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– Marc Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive

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May 23, 2019

Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Training

Dutchess County “ThinkDIFFERENTLY” in collaboration with OPWDD are hosting Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Training on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Department of Behavioral and Community Health’s Training Room at 230 North Road. Please see flyer MOLST 2019 to register.

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May 23, 2019

Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Training May 23, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 230 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA
Dutchess County in collaboration with OPWDD is hosting Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Training at DBCH training rooms at 230 North Road, Poughkeepsie. Please RSVP by contacting Wendy Cady at 845-486-3568 or wcady@dutchessny.gov

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Public Forum- Service Needs for Children with Emotional Issues and/or Chemical Dependency
Public Forum- Service Needs for Children with Emotional Issues and/or Chemical Dependency

May 6, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
DBCH 230 North Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

We Want to Hear from You!
As we begin work on Dutchess County’s service plans for 2020, we need your help to better understand what services need improvement for you, your family, and the people you serve. All forum sessions will be held in the DBCH Training Room (Entrance #1), 230 North Road, in Poughkeepsie.
For more information, call (845) 485-9700.
Unable to attend? Comments are welcome!
DutchessNY.gov/ForumComments

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Public Forum- Mental Health Service Needs for Adults
Public Forum- Mental Health Service Needs for Adults

May 7, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
DBCH 230 North Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

We Want to Hear from You!
As we begin work on Dutchess County’s service plans for 2020, we need your help to better understand what services need improvement for you, your family, and the people you serve. All forum sessions will be held in the DBCH Training Room (Entrance #1), 230 North Road, in Poughkeepsie.
For more information, call (845) 485-9700.
Unable to attend? Comments are welcome!
DutchessNY.gov/ForumComments

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First Responder Autism Awareness Training for Families
First Responder Autism Awareness Training for Families

May 8, 2019 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
DBCH, 230 North Road, Poughkeespsie, NY 12603

Learn how you can help family members with Autism interact with first responders in an emergency. Nationally renowned instructors Captain Bill Cannata (Westwood, MA Fire Department - retired) and Lt. Jimmy Donohoe (Pensacola, FL Police Department) will teach families how to best interact with police, fire fighters, EMS, and security guards during an emergency. See attached flyer for details.

Please follow the link to RSVP for this training

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1st Responder Autism Awareness Training
1st Responder Autism Awareness Training

May 9, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Department of Emergency Response, 392 Creek Road, Poughkeepsie NY 12603

Nationally renowned instructors Captain Bill Cannata (Westwood, MA Fire Department - retired) and Lt. Jimmy Donohoe (Pensacola, FL Police Department) will teach first responders how to best interact with an individual with Autism during an emergency. See attached flyer for details.

Please follow this link to RSVP for this event.

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1st Responder Autism Awareness Training
1st Responder Autism Awareness Training

May 9, 2019 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
DBCH, 230 North Road, Poughkeepsie NY 12603

https://www.research.net/r/Autism-Awareness-Training-RSVPNationally renowned instructors Captain Bill Cannata (Westwood, MA Fire Department - retired) and Lt. Jimmy Donohoe (Pensacola, FL Police Department) will teach first responders how to best interact with an individual with Autism during an emergency. See attached flyer for details.

Please follow this link to RSVP for this event.

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY Red Carpet Movie Day!
ThinkDIFFERENTLY Red Carpet Movie Day!

May 11, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Roosevelt Theatre, 4060 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538, USA

Spring ThinkDIFFERENTLY Free Movie Day!

See attached flyer for details!

Please follow the link to RSVP for this event.

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LGBTQ & Ability Support and Discussion Group
LGBTQ & Ability Support and Discussion Group

May 14, 2019 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Taconic Resources-Independence, 82 Washington St # 214, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA

LGBTQ + Abilities Support and Discussion Group

This group is open to all people of the disability and LGBTQ community. It meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

Contact Charla to RSVP in attendance; charlarubym@gmail.com or call/text 845-443-5924

If you require an American Sign-Language interpreter must RSVP 1-2 weeks in advance.

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Special Education PTA - in Spanish
Special Education PTA - in Spanish

May 17, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Lagrange Association Library, 488 Freedom Plains Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603, USA

SEPTA (Special Education PTA) Support group that is held every 3rd Friday of the month from 6 to 7 in Spanish and from 7 to 8pm in English in the Lagrange Library.

Please contact Ivonne Rios at ivy2115@yahoo. for further information or any questions.

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Blue Path Walkathon!
Blue Path Walkathon!

May 18, 2019 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
FDR Park, 2957 Crompond Rd, Lot 4, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA

Blue Path Walk-a-thon to support their work with training dogs to support children with autism! Register to walk!

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Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Training
Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Training

May 23, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
230 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA

Dutchess County in collaboration with OPWDD is hosting Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Training at DBCH training rooms at 230 North Road, Poughkeepsie. Please RSVP by contacting Wendy Cady at 845-486-3568 or wcady@dutchessny.gov

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments

100 Cups of Coffee

Chief of Police, Thomas Pape attended Dutchess County’s 100 Cups of Coffee at Taconic Resources for Independence and was inspired [ …Read More ]

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Verplanck Garden Club

Verplanck Garden Club at Stony Kill Farm’s Environmental and Education Center in Wappingers Falls, NY have been maintaining the Special [ …Read More ]

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Dr. Joseph Bonanno receives award.

Dr Joseph Bonanno the Medical Director for both OPWDD Taconic Region and Arc of Dutchess was honored for his outstanding [ …Read More ]

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Coach Vincent and Jonathan “Superman” Brunot

Coach Vincent Del-Cid is a CPA and has previously worked for JP Morgan. Prior to meeting Jonathan “Superman” Brunot, he had [ …Read More ]

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Youth Soft Skills Empowerment & Hudson Cadillac

Emanuel Cordero, a vocational coordinator from Youth Soft Skills Empowerment (YSSE) (left) met with Mike Mullaney, Dealer Principal (right) from [ …Read More ]

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Carnival Lion for the 2017 ThinkDIFFERENTLY Picnic

Elanor DeMan, a Roosevelt High School student and her father, Jayson DeMan created this fantastic ‘Carnival Lion’ as a bean [ …Read More ]

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Red Hook Library Creates “All Abilities Program Series”

Red Hook Public Library has created an All Abilities Program Series for families with special needs to gather and enjoy. The [ …Read More ]

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Universal Park Equipment

Congratulations to Sidney Scoralick, James Ryan and Ulises Olmedo. Special thanks to their teacher Kimberly Sweck, Arlington High School, Teacher-Engineering and Cameron Tuller, a junior at the time, who helped the team with the physical construction of the project.

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