The Golisano Foundation, Special Olympics, and Best Buddies are joining together to host the first ever Festival of Inclusion on Sunday, March 1. The inspirational day of fun and games is free and will be held at the new Golisano Training Center at Nazareth College,...
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Tom Golisano Gives $1.5 Million to Build New $2 Million Medical Oncology Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Niagara will soon have another Golisano Center – one in which lives will be saved. Ann Costello, Director of the Golisano Foundation today announced that philanthropist and businessman Tom Golisano is committing $1.5 million to support a new $2 million medical...
Golisano Foundation Launches Bailey and Friends to Support Animal Welfare
The Golisano Foundation announced today that it is launching a new initiative, Bailey and Friends, to support animal welfare for cats and dogs in Western NY and Southwest Florida. A new trust component of the Golisano Foundation, Bailey and Friends will work with...
Golisano Foundation 2019 Move to Include Award Presented to Dr. Allen Wong
Ann Costello, Director of the Golisano Foundation presented its prestigious Move to Include Award to Allen Wong, DDS, EdD, DABSCD, on October 28 at the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine's Joseph E. Bernat Symposium—Oral Health Care Options for the...
Golisano Training Center Opens at Nazareth College
Today, Nazareth College, Special Olympics New York, and the Golisano Foundation announced the grand opening of the Golisano Training Center at Nazareth College. The three organizations have partnered to create the first of its kind collaboration of inclusion, fitness,...
Move To Include Expanding to Indianapolis, Oregon, Southwest Florida, Syracuse and Iowa
Public television station WXXI announced today that it will lead a pilot project to expand its innovative Move to Include project to promote inclusion in five new communities across the country. Funded by a $645,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
Golisano Autism Center Officially Opens
Following two years of planning and construction, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held today to officially open the new Golisano Autism Center. The innovative one-stop autism hub offers a multitude of educational, social, recreational, and therapeutic supports and...
Ann Costello Visits Kenya to See Healthy Communities in Action
Ann Costello visited Kenya in August(13-15) to see the progress of Special Olympics Healthy Communities initiative, which is expanding access to inclusive health for people around the world with intellectual disabilities. Healthy Communities builds on Special Olympics...
Groundbreaking to be Held March 29 for Golisano Autism Center and UR Medicine’s Golisano Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Building
A groundbreaking for the new Golisano Autism Center (founders include Al Sigl Community of Agencies, AutismUp, and CP Rochester) and the UR Medicine’s Golisano Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Building was held today from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The buildings...