VOICE The Arc Detroit Newsletter June Issue

You are invited to the

65th Annual Arc Detroit Legacy Awards Luncheon

Saturday, September 24, 2016

At 11:30 in the morning

Stephan’s Banquet at St. Michaels

26335 W. Chicago Blvd, Redford

Lunch served from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

$50.00 Per Person...$40.00 for Person with Disability

$500.00 Per Reserved Table (10 Seats)

Henry M. Johnson, Executive Director

Ceretta Willis, President, Board of Directors

Isaac Robinson, Program Chair

All ads are black and white. Please email ads by September 17, 2016, for the program booklet to Hank Johnson at

thearcdetroit@aol.com. Please make checks payable to The Arc Detroit. Questions? Contact Hank Johnson at 734-334-0042 .

I wish to participate as a sponsor at the $ ___________________ level.

Organization: __________________________________________________________

Contact Name: ____________________________________________________Phone Number ____________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________

Signature _____________________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________

Please return by September 17, 2016 by fax to (313) 831-3693

Or via mail to: 51 W. Hancock, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48201

The Arc Detroit

65th Annual Legacy Award

Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11 a.m.

Stephan’s Banquet at St. Michaels

Sponsorship Giving Opportunities

thearcdetroit@aol.com

Presenting Sponsor—$5000.00

1 sponsor

Ten reservations to The Arc Detroit’s 65th Annual Legacy

Awards Program

Corporate Name on display at the event.

Full page ad in the inside front/back covers of the event’s

program booklet.

Table display at every guest table.

Platinum Sponsor—$2500.00

Ten reservations to The Arc Detroit’s 65th Annual Legacy

Awards Program

Corporate Name on display at event

Full page ad in the event’s program book.

Silver Sponsors—$500.00

Two reservations to The Arc Detroit’s 65th Annual Legacy

Awards Program

Half page ad in the event’s program booklet.

Bronze Supporter $250.00

One reservation to The Arc Detroit’s 65th Annual Legacy

Awards Program.

Quarter page ad in the events program booklet.

Community Supporter $100.00

Contribution recognition in The Arc Detroit ‘s 65th Annual Re-

port and recognition on our website.

Business card ad in the event’s program booklet.

Tickets

General Ticket $50.00. Enclosed _____________-

Person with disability $ 40.00. Enclosed _____________.

I cannot attend but I would like to sponsor _____ persons with

disabilities to attend the dinner. Enclosed is $ _____________.

Advertisements for The Arc Detroit 65th Annual Awards Dinner book-

let. All copy should be camera ready and printed in black and white.

Available Ad sizes

_____ Full page 8.5 x 10.5 ……$200.00

_____ Half Page 8 x 5 …. $150.00

_____ Quarter Page 3.75 x 5 …..$75.00

____ Business Card 3.75 x 2 .….$25.00

Eugene Lollie

Dr. Kelly Morton

David Brandt

Cyril Singleton

Javonte Stewart

Madelyn Kendricks

Robert Fhobir

Sean Lollibridge

Joseph Duff

There is nothing more

precious than voting.

Do you know that people with disabili-

ties are about 20% less likely to vote

than those without disabilities?

Do you know if people with disabilities

voted at the same rate as those without

disabilities, there would bee approxi-

mately 4.6 million additional voters.

During this presidential election year it

is imperative that the disability commu-

nity’s voice be heard at the polls.

We must insure that our concerns are

addressed as political parties are less

likely to contact people with disabilities

in their campaigns.

Please make sure you are registered to

vote. Carefully watch the debates and

prepare yourself to make an educated

decision in the August primaries and in

the November general election.

VOTE.

Dear Arc Member, Friend and Supporter:

Your membership to The Arc Detroit is important. We all have obli-

gations each and every one of us. I am all too aware that some of

our members may be experiencing personal economic difficulties.

Let me tell you about one of our consumers. Independent most of

her life, she shared her apartment with her cat for over 25 years.

She worked in the community, participated in her church, and lived

a full enriching life. She was diagnosed with cancer and went

through treatment and was free of cancer for five years. Recently she was told the cancer has reappeared and

the cancer aggressive. On January 12, 2016 she passed away. During her illness and funeral, The Arc Detroit

rallied behind her and provided her the supports coordination to ensure her medical care, hospice care, and

arranged her funeral services.

For others we provide self-advocacy training, recreational and educational program and parent outreach pro-

jects. To continue our delivery of advocacy and supports for persons with developmental disabilities, I find

myself once again, soliciting the financial support of our membership and friends so that we can continue to

assist everyone who seeks our support.

We are all reaching out to help each other get through these challenging times. With ever decreasing charita-

ble and program dollars, our traditional funding sources have not kept up with rising costs and inflation in op-

erating The Arc Detroit. Because of this, The Arc Detroit is hopeful you will again be generous during this pe-

riod of Membership Renewal.

At The Arc Detroit we have an advantage. We have you. We have you to help those families who are advocat-

ing insuring the best education program for their loved ones, the parents who are exploring bold new opportu-

nities for their children with intellectual impairments and developmental disabilities, and advocating on behalf

of their brothers and sisters to understand the difficult maze of entitlements – Medicaid, Medicare, Social Se-

curity, etc. You will not only touch the lives of those we serve directly, but also their friends and family mem-

bers who need encouragement.

Your membership to The Arc Detroit is important to us. We honor your commitment. It is through you gener-

osity that The Arc Detroit will continue to be a beacon of light and a source of hope for the thousands of chil-

dren and adults with intellectual impairments and developmental disabilities and their families throughout De-

troit.

