Calendar of Events

Mankato Area Fishing Day

Friday, May 30th, Madison Lake City Park, 4pm-7pm. There will be Fishing, Pontoon Rides and Picnics for only a $5.00 donation. You must pre-register for this event. Get the registration form here. For more additional information, contact Sarah at smullenbach@smilescil.org or click here to read the flyer.

Fairmont Area Fishing Day

Saturday, June 7th, Gomsrud Park, 10am-1pm. There will be Fishing, Pontoon Rides and Picnics for only a $5.00 donation. You must pre-register for this event. Get the registration form here. For more additional information, contact Anne Keithahn at akeithahn@smilescil.org or click here to read the flyer.

Mankato Area Canoe and Kayak Day

Friday, June 20th, 3pm-7pm, Bray Park on Madison Lake. Hands-on experience using adaptive equipment provided by Wilderness Inquiry instructors. SMILES will provide hot dogs, chips, soda or water. Click here to read the flyer for addition information. Cost is a $5.00 donation to help support SMILES recreation opportunities. You must pre-register for this event. Get the SMILES Registration and Wilderness Inquiry waiver forms here.

Fairmont Area Canoe and Kayak Day

Saturday, July 12th, 11am-3pm, Gomsrud Park. Hands-on experience using adaptive equipment provided by Wilderness Inquiry instructors. SMILES will provide hot dogs, chips, soda or water. Click here to read the flyer for addition information. Cost is a $5.00 donation to help support SMILES recreation opportunities. You must pre-register for this event. Get the SMILES Registration and Wilderness Inquiry waiver forms here.

4th Annual Disability Awareness Block Party.

Tuesday, Aug 19th, 3-7pm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church parking lot. The event is free and open to the public. This is a community celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This year we are pleased to bring Sidiki Conde and Mamady Sano here from New York City They will be performing traditional West African dances in addition to holding dance workshops.

Sidiki Conde lost the use of his legs as a child due to polio and learned to use his hands instead of his feet for many tasks including the traditional coming of age ceremony of his native Guinea, West Africa. You can learn more about Sidiki Conde at http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/fellow.php?id=2007_02

Click here to watch a short video on Sidiki Conde

Mamady Sano, a native of Guinea, West Africa and based out of Atlanta, is one fo the most exciting performers you will encounter in the area of African Dance. You can learn more about Mamady Sano at http://www.rhythmndance.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=1http

Dwayne and Marianne Szot of Szot Arts For All are returning, as are the AKtion Club Theater Group and many other favorite acts and activities from previous events. Stay tuned for additional updates

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Gillette Mobile Outreach Clinic

Gillette Children's Mobile Outreach Clinics are designed to help people with disabilities gain access to assistive technology services in areas where those services are not readily available throughout Minnesota

Traveling in specially equipped vans, staff members bring assistive technology services to these clinics. In addition to workstations, welders and other tools, the van has the capability of transporting a wide range of specialized assistive technology devices to outreach sites

For more information about the services Gillette provides or to schedule an appointment, call the New Brighton Clinic at (651) 636-9443 for voice or TDD, or 800-578-4266, or send e-mail to dhegler@gillettechildrens.com

Click here to see the Mobile Outreach Clinic schedule