Media Contact: Marcia Finkle (858) 534-6744, or Jan Jennings (858) 822-1684

UCSD WILL OBSERVE ANNUAL DISABILITY AWARENESS EVENTS  WITH A CELEBRATION OF ABILITIES OCT. 10 AND 11 ON THE UCSD CAMPUS

Musical entertainment, free prizes, information tables and a food drive will mark festivities for the annual Disability Awareness Events Oct. 10 and 11 at the University of California, San Diego.

A Celebration of Abilities will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the UCSD Price Center Plaza. Maggie Houlihan, past president of CADRE (Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education), will serve as master of ceremonies, and entertainment will be provided by Patty Hutchings and Mark Goffeney, both vocalist/guitarists.

There will be a question and answer discussion with the entertainers about disabilities and drawings for free prizes. The Disabled Students Union (DSU) and CADRE will staff information booths. Mama's Kitchen collection barrels will be on site for donations of such items as canned fruits and vegetables, canned tuna, pasta, crackers, cookies, Jell-O, cereal packets, rice and ramen. These will be distributed to men, women, and children affected by AIDS.

A similar schedule of events will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in the grassy area between Torrey Pines Center North and Torrey Pines Center South on North Torrey Pines Road. Bonnie Matheny, employee rehabilitation counselor, will serve as master of ceremonies. Vocalist/guitarists Hutchings and Goffeney will be joined by vocalist/pianist Jack Pollack in providing entertainment. The celebration format will include the discussion on disabilities, prize drawings and information tables.

The Disability Awareness Events are sponsored by Business Affairs Vice Chancellor Steven Relyea, UCSD's Employee Rehabilitation Program, the Office for Students with

Disabilities (OSD), CADRE, and DSU, with the support of the University Center Advisory Board.

For information on the events call (858) 534-6744 or e-mail: cadre@ucsd.edu. For parking and shuttle information, call (858) 534-RIDE or visit parking.ucsd.edu on the UCSD website.