Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Marianne Pettineo has been awarded the Elizabeth Boggs Family Advocate Award by the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The New Jersey Council on Development Disabilities will recognize Marianne Pettineo Wednesday for her advocacy work on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities. On Wednesday, Pettineo, who was nominated for the award by councilwoman Lisa Swain, will receive the Elizabeth Boggs Family Member Advocate Award, which is given annually to the family member of an individual with a developmental disability who has shown outstanding advocacy efforts in the area of developmental disabilities. “I’m sure that there’s numerous other people more deserving, but I was very honored to be recognized by my council people for the work that I did in our community,” said Pettineo, the current ADA Committee co-chair and municipal secretary. “Having …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The dance runs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday night
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Seeking to increase recreational and social opportunities in Fair Lawn for individuals with disabilities, the Fair Lawn Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee launched a series of ADA dances in September. The next ADA dance will be held Friday, Nov. 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Fair Lawn Community Center gymnasium. A $5 cover charge pays for refreshments. The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals with developmental disabilities, is sponsoring the dances for individuals with disabilities, aged 21 and over, from across Bergen County. "This will be the first time such an opportunity exists in Fair Lawn and the first time that parents, like myself, will not have to …
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Starting Friday, the Fair Lawn Community Center will hold dances for Bergen County adults with disabilities
For the first time Friday, adults with disabilities who live in Fair Lawn won’t have to travel to a neighboring community to attend a social function with friends. Over the next 10 months, the Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals with developmental disabilities, will sponsor a series of dances at the Fair Lawn Community Center gymnasium for individuals with disabilities, aged 21 and over, from across Bergen County. Friday’s dance will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and have a $5 charge, to cover refreshments. The dance was made possible by the Fair Lawn Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee, whose goal is to provide social and recreational activities for children, teens …
Jack O'Neil
11:49 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
This is a well deserved honor. Residents of Fair Lawn should be proud of Marianne's accomplishment in reviving the ADA Committee and those appointed to the committee who make up the team that support Marianne and her co-chair Steve Weinstein. more ›