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June 12, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information call: Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745

The Franklin D. Roosevelt 
Presidential Library and Museum
presents the 2nd annual 
FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL
-- with Dutchess County's 
ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative --
and a presentation of the first
FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 
HUDSON VALLEY VISION AWARD
to Dutchess County Executive, 
Marcus Molinaro (Noon)
July 1, 2017; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Roosevelt Library Great Lawn
FREE PUBLIC EVENT

HYDE PARK, NY -- On Saturday, July 1, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present the 2nd annual FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL on the Library's Great Lawn. This event is presented in association with Dutchess County's ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative and will focus on inclusion for audiences with a diverse array of abilities and needs. Activities include circus acts, a hot air balloon, an iHeartMedia live radio broadcast, music, a raptor show, face painting, food trucks and the first FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HUDSON VALLEY VISION AWARD presentation (Noon). The Family Fun Festival is a free, public event made possible by the support of the Roosevelt Library Trustees, community partners and sponsors. The Library will also offer free admission to the museum from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on July 1, 2017.

At the center of the festival, the Library and Museum will present its first FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HUDSON VALLEY VISION AWARD at a ceremony at Noon on the Great Lawn. This award honors those working to improve the future of the Hudson Valley for ALL residents, through engagement and inclusion. Throughout their lives, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt worked to break down barriers for disabled and disenfranchised citizens of the World. It is in this spirit that the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present the first FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HUDSON VALLEY VISION AWARD to  Dutchess County Executive, Marcus Molinaro.

Free, special offerings this year -- for attendees of all abilities -- include sensory sensitive museum time, beginning at 8:00 a.m. (with low lighting and low volume on audiovisual programs) and "Quiet Spaces" throughout the day in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center -- in partnership with the Poughkeepsie Public Library District and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District (with comfortable seating, books for attendees of all ages, tablets with interactive reading apps, and an opportunity to recharge).

FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL sponsors include  Health Quest, Poughkeepsie Journal, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Central Hudson, Dutchess Community College, Hyde Park Brewing Company, Coppola's Bistro, Anderson Center for Autism, Abilities First, Rocking Horse Ranch and  Durants Party Rentals. Additional support provided by  iHeartMedia and Rhinebeck Bank, Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response and the  Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site.

For additional information about this event please call Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 .

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Every president since FDR has followed his example and established a presidential library administered by the National Archives and Records Administration to preserve and make accessible to the American people the records of their presidencies. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit www.fdrlibrary.org.

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