AHRC Suffolk

We would like to congratulate Mary Fu, AHRC Suffolk’s Chief Advancement Officer and Nicole L. Weingartner, Long Island Lobbyist and AHRC Suffolk Foundation Board member, for a successful inaugural event for Her Long Island Influence! Mary and Nicole created @herlongislandinfluence to provide women on Long Island a space to connect and support one another personally and professionally. Mary and Nicole are two leaders who give their all everyday to fight for the causes and people they believe in. We are lucky to have such fearless leaders support our agency! In attendance from AHRC Suffolk was Teresa Demarco, Advancement and Communications Coordinator and Christina Goerler, Foundation Board President! Sky is the limit for these two powerful women and we are happy to support them.

AHRC Suffolk recently held its first blood drive since the pandemic at our Bohemia location. We had 45 people registered to donate and 41 pints of blood collected, which far exceeded our original goal and will go on to save 123 lives! Thank you to the wonderful staff from the New York Blood Center, and all of our staff, families and friends who came out to donate. The team at the New York Blood Center makes it seamless to host a drive and we are glad to have the opportunity to assist others in saving lives! #nybloodcenter #newyorkbloodcenter #blooddrive

We are excited to announce a monthly newsletter from AHRC Suffolk! In an effort to increase the lines of communication with our friends, families, donors, supporters and community members, we will send out an electronic newsletter monthly. You can click the link below to subscribe and be added to our mailing list for future editions! Don't miss out on exciting agency updates, inside stories and more! Click link below to read our newsletter TODAY! 🔗 Newsletter & Subscription Link: https://lnkd.in/ehyYgnP4 Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE! AHRC Suffolk Foundation's largest fundraiser of the year will be on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024 at Stonebridge Country Club from 6:30pm- 10:00pm. This event will be fundraising for AHRC Suffolk's programs and services and also celebrating 75 years of The Arc New York! We are also proud to be honoring Hossam Maksoud, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Community Care Rx. More details on registration and how you can support, to come soon!

In honor of all the graduations going on right now, we would like to extend a huge congratulations to each Class of 2024 at The Saul & Elaine Seiff Educare Center. We are all so proud of each and every one of you!

AHRC Suffolk is HIRING Direct Support Professionals! Meet our recruitment team at our next interview open house! Details: June 29, 2024 10:00 AM-1:00 PM 214 Old Riverhead Road, Westhampton Beach, NY For more career options at AHRC Suffolk, visit https://lnkd.in/e8U2auRD

📢 ICYMI: Our latest issue of CONNECTIONS recently went out to our friends across New York State, and AHRC Suffolk was featured for the unveiling of their new accessible playground! Read about the playground & other Chapter achievements here: https://lnkd.in/g4RUKzAB

ONLY 1 MONTH LEFT TO BECOME A 2024 AHRC SUFFOLK MEMBER! The Arc New York is celebrating 75 years of service and we are asking our community to help us mark this milestone by becoming a member of AHRC Suffolk this year! Last year we had around 300 members, and we need to DOUBLE that number this year. If you already become a member for this calendar year, THANK YOU! For $15 you are helping us increase our numbers and most importantly the strength of our voice when advocating for people in the disability community and our staff. This years $15 contribution goes towards: 💰 Your 2024 AHRC Suffolk Membership fee 🤩 AHRC Suffolk's Annual Fashion Show Event 😍 AHRC Suffolk's NEW Employee Assistance Fund Visit our website to register online: https://lnkd.in/eJ4KawpA

We recently had a group of 17 self-advocates and 4 staff members attend the SANYS LI Regional Conference at the Melville Marriot. This conference is a big deal because it is built for self-advocates and their advisors to interact with others on Long Island and the workshops are based on topics that provide information and support that is relatable for them. We are proud to announce that our group took home 2 awards at the conference, that deserve a huge round of applause. James D., from AHRC Suffolk's Bohemia PWW Day Hab Program, was presented the “Self Advocate of the Year Award!” James is always advocating for what he believes is right, and always makes sure that his voice is heard to make changes for himself and his community. Doriann Adams, AHRC Suffolk Director of Staff Development & Education and Self Advocate Advisor, was presented the “Advisor of the Year Award.” Doriann has worked for this agency for almost 38 years and has always gone above and beyond to be an ally and a friend to the people we support. We are beyond thankful to have a committed and big-hearted person like Doriann to lead the group of self-advocates here at AHRC Suffolk. Congratulations to all!

We are glad to have Nicole L. Weingartner on our team!