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– Marc Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY EVENTS

July 23, 2019

ThinkDIFFERENTLY 2019 Picnic

Save the date! July 23, 2019 at Cady Field in Pleasant Valley, NY! The ThinkDIFFERENTLY Picnic is turning Cady Field into a sensory sensitive Circus Midway! The picnic is from 11 am to 2pm!

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June 28, 2019

Summer Crafting Program for Poughkeepsie Middle School Students June 28, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Trolly Barn, 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601
Fall Kill Creative Works - Summer Crafting Program for Poughkeepsie Middle School Students. Please contact (845) 442-3044 for details

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Greystone's Enriching Lives Conference
Greystone's Enriching Lives Conference

June 5, 2019 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dutchess Community College Falcon Hall, 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA

Greystone Program Inc, is hosting the "Enriching Lives Conference" at Falcon Hall on Dutchess Community College campus. The $20 fee includes light breakfast and lunch. Purchase tickets

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Summer Singalong Jamboree
Summer Singalong Jamboree

June 8, 2019 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Lyall Memorial Federated Church, 30 Maple Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA

Summer Singalong Jamboree on Saturday June 8, 2019 at 3 pm. Please come join the Reach Out Arts' event at Lyall Memorial Federated Church in Millbrook!

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

June 11, 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 Olympics of New York - Summer Games Opening Ceremony
Special Olympics of New York - Summer Games Opening Ceremony

June 14, 2019
Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA

Save the date - more details coming soon! See attachments for event locations and how you can register to be a volunteer! Fans in the Stands are needed!

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Special Olympics of NY - Summer Games
Special Olympics of NY - Summer Games

June 15, 2019
Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA

Save the Date - more details forthcoming - Attached is information regarding competition locations and how to join us to be a volunteers! Fans in the Stands are needed!

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

June 21, 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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Summer Crafting Program for Poughkeepsie Middle School Students
Summer Crafting Program for Poughkeepsie Middle School Students

June 28, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Trolly Barn, 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601

Fall Kill Creative Works - Summer Crafting Program for Poughkeepsie Middle School Students. Please contact (845) 442-3044 for details

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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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