AHRC NEWS
Save the Date! 63rd Annual Membership Meeting
When: Monday, June 4th, 2012
Where: Betty Pendler NY League, 200 Varick Street, 7th floor
(between West Houston and King Streets)
The Annual Meeting is one of AHRC’s favorite events. In addition to the installation of AHRC’s Board of Directors and Officers, the program will include the presentation of awards to individuals served in AHRC programs, staff and others, as well as the presentation of sibling scholarships.
Betty Pendler NY League, 200 Varick Street, 7th floor
(between West Houston and King Streets)
The evening will start at 6 PM with a light dinner of sandwiches and salads.
The meeting will begin at 7 PM on Monday, June 4, 2012.
To RSVP, please email Donna at donna.gifford@ahrcnyc.org or call her at 212-780-2713. Please RSVP no later then Thursday 31, 2012.
If you are NOT coming to the Annual Meeting, you do NOT have to RSVP. Thank you!
Over a thousand individuals served in AHRC New York City Adult Day Programs spend a good part of every day helping others at over 200 volunteer sites in the community. The volunteer sites (other not for profits, nursing homes, hospitals, public parks and organizations dedicated to helping people in need) are very grateful for the assistance. In return, our individuals — individuals who were for too long viewed only as the recipients of care and assistance – are productive valued members of society!
Please click here to view a short video just completed about AHRC volunteer efforts and a small sampling of our partners in the community: Material for the Arts (MFTA), the New York Restoration Project’s Herb Garden at 111th Street, The Greenwich House – A Caring Community Center on the Square, Baby Buggy Inc., and Trilok Preschool.
HealthCorps® (www.healthcorps.org), a proactive health movement with a health mentoring program in 14 New York City schools, announces Highway to Health Festival 2012, a free community festival for all ages. Dr. Mehmet Oz, a world-renowned cardiac surgeon and two-time Emmy® Award-winning host, and his wife Lisa Oz, co-founded HealthCorps.
Among the Festival’s healthy lifestyle family activities will be the “Off The Ground” fitness competitions sponsored by Punk Rope, Jack Rabbit Sports and New York Sport Clubs. These include our “Chain Reaction” cycling competition where participants raise funds for HealthCorps by paying to ride an exercise bike for increments of 15 minutes and a “Punk Rope” aerobic competition. Prizes will be given for top adult and under 18 winners.
Free health screenings provided by Access Community Health Center, healthy food and beverage samples, fitness workshops and unicycle rides will also be available to attendees. The Music for a Better America Talent Competition sponsored by bodyADDICTS will feature performances from HealthCorps high school students and celebrity judges Geo Hubela and Olivia Ward. The Festival will also feature a Teen Battle Chef Showdown between two student teams for which celebrity chefs George Duran and Denisse Oller will be judges.
WHERE: Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan.
WHEN: Sunday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
At approximately 2:00 p.m., Dr. Oz is expected to make a special public appearance on the main stage with other celebrities to highlight HealthCorps’ work in fighting the child obesity crisis. Editorial, photo and video coverage invited. Press sign in begins at 10 a.m. 10am: Festival Opens with exhibitors booths, fitness demonstrations, “Chain Reaction” Cycling Competition
12:00pm: Music for A Better America Teen Talent Competition sponsored by bodyADDICTS
1:30pm: Main Performance and Awards Presentation with Celebrity Ambassadors
2:15pm: Teen Battle Chef Showdown and “Punk Rope” Aerobic Competition begins
3:30pm: Awards given for “Chain Reaction”, “Punk Rope” and Teen Battle Chef and ending performance
4pm: Closing Remarks
WHO: Featuring Geo Hubela (ICONic Dance Boyz Choreographer), Olivia Ward (Season 11 “Biggest Loser” Winner and Opera Singer) and celebrity chefs Denisse Oller and George Duran. Mike Woods, the morning meteorologist for “Good Day” on Fox 5 will also make a special appearance.
bodyADDICTS bodyADDICTS, Access Community Health Center, Jack Rabbit, New York Sport Clubs, Honest Tea, Pop Chips, Family Cook Productions and Sahaja Meditation, call 803-318-0103 or email highwaytohealth@healthcorps.org.
National Partners are Evamor Natural Artesian Water, official Water of HealthCorps and USANA Health Sciences. Regional Partners include New York City Council, the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, and the WellPoint Foundation. Community and School sponsors include Vemma Nutrition, the California Walnut Board, and The Dalio Foundation.
Local Partners and Sponsors supporting the event include the
For more details on Highway to Health Festival, please visit www.highwaytohealthfestival.com, or at facebook/healthcorps
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today unveiled new legislation to establish the strongest standards and practices in the nation for protecting people with special needs and disabilities. Governor Cuomo’s legislation will create a new Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, an initiative that will transform how the state protects over one million New Yorkers in State operated, certified or licensed facilities and programs.
The Justice Center will have a Special Prosecutor and Inspector General for the Protection of People with Special Needs who will investigate reports of abuse and neglect and prosecute allegations that rise to the level of criminal offenses. It will also include a 24/7 hotline run by trained professionals, a comprehensive statewide database that will track all reports of abuse and neglect and a statewide register of workers who have committed serious acts of abuse who will be prohibited from ever working with people with disabilities or special needs.
“This is about safeguarding the civil rights of the more than one million New Yorkers with disabilities and special needs who for too long have not had the protections and justice they deserve,” Governor Cuomo said. ‘The creation of a Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs will give New York State the strongest standards and practices in the country for protecting those who are often the most vulnerable to abuse and mistreatment. I urge the Legislature to speedily pass this bill and give people with special needs and disabilities a new level of protection and service in our state.’”
Read the Full Press Release here.
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