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ST. LAWRENCE NYSARC SELF ADVOCATES HONORED AS STATE- WIDE SELF-ADVOCACY GROUP OF THE YEAR

St. Lawrence NYSARC (www.slnysarc.org), a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to working for and with people with developmental disabilities, announced that the Agency's Seaway Industries Advisory Council won the Self-Advocacy Group of the Year Award from The Self-Advocacy Association of New York State, Inc. during the annual conference in Albany.

St. Lawrence NYSARC's Advisory Council consists of people with disabilities that work within the Agency and act on their own behalf to advocate for change. This group was honored for their diligence in addressing and resolving issues of importance to the work force. One of the Advisory Council's biggest accomplishments has been the implementation of an annual retreat that honors and educates employees that work for St. Lawrence NYSARC.

The Self-Advocacy Association is a state-wide organization controlled by and for people with developmental disabilities.  The purpose of the association is to help people with disabilities learn to speak up for themselves both individually and collectively.

Seaway Industries Advisory Council of St. Lawrence NYSARC.  From left to right in the back row, Darlene Friot, Gary Cooper, George Bouchard, Mort Peck and Suzanne Hall; in the front row, Sadie Peabody, Trudy Ferris, Dawn Wells and Lida Perrin.

St. Lawrence NYSARC exists as a non-profit membership association to provide services in the community for persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Our mission is to enable individuals and their families an opportunity to achieve self-determined goals in partnership with this Agency.