WE WORK TO MAKE LIFE BETTER
FOR ADULT ASPIES AND THEIR FAMILIES!
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Time has a way of rushing by us. No sooner had we held our
Third Annual Dinner of Hope
, than it was time to plan for our
4th
, which was held on April 13, 2019. Our winter volunteers from China were great help in producing flyers, invitations, and even the cover of our souvenir program book.
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Where Would We Be
without Our Amazing Volunteers?
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Introducing Our 2019 Winter Chinese Volunteers
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Our Board and Advisory Grows
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We wish to welcome two new Directors and one new Advisor to our organization. Find out more about them and get reacquainted with the other Directors and Advisors at our
Website.
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This year's
Dinner of Hope
was held on April 13, 2019 at
Maria's Galleria Banquet Room
in Haverhill, MA. Making a return engagement as our intrepid Master of Ceremonies was Haverhill's and
WHAV
's very own, Tim Coco.
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Once more our dear friend, Stephanie Beach, returned to weave her magic.
OK, Steph! Inquiring minds want to know - how do you do what you do?
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The best local band
anywhere
returned to provide both background and dancing music. And, as usual, they did a fantastic job.
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A big thanks goes to our keynote speaker and award presenters without whom our event would not have been as much fun as it was.
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Our
Keynote Speaker,
State Senator Diana DiZoglio, battled both exhaustion from numerous public appearances and laryngitis, but made sure that she was present for our big event.
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Macek Pinch-hits for Vargas
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City Councilor
Bill Macek presented the
Bryan Noble Award to disability activist
Attorney Shain Neumeier
of Springfield, MA. He was one of our two surprise presenters. Andy Vargas, who was scheduled to do the presentation, could not return to Haverhill in time for the Dinner.
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McMeen Presents Award to The Arc
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Our schedule presenter, Former State Rep. Juana Matias was not able to be come to our event, and so the task of presenter went to our Advisor, Rachel McMeen. She gave out the
Community Service Award to
The Arc of Greater Haverhill-Newburyport Executive Director, Luis Bachman.
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Rajczyk Accepts Award on Behalf of Wood
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This year's
Asperger Works Award went to Tom "Woody" Wood, a former member of our Board of Directors. He was not able to be present to accept the award, but a member of the Advisory Board, Lisa Rajczyk, accepted it on his behalf. It was presented by
State Rep. Christina Minicucci. We must note, that Rep. Minicucci also delivered the keynote address on behalf of Senator DiZoglio.
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Board President Delivers Moving Speech at Dinner
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Board President and Executive Director
Daniel Rajczyk welcomed everyone to the Dinner in a moving address in which he described why he started Asperger Works. To read his speech, please click the link:
ED's Speech.
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A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors, Advertisers, Donors, and Those Who Bought Tickets!
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Again, we cannot emphasize it enough:
we need
you
to help our organization grow.
So consider donating your time, your expertise, and, yes, your dollars, and
make a difference
in the lives of so many deserving people.
If you are a business owner, we encourage you to consider hiring one of our clients. We offer workshops to help you get the most out of your Aspie employee.
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