SUFU Blog
Guest Post: Jon McGovern – What is Christmas?
Hi, this is Jon I’m here to talk to you about Christmas. What is Christmas? Christmas to me is to be with your family and friends. I also watch Christmas Movies like The Bishops Wife or White Christmas. We talk about the Memories of...
Shining the Spotlight on Self-Advocacy: Eric McVay Helen M. Bailey Advocacy Award Winner
Recently Eric spoke with Cherie about his work in self-advocacy and receiving the Helen M Bailey Advocacy Award. This is from their conversation. Eric McVay is a long time SUFU member and a great example of a self-advocate. He works tirelessly to promote self-advocacy...
Guest Post: Jon McGovern – The Importance of Voting
Hi this is Jon Coming up on November 5th is the day to vote! Voting is very important. You get to make a choice of who you want to vote for you, and it is your choice alone. Your vote is private. You can vote in person or absentee or...
A New Chapter – Bangor Area – Guest Post Jon McGovern
Hi everybody, it’s Jon. I attended the NEW Bangor Chapter Picnic. It was great to see new people and old friends again. It was an exciting time to see a new chapter started in Bangor. Today we are talking about the New Bangor Chapter. This will be hosted by Ruth,...
Guest Post: Jon McGovern – I Hope To See Y’all at the SUFU Conference
Hi everybody, it’s Jon I will be attending the SUFU Conference event facilitated by SUFU. It will be held September 24th-25th. You get to meet new and old friends and will get to go to some awesome and cool workshops. You also meet and greet people at the SUFU...
Guest Post: Jon McGovern – Join us at Disability Pride Day!
Hi everybody, it’s Jon. I will be attending Disability Pride Day, an event facilitated by our friends at Disability Rights Maine. It will be held on July 19th at Mill Park in Augusta. You get to meet new people and see what new resource tables are available. They will...
Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington – From Marco Orlando – “Final Takeaways/Next Steps/Acknowledgements After Coming Back From Washington”
Throughout my entire journey of self-discovery, especially after flying out of state for the first time to somewhere I’ve never been, I’ve come to accept the fact that even as I slowly become more sure of myself and the kind of person I’m becoming, my “shadow work” is...
Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington – From Marco Orlando – “The Journey Back Home”
4/11/24 – With Jon and his parents taking the train back to Boston, our large group of 10 gets divided into two smaller groups so we can all catch an Uber back to Reagan Airport. One Uber driver completely blows one group off after seeing some of us with our luggage....
Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington – from Marco Orlando “Hotel Crapshoot”
4/10/24-4/11/24 – We get off the subway, and we make our way back to the Westin to grab our luggage. Our new hotel is less than a mile away at the Holiday Inn Express on Rhode Island Ave NW. So, our group is walking less than a mile with our luggage from the Westin to...
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