Mark your calendars for the 2010 Conway EcoFest to be held at Laurel Park the second Saturday in September – Saturday September 11th, 2010.

The Conway EcoFest is a non-traditional, highly interactive, educational community event  designed for all ages and diverse interests, and will take a broad and balanced look at our environment, similar to science/children’s museums.  Exhibits will engage and encourage participants to explore the overlapping nature of environmental issues and our daily lives. Many practical/local opportunities will be explored as well.

Profiles Productions, a division of Independent Living Services, has sponsored this event. Representatives from Profiles Productions will be available to answer any questions you may have during the event.

Profiles  Productions offers employment to over 40 people with developmental disabilities in recycling and contract work positions.

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EcoFest’s Mission

To create a highly interactive environmental community festival that celebrates the interconnected web of life, demonstrates present ecological issues and imbalances, and invites and portrays creative exploration of new ways of living that are more balanced, united and enjoyable.

www.conwayecofest.com

Five ladies who attend Profiles Enrichment Center, a day program for adults who have developmental disabilities, recently received their certificates for completing their training to become Arkansas Hospice Volunteers. The ladies will be visiting hospice patients in local nursing homes.

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Pictured in the photo are:  Sarah Storts, Lum Kramer, Andrea Holmes, and April Spencer, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator. Other newly trained volunteers not in the photo include Debbie Bradley and Haley Lambert.

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Arkansas Hospice

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Farris Agency

801 Parkway Street
Conway, AR
501.329.1221

The Farris Agency was formed in 1903 by Guy R. Farris, in Conway, and has exclusively provided only insurance products and services to customers all over Arkansas and the surrounding states. Our 107 year old insurance agency is one of Arkansas’ oldest, family owned agencies and represents some of the largest, most competitive insurance companies in the nation.

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Sailboat on a Lake by David K.

Watercolor on paper

“I think of Lake Conway in the evening when I look at my painting. I go fishing with a rod and reel on the lake sometimes.”

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Black American by Janice H.

Acrylic on canvas

“I like to draw and paint faces. I use bright colors that reflect my African-American culture.”

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Sea Waves of Color by Wesley E.

Acrylic on canvas

“The warm colors in the background remind me of waves, the blues remind me of the sea and the cross reminds me of Jesus dying for my sins.”

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The House by Terry A.

Acrylic on canvas

“I like the colors and the scenery. I would like to live here one day.”

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Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.

CARF’s mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.

Independent Living Services has been accredited by CARF for a period of three years for the following services:

• Community Services: Community Housing
• Community Services: Community Integration
• Community Services: Supported Living
• Employment Services: Organizational Employment Services