NEARLY A HUNDRED WALKED TO SUPPORT DISABLED
ADULTS AT FUNWALK 2008 IN PROSPECT PARK
Event Raised More Than $7,000 for Recreational Programs for Disabled Adults
Dozens of enthusiastic clients, staff and friends of the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service waving their Nike batons at the finish line at FUNWALK 2008 in Prospect Park.
The rain did not stop nearly a hundred walkers from supporting FUNWALK 2008 on Sunday, September 28 at Prospect Park. The event was presented by the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service-one of Brooklyn's first and largest providers of social services to 13,000 disadvantaged children, families and adults with disabilities. FUNWALK 2008 raised more than $7,000 to enable more than 200 adults with developmental disabilities to participate in recreational programs. Proceeds will help the Brooklyn Bureau to continue a bowling league, art classes and weekend trips in the community for individuals with developmental disabilities. These activities help clients establish friendships, build skills and self-confidence, and participate more fully in community life.
(Left) Lakai Worrell, Co-Artistic Director of PURELEMENTS: An Evolution in Dance, a Brooklyn-based performing arts organization, presented an energizing pre-walk warm up to the FUNWALK walkers (right).
(Left) Isaiah Washington, son of Brooklyn Bureau employee, Deborah Washington, displays his prized Nike baton at the finish line. (Right) Sandra Clarke of Allstate insurance company, third from left, presents the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service with a check for $500 for FUNWALK 2008: (from left to right) Jeanette Campbell, Residential Habilitation Trainer; Andre Williams, Client; Sandra Clarke; Norma Martin, Assistant Executive Director; Leslie Klein, Director of Adult Rehabilitation Services; and Jim Johnson, Residential Habilitation Coordinator.
Special thanks to our corporate sponsors for supporting FUNWALK 2008.
Nike; Allstate; Long Island University; Majestic Contractors, LLC; Strategic Energy, LLC; Direct Energy Business; Lewis Creek Systems, LLC; Holtz Rubenstein Reminick, LLP; Sid's Hardware & Home Center; Outstanding Transport, Inc.; Hire Point Staffing Services, LLC; Inter-County Mechanical Corp.; World Class Business Products; Davis Vision, Inc.; Harris Plumbing and Heating; Russell Sage Foundation; Grand Canyon Restaurant; Macleem Sportswear; Choice Benefits; and PURELEMENTS: An Evolution in Dance.
ABOUT FUNWALK
FUNWALK is a 1.5-mile stroll and fun afternoon of activities for the entire family that raises the funds needed to enable more than 200 people with physical, mental and developmental disabilities to participate in recreational services-bowling leagues, art classes, and weekend trips in the community that the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service provides. To date, the FUNWALK has raised more than $17,000 to expand recreational services for adults with disabilities, and has been featured on News 12 Brooklyn, and in The New York Times, New York Daily News, The Brooklyn Papers and Courier Life newspapers. To make a donation, please click here.
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