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45 years of service: Peggy Limongelli shares memories that mattered

45 Years of Service: Peggy Limongelli shares memories that mattered

Thursday, October 4, 2018

For 45 years, Peggy Limongelli brought all of her talents to AHRC Nassau, from management of hundreds of employees to soap-making. Starting as a special education teacher and retiring as an assistant director of day program, Peggy’s focus has been not on “leading a horse to water”... Read More

State and local representatives show support for AHRC Nassau. Pictured: First Row: AHRC Nassau First Vice President Saundra Gumerove, AHRC Nassau Vice President Jack Garofalo, Assemblywoman Melissa "Missy" Miller, Senator Carl Marcellino, Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and AHRC Nassau Executive Director Stanfort Perry. Second Row: AHRC Nassau President Paul Giordano and New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities – Long Island Region Deputy Director Margaret Stadnicky, on behalf of Governor Andrew Cuomo. Third Row: Legislator Vincent Muscarella, Legislator Debra Mulé, Assemblyman Michael Montesano and Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum. Fourth Row: Assemblyman Dave McDonough, Mayor of Brookville Daniel Serota and Assemblyman Ed Ra. Present but not pictured: Legislator Laura Schaefer and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino.

Celebrating 69 Years of Service at Membership Luncheon

Friday, September 28, 2018

  AHRC Nassau celebrated 69 years of fulfilling the promise to children and adults with developmental disabilities at our Annual Membership Luncheon. This year was particularly special, as the organization celebrated the 100th anniversary of its grounds and 60 years of being headquartered in Brookville.... Read More

Community Habilitation Specialist April Alexander and Shehzad Muizzuddin

Music From the Heart: A Community Habilitation Spotlight

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Two years ago, AHRC Nassau Community Habilitation Professional April Alexander had never heard the bright and plucky music of the sitar. “Listening to sitar music, you forget about anything that may be bothering you,” said April, who first learned about the Pakistani string instrument after... Read More