incredABLE Day is Coming!

Don't Miss Your Chance to Do Something incredABLE!

20 Years of Celebrating the ABLE In All Of Us! For 20 years, incredABLE Day has united thousands of people around a common cause: to raise vital funds that allow HMEA to continue providing lifespan services and supports to more than 5,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  HMEA launched its first incredABLE Day in 2002, as a way to bring together the community we support and work with, to celebrate the ABLE in all of us. The event is now HMEA's biggest fundraiser of the year and, twenty years later, incredABLE Day remains a highly-anticipated annual tradition for the thousands of children, adults, and families impacted by intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, including autism, who depend on HMEA's services.  Proceeds raised for this event are returned to our programs – including 24/7 Residential Services, Day Habilitation and Employment Programs, Children's Services, Clinical and Medical supports, and Applied Behavioral Health Services – to ensure the continued provision of these invaluable services and the ongoing pursuit of our mission. Don't Miss Your Chance To Do Something incredABLE! Auction & Raffle Sales Close May 21 at 12pm! Place your bids in the incredABLE Auction! Items include: 1-week vacation anywhere in the world! 13" MacBook Pro! Golf Tour package! Ultimate Dining package! And more! Auction! Get your Dream Raffle tickets! $5 gets you 6 chances to win! Items include: 10" tablet! HD video camera! Telescope! Games! Gift cards & baskets! And more! Dream Raffle! You could win up to $5,000, while helping to give up to $5,000!* Get your 50/50 raffle tickets for just $25 each. One lucky winner will take home half of the total prize money raised through ticket sales! *amount based on tickets sold. 50/50 Raffle! Place Your Bids & Get Your Tickets Today! First, Get Your Tickets & Place Your Bids! Then, Watch To See If You're A Winner! Tune In for The Special LIVE Broadcast Event! Tune in to HMEA's Facebook or YouTube pages this Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 10:00am for a special, live broadcast event to celebrate the 20th Anniversary incredABLE Day! Click the buttons below, or search "HMEAinc" on either platform. All are welcome to watch and join along in the comments! You'll see: incredABLE athletes running the incredABLE 5K! Special guests throughout the broadcast! Announcement of incredABLE Contest, Challenge, & Auction winners! LIVE Dream Raffle and 50/50 Raffle drawings! And more! Watch on Facebook! Watch on YouTube! Sunday, May 23 at 10:00am! Give to incredABLE Day Donate to the team page of your choice and make a targeted gift of support, or make a general donation and help incredABLE Day have an incredABLE impact! Or, text ABLE2021 to 44321 to make a donation in any amount you choose, securely and right from your phone! Donations in support of incredABLE Day are gratefully accepted through June 30, 2021. Through June 30, 2021!

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FM #522 - Doug MacPherson - HMEA - 04/06/21 (audio)

FM #522 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 522 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Doug MacPherson, Vice-President of Development and Public Relations for Horace Mann Education Association (HMEA). We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

Doug and I talked about the preparation for the HMEA’s IncredABLE 5K scheduled for May 23, 2021. In this pandemic period, the road race, community walk, and family fun field day has been converted to a virtual event. Virtual? Yes, we talk about how you can run your 5K on a certified 5K course and send your results to HMEA to count.

Our conversation includes the other elements of fund raising by HMEA event leading up to May 23. Links to the fund raising activities are included in the show notes.

The recording runs about 23 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Doug. Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6c76ef69-8533-4943-9a15-c70179f3aa02

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Visit HMEA online IncredABLE Day May 23 ->  https://www.hmea.org/incredable-day/ 

• Video and photo contests ->   https://www.hmea.org/contests/
• Virtual trivia  https://www.hmea.org/smarty-pants2/   or Virtual bingo  https://www.hmea.org/bingo/ 
• 50/50 Raffle ->  https://www.hmea.org/50-50-raffle/
• Stroll down memory lane May 16 -> https://www.hmea.org/anniversary-video/

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm). 

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit   Franklinmatters.org/  or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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FM #522 - Doug MacPherson - HMEA - 04/06/21 (audio)

HMEA shares reminders on fund raising leading up to incredABLE Day May 23

A few reminders about how YOU can get more involved in our special 20^th Anniversary incredABLE Day! 

 

• Please click here (http://events.hmea.org/site/TR?fr_id=1171&pg=entry) to join a team (pick your favorite HMEA program, or join our Amazing Admin Team!) Or, if you haven’t already, you can start your own team!
• Coming up next Friday, April 2 at 7pm is HMEA’s Smarty Pants Virtual Trivia! Show off your smarts and you could win a portable photo printer!! Get your $10 ticket here (https://www.hmea.org/smarty-pants/). RSVP and invite your friends and family through Facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/events/748314989159353/).

 

Remember – all you need to know about ALL the activities and contests for incredABLE Day – a jam-packed schedule from March 1 to May 23 – can be found in one place – www.hmea.org/incredable-day/

 

Take Care,

Doug MacPherson

We’re virtually CELEBRATING the 20^th Anniversary incredABLE Day!

Join us for a virtual walk, run, and lots of online fun! March 1 – May 23

HMEA shares reminders on fund raising leading up to incredABLE Day May 23

HMEA IncredABLE 5K - Time is Running Out!

Do Something incredABLE TODAY!

Having trouble viewing? Open as a webpage. Hurry, Time is Running Out! Do something incredABLE TODAY! GET TICKETS Jukebox Virtual Bingo May 15th @ 7 PM online $15 per player https://www.hmea.org/jukebox-bingo/ Photo Contest 1 vote = $1 donation ENTER OR VOTE ENTER OR VOTE Video Contest 1 vote = $1 donation Hurry, contests end at midnight May 15th!!  https://www.hmea.org/incredable-contests/ REGISTER Virtual Community Walk $10 per person Registration closes at midnight May 14th!! Dream Raffle $5 for a book of 6 tickets Quik Pik 50/50 $25 per ticket GET TICKETS Hurry, tickets sales end at noon May 16th!!  https://www.hmea.org/incredable-raffles/ VIEW AUCTION Virtual Auction May 10 - May 24th one week vacation, electronics, concert tickets, and more! Do Something incredABLE TODAY!  https://www.hmea.org/incredable-5k/ Get Involved   ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌

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