January 19, 2021

News We Want to Share With You

IT’S NATIONAL DAY! On January 19th, National Popcorn Day pops onto the scene with a crunch we all love to enjoy! The annual celebration recognizes a treat that satisfies munchies, day or night. This time-honored snack can be sweet or savory, caramelized, buttered or plain, molded into a candied ball, or tossed with nuts and chocolate. Popcorn started becoming popular in the in the middle 1800s. It wasn’t until Charles

Cretors, a candy-store owner, developed a machine for popping corn with steam that the tasty treat became more abundantly poppable. By 1900, Cretors had horse-drawn popcorn wagons going

through the streets of .

Ohio Tech Ambassador Network Announces Statewide Kickoff Event! Tech Ambassador Network’s Tech Ambassador Kickoff Event is happening on Thursday, January 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom! Come ready to see and hear the following information concerning the Tech Ambassador program:  Overview and goals of the program  Event strategy and schedule  Meet the Tech Ambassador Core Team  Meet the Tech Ambassadors  Answers to questions about the program from attendees

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For questions regarding this program, please email [email protected].

Have you been finding yourself looking for new

things to watch while staying home and staying safe? Take a look at MCBDD advocates’ favorite TV shows that they have enjoyed while at home.

MCBDD Advocates have begun working on an Bill - Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego Logan - Simpsons Accessibility Project Erin - Friends Collin - Jeopardy For additional information on this project or if you Alyssa - Anything and everything on TV Ashley - Brady Bunch would like to participate, contact Michelle Fortney at Paula - Fuller House [email protected] Shelli - 7th Heaven Jennifer - The Facts of Life Jeremy - Full House John - Any re-run. Re-runs are cool.

Michelle Fortney, Self-Advocacy Coordinator [email protected] www.mcbdd.org