Pictured is Ashley Tyler, local artist.
(Oneida, NY – June 2014) Madison Cortland ARC will be holding its annual awards dinner and annual membership meeting at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, at the Kallet Civic Center in Oneida.
Individuals and groups will be recognized at the annual dinner for their support of Madison Cortland ARC and helping people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. The following will be receiving awards:
Emeritus at East Side Manor – Employer of the Year
Oneida Fire Dept., Oneida City Police Dept., Madison County Sheriff’s Dept., and Vineall Ambulance Service – Executive Director’s Award
Denise Smith – President’s Award
Bethann Lyon – Sandra DuBuke Direct Support Professional Award
Henry Fanion, Cortland and Conrad Penna, Oneida – Special Achievement Award
Madison Cortland ARC employees who have reached 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service will also be recognized at the dinner.
In addition to the awards, Delbert Uplinger, Cortland, will be giving the welcome address and John Gildersleeve, Canastota, will be giving the invocation.
Prior to the dinner and awards presentation Madison Cortland ARC Board of Directors will hold its annual membership meeting and elect board members.
Local artist Ashley Tyler has donated an original oil painting, Floral and Fruit, for the purpose of a raffle at the dinner. Raffle tickets are $5 each and will be available at the dinner. Tyler receives services at Madison Cortland ARC and, for the past several years, has donated an original piece of artwork to the ARC; she said this is her way of giving back to an organization that has helped her a lot.
For information or to make reservation, call 315.363.3389 x1005 or 607.756.2015 x1005. The cost of the dinner is $20 per person.