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MEAFLink Archives: October 2009

Mitsubishi Electric honored by the National Inclusion Project

posted October 29, 2009
Kevin Webb and Sally Wade accept the NIP Award from Clay AikenOver the past year, MEAF has supported the National Inclusion Project, which is working in partnership with the National Summer Learning Association, to develop a curriculum designed to help summer camp programs more fully include children with disabilities, and encourage campers of all abilities to engage in meaningful service-learning projects. The program is being piloted at camps in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, and Ohio.

On October 17th, the National Inclusion Project recognized Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA with its Corporate Champion Award at a star-studded gala event in Raleigh. Sally Wade, VP of HR for the corporation, and Kevin Webb from MEAF attended the event to receive the award. Also receiving Champion Awards that evening were Patrick Henry Hughes, along with his father and band director, and the Sparkle Effect High School Cheerleading Squad for their work to change attitudes and stereotypes.

You can learn more about the National Inclusion Project and awardees in a story in the Triangle Business Journal: triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/09/28/newscolumn1.html

Or by visiting the National Inclusion Project website: www.inclusionproject.org/
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