Summer Memories

 The 2010 Club ARC season was filled with fun and friendship. Campers enjoyed  hikes, boating, outdoor games, crafts, swimming and trips to places such as Ramapo Equestrian Center in Suffern and the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut. The Club ARC summer camp experience is open to tweens (ages 9-12) and teens (ages 13-21).

For information or to enroll for the 2011 season, please call Colleen Rogers, 845-267-2500, ext. 3175.

WNBA Rally for Respect

Diana Zernone was one of three people honored by the WNBA Rally for Respect at Madison Square Garden on August 1. The Rally took place during the Halftime Show of the game between New York Liberty vs. the Connecticut Sun. More than 9000 fans, including 50 men and women who live in ARC of Rockland residences, cheered the honorees. Ms. Zernone plays baseball and basketball, bowls weekly with ARC of Rockland Recreation division, swims and enjoys horseback riding. A talented actor, Ms. Zernone has appeared in numerous ARC of Rockland Drama productions. “Diana Zernone understands what it means to emphasize abilities,” says Ervin T. Williams, ARC of Rockland Coordinator of Adult Recreation.

Med-World Lauded for Business Practices

Med-World Pharmacy Inc. of Chestnut Ridge was awarded a certificate from NYSARC, the parent organization of ARC chapters from throughout the state, for its exemplary role as an employer of people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. In nominating Med-World, Kathy Canter, ARC of Rockland Director of Job Placement wrote, “Some employers truly understand that people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities are people with capabilities. Such is the case with Med-World Pharmacy Inc. Since April of 2008, Med-World has employed nine people through ARC of Rockland’s Career Services Division. Med-World wants to provide opportunities that enable people to achieve. The willingness to communicate regularly with employees and job coaches and the respect with which supervisors and co-worker interact with people of all abilities are admirable business practices. Med-World is a company that applauds dignity.”

Home Run!

Touching Bases, the adult softball league for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, began the 2010 season at Reisman Sports Complex in Pomona, August 14. More than 70 people are signed up to play on five ARC teams. Weather permitting; Touching Bases will field teams through October 31. To volunteer your time by helping players run bases or to join an ARC of Rockland team, call Ervin T. Williams at 845-267-2500, ext. 3136.