Take the Pledge March 5, 2014 is the annual day of awareness of the hurtful use of the R-word. Organizations across the Rochester region organized pledge activities to spread awareness, reaching tens of thousands of people. This is the fourth year that the Golisano...
Community Education and Awareness
Golisano Children’s Hospital of SW Florida Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking to Celebrate Community Commitment of $80 Million in Donations and Pledges News Coverage of Ceremonial Groundbreaking December 10, 2013 WINK TV NBC/ABC FOX4 The News-Press Naples Daily...
Free syposium Helps Families Plan for Future
More than a dozen local agencies are hosting a symposium designed to help families with children who have developmental disabilities plan for changes in the Medicaid system, meeting their child’s goals and future financial needs. Carol Blessing, who has spent more...
March 6 is Annual Day of Awareness to End the R-Word
Golisano Foundation Launching 3rd Annual Challenge to Rochester to Spread the Word to End the “R” Word Take the Pledge A Word Gone Wrong - By Lawrence Downes, Sunday NY Times A Word Can Be a Matter of Life and Death, by Matthew Holder, President Elect, American...
Take the Pledge and Spread the Word to End the Word!
News Release The word retarded, the R-word, IGNORES INDIVIDUALITY. The R-word spreads HURT. The R-Word is OFFENSIVE. Wednesday, March 7, 2012 is the annual day of activation to "End the Use of the R-Word." Once again, the Golisano Foundation is asking you to help...
Golisano Foundation and Special Olympics Launch Campaign to Spread the Word to End the “R” Word
Golisano Foundation Challenges Rochester to End to "R" Word It’s Valentine's Day and the Golisano Foundation is challenging the Rochester community to Spread the Word to End the Word to show its love and create a more accepting world for people with intellectual and...
WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies Host the Ninth Annual Dialogue on Disability Initiative
WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies kick off the ninth year of Dialogue on Disability: The Herman & Margaret Schwartz Community Series on Sunday, January 16. The weeklong outreach initiative is designed to encourage community conversations about the...
B. Thomas Golisano Makes $5 million Challenge Gift for Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples
B. Thomas Golisano Makes $5 million Challenge Gift – Museum to be Named Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples in His Honor The Children’s Museum of Naples (C’mon) is pleased to recognize the extraordinary generosity of businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist B....