Each March, the Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities celebrates Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. We do our best to highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.

We typically host an annual DD Month Luncheon and give out awards, but due to COVID-19 we have had to postpone all in person events. We are pleased to give the 2020 Employer Award to Rob Stiltner with Pioneer College Caterers and the 2021 Employer Award to McDonald’s.

Each March, the Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities celebrates Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. We do our best to highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.

We typically host an annual DD Month Luncheon and give out awards, but due to COVID-19 we have had to postpone all in person events. We are pleased to give the 2020 Community Partner Award to Paul McNeal with Mount Vernon Nazarene University Athletics and the 2021 Community Partner Award to Habitat for Humanity of Knox County.

“Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities, with more than 12,000 members worldwide.

Aktion Clubs draw members from various organizations that support individuals with disabilities, as well as other community programs. Aktion clubs can also be established at churches, libraries, YMCAs, lodges or similar facilities. A Kiwanis club, composed of like-minded, service-oriented people from the community, serves as the club’s sponsor.

Aktion Club is supported at the district level and by the Kiwanis International Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, which provides programs, literature and opportunities to relate to individuals with disabilities from countries worldwide.” https://aktionclub.org/discover/

When COVID-19 first struck, Aktion Club members quickly started getting together via Zoom calls to keep in touch with each other and to stay healthy and safe. The more they met, the more ideas they had of fun activities they could do via Zoom- that’s how they started Book Club! Each week a small group of folks get together to take turns reading from a book, discussing their favorite parts and thinking of other books they’d like to read next!

When COVID-19 first struck, Aktion Club members quickly started getting together via Zoom calls to keep in touch with each other and to stay healthy and safe. The more they met, the more ideas they had of fun activities they could do via Zoom- thus Painting Party was born! Each week a small group of folks get together to paint, act silly and have a wonderful time!