The Arc of Oakland County MI

What’s the 2009 Marathon Challenge?

Tom ran a Half (13.1 miles) marathon on October 4, 2009.   He completed his training this past summer despite a nagging hamstring injury while shoveling snow last December.  In these tough economic times, Tom still believes The Arc needs this Challenge Run more than ever.  Tom finished the 13.1 miles in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds.  As of October 13, 2009, a little over $11,000 (gross) has been donated — you are able to still make a contribution.

Our Executive Director, Tom Kendziorski, over the years has raised funds through his long-distance running for The Arc of Oakland County. It started many years ago running the 8 mile course on Mackinac Island, then he moved up to the Chicago Marathon (26.2 miles) for seven consecutive years, and in 2008 he ran the inaugural Brooksie Way Half Marathon in Rochester, Michigan. All tolled, he has raised almost $115,000 in this effort.

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Here’s a long list of the benefits of becoming a member of The Arc of Oakland;

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IDEIA Training Slides

Michigan FINALLY decided to make the Extended School Year (ESY) rules official. Following many months of debate and uncertainty about the subject, the State Board of Education on August 12, 2008 approved these new standards. A legislative committee quickly and unanimously okayed the changes the next day.

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This authoritative income tax guide will prove to be invaluable for tax preparers, parents and others concerned with tax deductions stemming from the care and support of a minor child, an adult, or other persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Issued annually for thirty-six years, the 2010 Income Tax Guide was prepared by Thomas F. Kendziorski, Attorney at Law, and Executive Director of The Arc of Oakland County. The 2010 Income Tax Guide was written for The Arc Michigan and is copyrighted, and it is now FREE.

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Historically, from Roman times through the English notion of “common law,” guardianship as a protective device was developed to preserve the property of an “incompetent person.” Relatively recent the concept of “guardianship of the person” was established as a separate format wholly distinct from matters relating to money.

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