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Special Olympics Basketball practice schedule

• February 3rd, 2012

 
All basketball practices will be held at Greater Pleasant Branch Missionary Baptist Church in Conway. The Area 17 Basketball Tournament will be held February 18th at 8:30am at the UCA HPER Center.

Please contact Mark Ealy (733-9869) or Alicia Queen with any questions you may have.

Practice Dates

Tuesday, February
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Thursday, February
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Tuesday, February
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Thursday, February
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Open house scheduled for February 10

• January 31st, 2012

Friday, February 10th
10:00am

615 East Robins Street
Conway, Arkansas
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Agenda
Guest speakers
Ribbon Cutting
Special performance by the Profiles Choir
Building Tours

Special Olympics Floor Hockey tournament slated for Feb 2

• January 31st, 2012

Special Olympics

Springdale, Arkansas

February 2nd – 4th, 2012

Transportation will leave from ILS Apartments at 10:30am on February 2nd and from Profiles Enrichment Center at 11:00am. Athletes will need about $30 for meals. We will return on Saturday, February 4th at 3:00pm.

Attire:

  • Numbered uniforms (coaches will provide)
  • Warm-up suits (blue or black if you own one)
  • Blue or black shorts for competition
  • Two outfits for non-competition events (*there will be a dance)

Please bring the following items:

  • Soap
  • Toothbrush and tooth paste
  • Deodorant
  • Shaving gear
  • Comb/brush
  • Shampoo
  • Sleepwear
  • Socks
  • Athletic shoes
  • Medication

Participating athletes:

  • Wesley
  • Charles
  • Lewis
  • David
  • Rodney

Questions?

Call Coach Ealy at 501-733-9869

 

Centennial Bank donates $1,500 to Independent Living Services

• January 30th, 2012

Centennial Bank donates $1,500 to Independent Living Services

Independent Living Services Executive Director Jackie Fliss, Bart McCuin, and Bradley Stiltner accept a donation check from Jeane Love, senior vice president of Centennial Bank in Conway. The donation will be used at ILS’s new facility on Robins Street. An open house will be held for the new building on Feb. 10, 2012.

Newly discovered photos show ILS’s first residents

• January 12th, 2012

We’ve stumbled upon several old photographs during our move to our new facility on East Robins Street in Conway. Although all of the photos we have found are great, none carry the same amount of historical significance as the photos below.

These photographs were taken shortly after the first group of men were released from the Arkansas Children’s Colony, now known as the Conway Human Development Center, over 40 years ago. We’re working on scanning and cataloging all of our old photos. Stay tuned for more.


Our first residents - Photo 12

Our first residents - Photo 11

Our first residents - Photo 10

Our first residents - Photo 9

Our first residents - Photo 8

Our first residents - Photo 7

Our first residents - Photo 6

Our first residents - Photo 5

Our first residents - Photo 4

Our first residents - Photo 3

Our first residents - Photo 2

Our first residents - Photo 1


Background
In 1970, Title XIX established, as law, that “everyone has the right to live in the least restrictive environment possible.” Through Title XIX federal funds were distributed to state agencies. It was from those funds that Independent Living Services received its first grant. In less than a year, ILS opened its doors to its first residents.

 

State bowling tournament results

• December 14th, 2011

Singles

Robert – Gold Medal

Rodney – Silver Medal

 

Mixed Doubles

Kyle & Michelle – Gold Medal

 

Singles Ramp

Margie – Bronze Medal

 

Female Team

Denise, Eleanor, Carolyn & JoAnn