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Since 1994 we have been providing our community members with disabilities the information, tools, and experiences that enable them to become confident contributing citizens!
Thank you for being part of our 20 year journey!
You have helped us to grow beyond our humble beginnings into a full service organization that has trained and supported hundreds of motivated individuals. We have seen our clients become advocates, earn their GEDs, graduate for college, find jobs, start businesses, all because they were given the tools and the ongoning support they needed to succeed.
You support made that possible! Join us for the next 20! See our Winter NHU Outlook Newsletter
In December, construction is progressing to build Wisconsin's 8th wheelchair accessible cabin at Harrington Beach State Park in Belgium, Wisconsin. The Friends Group is finishing the systems inside so they can insulate the new accessible cabin at campground site #114 at Harrington Beach State Park to get it closed ready for interior finishing work.
If you haven't had a chance to contribute to this new cabin, contact Friends of Harrington Beach Accessible Cabin Project. The Friends Group of Harrington Beach State Park is planning a 2015 opening of the cabin. We will keep you posted when this new cabin will be ready for season reservations.
In October, they are finishing the outer walls, windows and roof of the new accessible cabin at campground site #114 at Harrington Beach State Park to get it closed for the winter and interior work. Construction is progressing to build Wisconsin's 8th wheelchair accessible cabin at Harrington Beach State Park in Belgium, Wisconsin.
With existing cabins booked to near capacity, this cabin will be a welcome addition to Wisconsin's accessible outdoors.
The cabin is being built in memory and honor of Jim Schendel, an active member of Wisconsin's disability community (and former volunteer of NHU), who unexpectedly passed away in January 2008. New Horizons Un-Limited is supporting this volunteer effort!
For updates on the progress of the cabin and how you can help support the cabin, visit Friends of Harrington Beach Accessible Cabin Project
If you count down the days until your spring garden is in full bloom, our Fundraising with Flowers Sale has your name written all over it! There is a superb selection of Tulips, Daffodils, Irises and more available!
We are now accepting orders online.
Orders will be shipped to your door in time for fall planting.Visit NHU'S Fundraising with Flowers Webpage
to check out this year's selection of bulbs
and to support NHU with your order.
For more information, visit LifePlanning: Guardianship and Guardianship for Your Young Adult Child with Disabilities
In August, the concrete foundation was poured for the accessible cabin at campground site #114 at Harrington Beach State Park. Construction is underway to build Wisconsin's 8th wheelchair accessible cabin at Harrington Beach State Park in Belgium, Wisconsin.
With existing cabins booked to near capacity, this cabin will be a welcome addition to Wisconsin's accessible outdoors.
The cabin will be built in memory and honor of Jim Schendel, an active member of Wisconsin's disability community (and former volunteer of NHU), who unexpectedly passed away in January 2008. New Horizons Un-Limited is supporting this volunteer effort!
For updates on the progress of the cabin and how you can help support the cabin, visit Friends of Harrington Beach Accessible Cabin Project
Friends of Harrington Beach State Park have broken ground and construction is underway to build Wisconsin's 8th wheelchair accessible cabin at Harrington Beach State Park in Belgium, Wisconsin.
With existing cabins booked to near capacity, this cabin will be a welcome addition to Wisconsin's accessible outdoors.
The cabin will be built in memory and honor of Jim Schendel, an active member of Wisconsin's disability community (and former volunteer of NHU), who unexpectedly passed away in January 2008. New Horizons Un-Limited is supporting this volunteer effort!
For updates on the progress of the cabin, visit Friends of Harrington Beach Accessible Cabin Project
2014 NHU Benefit Golf Outing was a great time and event! Thank you to our 2014 - Golf Outing Event Sponsors and Donors
To view photos from our event and all our golfers, visit our NHU Facebook page.
Come join us for a fantastic day of golf at the
Hawk’s View Golf Club and fabulous
Como Crossing Golf Course, Lake Geneva.
There are many ways in which you can get involved or volunteer for our golf outing. Talk to the golfer in your life to see if they would be interested in attending!= Talk to a business in your area to be a golf sponsor or donate a gift for our raffle or silent auction! Send us contact information for your golfers and business contacts!
View information about our golf outing at 2014Golf Brochure View our on-line golf registration form at 2014 - Golf Registration
Come celebrate, support and help realize this next cabin!
Sunday, June 8, 2014 - Wisconsin State Parks - FREE ADMISSION DAY
Enjoy a FREE Pancake Breakfast at the Welcome Center from 8am – Noon Pancakes, sausages, applesauce and beverages will be available without charge. (Donations are welcome to support the Harrington Beach Accessible Cabin) After breakfast enjoy the beach, pond, hiking trails at this natural treasure. Directions: Take Interstate 43 from Milwaukee 40 miles north to the Belgium, Wisconsin exit and follow the signs to Harrington Beach State Park.
Visit Friends of Harrington Beach Accessible Cabin Project
Our 10th Annual New Horizons Un-Limited Benefit Golf Outing, will be held Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Hawk's View Golf Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
With a best ball format and our unique Mulligan Package, you need not be an expert golfer to enjoy our outing. Plus, our after-round banquet offers a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and network with colleagues.
Our outing offers a number of terrific promotional sponsorship opportunities in a variety of price ranges. Our golf outing draws more than 100 golfers from the Greater Milwaukee and Greater Chicago areas, offering an excellent opportunity to reach this audience.
Our NHU Benefit Golf Outing -Save the Date!
