The Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns will present  Jennifer Welsch, Sunflower Diversified, Coordinator of the Great Bend Disability Mentoring Day Committee, the Michael Lechner Advocacy Award for her work on coordinating activities for Disability Mentoring Day.

Commission Executive Director Martha Gabehart will present the award Wednesday, October 10th at 11:30 am. at the center’s Disability Mentoring Day Activities. The annual award recognizes a Kansan with a disability or a group who effectively advocated for changes to improve the lives of people with disabilities living in his or her community.

The Michael Lechner Advocacy Award is named after the late, former commission executive director whose advocacy activities had far-reaching results in improving independent living opportunities for Kansans with disabilities.