PigAbilities training group restarts soon

Dozens of athletes with disabilities joined the PigAbilities Meetups last year. In 2024, Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services partnered with Queen City Running once again for a fun way to get fit and train together.

Meetups are 2-3 p.m. on Sundays and will cover distances ranging from 0.25 miles to 1 mile along accessible routes. Each Meetup offers a chance to socialize and connect with others while getting ready for PigAbilities, a one-mile event for participants and their supporters to run, walk or roll at their own pace and cross the official Flying Pig Marathon Finish Swine!

» Feb. 25 – LeBlond Rec Center, 2335 Riverside Drive

» March 3 – Mill Creek Greenway Trail (Salway Trailhead), 4400 Spring Grove Ave.

» March 10 – Theodore M. Berry Friendship Park, 1135 Riverside Drive

» March 17 – Francis RecreAcres, 11982 Conrey Road

» March 24 – LeBlond Rec Center

» March 31 – No Group Meetup

» April 7 – Mill Creek Greenway Trail (Salway Trailhead)

» April 14 – Theodore M. Berry Friendship Park

» April 21 – Francis RecreAcres

» April 28 – LeBlond Rec Center

PigAbilities is Saturday, May 4. Learn more and register at FlyingPigMarathon.com

Learn to become a leader!

The Ohio Developmental Disabilities (DD) Council is accepting applications for new members. This Council is a statewide leadership organization that improves independence, productivity and inclusion for people with developmental disabilities and their families in community life.

Members come from all over Ohio, are appointed by the governor, and attend multiple meetings per year. Ohio DD Council recruitment is always open, and you can apply at any time.

To be part of the Council, you must be a person with a developmental disability, a family member, or work at an organization or agency supporting people with developmental disabilities.

To apply, you can complete an online membership application at DDC.Ohio.gov. You can also contact Donna Foster at (614) 644-5538 or donna.foster@dodd.ohio.gov.