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! |
Registration open for Walk and Roll 2025 After the biggest, most colorful Walk and Roll ever for the 20th anniversary in 2024, Walk and Roll is back for 2025. Registration is now open for the 2025 Walk and Roll, set for Sunday, March 2 at Oak View Mall. So sign up now and round up your team. All who register by Feb. 12 will receive a free Walk and Roll T-shirt. We'll begin gathering in the food court at 9 a.m. for food face painting and other fun, with the program starting at 10 before we start rolling at 10:30. Even if you can't join us for the event, please considering going to the link to click and donate. The Walk and Roll is the primary fundraiser for the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities and main source of funds for adult programming offered through UNMC's Munroe Meyer Institute, including Thursday night recreation, cooking classes and swimming. Thank you for your support and will see you at the 21st Annual Walk & Roll for Disabilities on March 2! Special thanks to all our past 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 |