Upcoming events...
Training Opportunities
For a current list of trainings, visit Arc Careers.
April 29, 2010
Greenfield Awards
Honoring Guy and Pam Guzzone will be held in the Great Room at Savage Mill.
May 20, 2010
Celebration of Excellence
Our Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held May 20, 2010, 7-9 pm, at The Bain Center in Columbia.
You can help...
Compete to raise funds and awareness for The Arc, inspire respect for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and change their lives for the better.
Team Embrace participated in two 2009 events. In the Columbia Triathlon on May 17, Team Embrace members participated in both the Olympic Distance Triathlon and in a Team Relay. Aflac Iron Girl Triathlon was August 23, when participants swam .62 mile, biked 17.5 miles, and ran 3.4 miles.
To join the team or get more information, contact Peter DellaCroce.
News & noteworthy...
Chocolate Ball Update
Congratulations to Howard Community College for winning the People's Choice Award for best cake, second year running, and to Duff Goldman for winning the Shaun White autographed snowboard. Thanks, Duff, for being a great supporter of The Arc.
US Green Building Council Award
The Awake House Team was presented a 2009 Green Homes Award from the Maryland Chapter of the US Green Building Council on Thursday, January 28th at Goucher College for their work on The Arc's Torrent Row house.
Completed earlier this year, It was the first Platinum certified home in Maryland.
Accepting the award for The Awake House Team:
Columbia Builders, Inc. – Jim Greenfield, Ted Wies, Van Jacobs, Ron Tash, Terry Brownley, and Patty Care
DW Taylor Associates, inc. – Don Taylor, Eva Castillo, Mariel Fedde
The Arc of Howard County, Inc. and Supported Living, Inc. – Jay Raksin, Kari Ebeling, Marv Byrnes, Carol MacPhee, Grace Morri
Census 2010
City names associated with the holiday season include North Pole, Alaska (population 2,212); Snowflake, Ariz. (5,673); Santa Claus, Ind. (2,314); Noel, Mo. (1,608); and Rudolph, Wis. (412).
Thanks to the US Census Bureau, population counts are accurate for these cities. Look for your 2010 Census questionnaire in the coming weeks. Fill it out. Send it back. Be Counted!
