People with Disabilities and older Pennsylvanian’s will face cuts to their State Supplemental Payments (SSP) unless we make the Legislature act now.

• In the state of PA alone, there are 345,000 people who receive SSP, and it is usually those who are elderly and those with disabilities, struggling to live in the community. Of this number, 67,000 are children and many with disabilities. 
• Single Recipient’s receive a maximum $674 federal benefit; couples receive $1011/monthy. Until now, PA provided State Supplemental Payment of $27.40 month/single, $43.70 month/couple. The cuts reduce that by $5.30/single, $10.40/double.

The State has already begun the process of cutting into that supplement, and people have already begun the process of wondering how long they can hold on in the community. The cuts amount to $5.40/single and $10/couple and while that may not seem like much, to these recipients it will mean the difference between one dinner meal, one bus trip to a grocery store or to a child’s school event.

You are requested to contact (call, email, write) your state legislator to urge them to reinstate the SSP. Click HERE for a flyer with additional information.

Below is a link for the schedule for the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) Hearings scheduled in Philadelphia, Erie and Harrisburg. Please pass along this information, we would like to receive as much feedback as possible on the draft of the new SPIL.

Click HERE for the schedule.

It was good to see that some CRI employes made it out to the games this past weekend. The team thanks you!

The Bay City Thunder & Lightning has a Conference Tournament coming-up this weekend, March 20 - 21. The Tournament will be held in Wooster, Ohio.

2009-2010 MAC Conference Tournament
Game	Date	Time	Location	Home		Away
#1	03/20	11 AM	Cornerstone Gym	Cleveland Wheelchair Cavaliers		Bay City Thunder & Lightning
#2	03/20	11 AM	Grace Church	Western NY Wheels		Lafayette
#3	03/20	1 PM	Cornerstone Gym	Pittsburgh SteelWheelers		Winner of Game #1
#4	03/20	1 PM	Grace Church	Winner of Game #2		Moraine
#5	03/20	3 PM	Grace Church	Loser of Game #1		Loser of Game #4
#6	03/20	3 PM	Cornerstone Gym	Loser of Game #2		Loser of Game #3
#7	03/20	5 PM	Cornerstone Gym	Winner of Game #3		Winner of Game #4
#8	03/20	5 PM	Grace Church	Winner of Game #5		Winner of Game #6
#9	03/20	7 PM	Grace Church	Winner of Game #8		Loser of Game #7
#10	03/20	7 PM	Cornerstone Gym	Loser of Game #5		Loser of Game #6
#11	03/21	11 AM	Cornerstone Gym	Loser of Game #8		Loser of Game #9
#12	03/21	11 AM	Cornerstone Gym	Winner of Game #7		Winner of Game #9

For those of you who want to show your support and make the trip to cheer-on the Thunder & Lightning, the addresses are below:

Cornerstone Gym
101 West Bowman Street
Wooster 44691

Wooster Christian (Grace Church)
4599 Burbank Road #B
Wooster 44691

View our Web page for more details

Sunday March 21st at Rainbow Gardens, beginning at 1:00 PM, is the King Family benefit that CRI has been working so hard in collaboration with Ameridrives and The Wattsburg School District to try and make a success. If you are unfamiliar with this family in need, please look at their Web site, www.kingsfight.com, in which you will find their courageous story and information/details on the benefit.

Event tickets are only $10.00 and that includes food, drink, the chance to win prizes, live entertainment by the M80's & Loose Change, and more.

Purchase Tickets at
Ameridrives International Couplings	1802 Pittsburgh Avenue
Community Resources For Independence	3410 West 12th Street
Wattsburg School District Administration Building	10782 Wattsburg Road
Rainbow Gardens (The Day Of The Event)	Waldameer Amusement Park

The friends of the King family need your help. They are collecting donations for this fundraising event to cover the cost of medical treatments. They need major items, as well as, smaller items. Please help them by offering hope and support to this family by your generous donations. For drop off or pick up information call 814-480-5068.