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Clowns from The Arc Entertain Ringling Bros. Clowns
Clownin' Around, a clown troop at our center in Dundalk led by volunteer Steve Carter, had a unique opportunity last week. They performed for professional clowns in town with The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus! The troop performed several routines and then stayed for lunch with the pros. Thanks to the FreeState Clown Alley #30 and John Ringling North II/Steve and Ryan Tent, for organizing the event.
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It's Tee Time
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Scientific Plant Service presents:
The Arc Baltimore 20th Annual Golf Tournament
Date
May 13th
Time
8:00 am Shotgun start
Location
The Woodlands and Diamond Ridge Golf Courses
2309 Ridge Rd
Windsor Mill, MD 21244
Auction Items Needed
The 20th Annual Golf Tournament is right around the corner and we're seeking in-kind donations for our silent auction that takes place during the tournament. Donations can be in the form of restaurant gift certificates, store gift cards, signed sports memorabilia, golf outings, game tickets, or other such items.
If you would like to join us to golf or make a donation, please email Libby Bryant, or call her at 410-296-2272, ext. 5220.
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Annual Meeting & Awards Reception
Celebrating a tradition of volunteer and staff commitment each year, this event each May is a unique gathering of close friends and partners of The Arc Baltimore and serves as annual election of the new board of directors and officers.
Date
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Location
North Baltimore Plaza Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza)
2004 Greenspring Road
Timonium, MD 20193
Emceed By Jamie Costello
6:30 P.M. - Hors d'oeuvres and Open Bar
7:30 P.M. - Annual Meeting & Awards Program
Tickets
$20 for staff and people we support/$40 for all other guests.
Please RSVP by April 23, 2014 to Lauren Seabolt at 410-296-2272.
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April is Autism Awareness Month
 The Arc and The Autism NOW National Autism Resource & Information Center are working to empower people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with the information and resources they need to live their lives to the fullest potential. We are also working to help others become more accepting of people with ASDs. With the CDC now declaring that 1 in 68 children may be impacted by autism spectrum disorders (a jump of 30% from earlier figures), it's a fair bet that each of us knows someone with autism or someone who has a family member or friend with autism. That's why it's so important to dispel all the myths and misinformation to understand and accept what having an ASD really means. And that's why The Autism NOW Center exists, to weed through the volumes of information out there and provide high-quality, vetted resources and information to people with autism and other developmental disabilities, their family, friends, colleagues, teachers, employers and others. |
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E-newsletters
The Arc Baltimore has three monthly e-newsletters (Family & Children, General and Volunteer) as well as an as-needed Public Policy alert.
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Victory!
As a result of extensive advocacy during the legislative session, the minimum wage bill that has now passed the General Assembly creates a statutory mandate for an annual 3.5% rate increase from FY 2016 through FY 2019 that will ensure that the Governor's budget includes funding for direct support wages at approximately 130% of the minimum wage. This will allow The Arc Baltimore, and other community providers, to offer more competitive wages for the demanding jobs performed by our direct support staff.
Read the full alert here. If you would like to receive updates on important advocacy issues that impact those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, sign up now.
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Attention Last Minute Income Tax Filers!
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By checking the "Developmental Disabilities Services and Support Fund" box on your Maryland Tax forms, you can help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in desperate need of services on the DDA Waiting List. 100% of your donation will help support Marylanders with developmental disabilities, and all donations are tax deductible.
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Catherine Raggio Retires
Governor Martin O'Malley announced that Catherine A. Raggio, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD) will retire at the end of this month. Appointed by Governor O'Malley in February 2007, Raggio came to the State of Maryland with more than 30 years of experience in the disability community. Prior to her appointment, she was the founder of Independence Now, a center for independent living (CIL) serving Montgomery and Prince George's counties, and served as its executive director for 12 years. From 1980-1989, she led the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council.
Read the full press release, here.
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What's Your
Assistive Technology?
Technology has transformed the way we live, work, learn, and communicate. Many of us use Assistive Technology (AT) every day whether we have a disability or not. The alarm clock that woke you up this morning, the GPS that gets you from point A to point B, the remote that controls your television, or better yet, a cell phone that can do all of the above. Many of us don't even think of these items as AT, but in reality these are all assistive devices that make our lives easier. And isn't that what technology is all about?
Read the rest of our Director of AT & LifePrint Management, Daphni Steffin's blog post at:
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Room Needed to Grow
and Heal
The Arc Baltimore's Trauma Program offers therapy and intervention to assist individuals with disabilities to communicate about and work through past experiences of abuse, neglect, and other trauma-inducing situations. Participants will partake in Yoga, music therapy, individual trauma therapy and group session therapy. Our goal is to help them heal in ways that will enable them to lead rewarding and fulfilling lives with gainful employment. In order to fulfill this need, the Trauma Program needs an available room 3 times a week to accommodate 6-8 at a time - and ideally private meeting space for two. The space needs to be accessible with access to bathrooms.
Please contact Dr. Karyn Harvey at kharvey@thearcbalitmore.org
if you know of an available space.
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