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2004 MCIL Holiday Open House.

Ho Ho Ho and Jingle, Jingle! 

Betty Anderson Come celebrate the start of the Holiday season with the Memphis Center for Independent Living on Friday evening, December 3rd from 4 till 8 at 1633 Madison. 

Fun, Food, Music and 3rd annual Silent Auction are all part of the MCIL Holiday Open House. 

This annual event is one way that MCIL raises money to continue its advocacy efforts in Memphis for people with disabilities and to celebrate with consumers, fellow advocates and the community this time of good cheer. A few of this years auction items include: Gift certificates for free massage from the Massage Institute of Memphis, a $250 gift certificate from Men’s Warehouse, Casino packages from Sam’s Town, Fitzgerald’s and Caesar’s Entertainment (Bally’s, Sheraton and Harrah’s), Pope Animal Clinic certificate for exam and vaccines, an oriental rug from Zarven Kish and more. 

2004 Auction Items:

  • Avenda Environmental Lifestyle Store - $25 worth of Products 

  • Bed, Bath & Beyond - $10.00 Gift Card

  • Caesars Entertainment – Entertainment Packaging consisting of a one night hotel stay, 2 rounds of golf and $100 in dinning dollars $300 Value

  • Dina Weinberg - $45.00 in Paul Mitchell Hair Products 

  • Fitzgeralds Casino/Hotels – One Night Stay with 2 free buffet coupons

  • Graceland – 2 complimentary tickets to tour Graceland

  • Men’s Warehouse - $250 Gift Certificate

  • Merle Norman - $25.00 Gift Certificate 

  • Message Institute of Memphis – 2 Student Message Gift Certificates 

  • New Mobility Magazine – 1 year subscription 

  • Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall – Getaway Package consisting of one-night hotel accommodations for two and dinner for two at the Great Buffet.

  • Spin Street Memphis – Frisbees (12) – Beach Boys Cups – CD’s (26) CD Case

  • TCBY-JE Yogurt – 56 coupons for free small cup of yogurt

  • Tennessee Sports Zone – 2 Stadium Seats - $40.00 Value 

  • Traveler Enterprises – 2 signed Ingram Hill CDs

  • Vision Care - $110 worth of sunglasses 

  • Walgreens Drug Store - $20.00 Gift Card

  • Zarven Kish -$475 Oriental Rug 

  • Delta Lighting – 2 John Wayne DVD Movies “Red River” and “Horse Soldiers”

  • DVD Movies – “Matrix Revolution” and “Butterfly Effect” 

- Betty Anderson.

MCIL Journal Index 2004

Date Name
12/24/2004 2004 Holiday Open House & Silent Auction
12/14/2004 Alternatives to nursing homes? Part Two, By Tim Wheat
12/7/2004 Alternatives to nursing homes? Part One, By Tim Wheat
11/17/2004 Stop the Lies! Tell Governor Bredesen to save TennCare NOW!
11/16/2004 Reject the Administration's "Flexible Voucher" Proposal.
11/13/2004 SAVE TENNCARE RALLY
11/11/2004 TennCare decision sounds death knell. - By Sandi Klink.
11/5/2004 The Commercial Appeal misses the real story - By Randy Alexander.
11/1/2004 Applying for Disability Benefits.
10/22/2004 THE ADA, THE COURTS, AND THE ELECTION - By Steve Gold.
10/21/2004 Grandfather Bigotry Eats at Old Zinnies.
10/13/2004 Get Out and Vote! - Randy Alexander
10/1/2004 2004 MCIL Holiday Open House
9/27/2004 ADAPT Rummage Sale
9/10/2004 Marschen för tillgänglighet - Swedish Free Our People March
9/1/2004 Disability, Civil Rights Bus Tour Sept 18 at the National Civil Rights Museum
8/30/2004 Terri Schiavo Case is Really About Disability Rights
8/17/2004 Medicaid Directors Letter
8/12/2004 Robert Lipscomb Commits the Memphis Housing Authority to do Self Evaluation
8/10/2004 Agency with Choice Model by Bob Kafka, ADAPT
8/4/2004 Olmstead, Unnecessary Institutionalization and Your State
7/20/2004 ADAPT announces the 10 worst states
7/19/2004 The Resolution is in! The NGA will consider ADAPT’s Long-Term Care Resolution.
7/18/2004 Disability Pride Parade Rally
7/10/2004 Ten Things You Can Do to Make a Difference
7/9/2004 NGA RESOLUTION: Commitment To Community-based Long Term Care Services and Support
6/18/2004 Freedom Jam 04
6/11/2004 Access Through Parking
6/4/2004 ADAPT Supports Mississippi Action
5/26/2004 Memphis Shows Support for National Housing Justice Memorial Day
5/17/2004 Tennessee v. Lane Surprise
5/13/2004 What is Site Impracticality?
5/7/2004 ADAPT of Tennessee celebrates Mothers Day with Free Yo Momma Day!
4/24/2004 ADAPT of Tennessee Confronts Donors of KDSH
4/15/2004 First Ever, Free YO MOMMA Day!
4/9/2004 Testimony of Senator Tom Harkin
4/7/2004 End the Institutional Bias: No More Stolen Lives!
3/24/2004 Memphis Activists at the ADAPT Action
3/20/2004 Do you want to live in a nursing home? Try the local hotel instead ...
3/17/2004 Not Dead Yet! Question and Answer about Peter Singer
3/10/2004 Why the disability community opposes assisted suicide
3/2/2004 HHS: Stop Disguising Medicaid Caps
2/22/2004 The Free Our People March By Claude Holcomb
2/19/2004 More Lies and Deception from AHCA
2/4/2004 Disability Issues in the Terri Shivao Case
1/22/2004 Investigating Medicare
1/20/2004 Harkin Calls for Access to Community Based Services
1/15/2004 Tennessee v. Lane Oral Arguments
1/4/2004 Inclusive Home Design Act of 2003

 

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