NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2018

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Our MISSION is to create a LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS for an individual with adisability based on removing barriers and offering opportunities. Each day through a widerange of programs, our amazing staff helps foster remarkable creativity from individualswith limited communication or physical abilities.

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Life Without Limits Gala Raises Over $185,000for Children and Adult Programs

United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island held its annual Life Without Limits Gala on Friday ,October 26, 201 8 at Flowerfield in St. Jam es, NY. This y ear’s ev ent honored Brian Edwards,President of Consum er Banking for Sterling National Bank. The ev ent raised ov er $1 85,000 insupport of the com prehensiv e program s and serv ices that UCP of Long Island prov ides tothousands of children and adults with disabilities. UCP-LI’s Sensations and Sensations Jr. perform ed two m agical song and dance num bers thatcaptiv ated the entire audience. The dy nam ic m usical groups consist of our indiv iduals from theLong Island Adult Day Serv ices Program and The Children’s Center. Following the inspirationalperform ance, Mr. Friedm an presented the Life Without Limits Award to Sterling NationalBank for their unwav ering com m itm ent and dedication to UCP.

The form al ev ent was co-chaired by Jav ier Ev ans, Chief Hum an Resource Officer of SterlingNational Bank and Carm en Tom eo, CEO of WE Transport. Stev e Louro, CEO of Professional GroupPlans serv ed as an Honorary Chair. The ev ening would not hav e been possible without thecom m itm ent of our generous sponsors: Sterling National Bank, WE Transport/Towne Bus Corp.,M&T Bank, Flowerfield and Professional Group Plans.

2018 5K Walk & Wheel Top Fundraising TeamThe “201 8 5K Walk & Wheel Top Fundraising Team ” trophy will go to Team Hom e Heart! It wasa close race to the finish… Hom e Heart is com prised of the fam ilies of our indiv iduals andm em bers of our residential staff. We would like to thank our sponsors and ev ery one whoparticipated in m aking this y ear's ev ent a success! We couldn't have done it without you!

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Make check payable to United CerebralPalsy of Long Island

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UCP of Long IslandDevelopment Office

250 Marcus BlvdHauppauge NY, 11778

United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island is a501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Contributions are tax deductible as allowedby law.

Volunteering can range from a few hours toa long-term relationship.

To sign up or for further questions, pleasee-mail info@ucp-li.org.

EDUCATION SERVICES

TRUNK N' TREAT!

Parents and staff from The Children's Center spend countless hours to make the annualTrunk N' Treat one to never forget! The festive event included an interactive 'spooky'house and captivating activities within the 'trunk's for all to 'treat'!

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

ADULT RESIDENTIAL

Our indiv iduals at The Adult ResidentialProgram enjoy nice ev enings filled withsocializing with one another whileparticipating in group activ ities. While som eindiv iduals participate in activ ities othersassist staff in com pleting job tasks such aslaundry , cooking and m aking sure allbackpacks are ready for the next working day .

ADULT SERVICES

TRICK OR TREAT!

Our individuals from The Adult Day Program put on quite the show for their peers andstaff by participating in our annual Halloween activities! Each of the individuals had theopportunity to dress up in their most creative costumes and parade around the buildingfor all to see!

COSTUME CONTEST AT VOXX!

Each year our friends at VOXX International host a Halloween costume contest for theiremployees. The Adult Day Program individuals are invited to judge the winners! Ourindividuals had an amazing time viewing all of the creative costumes and socializing withVOXX employees during the pizza party. To enter the costume contest each employeemakes a contribution. Proceeds from the event are donated to UCP-LI's programs andservices for adult and children with disabilities. We thank our friends from VOXX for thisannual tradition!

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Another Employment ConnectionSuccess Story!Meet Rachel!

The Employment Connection has been extremely busy this holiday season as more storesare going out of business. Rachel and her job coach were notified that a Target locationwill be shutting their doors in early 2019. Rachel is one of Target's best employees and willbe relocated to another Target location. Ask today, how your business can participate inthe program!

IN THE NEWS

UCP Honored by New York CreditUnion Association of Long Island!

UCP of Long Island was honored by the New York Credit Union Association’s Long Island Chapterat their annual Golf Outing, which was held at the picturesque Bellport Country Club! Allproceeds will directly benefit critical program s and serv ices to countless children and adults witha disability liv ing on Long Island! We would like to thank the New York Credit Union AssociationLong Island Chapter for the incredible honor and generosity and our partner Bethpage FederalCredit Union for this nom ination.

Pictured from left to right (Kev in Healy , President & CEO of Sperry Federal Credit Union, RobertMuir, President & CEO of Town of Hem pstead Em ploy ees Federal Credit Union, Stephen H.Friedm an, President & CEO of UCP-LI, Chris Penna, COO of Nassau Financial Federal CreditUnion, Cam ille Schram m , Director of Dev elopm ent & Public Relations of UCP-LI and GerardSchm itt, Senior Vice President of Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

UCP-LI Attends SANYS Self AdvocacyConference and Accepts Award on

Behalf of Joe Ross

Our indiv iduals from The Adult Day Program and Brushstrokes Program participated in theannual Self Adv ocacy Association of NYS Conference. Indiv iduals from the Brushstrokes Programhad the opportunity to showcase their beautiful paintings for all to see! Indiv iduals from TheAdult Day Program participated in the conference itself by learning m ore about their civ il rightsand responsibilities. Additionally , they participated in group activ ities that highlighted choicesof equal leadership through educating, adv ocating, networking and prom oting self-respect.

The conference concluded with the Edwin Schm idkuntz Award that was presented to UCP-LI onbehalf of Joe Ross. Joe’s peers and fellow m em bers of the Citizens First Self-Adv ocacy Group,posthum ously nom inated him to receiv e the Erwin Schm idtkunz Award. Joe was a m em ber ofCitizens First for m any y ears serv ing as Treasurer, and President. Before becom ing a m em ber ofCitizens First, Joe was a m em ber of Tom orrow’s Future which also m et at UCP beforedisbanding. Although he was non-v erbal, Joe was alway s able to m ake his point. Joe attendednum erous Self-Adv ocacy Association of New York State conferences, bringing his father along forsupport. He would share conference m aterials, keeping us inform ed. Joe also participatedand graduated from Self-Adv ocacy Association of NYS, and earned a degree in accounting.

Brushstrokes Artist Receives First PlaceAward at Cerebral Palsy Associations of

New York State Luncheon

Our v ery own brushstrokes artist, Robertreceiv ed the 1 st Place Award of the 201 8Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York StateVisions of New York Art Contest! This annualcontest highlights artwork created by peoplewith disabilities across the state.

He was honored at the Cerebral PalsyAssociations of New York State luncheon.Robert's artwork, "Venice at its Best" wasfeatured and distributed to all affiliates as partof their com m em orativ e poster.

We are so proud of his accom plishm ents andthe accom plishm ents of all our indiv iduals inUCP of LI’s v arious program s!

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