Calendar of Events

2011

February 5, 2011: Disability Awareness, Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge College

12:00 NOON – 3:00 PM at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD

March 5, 2011: Disability Awareness, Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge College

12:00 NOON – 3:00 PM at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD

March 24, 2011: Wor-Wic Community College Annual Spring Job Fair hosted by Career Services

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM at Wor-Wic Community College Campus, Workforce Development Center Building, Room 103, 32000 Campus Drive in Salisbury

April 9, 2011: ABLE TO WORK Community Event at the Zoo

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Salisbury Zoo. Employers, employees and volunteers with disabilities give back to the community on this Spring Clean-up and Beautification Day.

April 15, 2011: Wicomico Transitioning Youth Kick-off

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM location TBA. Announcing a collaboration for students with disabilities and their transition journey from school to the world of work.

April 21, 2011: Eastern Shore SHRM Regional Conference

“Set the Course for Success” with pre-conference golf tournament at Rum Pointe

June 2011: Summer Internships begin for transitioning youth

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Hire a qualified person with a disability. Promote the benefits.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October 28, 2011: Deadline for nominations for ESBLN Putting Ability to Work Awards

Get your entries in! See the Awards page for complete details and nomination form.

November 17, 2011: ESBLN Putting Ability to Work Awards

12:00 Noon – 1:15 PM at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. General Membership Luncheon at the Holiday Inn Downtown, Salisbury

2010

February 20, 2010 Disability Awareness, Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge College

12:00 NOON – 3:00 PM at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD

February 24, 2010 Presentation at Sunrise Rotary Club

7:30 AM at Dove Pointe in Salisbury, MD

February 24, 2010 Disability Awareness for Supervisors

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at K & L Microwave, Inc., Corporate training in Salisbury, MD

March 5, 2010 Disability Awareness for Mid and Upper Level Managers

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at K & L Microwave, Inc., Corporate training in Salisbury, MD

March 6, 2010 Disability Awareness, Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge College

12:00 NOON – 3:00 PM at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD

April 1, 2010 Wor-Wic Community College Annual Spring Job Fair hosted by Career Services

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM at Wor-Wic Community College Campus, Workforce Development Center Building, Room 103, 32000 Campus Drive in Salisbury

April 10, 2010 ABLE TO WORK Community Event

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Salisbury Zoo. Employers, employees and volunteers with disabilities give back to the community on this Spring Clean-up and Beautification Day.

April 15, 2011 Wicomico Transitioning Youth Kick-off

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM location TBA. Announcing a collaboration for students with disabilities and their transition journey from school to the world of work.

June 22, 2010 : ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting

10 AM - 11:30 AM at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce

Special Guest: Jade Gingerich, Director of Employment Policy with the Maryland State Department of Disabilities will to talk about the media campaign Think Beyond the Label and how we can partner with them to expand the reach of that message in our October 2010 Disability Employment Awareness media campaign. Maryland is one of 25 states who have rolled out this campaign and it appears to be well received and effective. See www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com web site.

September 8, 2010: Stigma...in Our Work, in Our Lives

10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. at the Worcester County Health Department, 6040 Public Landing Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863

This Anti-Stigma Project presented by On Our Own of Maryland & NAMI MD Lower Shore.

Within the mental health and substance abuse communities, a very real and powerful phenomenon is at work. It can damage therapeutic, professional, and personal relationships, threaten the effectiveness of services and treatment, and often keeps people from seeking the help they need. That phenomenon is stigma. The interactive workshop, Stigma...in Our Work, in Our Lives is designed to reduce stigmatizing attitudes, behaviors, and practices within the mental health and substance abuse communities.

Through a variety of learning approaches, you will:
• Identify stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors and discuss their impact on the design, delivery and receipt of services
• Examine the impact of stigma on the lives of mental health professionals, family members, and consumers
• Formulate a plan to combat stigma
• Talk, listen and learn in a comfortable atmosphere

For more information or to sign up, please see or contact Benjamin Rammer (443-523-2153 or balexander.nami@gmail.com) at On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.'s Anti-Stigma Project (visit www.onourownmd.org)

September 19-22, 2010: USBLN National Conference

at the Westin on Michigan Ave in Chicago, IL

September 28, 2010: Walgreens Quest for Inclusion

7:30 - 9:30 A.M. at Dove Pointe, 1225 Mt. Herman Road, Salisbury, MD

The event, held at, is sponsored by the Eastern Shore Society for Human Resource Management (ESSHRM) and coordinated by the ESBLN/Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. If you would like to attend, please register at easternshoreshrm@gmail.com by Sept 23, 2010. ESSHRM Members: $10/Non-Members: $15. This is also ESSHRM’s Boss' Day so space is limited. A brief business meeting will also take place. Pre-payment is encouraged. 1.0 HRCI Recertification Credits. Visit http://easternshore.shrm.org for more information.

Ms. Deb Russell, Corporate Manager, Outreach and Employee Services, Walgreens Co. will be coming to Salisbury from the Chicago area to talk about how Walgreens has recently committed to having one third of the workforce in all new distribution centers consist of qualified individuals with disabilities. Ms. Russell oversees the company's commitment to including qualified individuals with disabilities in the workforce of its distribution centers and has advised and monitored these efforts in order to disseminate and share lessons that are learned throughout the Walgreen Company. Ms. Russell will discuss the efforts to apply lessons learned in the new centers; the reasons behind Walgreens Distribution Division's efforts to become an inclusive employer and why Walgreens continues down this path. The session will close with discussions of how Walgreens has spread the lessons learned to all parts of the company as well as other corporations.

Walgreen Company is the nation's largest drugstore chain and the 3rd largest of food and drug stores. Fortune Magazine ranks Walgreens as the 40th largest company in America and it employs over 230,000 people.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Hire a qualified person with a disability. Promote the benefits.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October 15, 2010: The Hugh Gregory Gallagher MOTIVATIONAL THEATRE, Inc. - “Worst Superpower Ever”

6:00 P.M. at the Waterview Room at the Easton Club

An evening of fun and entertainment. Dinner, live theatre, silent auction, and door prizes!

Come help us celebrate the power of the human spirit. Premiere performance of “Worst Superpower Ever”, by Paul Briggs, Winner, 2009 “Excellence in Writing Award” and “Snob Mob Discrimination” by Carlton Spitzer. Thirty auction items include original paintings, unusual gifts for the home, and a one-hour flight for two persons around Chesapeake Bay, with breakfast at The Hangar Café. Tables of eight, $75 per person. Make your reservations today!

Please make checks payable to: The Hugh Gregory Gallagher MOTIVATIONAL THEATRE, INC., P.O. Box 1048, Easton, Maryland 21601

The Hugh Gregory Gallagher MOTIVATIONAL THEATRE, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation whose dramatizations of real-life and fictionalized experiences help reduce stigma and discrimination in our society.

November 3, 2010: ESBLN Advisory Board Meeting

9:00-10:00 A.M. at the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Avery Hall Board Room Select the 2010 ESBLN Putting Ability to Work Award