From the photo archives : Flower grows in Savin Rock

 

Facebook memory from Savin Rock in West Haven from this date in 2013.

From the photo archives: September 2014 memory

I was taking part in a walk to benefit the Center for Disability Rights in West Haven when I spied this little bloom popping out of Savin Rock.

Hard to believe that was a decade ago!
 

Recuperation journey: Today's Facebook memory from 2013

A flower grows in Savin Rock in West Haven.

 

FB memory from this day 5 years ago at West Haven boardwalk

 

We were participating in the West Haven-based Center for Disability Rights' wheel-a-thon fundraiser held each year at Savin Rock.

Walk Against Hunger in West Haven to benefit Connecticut Food Bank

*Information shared from Facebook:

"Join us at scenic Savin Rock Park in West Haven to rally in support of neighbors in need and get on the move toward a hunger free Connecticut.

Many of our neighbors in cities and towns across Connecticut battle hunger every day. By participating in the Walk Against Hunger, you will bring attention to their challenges and raise funds to provide nutritious food to people in need.

More than 300,000 people in our service area are food insecure; nearly 100,000 children struggle with hunger. Funds raised at the Walk Against Hunger support the vital work of the Connecticut Food Bank providing food to hungry adults and children in six Connecticut counties: Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, and Windham. 

Last year, we distributed enough food to provide 20.3 million meals, or more than 55,000 meals every day to people in need.

No need to collect checks or cash - donations are made directly to you through your Walk page. 

Register today and build your team of hunger fighters!

If you have questions regarding the Walk Against Hunger, email walk@ctfoodbank.org."

Recuperation journey: Photographed again

How many times have I taken a photo of the gazebo at Savin Rock? Innumerable!

I chose a close-up Tuesday when we were participating in the Center for Disability Rights' annual Wheel-a-Thon. 

Recuperation journey: Walking along West Haven beach

 Bradley Point Park in West Haven.  

 Scenes from Savin Rock in West Haven seen Tuesday along the Center for Disability  Rights' Wheel-A-Thon route. 

Recuperation journey: Visited beach

... and I have no egrets.

I only wish the sun had been out - for a sunset photo opportunity - at Bradley Point Park in West Haven.

Ceremony in West Haven to mark 25th anniversary of ADA

WEST HAVEN - Disability rights are civil rights, and the Americans with Disabilities Rights Act allows people with disabilities to participate in all of society.

The 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act will be the focus of a celebration starting at 5 p.m. Thursday (July 23) at Savin Rock Conference Center.

The event is sponsored by the Americans with Disabilities Act Coalition of Connecticut (ADACC). 

The ADA was signed into law in 1990 by former President George H.W. Bush.

The landmark legislation prohibits discrimination against the disabled and affords them the same opportunities available to those who are not living with a disability. 

Mayor Edward M. O’Brien will read a proclamation and participate in a flag-raising ceremony at 6:30 p.m. outside the conference center, 6 Rock St.

O’Brien said, “One in five people in the United States has disabilities and that number is constantly increasing from age, accidents, or even combat.

“As a result, the Americans with Disabilities Act is ever more important. It was passed almost unanimously by Congress and signed by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990. Today marks 25 years commemorating the rights established for disabled individuals providing them with everything from transportation, communication, medical diagnostic equipment and information technology. It pleases me to see that such an effective act is still in existence today.”

Marc Anthony Gallucci, executive director, Center for Disability Rights, also will speak at the event. 

He said, “This 25th anniversary is a great opportunity to celebrate the positive impact that the Americans with Disabilities Act has had in the lives of millions of persons with disabilities.”

Keri McLaughlin, program manager, Community Connections, part of the nonprofit West Haven Community House, said the ADA “has been a tremendous help” to her clients in getting a job and maintaining it. 

She said after ADA was enacted society has shown more  “tolerance and acceptance” of those with disabilities. 

The West Haven Community House website says the organization

“exists to facilitate healthy, productive, independent and meaningful lives for children, adolescents and families, and individuals with disabilities.”

Thursday’s festivities will include an interactive educational exhibit about the ADA, and members of the public will get a chance to try out an adaptive, recumbent bicycle, Gallucci said. 

An acoustic duo will entertain from 5-7 p.m., followed by a rock band performing from 7-8 p.m., he said.

There will be balloons for children and Gallucci said the public is invited to celebrate and enjoy anniversary cake with CDR staff and members and event collaborators.

In addition to CDR the following collaborators are working to make the event a success: West Haven Community House’s Community Connections, City of West Haven, City of Milford & Concerned Citizens for People with Disabilities, Inc., Agency on Aging, and Bodie’s Place of Milford.

Note: My husband, Ralph, and I are members of the Center for Disability Rights and I wrote this press release for the organization.  

Please join us Thursday at Savin Rock for this fun event!