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For Immediate Release:
Contact: Christine A. Knickerbocker
Coordinator of Public Relations 845-692-4444, x-2547
Email:
Christine_Knickerbocker@crvi.org
Self Advocacy
Group Seeks Empty Inkjet Cartridges
Empty inkjet cartridges can be money in the bank for the “Wishes and
Dreams” self-advocacy group comprised of residents of Crystal Run Village,
Inc., a human services agency providing services for the integration and
empowerment of people with disabilities in Orange, Rockland and Sullivan
Counties.
The empty inkjet cartridge collection effort is as unusual as it is
practical; it helps not only the self-advocacy group, but the environment
as well. According to Linda Nadel, newly elected president of the
organization, recycling help from the community will allow members of the
group to meet their financial objectives so that they are able to attend
educational conventions. “Going to the meetings will help us better
understand ways that, we (people with disabilities), can speak for
ourselves,” Nadel said. Members of the group attended the 2000 Annual New
York State Self Advocacy Conference in Albany in September. More than 700
people with disabilities attended the two-day event, she added.
Shelly Fabiszak an advisor for the group explained that the members are
determined to become more and more involved as citizens. The goal is for
them to have control over their own lives through increased knowledge of
their civil rights and greater understanding of their responsibilities to
mankind. Giving back to their communities in ways similar to other civic
organizations, such as: Rotary Club; Kiwanis Club International; and the
Lions Club, is a way for them to do this, Fabiszak explained.
Some of the charitable giving activities that the members of the self
advocacy group have been involved in include toy drives, the collection
and distribution of recycled clothing and household goods to people in
need, and meals-on-wheels.
Crystal Run Village, Inc., with an operating budget of over $22-million,
has a reputation for skilled management, vigorous program development,
astute provision of care and financial stability. The agency,
headquartered in Middletown, employs nearly 650 employees.
To receive a fax on the more than 46 models of empty inkjet cartridges
from 8 manufacturers that are acceptable for recycling, call Shelly
Fabiszak or Michael Bodner at Open Vistas Day Habilitation Program:
845-692-2811, Monday – Friday 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. or email them at vistas@frontiernet.net.
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