Social work class raising funds for disabilities conference

 The Social Work 435 class fundraiser will be at the Gordon American Legion Hall on Sunday, March 11, from 11a.m.-1 p.m. There will be food provided as a free will offering, with a silent auction and a 50/50 drawing. The fundraiser will feature information booths covering different disabilities and guest speakers. 

The students have a goal of $10,000 to pay expenses of the conference, which will be Nov. 14 and is titled “Disabilities No More, Together We Will Explore-through Education, Services and Opportunities.” The event is to take place in the Student Center ballroom and will feature guest speakers along with materials created by students for the guests. The class raises the entire budget for the event through a variety of fundraising and receiving generous contributions from sponsors.

Each fall semester the Social Work 435 class hosts a community event to share awareness education and resources on a topic that is important to residents in the region. In recent years the class has hosted conferences on civility, veterans issues and cancer.

Organizers say the conference will provide a good opportunity for the region to gain resources for the “differently-abled” and anyone who lives, works or plays with a person with a disability.

People with questions about the fundraiser or the conference may contact one of the class members, Angie Wimmer at 308-360-3417 or Bruce Hoem, associate professor at 308-432-6477.