & Push event will be on sale on Monday, December 3rd in obervance of International Day of Disabled Persons at the Freeport Post Office. The general public is encouraged to support the Northern Council for the Disabled by purchasing a t-shirt for $ 10, $ 12,00 for XL, 2X, 3X. Click [Read more...] to read a letter from the Conference Committee Chairperson, Mrs. Sheila Culmer and view all activities scheduled...
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Bringing Awareness and Support to the Disabled -
Oct 17, 2007 - 11:32:38 AM
October has been deemed ‘Disability Awareness Month’ by the Northern Bahamas Council for the Disabled, and what better way to pay attention to this important organization than with a new image and logo.
Freeport Advertising and Printing heard that the Council was in need of a logo and came to their aid presenting them with not only one, but three logos to choose from.
Mrs. Bessiemae Nottage, president of the Northern Council for the Disabled selected the logo shown here as she felt it depicted the Bahamian colours, and the team spirit required to help one another...
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Council for the Disabled
Northern Bahamas Disabled Council elect new officers -
Jul 15, 2007 - 3:55:10 PM
The newly elected officers of
The Northern Bahamas Disabled Council were officially
installed on Sunday at the Our Savior Lutheran Church.
Rev. Andreos Thode (front) is pictured giving the new
officers their charge from left are Council President
Bessiemae Nottage; Yvonne Mott, treasurer;
Brenda
Williams, assistant treasurer; Shannaieve Knowles,
secretary; Derrick Nottage, immediate past president
and Cleo Johnson, assistant secretary. (Photo by Derek Carroll)
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Council for the Disabled
GB Disabled Council members want a place that they can call their own -
Jun 26, 2007 - 10:02:18 AM
Newly elected Grand Bahama Disabled Council President Bessiemae Nottage is calling on corporate citizens and individuals with financial means to help her organization establish a new home.
Despite being physically challenged, Nottage says high on her agenda is for the disabled people of Grand Bahama to have a place they can call their own. She said they are somewhat scattered right now and even though they have an office space in the Kipling Building, there is need for a much larger and better place that can be accessible by all their members...
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