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Evansville's 21-31 Club

An inclusive social, recreational, and advocacy group within the community for adults ages 21-31

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My name is Anne Greenfield I am 29 years old and have cerebral palsy. I simply wanted to start 21-31 to meet people around my age and not only have something to do, but do something here in Evansville worthwhile. In my opinion, whether or not you have a disability there's not much around here to do for people our age. I figured other people were having the same issue so an idea was born. As a person with a disability educated in the field of therapeutic recreation there are a few myths I feel need to be addressed:

  1. People with disabilites don't like to get out
  2. People with disablities don't like to associate with people with out disablities
  3. People with physical disabilities are all "mentally impaired" especially if their disability results from birth rather than an accident later in life.
  4. All activites someone with a disability have to be therapeutic in nature or done in a clincal environment and aren't anything like what a person without a disability would enjoy.
  5. My life is my disablity
  6. People with disabilities can't do anything

I still find this ignorance is out there, and we need to strive to fight against it. I find that though I am surrounded by people without disabilites, but I don't get much chance to interact with them socially and vice versa. This has got to change.

So my goal is to form an inclusive group of people with and without disabilities that are involved and seen out in the community. A group that goes out into the community and on adventures as equals working together in to make a difference. Making difference is simple. We can lead by example and educate others just by being who we are. We can destroy some of these myths by our very existance and our willingness to work together. We can promote positive change, make a difference, and have fun in the process. So come join the adventure.

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Interested in knowing more about upcoming 21-31 club events. Visit our online Calendar to see what is happening.


21-31 club calender