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First Timer Funfest

FUSE invites you and your family to join us for the winter First Timer Funfest

Monday, February 6
6:30 to 8:30 pm
That Fun Place
1618 N State Street, Greenfield

This is a special event specifically designed for new families and those who have not been to an event for a while. “Veteran” families will be on-hand to answer questions about FUSE. The party rooms convert for the night to a resource center where families can pick up brochures and information about programs and services that can benefit their child. Ask questions of our Executive Director, and socialize with other families who regularly attend FUSE events.

FUSE will cover the cost of pizza for your family and 2-hour armbands for children ages 18 and younger to access black light golf, carnival rides (weather permitting), bumper cars, bounce house, soft playground and a game of laser tag. Please note arcade games are not
included.

This event is limited to the first 100 people registered. Past events have filled up, so register now! Event registration will close once 100 people are registered.

Please click here to register online. You may print an event flyer here to share.

This event is being sponsored by JMC Technology Group.

Health Care Finance Training

FUSE and Family Voices Indiana are partnering to bring a series of health care finance trainings to families in east central Indiana. This series kicks off with:

Understanding the Funding MAZE
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Ameriana Bank
Community Room
1810 N State Street, Greenfield
9:30 am –11:30 am
Cost: no charge

A wide variety of state and federal programs provide funding for persons who have disabilities.  This training will provide an overview of programs, their eligibility requirements and enrollment procedures.  Participants will leave ready to pursue “next steps” for programs for which they may be eligible.

Child care is not available at this event, but parents who need child care to attend may apply for a scholarship to support their child care expense. Please request a claim form when you register. A check will be issued at the conclusion of the training.

To register, click here

Future sessions in the series include:

Filling Funding Gaps (April 21)
All Kinds of Medicaid (August 18)
Health Care Financing after age 18 (October 18)

This training is brought to you with support from Hancock County Community Foundation and JMC Technology Group.

Strike A Difference

The 4th annual Strike a Difference Bowl-a-thon to benefit FUSE will be held on Saturday, February 25, at Strike Force Lanes in Greenfield.  This year's event will start at 5:00 p.m. with check-in at 4:00. As usual, we'll have terrific door prizes to draw for during the evening. You can put together a team of 5 or sign up as an individual. All bowlers are required to raise a minimum of $100. Using our online fundraising page makes it AMAZINGLY easy!  Just get 10 people to sponsor you for $10 each. Last year our top individual fundraiser raised nearly $700 online, and one teen bowler raised $255 online! We will have special prizes for the top individual fundraiser and for the team that raises the most money.

You can register as an individual or register your team online at

https://fuse.myetap.org/2012strikeadifference/

Use the online fundraising program to ask your friends and family to sponsor you to bowl. Remember, it just takes $10 from 10 people to get your minimum! Sign up now!

As always, we welcome sponsors for this event as well as prize donations. Contact Amy Borgmann for details at aborgmann@fuseinc.org or call 317-462-4216. All contributions are very much appreciated and go a long way toward making this event a success! 

Please mark February 25 on your calendar now and plan on striking a difference for FUSE!  Click below for the brochure and the pledge form to share with friends and family!

pledge form click here and brochure click here

Inspiring Abilities Expo

Plan to attend the 6th annual Inspiring Abilities Expo
Saturday, March 10
9 am to 2 pm
Greenfield-Central High School
810 N Broadway
Greenfield

Parents of children with disabilities of all types will have the opportunity to speak directly with service providers, non-profit agencies and other organizations to learn more about products, services or programs to benefit their child. This year’s expo will be bigger and better than ever!

The full speaker schedule will be posted on the FUSE website soons, as well as the list of exhibitors as they register. Be sure to check the website often for updated expo information.
 
Admission is free and on-site child care is available. Lunch will be available to purchase on site.

Nine training sessions are scheduled.
Topics include:

*financial planning
*transitioning to adult health care
*guardianship
*employment services
*conscious discipline
*nutrition challenges
*caring for the caregiver
*transitions in early childhood
*assistive technology apps for ipods/ipads

Restaurant Benefits

We hope you will join us for our upcoming restaurant benefit nights! Dining out for FUSE helps us fund general operating expenses, the hardest expenses to fund from other sources.

Last Wednesday of every month January to July 2012

McDonald's
New Palestine

February 29
March 28
April 25
May 30
June 27
July 25

Benefit Hours 5 pm to 8 pm

No Flyer required for McDonald's or Culvers. Dine in or drive thru

Saturday, February 4, 2012 8am-10am

O'Charley's "Touchdown Breakfast"

$5 at door or purchase ticket in advance by calling FUSE @ 317-462-9064

Thursday, March 15,2012 4p-8p

Culvers in Greenfield

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Culvers in Greenfield

Winter Weather Policy

As we move into the winter activities for FUSE, we thought a reminder of our winter weather policy is probably timely.

FUSE follows the weather closure decisions of Greenfield-Central Community Schools. If Greenfield-Central schools are closed, FUSE activities scheduled for that day are cancelled. If school is released early due to inclement weather or evening school events are cancelled, FUSE activities are also cancelled. If school is on a two hour delay in the morning of a FUSE event, generally the event will go on as scheduled.

Event cancellations will be posted on the What's New page of our website and will be broacast on the FUSE voice mail. If the weather is at all questionable, please check those places before heading out into the weather. Meeting and activity cancellations will be determined and announced at least one hour prior to the event.