To learn more how you or your company can participate this year, contact us today via e-mail at horizons@new-horizons.org
If you count down the days until your spring garden is in full bloom, don't forget to take a great picture of your Flower Bulb Garden in support of NHU. We would love to include your garden in our photo contest and send you some free bulbs when you order next fall during our Fall Flower Bulb Sale.
Thank you for your support of NHU!
NHU Salutes Our 2014 Raffle and Auction Donors
Do you have a need for assistive technology such as a Wheelchair, Augmentative Communication Device, Hearing Aids, Environmental Controls, Computer Equipment, or a Lift for your home or van? The Elsie S. Bellows fund is taking applications for assistance to be able to afford the equipment you need. Applications are available thru United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin.
To purchase raffle tickets and contribute donations,
12th Annual Benefit Raffle and Silent Auction Ticket Order Form
Grand Prize :
Raffle Tickets:
$2 each, 3 for $5, 7 for $10 or 20 for $20
Other prizes include restaurant certificates, hotel stays, festival and museum tickets, sporting event tickets and more. Our 2014 Raffle List is in development. Check back often as we update our complete list of prizes before the drawing.
Scott has been a long time volunteer with New Horizons Un-Limited, helping out in our Computer Refurbishing Program. Full of ambition and generosity, Scott approached NHU with a new idea. An avid bike rider, Scott wanted to push himself further than he ever had before - 1000 miles in a single riding season (April - November). What's more, he wanted to collect pledges on behalf of NHU for every mile he trekked!
Thus began Scott's personal fundraising campaign, Pedaling for a Purpose.We were thrilled to be chosen as the first beneficiary of Scott's ambitious personal journey. Despite a few riding injuries and an unseasonably chilly and sleety fall, Scott managed to log nearly the entire 1000 miles and collect more than $1100 in pledges - 100 percent of which supported NHU's programs. Scott is an inspiration and a wonderful example of how one person truly can make a difference.
Thank you, Scott, for valuing our work and for investing in the futures of our community members with disabilities. You are a true champion!
In February, we will celebrate the contributions of our 2013 volunteers who have given many hours of volunteer service.
We have many volunteers who give of their time and talents for fundraising, refurbishing computers, research assistance, and administrative and clerical help.
We would specially like to thank the following people for their continued support of NHU programs and the computer recipients who volunteered this year.
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Volunteers Reach Out and Make a Difference!
It is not difficult for the Friends Group of Harrington Beach State Park to imagine a new future accessible cabin in the campground for people with disabilities.
Friends of Harrington Beach State Park continue their fundraising efforts and hope to begin construction 2014!Plans are underway to build Wisconsin’s 8th wheelchair accessible cabin at Harrington Beach State Park in Belgium, Wisconsin. With existing cabins booked to near capacity, this cabin will be a welcome addition to Wisconsin’s accessible outdoors.
The cabin will be built in memory and honor of Jim Schendel, an active member of Wisconsin’s disability community (and former volunteer of NHU), who unexpectedly passed away in January 2008. The Friends of Harrington Beach State Park are still in the planning and fundraising stage and are working to raise the $150,000 required to make this cabin a reality over the next two years.
You can help make this cabin available to those who might not otherwise be able to experience camping in the great outdoors! To learn more about this project and how you may be able to assist with their fundraising efforts, call the park at (262) 285-3015. Contributions can be mailed to: Friends of Harrington /Accessible Cabin
The state parks only allow each visitor a 4 night stay so if you are looking to fill your week at another accessible venue consider this vacation alternative just a few miles from J.M. Kohler-Terry Andrae State Park near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Welcome H.O.M.E (House of Modification Examples) is a Bed and Breakfast located in Newburg, Wisconsin, but it is not your ordinary B and B. Welcome H.O.M.E. was built to be visited and enjoyed by everyone, regardless of ability or disability. Equipped with varied adaptive devices and designed with accessibility in mind, all are encouraged to "come as you are." All public rooms, private guestrooms, bathrooms, and hiking trails throughout the 17 acre woodland are accessible. Experience the beauty of the great outdoors, leisurely explore numerous and varied accessible home design ideas and adaptive equipment and visit Riveredge Nature Center just a mile down the road. To arrange a visit to this unique wheelchair accessible country home, contact Welcome, H.O.M.E. at P.O. Box 333, 4260 West Hawthorne Drive (Hwy. Y), Newburg, Wisconsin 53060, call (262) 675-2525, or visit their website.
J.M. Kohler-Terry Andrae State Parks Accessible Cabin!
Richard Bong State Recreation Area Accessible Cabin
New Horizons Un-Limited collaborated with Miller Engineering Inc., Strass-Maguire and Associates Inc., architects, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and various Friends of Wisconsin State Parks groups to coordinate accessibility issues and the design with the State of Wisconsin for the Wisconsin State Parks accessible camping cabins for people with disabilities.
The accessible cabins feature numerous accessible amenities, ensuring that all people with disabilities can freely use the cabin and the park's amenities without fear of hidden barriers. Features include a fully accessible bathroom and kitchen and an accessible sleeping porch. All rooms are large enough to allow for people in wheelchairs to move freely about the cabin from the entrance ramps, doorways, undercounter space and the roll-in shower. Furthermore, all fixtures and controls are accessible, including the faucets, toilet, door and cabinet handles and light switches. The Wisconsin State Parks are now taking reservations for the 2014 camping season for the Accessible Cabins! Plan now for your camping trip.For more information or a reservation application, call the individual parks that provide accessible cabins:
Or go to the Wisconsin DNR Accessible Cabins
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