More about Shonnae Lundy
My name is Shonnae Lundy I live in the Des
Moines area. I will be representing Iowa in Ms. Wheelchair America in New
York in July, 2005. I am very excited to meet all the contestants.
I am a single mother of two and a grandmother
of four. I have two sisters. Kathy lives in Denver, NC and Claudia lives in
Des Moines. I have one brother Jessee he lives in Port St Lucie.
In 1988 I was in a car accident and it left
me a paraplegic. It hasn’t always been easy. You have a choice. You can sit
in the dark or go towards the light. A day without a smile is a day wasted.
I work at Central Iowa Center for Independent
Living. I teach a class in living a healthier Life With a Disability. LWD
was developed by researchers at the University of Montana. Iowa started
early in 2000. It is a 8-week curriculum alone. It is 9 chapters of setting
goals, solving problems, beating the blues, health, communication, seeking
information, activity, eating well and systems advocacy. LWD is improving the
quality of your life, being safe, self-esteem and disability pride.
I have my own business, LWC (living with
choices): performing daily living tasks and reaching goals. I have been a
travel agent, I’ve been in day care and enjoyed all of them.
I am on the board of Des Moines housing for
the disability. I did my first lobbying last year. I will be working with
Iowa lawmakers to introduce legislation to better regulate how the
handicapped permits are handed out and raise fines to $500. My goal is to
change the permits to match up with your licensed plate number on your car.
If you don’t drive and your are a passenger you will have an ID number that
match up with your permit. I have a record in voting rights, transportation,
housing in pubic awareness and I volunteer for the paralyzed veterans of
Iowa.
My hobbies include the following: Traveling,
country music and oldies. I collect guitar picks, Elvis Presley Xmas mini
jukeboxes, old postcards, autographs and antiques. I also like old movies.
I would like to do some wheelchair modeling
in the future.
I love spending time with my grandkids and my
family and friends.
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