The Arc Detroit 51 W. Hancock, Detroit, Michigan 48201

Donor Name:

Address:

City: State Zip

Email:

____ $100.00 or more Friend of The Arc ____ $50.00 family membership

____ $40.00 General Membership ____ $30.00 Sibling Parent Membership

____ $20.00 Person with Disability

MISSION STATEMENT

The Arc Detroit is dedicated and committed to providing advocacy for persons with intel-lectual impairments and other developmental disabilities.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The Arc Detroit believes in the value of all people and will not discriminate in the provi-sion of service, advocacy, or employment, on the basis of race or color, gender, ethnic origin, disability status, sexual orientation, religious belief, veteran status, weight or height, or political belief or affiliations wher-ever they choose to live, work and play

PHILOSOPHY The Arc Detroit believes that all people, in-cluding those with intellectual impairments and other developmental disabilities, have individual abilities and, as citizens and hu-man beings, have the right to influence their own daily lives. The Arc Detroit also believes that govern-ments share the responsibility of enabling communities in ways that are personally sat-isfying to them as individuals. The Arc Detroit believes that people with in-tellectual impairments and other develop-mental disabilities, have the same legal, per-sonal and civil rights under federal law.

Friend of The Arc

Annual Donations $100.00 or More

Daniel Geb

Barbara Lea and Salik Jones

Leland and Tina Bassett

Isadore King

Frank C. Harrison

Lynn Blumberg

Dennis and Sally Henry

Reid Johnson

Retiree Chapter of UAW Local 160

Patrick and Lorraine Houlihan

State Representative Rose Mary C. Robinson

Diane McCall

Madelyn Kendricks

Jake, Rachel, Natalie and J2 Hess

April Memberships Renewed

Andre Jones, Mark Jackson, David Wilson,

Charles, Gray, Christopher Daniels,

Robert Cuppy, Antoine Perry, Ronald Cuppy,

Thomas Huber, Andre Phillips,

Francis Landwehr, Damon Williams

Teddy Lane, William LaMarr

Hugh Scanlon, Sylvia Jean Pugh

Melinda and Allison Binion

Robert Fhobir

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Sacred Heart

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12 13 14 15 16 17 Arc Dance

4:30 p.m.

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5:30 p.m.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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22 23 24 25 Arc Board

Meeting 5:30

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Day Office Closed

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May 2016

Ways to Help Our 65th Annual

Legacy Awards Luncheon

Sponsor the 65th Legacy Awards Program

Sponsorship paperwork is on the second page of this newsletter..

Sponsorships are available from $100.00 dollars to $5000.00.

Sponsor Persons with Disabilities

If you are not able to come to our Legacy Awards Program please

sponsor a person with a disability to attend.

Donation of Silent Auction Items

We need gift certificates, new gift items, and hand made goods for

our Silent Auction.

Place an Ad in the Program

We have several options for advertisements in our Awards Pro-

gram . From $25.00 dollars for a business card to $200.00 for a full

page.

Join Us.

Tickets are $50.00 a person or $40.00 for a person with a disability.

Meet the Newest Member of The Arc De-

troit Board of Directors

Natalie Hess, 18, and a sophomore at Wayne State Uni-

versity was recently elected to a three year term as a Di-

rector of The Arc Detroit volunteer board of directors.

Natalie is the youngest member ever elected to this Board.

Ms. Hess finished her freshman year at Wayne State Uni-

versity and the transition from high school to college was

very successful. Natalie made the Dean’s list.

Thank you for your passion to work with persons with intel-

lectual impairments and other developmental disabilities.

And, thank you for everything you do in the greater metro-

politan Detroit community.

The Arc Detroit Board Members, Natalie Hess, left, and Dan

Geb, right.

Loren Meets Civil Rights Hero

Congressman John Lewis

Loren Glover, Mental Health Navigator, for

The Arc Detroit, had an once in a life time op-

portunity to meet Civil Rights icon, Con-

gressman John Lewis on Saturday, April 30,

at Cobo Hall in Detroit.

Congressman Lewis gave a powerful speech

on keeping the hopes and dreams of the Civil

Rights movement as a priority in our lives.

Loren and Congressman Lewis are members

of the same fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma.

Election of The Arc Detroit Board

of Directors

The Arc Detroit is proud to announce that on

April 26, the following have been elected to a

three year term to the Board of Directors.

Rachel Hess. Dan Geb and current President

Ceretta Willis were re-elected. In addition, Na-

talie Hess has been elected and immediately be-

gan her role. There remains two vacancies that

need to be filled. If you are interested contact

Elaine Latarski at 313-831-0202.

The Arc Detroit Directory

51 W. Hancock, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48201

Phone 313-831-0202 Fax 313-831-3693

Webpage: arc-detroit.org

Henry M. Johnson, Executive Director

Office Hours Mon—Fri 9 a.m.—4:30 p.m.

Board of Directors 2015-2016

Ceretta Willis (2019), President

Vacant (2017), Vice President

Patrick Houlihan (2017), Treasurer

Sylvia Jean Pugh (2018), Secretary

Alma Handy-Simmons, (2017), Director

Dan Geb (2019), Director

Natalie Hess (2019), Director

Rachel Hess (2016), Director

Teddy Lane (2018), Director

Tommy Meadows (2017), Director

Robert Robleski (2017), Director

Charles Stedman (2018) Director

James Wesley (2017), Director

Vacancy

Vacancy

Vacancy

51 W. Hancock

Detroit, MI 48201

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Tom Watkins, President

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