Deadline Extended for Nominations for Jay and Rose Phillips Awards and Phillips Caregiver...

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Wed May 27, 2009 3:30pm EDT 

Deadline Extended for Nominations for Jay and Rose Phillips Awards and
Phillips Caregiver Award

MINNEAPOLIS, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Minneapolis-based Courage Center, a
nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center, is accepting nominations for two
awards and has extended the deadline two weeks to Friday, June 12, 2009:

    --  The 2009 Jay and Rose Phillips Awards are presented each year by
Courage
        Center to people with disabilities who have achieved outstanding
        vocational and community success.  Three people will be recognized for
        this employment award and receive a $2,000 cash award.


    --  The Phillips Caregiver Award is presented for the second year because
we
        recognize that disability does not occur in a vacuum, and often has a
        profound and permanent impact on the people surrounding and
interacting
        with the person with a disability. The Phillips Caregiver Award
        acknowledges and honors a behind-the-scenes caregiver whose
dedication,
        professionalism and assistance are vital to the successful work and
        community involvement of a person with a disability.  One person will
be
        recognized and receive a $2,000 cash award.




All Phillips Award winners will be recognized at the 2009 Medtronic
Celebration of Courage, set for Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at the Depot in
Minneapolis.

The Phillips Awards are made possible by funding from the Jay and Rose
Phillips Family Foundation.  Forms are available for download and printing on
Courage Center's website - www.CourageCenter.org.  Winners will be notified in
early July.

About Courage Center
Courage Center is a nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center that advances
the lives of children and adults experiencing barriers to health and
independence.  At Courage Center, we specialize in treating brain injury,
spinal cord injury, stroke, chronic pain, autism, and disabilities experienced
since birth.  Founded in 1928, Minneapolis-based Courage Center offers
advanced technologies and innovation provided in part through the efforts of
thousands of volunteers and donors. For more information visit
www.CourageCenter.org.


    CONTACT:  Sue Warner, communications manager
              Courage Center, 763-520-0263, sue.warner@courage.org




SOURCE  Courage Center

Sue Warner, communications manager of Courage Center, +1-763-520-0263,
sue.warner@courage.org
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