Representatives from WindSwell Foundation, Cardinal Services, and Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
[Fort Wayne, IN] ─ In celebration of Pay It Forward Day on April 28, self-advocates from 11 area service providers presented $5,000 in donations, with support from WindSwell Foundation, to local nonprofits that are creating a more inclusive community for people with disabilities.
Self-advocates are individuals with disabilities who use their experiences to promote inclusion, accessibility, and positive change in their communities. Self advocates selected organizations they volunteer with, receive services from, or who make a positive impact in Northeast Indiana. The following agency’s self-advocates selected 3 organizations to support, which included:
- Bi-County Services
- Homeless Shelter
- Backpack Program
- Boys & Girls Club
- Cardinal Services, Inc. of Indiana
- Warsaw Community Public Library
- Sleep In Heavenly Peace
- Fulton County Animal Shelter
- Carey Services
- City of Marion
- United Way of Grant County
- Affordable Housing Corporation
- Easterseals Northeast Indiana
- Cahoots Coffee Cafe
- Tri-Lakes Baptist Church
- Image of Hope
- L.I.F.E. Adult Day Academy
- Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana
- Homebound Meals
- Arts United
- The League
- Center for Non-Violence
- Next Steps Fort Wayne Paralysis Recovery Center
- CASS Housing
- Pathfinder Services
- Huntington North High School
- YMCA of Huntington
- Bethel Assembly of God
- The Arc of LaGrange County
- Maplewood Nature Center
- Love Way
- The Garage
- The Arc Noble County Foundations
- Community Harvest Food Bank
- Visit Noble County Indiana Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Augusta Hills Learning, Recreation & Community Center
- The Arc of Wabash County, Inc
- Bachelor Creek Church of Christ – Best Night Ever
- Wabash County Museum
- Living Well in Wabash County
- Turnstone
- Habitat for Humanity
- Champions Together Program (Special Olympics Indiana)
- Summit Equestrian: “The Calvary Program”
“It’s important for our community to empower people with disabilities to give back,” said Patti Hays, CEO of WindSwell Foundation. “When a person’s daily activities depend on support from others, the opportunity for them to give may be limited. Pay It Forward Day offers self-advocates the chance to make an impact and to donate to those organizations who have given to them.”
Pay It Forward Day is a worldwide celebration of kindness that takes place every year on April 28.
