The 39th Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner, featuring the M.

Anthony Fisher Humanitarian Award, will be held February 5, 2019 at the Grand Hyatt New York. Honorees will be announced.

This year’s Thurman Munson Award recipients were New York Giants Super Bowl Champion Justin Tuck, New York Yankee David Robertson and New York Met T.J. Rivera. The New York Yankees World Series Champion Jorge Posada and MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Carlos Beltran received Legend Awards.

The Thurman Munson Award recognizes athletic accomplishments and contributions to the community. The Legend Award honors those who

have earned a place in sports history.

Adam Spies, capital markets chairman at Cushman & Wakefield, was this year’s recipient of the M. Anthony Fisher Humanitarian Award. The award is given annually to a member of the real estate, construction or design industries for achievements in business and philanthropy. It is named Continued on the next page.

AHRC New York City Foundation More than 15 percent of all children born in the U.S. eventually are diagnosed with some form of developmental delay or disability.

Developmental disabilities do not discriminate. They cross all ethnic and economic lines and can have a profound impact on a child’s life and family.

Yet, no matter how severe the disability, it is possible for the child to have a rich, productive and fulfilling life and be part of the wider community.

The AHRC New York City Foundation benefits organizations, including AHRC New York City, that help make such a life possible for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Founded in 1949 by the mother of a child with special needs, AHRC is the oldest and

largest provider of social services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, each day serving more than 15,000 people at 100 sites in NYC.

Among the many programs and services AHRC offers are schools, camping and recreation, job-training and employment opportunities, family-style community residences, mental-health care and legal assistance.

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T he 24th Annual AHRC Golf Classic, presented by The Feil

Family Foundation and Imperial Bag & Paper Co., LLC, was sold out for the fourth consecutive year and raised approximately $400,000.

Corporate sponsors of the event were J.T. Magen & Co., Inc. and Cooper Electric Supply Co./Sonepar USA.

Mitchell Bloomberg, principal, Continued on the next page.

i n t h i s i s s u e Young Leadership Committee boosts golf . 2Mediterranean event benefits residences . . 3“Spring Fling” is a resounding success . . . . 3$500,000 AHRC Foundation grant fills gap 4Preschool playgrounds to be renovated. . . . 4Job-training sites made accessible . . . . . . . 4

The Fisher Award recognizes business and philanthropic achievement

all players received a selection of Peter Millar apparel and a prize from the pro shop

Golfers on the course at the 2017 AHRC Golf Classic.

Munson Dinner, featuring Fisher Award, is set for February 5

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Adam Spies (second from left), recipient of the M. Anthony Fisher Humanitarian Award, with event co-chairs (from left) Sonny Kalsi of GreenOak Real Estate, Kevin M. Donner of Cushman & Wakefield and Michael A. Happel of Waterfall Properties..

Justin Tuck signs autographs.

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Continued from the first page. for the late Anthony M. Fisher, a partner in Fisher Brothers and a benefactor of the AHRC New York City Foundation.

James M. Benson, the chief executive officer of Benson Botsford LLC and an advocate for athletes with disabilities, received the Corporate Hero Award,

recognizing business and philanthropic leadership, at the Thurman Munson Awards Dinner.

Diana Munson, widow of the legendary Yankees catcher, served as honorary chair, and Michael Kay, the YES Network’s voice of the Yankees and an ESPN radio host, was the Master of Ceremonies. n

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Young Leadership Committee event boosts AHRC Golf Classic

Continued from the first page. International Lights, and Joseph Brancato, a regional managing principal of Gensler, served as co-chairs.

The event, held at the Glen Oaks

Club, included brunch, 18 holes of golf, lunch, a cocktail reception and an awards dinner. All players received a selection of Peter Millar apparel and a prize from the pro shop. n

The Young Leadership Committee, in association with the AHRC

Golf Classic corporate chairs, hosted a networking event at Bourbon Street Bar & Grille for professionals age 35 and under. Approximately 60 attended.

The committee seeks to generate

interest in the golf classic among young professionals, particularly those in the real estate, construction and design industries. It holds two networking events each year.

In addition to food and beverages, the evening included a raffle with such

prizes as a designer handbag, dinner at The Capital Grille and American Express gift cards.

For more information about the Young Leadership Committee, contact Dianne Gomez at dianne.gomez@ahrcnyc.org 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, RDE Advisors.

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.

Munson Dinner, featuring Fisher Award, is set for February 5The Thurman Munson Award recognizes athletic accomplishments and contributions to the community

AHRC Golf Classic sold out for the fourth consecutive year and raised approximately $400,000

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More than $100,000 was raised at

Mediterranean 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.

The Robert Mize and Isa White Trimble Family Foundation was a benefactor sponsor. Helene and Johannes

Huth and Nicholas Pascarella & Co. were patron sponsors.

