News summer 2018

Munson Dinner, featuring Fisher Award, is set for February 5 he 39th Annual Thurman Munson have earned a place in Awards Dinner, featuring the M. sports history. TAnthony Fisher Humanitarian Award, will be held February 5, 2019 at the The Fisher Award Grand Hyatt New York. Honorees will recognizes business be announced. and philanthropic This year’s Thurman Munson Award achievement recipients were New York Giants Super Bowl Champion Justin Tuck, New York Adam Spies, capital Yankee David Robertson and New York markets chairman at Met T.J. Rivera. The Cushman & Wakefield, Champion and was this year’s recipient MLB All-Star and World Series Champion of the M. Anthony Fisher Carlos Beltran received Legend Awards. Humanitarian Award. The The Thurman Munson Award award is given annually recognizes athletic accomplishments to a member of the real and contributions to the community. estate, construction or

The Legend Award honors those who design industries for Photo by Jerry Speier achievements in business Adam Spies (second from left), recipient of the M. Anthony Fisher and philanthropy. It is named Humanitarian Award, with event co-chairs (from left) Sonny Kalsi of Continued on the next page. GreenOak Real Estate, Kevin M. Donner of Cushman & Wakefield and Michael A. Happel of Waterfall Properties..

AHRC Golf Classic sells out again he 24th Annual AHRC Golf Classic, presented by The Feil TFamily Foundation and Imperial Bag & Paper Co., LLC, was sold out for the fourth consecutive year and raised

Photo by Jerry Speier approximately $400,000. Justin Tuck signs autographs. all players received a selection of Peter Millar apparel in this issue and a prize from the pro shop Young Leadership Committee boosts golf . 2 Corporate sponsors of the event Mediterranean event benefits residences . 3 were J.T. Magen & Co., Inc. and Cooper “Spring Fling” is a resounding success . . 3 Electric Supply Co./Sonepar USA. $500,000 AHRC Foundation grant fills gap 4 Mitchell Bloomberg, principal,

Preschool playgrounds to be renovated . .4 Photo by Tony Lopez Continued on the next page. Job-training sites made accessible . . . .4 Golfers on the course at the 2017 AHRC Golf Classic.

AHRC New York City Foundation Yet, no matter how severe the disability, it is largest provider of social services to people possible for the child to have a rich, productive and with intellectual and developmental disabilities, More than 15 percent of all children born in the fulfilling life and be part of the wider community. each day serving more than 15,000 people U.S. eventually are diagnosed with some form The AHRC New York City Foundation benefits at 100 sites in NYC. of developmental delay or disability. organizations, including AHRC New York City, Among the many programs and services Developmental disabilities do not that help make such a life possible for people with AHRC offers are schools, camping and discriminate. They cross all ethnic and economic intellectual and developmental disabilities. recreation, job-training and employment lines and can have a profound impact on a Founded in 1949 by the mother of a child opportunities, family-style community residences, child’s life and family. with special needs, AHRC is the oldest and mental-health care and legal assistance. Munson Dinner, featuring Fisher Award, is set for February 5 Continued from the first page. recognizing business and philanthropic for the late Anthony M. Fisher, a partner leadership, at the Thurman Munson The Thurman Munson Award in Fisher Brothers and a benefactor of the Awards Dinner. recognizes AHRC New York City Foundation. athletic Diana Munson, widow of the legendary accomplishments James M. Benson, the chief executive Yankees , served as honorary chair, and officer of Benson Botsford LLC and an and Michael Kay, the YES Network’s contributions advocate for athletes with disabilities, voice of the Yankees and an ESPN radio to the community received the Corporate Hero Award, host, was the Master of Ceremonies. n Photo by Jerry Speier From left: Legend Award recipients Carlos Beltran and Jorge Posada, Thurman Munson Award recipient Justin Tuck, Corporate Hero Award recipient James M. Benson, Munson Award recipients T.J. Rivera and David Robertson.

AHRC Golf Classic sells out again Continued from the first page. Club, included brunch, 18 holes of International Lights, and Joseph AHRC Golf Classic sold out golf, lunch, a cocktail reception and Brancato, a regional managing principal for the fourth an awards dinner. All players received of Gensler, served as co-chairs. consecutive year a selection of Peter Millar apparel and raised n The event, held at the Glen Oaks approximately $400,000 and a prize from the pro shop.

Young Leadership Committee event boosts AHRC Golf Classic he Young Leadership Committee, interest in the golf classic among young prizes as a designer handbag, dinner at in association with the AHRC professionals, particularly those in the The Capital Grille and American Express TGolf Classic corporate chairs, hosted a real estate, construction and design gift cards. networking event at Bourbon Street Bar industries. It holds two networking events For more information about & Grille for professionals age 35 and each year. the Young Leadership Committee, under. Approximately 60 attended. In addition to food and beverages, contact Dianne Gomez at The committee seeks to generate the evening included a raffle with such [email protected] or 212-780-2779. n

Young Leadership Committee members, from left: Joseph Morocco, JP Morgan Chase; Daniel McGinley, Penguin Air Conditioning; Michael Petry, VVA; Matthew Solomita, Structure Tone; Sofia Juperius, Gensler; Shawn Egan, The Meehan Consulting Group; Morgan Patterson, AFD Contract Furniture; Ross Eisenberg,

Photo by Christopher Chung RDE Advisors. page 2 SUMMER 2018 AHRC NYC Foundation News AHRC residences benefit from Mediterranean Nights event ore than $100,000 was raised at MMediterranean Nights, a wine tasting at Italian Wine Merchants, near Union Square. The event, benefiting AHRC’s Residential Services program, was presented by CNY Group and Drennen Bros Hauser Foundation.

