Donate to the 42nd Annual Dove Awards!
Awards are presented in several categories together with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Over twelve hundred nomination forms are sent out to professionals, families, members and friends of The Arc of Oakland County. Each and every nomination that is sent back to The Arc is reviewed by a Selection Committee comprised of individuals working in the fields of mental health and special education, together with a parent representative and a volunteer.
Click here to view the 2012 Dove Award Nomination Form. All nominations are due into The Arc office by Friday, March 2, 2012. The Selection Committee will meet the following week and the award recipients will be notified shortly thereafter. Nominations may be sent by mail (1641 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084), fax (248-816-1906) or emailed (amurowany@thearcoakland.org) to the office. Any support material should be mailed or dropped off at the office.
Congratulations to the 2012 Dove Award Recipients!
JANET and PAUL MacCORMACK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
J. Douglas Otlewski, Attorney, Otlewski & Maloney, P.C.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Amanda Hoffman, Special Education Teacher, Clarkston High School, Clarkston School District & Director, Clarkston SCAMP
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Kym Juntti, Director, Center for Positive Living Supports
SHELDON DUNN INSPIRATION AWARD
Richard Graff
AL CARTER VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Cathy Fresia
YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Coby Moscowitz
LEONARD CERCONE K-12 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sylvia Radhs, Special Education Teacher, Waterford School District
LEONARD CERCONE POST-SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jeanne DiCicco, Teacher & Transition Coordinator of the L.O.F.T Program, Oxford School District
GOLDEN DOVE AWARD
Joseph Foster, Special Education Teacher, Lamphere Center, Lamphere School District
EMPLOYER/CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services
PROVIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD
JARC
INCLUSION LEADERSHIP AWARD
Laura Lenaway, Job Coach, New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
ROBERT THOMAS SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL AWARD
Mark Weiss, Supports Coordinator, Macomb Oakland Regional Center, Inc.
VOCATIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Michelle Janness, Vocational Evaluator, New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARD
Kathy Anderson, Home Manager, Integrated Living
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Erin Lawson, School Psychologist, Waterford School District
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Barb Szeremet, Para-professional, Kingsley Montgomery School, Waterford School District
The 42nd Dove Awards Presentation & Silent Auction will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the San Marino Club
Click here to view the 2012 Dove Awards Invitation & Click here to view the 2012 Dove Awards Reservation Card.
As in the past several years, the Fundraising Committee has elected to hold a Silent Auction. We would like our members and friends to consider making a donation to the Silent Auction. We are looking for new items, both large and small. The committee combines the smaller donated items to create “packages” of items to bid on.
Some suggestions are: gift certificates to restaurants, stores, salons and hotels; sports tickets and jerseys; theatre and opera tickets; days/weeks in your vacation condo/home; spa and fitness club packages; golf related items and rounds of golf; and electronics. Of course there is more out there and we welcome any contribution you can make!
Additional suggestions would be baskets of items centered on a theme such as, an “Italian Basket” with olive oil, pasta sauces, etc.; a “Coffee Lover Basket” with various flavors of coffee, coffee mugs, cookies, etc.; and a “Zoo Basket” with fun items from the Detroit Zoological Store with day passes.
To volunteer to help with the Silent Auction, please call The Arc office at 248-816-1900.
Pictures From The Event
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