ON A MISSIONThe Meyer Foundation for Disabilities is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the thousands of adults with disabilities in the Omaha metro area by offering them recreational, social and life skills programs. Cooking classes, dance and swim lessons, group outings and yoga classes are among the many activities we help to provide.
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IMPROVING LIVESBesides offering fun, the programs are therapeutic, improving physical and cognitive, capabilities. They promote inclusion for people with disabilities, who often become isolated when they age out of the school system. And they provide hours of much-needed respite, or a break, for families and caregivers.
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PARTNERSHIPWe support specialized programming offered by the professional staff of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's renowned Munroe-Meyer Institute. In addition, we partner with other organizations who share our interest and passion for improving the lives of adults with disabilities in our community.
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Help MFD every time you search, shop You can help MFD raise funds each time you search the Internet, shop at the grocery store, visit your favorite businesses or make on-line purchases. Every penny helps our effort to ultimately make the Thursday night adult rec program at Munroe Meyer self-sustainable. Check out our quick guide below, and pass on the word to your friends and family, too. The Goodsearch Search Engine and Goodshop Just go to www.goodsearch.com and click on the Join Now link. Put in your personal information and then click on Choose Your Cause, and enter Meyer Foundation for Disabilities. It's that simple. Bookmark the page and make Goodsearch your primary search engine. Each November, MFD will receive a check based on the total registered searches. And if you are registered for Goodsearch, you are automatically a member of Goodshop, too. Anytime you shop online via Goodsearch MFD will also receive credit, and as a bonus you will receive coups from Goodshop. Give it a try! Bakers Community Rewards Go to www.bakersplus.com/topic/community-rewards and register, selecting Meyer Foundation for Disabilities. MFD will receive a quarterly check! Smile.Amazon.com Log in at www.smile.amazon.com and register with your regular Amazon username and password (if you haven't yet registered with Amazon, do that first at Amazon.com). Then search for and select Meyer Foundation for Disabilitiies. We will receive a percentage based on your purchases. Together a Great Good (TAGG) Download the app on your cell phone. Look at the list of participating businesses. You may find some that you frequent on the list. When you make purchases there, tell the cashier you want to TAGG your purchase. You will have the option of receiving a QR code from the cashier to scan on your phone or you can scan the receipt. If you've selected Meyer Foundation for Disabilites, MFD will receive 5 percent of the purchase price! |
Colorful Walk and Roll 2024 sees record participation, raises big funds
The Meyer Foundation for Disability’s 20th Annual Walk and Roll was the first such event for the White family. But it sounded like it wouldn't be their last. Jeremy White said it was special to see how the families of people with disabilities can come together as a community to celebrate and raise money for much-needed services. “I was just blown away by the number of people here and all the support,” said White, who attended with his wife and two children. “It’s awesome.” The Whites were among a record 445 participants who took part in the Walk and Roll on Sunday, March 3, 2024, making the 20th annual event the biggest ever. The 20th event was also the most colorful, with participants wearing special rainbow tie-dyed T-shirts to commemorate the 20th year. And most importantly, the event raised $45,000 to support recreational therapy programs for adults through UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute. “It’s a celebration of everyone coming together,” said Nicole Giron, director of MMI’s Department of Recreation Therapy. “Our community partners come in and it’s truly a group effort to provide these important life enrichment activities.” The Whites served as one of several honored families in the 2024 event. Jeremy White said his 14-year-old daughter Marley has been part of the rec therapy programs at MMI for years. “She’s made so many friends, she's learned a lot, and she's had a ton of fun,” he said. “I mean, she just absolutely loves going there.” The Walk and Roll helps assure such programming is available for people with disabilities of all ages for years to come. MFD raises money to support MMI’s Thursday night rec therapy program for adults. Kim Bainbridge and her adult son Justin have been attending the Thursday program -- and the walk and roll -- for years. They saw lots of familiar faces. “This is like old home week,” Kim Bainbridge said. “Justin loves it. It’s a happy event and it shows just how large our community is.” Mary McHale, the longtime president of MFD, said it’s been gratifying to see the event more than double in size since the early years. “To see the event grow has been gratifying,” McHale said. “This programming is huge for the 21 and older community. They get to do the same activities their typical peers do.” Special thanks to all of the sponsors: Jenn & Lisa - The Gildea Girls American Endowment Foundation UNMC Munroe Meyer Institute OakView Mall Apace Greg & Nancy Thrasher Charitable Foundation Heartland Chiropractic Clinic Mosaic Ollie Webb Center, Inc. Scottish Rite Foundation of Omaha Shoot to Thrill-A Tribute to AC/DC Werner Enterprises Inc |