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March 2010
Celebrating National Youth Art Month
Franklin Street Gallery
209 North Franklin Street, Watkins Glen
Exhibit of artwork from Watkins Glen and Odessa-Montour students will be on display throughout March
March 12, 2010
Special Olympics Coach Certification Training
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Watkins Glen High School Field House
301 Twelfth Street, Watkins Glen
March 21, 2010
Franklin Street Gallery to Appear on Senior Notebook
The Franklin Street Gallery will be featured in a short interview on an episode of 'The Senior Notebook' that will air on CBS (WENY) at 6:30am and again at 11:30am. The spot will also appear on ABC at 7:00am and again at 11:30am
March 27, 2010
Precious Metal Clay (PMC)
Jewelry Workshop
with Heidi Kester
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Franklin Street Gallery
209 North Franklin Street, Watkins Glen
$45 per person
Space is limited.
May 7, 2010
Annual Dinner/Membership Meeting
More details to follow.
May 15, 2010
Step Up for The Arc
Walk-A-Thon
More details to follow.
August 20, 2010
Golf Tournament
Watkins Glen Golf Course
More details to follow.
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Agency News The Arc of Schuyler Nominates Employee for Award
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The Arc of Schuyler Nominates Employee for Award
WATKINS GLEN - The Arc of Schuyler, which provides supports to people with disabilities and their families, has nominated employee Teresa Sherwood for the Thomas A. Maul Direct Support Professional Excellence Award. The award, presented by NYSARC, Inc., recognizes direct support professionals who demonstrate excellence, creativity and commitment in providing supports to people with intellectual and other disabilities.
Direct support professionals deliver the services The Arc provides to the people it supports. Their work ranges from service coordination and transportation to recreation and medical supports. They have the primary responsibility for the health, welfare and safety of people with developmental disabilities living in community settings. Sherwood joined TheArc in 2001. She has worked as a direct support professional, a cook and, most recently, as a medical support professional. Sherwood has "But what really sets Teresa apart is her selfless compassion for the people she supports," said Karen Petrie, The Arc’s Director of Clinical Services, in announcing the nomination at The Arc’s annual dinner in May. "When I think of what it means to be a true advocate, and a true supporter, I think of Teresa." Petrie cited Sherwood’s advocacy and care for a woman she supports as an example of her compassion. When the woman began showing declines in her functional abilities, Sherwood accompanied the woman through many tests and consultations and, when surgery out of town became necessary, provided an important link between the woman and her new medical team. She supported the woman and her family through the complicated surgery and recovery, and remains a caring presence in their lives. The Thomas A. Maul Direct Support Professional Excellence Award was established by NYSARC, Inc., in honor of Thomas A. Maul, commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities from 1993 to 2006. NYSARC Inc., presents an award of $2,500 to a direct support professional in each of its four regional divisions at its annual convention, planned for Oct. 22 to 24 in Albany. This year, NYSARC, Inc. is celebrating 60 years of advocacy for families and individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities throughout New York State. |
worked at each of The Arc’s residences, assisted in the day habilitation program and has even taken her skills on the road, accompanying people supported by The Arc on trips and vacations. Sherwood has been active in developing her professional skills, recently becoming a CPR instructor and participating in the Disabilities Studies Certificate Program, which provides opportunities for direct support professionals to pursue a college degree.Newsflash
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Steak Dinner To Benefit The Arc Watkins Glen, NY - On February 27, 2010, the Montour Moose Lodge #426 will be offering a steak dinner to benefit The Arc of Schuyler. This event has been a partnership between the local Moose Lodge and The Arc for 20+ years and both organizations benefit from this ongoing relationship. |
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