Approximately 100 attended the event, which was co-chaired by Jeanne Sdroulas and Theodora Vardis.

Proceeds from the event will provide AHRC residents with items .

that improve their quality of life, such as FitBits, new clothes, dinner and a movie or a vacation.

There are more than 600 people living in AHRC residences throughout New York City, many of whom do not have a source of income or family members to provide such items. n

T he Spring Fling, an afternoon featuring lunch and games of

chance, raised nearly $30,000 for the Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School and AHRC Middle/High School.

The event was held in the Brooklyn Blue Feather auditorium and was attended by approximately 160 people including parents, students, staff members and friends and relatives.

A hot lunch, desserts and beverages were provided by the Notaro and Nunez family, El Caribe Caterers, Battista Ristorante, Ben’s Pizza, Aliotta Pastry Shop, Penta Water and Zevia.

A parent committee, chaired by Courtney and Grant Case and Michelle Pisani-Hinojo and Alfredo Hinojo, solicited and donated more than 100 prizes. The event included chance auctions, raffles, a box pool and lottery boards, among other games of chance.

Funds raised at the event help meet needs that cannot be met with government funds. For example, AHRC Middle/High School Principal Andrew Winfrey (left) with

Benefit Co-chairs Alfredo Hinojo and Michelle Pisani-Hinojo.

funds raised at previous events to benefit the schools were used to refurbish classrooms, purchase curriculum materials, develop internships and send students on field trips. Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School and AHRC Middle/High School each serve approximately 125 students with autism.

The AHRC New York City Foundation thanks the benefit chairs – Mr. and Mrs. Case, Ms. Pisani-Hinojo and Mr. Hinojo – and the Benefit Committee members: Melissa Allende and Michael Breder, Christine and Greg Clements, Yasmin Haniff, Jessenia and Michael Herzog, Elizabeth and Eddie Martinez, Mary McGuire-Weafer and Stephen Weafer, Dina Micucci and Donald Kaplan, Josephine and Oscar Nunez, Ellen Smith and Joseph Zevola, Tarsha and Kevin Woods and Inna Yalovsky and Dmitry Sapozhnikov. n

First ‘Spring Fling’ is a resounding success

AHRC residences benefit from Mediterranean Nights event

proceeds from the event will provide AHRC residents with items that improve their quality of life, such as FitBits, new clothes, dinner and a movie or a vacation.

From left: Benefit Committee member Vasso Roti-Lazanas, Anthony Lazanas, Silda Wall Spitzer, Benefit Co-chairs Theodora Vardis and Jeanne Sdroulas and Kenneth Colao of CNY Group, a presenting sponsor.

“Spring Fling” Benefit Committee member Christine Clements (left) and Co-chair Courtney Case.

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The Spring Fling, featuring lunch and games of chance, raised nearly $30,000

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The AHRC New York City Foundation has made a $500,000 grant to fill

a gap in New York State funding for AHRC’s Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program and Day Habilitation without Walls Program.

The Melissa Riggio program enables students who are graduating from high-school special-education classes to take part in college academic, vocational and social activities alongside typical students. The program is offered at community colleges in four boroughs.

The Day Habilitation without Walls Program operates entirely in the community, with participants choosing their activities. Each day begins at the program participant’s home where he or she is met by an AHRC staff member who provides support throughout the day.

New York State funding for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 was based on AHRC’s spending in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, less one percent. It is expected that funding for the coming fiscal year will remain at the same level. n

Two AHRC preschool playgrounds to be renovated with grant

The AHRC New York City Foundation has made a $300,000 grant to

renovate the playgrounds at AHRC preschools in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The playgrounds were last renovated in 2005.

The children at the schools have developmental delays or disabilities or autism. There are approximately 140 children in preschool and daycare programs at the Bronx location and approximately 175 at the Brooklyn location.

The schools provide high-quality education and special services such as speech, occupational and physical therapy.

Research has shown that playgrounds are vital for young children’s language, social and motor skills development. n

Two new AHRC job-training sites have been modified to comply

with the Americans with Disabilities Act, thanks to a $91,500 grant from the AHRC New York City Foundation.

The two sites, one in Brooklyn and one in Staten Island, serve a total of approximately 1,000 people. Among the programs offered at the sites are supported employment, which provides opportunities to enter the workforce and job coaching for those who secure employment; Project Search, which assists high school students in

transitioning to the workforce; and TechnoStart, a 12-week program of instruction in widely used computer applications such as Word and Excel.

Both of the locations required new bathrooms, and the Staten Island location required a lift to make it wheelchair-accessible. n

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.

$500,000 AHRC Foundation grant fills NYS funding gap

the schools provide high-quality education and special services such as speech, occupational and physical therapy

the two sites, one in Brooklyn and one in Staten Island, serve a total of approximately 1,000 people

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AHRC Foundation grant makes job-training sites accessible

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