Enabling the potential of people with developmental disabilities, enriching our communities
NHR Hosts SANYS U!
This year, NHR has partnered with SANYS to host SANYS U which is a six-session series of self-advocate led learning sessions where people receiving supports can learn to become/develop their skills as self-advocates. SANY U sessions are being held at NHR’s WOW hub in Hyde Park in May and June. People from NHR, Abilities First, Devereux and the ARC are attending.
SANYS stands for the Self Advocacy Association of New York State. SANYS is a not-for-profit organization, run by people with developmental disabilities. SANYS’ mission is to help people with disabilities learn to speak up for themselves, individual-ly and collectively, as leaders in the community. Their activities include annual regional and statewide conferences Every year people look forward to learning more about speaking up for themselves and others and having a great time meeting up with old friends and making new ones. NHR is a proud sponsor of the 2025 SANYS conferences.
For more information on SANYS, please see: https://sanys.org/news-and-events/.
What Rain? Family & Friends Picnic a Success!
On Saturday, June 7th, several hundred people gathered together under a pavilion at Cluett Schantz Memorial Park in Milton, NY to celebrate the remarkable community that is NHR at our 2025 Family & Friends Picnic! In addition to good company and good food, the West Road Band provided entertainment for all.
While the weather conspired against us with rain (heavy at times!), the feedback from picnic goers was that people had a good time and that as people were congregated under the main pavilion, that there was more opportunity to socialize and catch up. See the wonderful photos by clicking the link below see the gallery and you will probably come to the same conclusion!
The picnic was a success because of the hard work of NHR staff who took on planning and staffing the event as extra duties and several volunteers who helped as well.
Many thanks to the following NHR staff and volunteers (some pictured in the gallery) who made the Family & Friends Picnic a success!
Katie Briggs, Steve Constable, Dottie Denunzio, Malorie Greenspan, Ricky Fareira, Vickie Fitzpatrick, Ed Fitzpatrick, Tatyana Hargrove, Darryl Hey, Nancy Howell, Mahlon Groom, Nick Malcuit, Najiba Meskadi, Andrew Petrovitz ,Fran Sitter, Nancy Slauson, Alicia Smith, Aaron Swan, Sandi Swan, Dave Tanguay, Amelia Williams and Austyn Wolford.
Click here or the cake to view the picnic gallery!
Alicia Smith and Sade Rowley Graduate from Executive Leadership Program
Felicia Brown, Tatyana Hargrove and Janna Welsh Complete FLS Training Program
NHR’s Ada Drive IRA Open Now!
NHR Golf Tournament August 4th
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