Join Us This Sunday! March 1st!
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- FREE! Sunday March 1st 10AM – 2PM
- Nazareth College Golisano Training Center
- Free parking
- Sports activities including Unified Sports Experience, bocce, pickle ball, cheerleading, and tennis
- Music & dance fun with dance troops, singing groups, DJ & dance party
- Photo booth & collaborative mural
- 50+ community organizations presenting fun, interactive, informative activity stations and showing how they are being inclusive
- Food trucks located outside the Golisano Training Center entrance
- Tours of local department fire trucks, police cruisers, and other emergency vehicles
- Pep rally from 11:00 - 11:40 a.m. featuring Best Buddies Inclusive Cheer (Spencerport and Penfield Cheerleaders) performing and getting the crowd ready; Master of Ceremonies and Best Buddies Senior VP, Global Mission, State Development & Operations David Quilleon; Golisano Foundation Director Ann Costello; Nazareth College President Daan Braveman; Special Olympics NY President & CEO Stacey Hengsterman; Community members speaking on how they will be more inclusive; and Nazareth College’s Inclusive Choir
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Participating Organizations
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March 4th is Spread the Word Day!
Get Involved & Spread the Word Inclusion in Your Organization!
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Creating a more inclusive world starts with a single action: yours.
Together let's make inclusion a reality for all people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. There are many ways to spread inclusion where you live, learn and work.
Social Media: The Foundation will be following along on social media. Tag us in your pictures and tweets on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags: #HowToInclude #PledgeToInclude and #RocRespect.
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About the Golisano Foundation
– The Golisano Foundation
is one of the largest private foundations in the U.S. dedicated to making the world a better place for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Foundation is devoted to opening doors to opportunity, changing negative perceptions and stereotypes, and forging unprecedented partnerships to ensure individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have pathways to personal dignity, independence and the best possible expression of their abilities and talents throughout their lifetimes. Founded in 1985 by Tom Golisano—entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader, and founder and chairman of Paychex, Inc. —the Foundation “imagines the possibilities,” advocating for families, fighting for their dignity and giving people with IDD the opportunity to thrive in their communities. With more than $55 million in gross assets and awards about $3 million annually to non-profit organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida.
About Special Olympics New York
- Celebrating its 50
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anniversary, Special Olympics New York is the largest state chapter in the country, serving more than 67,000 athletes across New York with year-round sports training, athletic competition, and health screenings. The organization also partners with more than 170 schools statewide to offer Unified Sports. All Special Olympics New York programs are offered at no cost to athletes, their families or caregivers. For additional information about Special Olympics New York, to learn more about getting involved, or to make a donation, visit
specialolympicsNY.org
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Best Buddies International
is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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