WALK N ROLL for Special Needs

Our event is sponsored by SSWA organization here at UTM and is hosted by PALS organization in the community. PALS stands for Preparing for Abundant Life for Special Needs Children and their families. The group is affiliated with The Sheppard's Field Church in Martin. They offer free trainings for parents about the rights of disabled children and how to plan Individualized Education Plans for children in school, as well as fun play time for the children.
We have decided the September 5 from 10 -2 here at the campus Quad will be the time and place for a walk a thon entitled: WALK N ROLL for Special Needs. We plan on having booths to give parents information about local resources, such as the Star Center, TEIS, and Head Start and Early Head Start. We also are arranging crafts and games for the children to play, such as pumpkin and ghord painting, and face painting, yoyo balls, bubble blowing, and sidewalk chalk. There are opportunities for meals and snacks to be purchased at the event. And we are combining efforts with the local Firestation and Police Department to perform safety seat checks and other demonstrations.
The families with special needs children will be walking to raise awareness and funds that have been donated by local businesses for the walk. The general public is also able to walk with any dollar amount donation they would like to present PALS.
We would greatly appreciate any assistance you can give us toward this event.
Thank you
Lacey Howard
731-587-8782

Walk for Clean Water

I just wanted to remind you guys about the students vs. faculty karaoke night on Friday, April 3 from 7 to 9 pm in Watkins. Admission is $5, and this is an event hosted by Tri-Beta. I hope to see everyone there, as this is one of our main fundraisers.
Also, on Saturday, April 4 is the Walk for Clean Water. Please, PLEASE come participate in this if at all possible! It's from 1 to 3 pm in the quad. All you have to do is show up and sign your name, then walk one mile around the quad. For every person who participates, the band Hanson will donate $1 to building a clean water well in Africa. We're really hoping to raise at least $500, so please come out for that. If the weather is bad, we'll be meeting in the field house. Thanks so much, and I hope to see you at both events!

~Brandi Griggs, Tri-Beta President

SAACS has done it again.

The UTM SAACS have won the outstanding chapter award and the green chemistry award again this year. We seemed to take this for granted every year but their work has paid off. I have attached some pictures that I picked out from the national meeting in Salt Lake City. Congratulations!