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Exciting community events, learning opportunities, and COVID updates follow below. Hope to see you soon!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Tomorrow! Tuesday, March 9 from 5-6pm, </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>come visit with DEC and learn about the <b>rights of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic.</b> We will also talk about vaccination! Laura Estreich, Melanie Snippe, and Theresa Filtz will lead a presentation and discussion about what you need to know to support yourself and others during the ongoing pandemic. AI captioning will be available. <b>Zoom in here:</b> <a href="http://meet.google.com/wxj-pxvw-miv" target="_blank">meet.google.com/wxj-pxvw-miv</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Dance it up with the Grateful Moths at Dan Wayne's <b>weekly free-form dance workouts</b> <b>Tuesdays at 10 am</b>. There's likely to be superhero talk! <b>Zoom link is here:</b></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt' id="gmail-m_2831897380339052052gmail-m_-1078717073756766180gmail-:36c"><div id="gmail-m_2831897380339052052gmail-m_-1078717073756766180gmail-:36b"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89429835508?pwd=c2pRN21hbGw1bFA5bFdncEU2aE5zZz09" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89429835508?pwd=c2pRN21hbGw1bFA5bFdncEU2aE5zZz09</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 894 2983 5508</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Passcode: 879242</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Join <b>DEC's Wednesday Wellness</b> support group <b>weekly from 5-6pm. </b>Zina Allen leads the group in making art and being mindful in a safe community. Wednesday 3/10, and beyond. <b>Zoom info here</b>: <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="https://willametteuniversity.zoom.us/j/97902943018" target="_blank">https://willametteuniversity.zoom.us/j/97902943018</a></span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 979 0294 3018</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The Sprout Virtual Film Festival is this Wed, March 10 at 7:00 pm!</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> Come see artistic and memorable films featuring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Note the attachment with information. <b>To register go to </b><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="https://homelifeinc.org/sprout/sprout/" target="_blank">https://homelifeinc.org/sprout/sprout/</a></span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 style='font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual' id="gmail-m_-1042486488066264757m_5168818722953518695gmail-m_3354675498494715505gmail-m_-6063670462995262186gmail-:2oh"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Grateful Moth Collective's </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#202124'>Magic Luscious Spirit Sounds (Music Group)</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>meets every </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Friday at 2:00 pm.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'> They get together to share creative projects they are working on, listen to music, and talk about the creative process. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Join Zoom meeting here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85932803885" target="_blank"><span style='font-weight:normal'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85932803885</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>. Meeting ID: 859 3280 3885</span><o:p></o:p></h2><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>For information on <b>Healthcare and Face Coverings: Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients,</b> click here:<b> </b></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://adata.org/factsheet/healthcare-and-face-coverings">Healthcare and Face Coverings: Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients | ADA National Network (adata.org)</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Casa Latinos Unidos is going to be having another FREE COVID-19 Testing Event.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Saturday - March 13, 2021 from 10am to 2pm in South Albany High School (Albany)<br>Sunday - March 14th, 2021 from 10am to 2pm in Linus Pauling Middle School (Corvallis)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Register here:</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <a href="https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/" target="_blank">https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Get your vaccine questions answered!</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> Right now, if you have vaccine questions, you can:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Call </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>the Call Center at 211 or 1-866-698-6155--open 6 am – 7 pm daily, including holidays. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Go to</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.44ZiPic0qQgbkYtLyeZQ93_NW6-FfERsGVDVyp6Z6Vc/s/770784475/br/97175134867-l__;!!OxGzbBZ6!JmyciLv3lOups-zDBr6rpXOD6HEpHP5JdZ-75C_TL_9SnamBeFMwWg2uerNSgdQ3nuurbtkWUixnlkI%24" target="_blank"> https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov</a> to find out when you are eligible and to get questions answered.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Text</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> ORCOVID to 898211 to get text/SMS updates (English and Spanish only.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Email</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:ORCOVID@211info.org" target="_blank">ORCOVID@211info.org</a><span style='color:#1155CC'> </span>(All languages)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Cornerstone Associates invites you to join <b>Thursday Evening Explorers Club </b>with Rachel Mulder, <b>every Thursday 6-8pm</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Rachel is an artist who draws with a lot of different materials and enjoys sharing her processes while encouraging others in their art-making. She enjoys facilitating accessible art classes for people all along the disability spectrum, co-hosting Public Annex's free weekly art class. </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This club showcases many ways of viewing different topics. Each evening will center on a theme/topic and look at it from the perspectives of art, science, and culture.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>If you are interested in participating, or know someone who might be, please reach out to Bruce Burris, <a href="mailto:bburris@cornerstoneassoc.org" target="_blank">bburris@cornerstoneassoc.org</a> or Misha Marie, <a href="mailto:mmarie@cornerstoneassoc.org" target="_blank">mmarie@cornerstoneassoc.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Thursday, March 18 from 5:30-6:45 pm (PST)<br><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Power to Heal: Medicare & the Civil Rights Revolution Documentary </span></em></span><span style='color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#202020;font-weight:normal'>Learn more about a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. The film shares the story of how Medicare was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort to desegregate thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months. </span><span style='color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='color:#202020'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal'>This event is sponsored by MidValley Health Care Advocates (MVHCA) and the NAACP Corvallis/Albany Branch. Registration is Limited.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='color:#202020'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Sign up here</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal'>: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://naacpcorvallisbranch.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=33ec63071c7b3bd7f960c2211&id=1ec4778b99&e=f39c1f59f2" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89;font-weight:normal'>https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcuqgpj8pHtR-901Zu5NQqIFoGKK3Dde8</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;font-weight:normal'> </span><span style='color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='color:#202020'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4 style='margin:0in;line-height:125%'><span style='color:#202020'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><p><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>