Join our Facebook page and Twitter feed and help our community grow!
The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota is reaching out to you every way we can! Join our Facebook page and receive updates on current Association events as well as volunteer opportunities and progress on current projects.

Our Twitter feed offers daily updates about brain injury in the news as well as information on educational opportunities and public policy ventures.
Help us connect with you and build a statewide brain injury community!

Upcoming Workshops:

Brain Injury Basics: Adjustment to Brain Injury
Date: October 27
Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Cost: $25 for Professionals; $5 donation appreciated from Consumers.

Brain Injury Basics: Caregiving
Date: November 17
Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Cost: $25 for Professionals; $5 donation appreciated from Consumers.

Location: All classes are held in the Education Center at the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota

To register for a class, please click here or call 612-378-2742 or 800-669-6442.

27th Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury - Call for Presenters
The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota is now taking applications for presenters for the 27th Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury, taking place on Thursday and Friday, March 29 and 30, 2012 at the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Click here to submit your application online.

Advocacy Matters - Join us at a 2011 Town Hall Forum
The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota needs your help. It is time to work together to educate state policymakers about brain injury and how the 2011 state budget agreement may impact you, your loved one or the individuals that you work with. Don't miss an opportunity to learn about advocacy and speak directly to your state policymakers about issues that are important to you. Here are a few upcoming forums:

Buffalo
Thursday, October 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunrise of Buffalo
201 1st Street NE
Buffalo, MN

Worthington
Thursday, November 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Nobles County Government Center (Farmer's Room)
315 10th Street
Worthington, MN

For more information and to find an event near you visit the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota's Advocacy Action Center or contact the Public Policy Department at the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota by e-mail at michelleg@braininjurymn.org or toll free at 1-800-669-6442.

If you would like to volunteer at a Town Hall Forum or help to connect people to forums in their area, contact Anna Karena by e-mail.

Minnesota Stroke Association joins the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota on Facebook and Twitter
Many of you are fans of the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota's Facebook page – an online community that has grown to over 900 fans since it started in 2010. Some of you follow our daily updates on Twitter, which has grown to 630 followers in the last year.

Facebook and Twitter are fantastic ways to keep up with Association events and updates as well as read news stories that concern developments in brain injury around the world. But, they are also opportunities to build an online community.

You may not be aware that the Minnesota Stroke Association now has a presence on Facebook and Twitter as well. It's in its early days, but growing, and we need your help to make it bigger. Click here for the Minnesota Stroke Association's Facebook page, or here for Twitter and join the community. Let us know what you think and what we can do to make things more engaging.

Spa...ahhh!!! a Benefit for the Minnesota Stroke Association
Interested in a morning of rest and relaxation? Join the Women of Today as they sponsor Spa...ahhh!! a benefit for the Minnesota Stroke Association – whose mission is "to raise awareness about stroke and to enhance the quality of life for all people coping with its sudden and long term effects."

Spa…ahhh!! will feature mini spa treatments, massage, a silent auction and much more. Join the Women of Today on Saturday, October 29 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Crystal Lake Golf Course. Admission is $30 per person. Reservations and payment are due by October 23, 2011. Visit www.burnsvillewomenoftoday.com or contact Kim Holman at 612-834-3458 for more information.

Mankato Brain Injury Support Group
Individuals in the Mankato area are invited to attend the Mankato Brain Injury Support Group on Thursday, November 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. The group will meet at the Snell Motors Community Room in the Snell Motors building at 1900 Madison Ave in Mankato.

If you have questions, please contact Sharon G. at 507-720-4480.

Classified Ad Opportunities
We are pleased to provide an online opportunity for organizations to broadcast their message about job openings, services and more through affordable, convenient advertising. This bi-weekly electronic publication is sent to more than 5,500 professionals, paraprofessionals and persons with brain injury and their families.

The cost to run a classified ad of up to 250 words is $20 for one edition or $30 for two editions. Ads must be submitted in electronic form to receive this rate. Ads submitted in hard copy will be charged an additional $15 administrative fee. To learn more about this affordable, convenient advertising opportunity, please e-mail Phil at philg@braininjurymn.org or call 612-378-2742 or 800-669-6442. Advertising is posted at the end of the publication under the heading "Classified Ads."