proceeds from Photo by Jerry Speier the event will From left: Benefit Committee member Vasso Roti-Lazanas, Anthony Lazanas, Silda Wall Spitzer, Benefit Co-chairs provide AHRC Theodora Vardis and Jeanne Sdroulas and Kenneth Colao of CNY Group, a presenting sponsor. residents with items that improve Huth and Nicholas Pascarella & Co. were that improve their quality of life, such their quality of life, such as patron sponsors. as FitBits, new clothes, dinner and a FitBits, new clothes, movie or a vacation. Photo by Jerry Speier dinner and a movie Approximately 100 attended the or a vacation. event, which was co-chaired by Jeanne There are more than 600 people Sdroulas and Theodora Vardis. living in AHRC residences throughout The Robert Mize and Isa White Proceeds from the event will New York City, many of whom do Trimble Family Foundation was a provide AHRC residents with items . not have a source of income or family benefactor sponsor. Helene and Johannes members to provide such items. n

First ‘Spring Fling’ is a resounding success funds raised at previous events he Spring Fling, an afternoon to benefit the schools were used featuring lunch and games of to refurbish classrooms, purchase Tchance, raised nearly $30,000 for curriculum materials, develop the Brooklyn Blue Feather internships and send students on Elementary School and AHRC field trips. Brooklyn Blue Feather Middle/High School. Elementary School and AHRC Middle/High School each serve The event was held in the approximately 125 students Brooklyn Blue Feather auditorium with autism. and was attended by approximately 160 people including parents, The Spring Fling, featuring students, staff members and friends lunch and games of chance, and relatives. raised nearly $30,000 A hot lunch, desserts and beverages were provided by the The AHRC New York City Notaro and Nunez family, El Caribe “Spring Fling” Benefit Committee member Christine Clements Foundation thanks the benefit chairs Caterers, Battista Ristorante, Ben’s (left) and Co-chair Courtney Case. – Mr. and Mrs. Case, Pizza, Aliotta Pastry Shop, Penta Ms. Pisani-Hinojo and Mr. Hinojo – Water and Zevia. Photos by Jerry Speier and the Benefit Committee members: A parent committee, chaired Melissa Allende and Michael by Courtney and Grant Case and Breder, Christine and Greg Michelle Pisani-Hinojo and Alfredo Clements, Yasmin Haniff, Jessenia Hinojo, solicited and donated more and Michael Herzog, Elizabeth than 100 prizes. The event included and Eddie Martinez, Mary chance auctions, raffles, a box pool McGuire-Weafer and Stephen and lottery boards, among other Weafer, Dina Micucci and Donald games of chance. Kaplan, Josephine and Oscar Nunez, Funds raised at the event help Ellen Smith and Joseph Zevola, meet needs that cannot be met with Tarsha and Kevin Woods and government funds. For example, AHRC Middle/High School Principal Andrew Winfrey (left) with Inna Yalovsky and Dmitry Benefit Co-chairs Alfredo Hinojo and Michelle Pisani-Hinojo. Sapozhnikov. n

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The New York Yankees World Series Champion Jorge Posada and Honorary Chair Diana Munson at the this year’s Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner. Read about it on page 1.

Photo by Jerry Speier

$500,000 AHRC Foundation grant fills NYS funding gap Two AHRC he AHRC New York City Foundation The Day Habilitation without preschool playgrounds has made a $500,000 grant to fill Walls Program operates entirely in the Ta gap in New York State funding for community, with participants choosing to be renovated AHRC’s Melissa Riggio Higher Education their activities. Each day begins at the with grant Program and Day Habilitation without program participant’s home where he he AHRC New York City Foundation Walls Program. or she is met by an AHRC staff member has made a $300,000 grant to The Melissa Riggio program enables who provides support throughout the day. Trenovate the playgrounds at AHRC students who are graduating from New York State funding for the fiscal preschools in and Brooklyn. high-school special-education classes to year ending June 30, 2018 was based on The playgrounds were last renovated take part in college academic, vocational AHRC’s spending in the fiscal year ending in 2005. and social activities alongside typical June 30, 2015, less one percent. It is students. The program is offered at expected that funding for the coming community colleges in four boroughs. fiscal year will remain at the same level. n the schools provide high-quality education and special services such as speech, AHRC Foundation grant makes occupational and job-training sites accessible physical therapy wo new AHRC job-training sites transitioning to the workforce; and have been modified to comply TechnoStart, a 12-week program of Twith the Americans with Disabilities instruction in widely used computer The children at the schools have Act, thanks to a $91,500 grant from the applications such as Word and Excel. developmental delays or disabilities AHRC New York City Foundation. or autism. There are approximately The two sites, one in Brooklyn and the two sites, one in Brooklyn and 140 children in preschool and one in Staten Island, serve a total of one in Staten Island, serve a total daycare programs at the Bronx approximately 1,000 people. Among of approximately 1,000 people location and approximately 175 the programs offered at the sites are at the Brooklyn location. supported employment, which provides Both of the locations required The schools provide high-quality opportunities to enter the workforce new bathrooms, and the Staten Island education and special services such as and job coaching for those who location required a lift to make it speech, occupational and physical therapy. secure employment; Project Search, wheelchair-accessible. n Research has shown that playgrounds which assists high school students in are vital for young children’s language, social and motor skills development. n

Connect to our LinkedIn group from our website, AHRC New York City Foundation Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 83 Maiden Lane [email protected] Pamela Richard, Foundation Director New York, NY 10038 www.ahrcNYCfoundation.org Dianne Gomez, Assistant Foundation Director Tel 212-780-2690 Fax 212-780-2398 Michael N. Rosen, Chairman Design by Iris Bell page 4 SUMMER 2018 AHRC NYC Foundation News