October has officially been designated as “National Disability Employment Awareness Month,” a period set aside to help raise awareness about disability employment issues and to celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The theme for this year’s nationwide observance is “Inclusion Drives Innovation.”
In recognition of this important observance, a special dinner event is being held on Tuesday, October 10th at the Family Life Center in Sisseton. The event is open to the public. However, reservations for the upcoming dinner event are requested by no later than this Thursday, October 5th. The doors will open at 5:45 p.m. with dinner being served at 6. The keynote speaker for the event is Chris Koch, a Canadian farmer whose motivational presentation is entitled “If I can…”
Despite being born without arms and legs, Chris has gone on to lead virtually a normal life while living life to the fullest…
Although Chris has enjoyed having the opportunity to share his own personal story with other people around the world, he says his upcoming trip to South Dakota will also have special meaning for another reason…
Again, Chris Koch will be the featured speaker for this year’s special “National Disability Employment Awareness Month”dinner event on Tuesday, October 10th at the Family Life Center in Sisseton.
The event is open to the public with the deadline for reservations being this Thursday, October 5th.
To register for the event, you can contact Rachael Johnson at 605-698-7445 or reply by e-mail at striping@venturecomm.net.
