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Photos and Friends
Danny and Maria
The Arc of Baltimore has known the Rosner and Hudak families for many years and had the pleasure of watching Danny and Maria become a couple. Check out the recent Catholic Review for the story. Click Here |
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Bob Goldstick (left) and Tom Sessomes (right) are hard at work in their office
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The Arc Moves and Grooves 
Melvin McLean and Preston Perkins take a pose at The Arc of Baltimore sponsored dance at the statewide convention of The Arc of Maryland.
Click here to see more pictures of the dance. |
The Arc of Baltimore nominated MTA for an award from MD Works for their employment of individuals with developmental disabilities. At right, Keith Simms, with The Arc’s landscaping, accepts the award on MTA’s behalf from Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and MD Works Director Bob Hoffman. Click here for more information on the Employment Awards Luncheon.
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 Happy Birthday Bernadine!
Bernadine Spangler celebrated her 71st in style recently by renting a limousine to take her and her roommates out to dinner. Pictured with Bernadine are her roommates: Kathy Drury and Carol Volk. |
Baltimore County Recognizes Excellence
Derrick Hairston received the Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities' Employee of the Year award at a recent luncheon. Pictured with Derrick are Commission Chair Terri Parrish, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith, and Susan White-Bowden who served as the luncheon emcee. Derrick has worked at the Towson McDonald's on York Road for 17 years
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The Arc landscapers continue the tradition of planting bulbs – more than50,000 – at Baltimore’s Sherwood Gardens. Pictured here (left to right) are Mike James and James Peddicord.
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Mary Preston, a participant in The Arc’s Homeland Center, sits proudly and comfortably in her new custom-fit, electric wheelchair that was made possible by donations from Keepers of the Green, a local clan of the international golf organization based in Scotland. According to staff, Mary mastered navigating the chair on her first day with it.
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 Walter
Beatty
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mega-watt smile you see on Walter Beatty’s face
is never more striking than when he’s playing
the drums. The 37-year-old, who works on a landscape
crew and lives in a boarding house, took a vacation
to the Bahamas with Arc support provider Olu Fatodu.
During their first evening on the island, Walter and
Olu listened to a jazz band and Walter was awestruck.
Olu introduced Walter to the band leader, who offered
Walter a chance to play the drums that night. Although
Walter plays by ear, he clearly does so quite well
because the band invited him back to play for the
next several evenings. After vacation, Walter joined
his church band. Now staff members take him to practice
on Wednesday, and he plays every Sunday, accompanied
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| Charles
Cimino
 Talk
about growing old gracefully. Charles Cimino, 80 years
young, lives independently in downtown Towson and
receives regular drop-in support from The Arc of Baltimore
for grocery shopping and other essentials. A long-time
employee of Goodwill Industries, Charles is retired
but spends lots of time out and about in the community,
thanks to a specialized walker equipped with a seat
(see picture). Having the walker means Charles can
continue to go downtown to eat at Hooter’s Restaurant.
It’s one of Charles’ favorite places,
and not just because of the food. As he tells it,
the waitresses shower him with attention. Who can
blame them?
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| Cassie
Dittman
 Not
only did Cassie Dittman play a nun in The Matthew
Players’ production of The Sound of Music, she
had to sing in Latin! Cassie, who is supported by
The Arc of Baltimore in employment and community living,
performed in five shows with the community theater
group. She was the only cast member who has a developmental
disability. According to an Arc staff person who saw
the show, “To see Cassie take a bow with the
entire cast was really something!”
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