2021 Celebration of Excellence and 60th Year Celebration
The Arc of Howard County’s 2021 Celebration of Excellence was held virtually on May 12, 2021. Congratulations to all of our award winners for making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities!
Self-Advocate of the Year: Jeffrey Jones, Carlotta Martin, and Janice Martin
Excellence in Employment: Robert Walker, Natalie Dohner, and Vytex Windows
Excellence in Professional Services: ALFA Specialty Pharmacy
Excellence in Community: FEED HOWARD COUNTY
Excellence in Public Service: Senator Clarence Lam and Delegate Eric Ebersole
Volunteer of the Year: Matt Hart and Sarah Wheedleton
The Amanda & Jill Dean Direct Support Professional Award: Annie Caldwell
President’s Award: Richard Dean
Employee of the Year: All of Arc of Howard County DSPs
COVID-19 Heroes of the Year: Deborah Wagner and Naomi Lyvers
People Power of Howard County will host its monthly meeting via Zoom:
Monday, April 12, 2021
6-7 p.m.
Agenda
Speaker: Holly Reasner, Director of Person Centered Planning, The Arc of Howard County
Topic: Person Centered Planning and Advocacy-The importance of speaking up when there is something that you like or do not like during a meeting or anytime. Holly will also focus on some Charting the LifeCourse tools.
RSVP and Zoom
To RSVP to the April 12, 2021, People Power meeting, please visit this link.
In preparation for the meeting, please visit Zoom https://zoom.us/ or download the application in advance. Zoom is available for computers (PC and Mac) and available for download to your smartphone or tablet from Google Play and App Store.
In preparation for the meeting, please visit Zoom https://zoom.us/ or download the application in advance. Zoom is available for computers (PC and Mac) and available for download to your smartphone or tablet from Google Play and App Store.
This year, the Developmental Disabilities Coalition is coordinating a week of virtual advocacy and opportunities for information and connection with legislators from February 9-12.
To kick things off, we will be holding our main DD Days event on Tuesday, February 9th, from 9 to 11 AM. If you have participated in DD Day in downtown Annapolis in years past, this is your opportunity to take part online, from home in 2021. This year, the event will be FREE to attendees due to a generous grant from The Developmental Disabilities Council, and hard work/coordination from all members of the DD Coalition!
From Tuesday to Thursday, you can also make an impact through your advocacy on social media! Each day has a theme for you to share your story with friends, family, and legislators. The themes each day are:
Additionally, information on other virtual advocacy opportunities during the week will be posted on the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council website as we get closer to the headliner event! English and Spanish Closed Captioning will be available for those who need it on February 9.
For any questions or accommodations to support your participation, please contact Luc Chausse, Director of Advocacy and Outreach at The Arc Maryland, at lchausse@thearcmd.org.
Members of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Coalition are The Arc Maryland, Disability Rights Maryland, The Maryland Association of Community Services, The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, and People on the Go of Maryland.
People Power of Howard County will host its monthly meeting via Zoom:
Monday, February 8, 2021
6-7 p.m.
Agenda
Speaker: Dorothy Plantz
Topic: Legislation, DD Day At The Legislature, etc.
Zoom
Zoom link to follow.
In preparation for the meeting, please visit Zoom https://zoom.us/ or download the application in advance. Zoom is available for computers (PC and Mac) and available for download to your smartphone or tablet from Google Play and App Store.
Join us to discuss issues in this important disability discussion. Calendar Day may look a little different in 2021, but the reason we are meeting remains the same.
Please RSVP to let us know you plan to attend, by completing this form.
