The Arc of Baltimore Mission StatementTo ensure that people with developmental disabilities

have maximum opportunities to actively participate

in all aspects of community life and to offer programs

and services that support them in doing so.

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May 19th dawned sunny and cool, a good

omen for The Arc’s 15th annual Celebrity

Golf Tournament at the Woodlands and

the Diamond Ridge golf courses. Mike Eikenberg and

Chuck Shettle, chairmen of the event since its

inception, report the tournament netted nearly

$66,000—a terrific success, particularly in light of

constraints on corporate participation imposed by

the nation’s economic crisis.

Nearly 170 golfers participated, including former

Baltimore Colt running back Lenny Moore and

former Orioles pitcher Dave Johnson. Leaders of the

pack at Woodlands were—in order—the teams from:

� Delmarva Data Center

� Texas Liquids

� Kelly & Associates

� Carrollton Mortgage Services

� H.F. Huber & Son

15th Annual CelebrityGolf Tourney Above Par

Despite Economy

Summer 2009

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(From left): Former

Baltimore Colt Lenny

Moore takes a time out

with Arc employee Alan

Campbell and Mike

Eikenberg, co-chair of

the tournament.

Celebrating

Success Annual

Meeting-Style

On May 6, staff, volunteers and

advocates of The Arc of

Baltimore gathered for the

association’s annual meeting and

awards ceremony. Antonio Brown, a

supported worker from The Arc’s

Landscape Employment Service,

delivered a lovely invocation.

WMAR-TV’s Jamie Costello served as

master of ceremonies, and Dr. Andres

Alonso, superintendent of the

Baltimore City Public Schools—and

an Arc Special Appreciation award

winner—gave a moving speech.

The audience thoroughly enjoyed

a performance from “Fiddler on the

Roof” by the cast of The Sky’s the

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Jay Walker, Josh Itzoe and Chris Ehrhardt came

closest to the pin. Brandon Luckett and Sandee

Carmen had the longest drives.

At Diamond Ridge, top honors went to the

teams from:

� Hollins Organic

� MetLife

� Allstate Leasing

� Expressway Office Solutions

� MediRents

Russell Irwin, Billy Binion and Don Stroh came

closest to the pin. Stu Munsell and Teri Hunry had

the longest drives.

Sara Lipton, from the Baltimore Business

Journal, sold a record number of mulligans, also

known as do-overs.

In addition to faithful leaders Mike Eikenberg

and Chuck Shettle, the tournament owes its

success to committee members Chris Stolze, Jason

Owenson and Teri Henry. Thank you all for your

tireless efforts! �

Title Sponsor

Scientific Plant Service

Masters Bay Buddies

Allegis Group Foundation

Masters Sponsors

Kelly & Associates InsuranceGroup

Eagle Sponsors

Blades & Rosenfeld, PASC&HTexas LiquidsWise Consulting Associates

Birdie Sponsors

Abilita Telecom ConsultantsAdvance Business SystemsAllstate LeasingCarrollton Mortgage ServicesConstellation NewEnergyCFS Medical Supply GroupCareFirst BlueCrossBlueShield

Delmarva Data CenterExpressway Office SolutionsFirelineKronosLeonard Paper CompanyThe Law Offices ofJames A. List, LLC

McGladrey & PullenMiles & Stockbridge PCOak ContractingRCM&DStephen H. Morgan

Media Sponsors

Baltimore Business Journal

Hole in One Sponsors

Bob Davidson Ford LincolnMercury

Special Hole Sponsors

Classic Food ServiceMcEnroe Voice & DataMutual of AmericaSchmitz PressThe Perennial FarmUBSUnited Plumbing ServicesVerizon Wireless

The team from Texas Liquidswas all smiles after finishing second at

Woodlands Golf Course.

The Morgan brothers: Steve, Bob and Greg.

Join Us in Saluting Our 15th AnnualCelebrity Golf Tournament Sponsors

Teresa Conroy, community recreation

coordinator, reports that many people who

receive services from The Arc of Baltimore

have been taking some great vacations, while

getting the same supports they receive at home.

Destinations include Atlantic City, Myrtle Beach, Las

Vegas and Ocean City, where three gentlemen

supported by Community Living took their annual

two-week trip to mark the changing of the seasons.

A cruise to the Bahamas is set for November! If you

know someone interested in exploring exciting

vacation opportunities—or if you are interested in

being a tour escort—contact Teresa Conroy at (410)

296-2272 x5360 or email her at tconroy@arcof-

baltimore.org. Teresa wants to hear about every-

one’s “dream vacation,” so get in touch with her

today!

15th Annual Celebrity Golf Tourney Exceeds Expectations

Vacation, Anyone?

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Another highlight was the presentation of the Harry R.

Shriver President’s Cup to past president Ed Nolley, for his

exemplary service to The Arc.

Terry Krug (not pictured), distributions manager for Cardinal

Health, received a Special Appreciation Award for providing job

opportunities for eight workers from The Arc’s center in

Dundalk. They are responsible for cleaning the bins that hold

medical supplies for area hospitals. Terry was very patient with

the individuals—most of whom were employed in the

community for the first time—and made sure they were

included in all company events.

Others not pictured who received awards included:

� Darryl Johnson—Excellence in Direct Support

� Alicia Lambert—Excellence in Management

� Matthew Wills, Jr.—Outstanding Supported Employee

� Maren Rohde—Community Connection Award

� Tom McKinley—Helping Hands Award

� Mike Pollutra—Administrative Employee of the Year

� Sandy Shifflett—Direct Support Employee of the Year

� Anthony & Rhonda O’Bryant—Foster Care Excellence Award

� Anna S. Kelly, Esq. and Christopher B. Lord, Esq.—Pro Bono

Service Appreciation Award �

From left: Baltimore City Schools Superintendent Dr. Andrés Alonso celebrates his Public

Service Award with Joanna Falcone, Joseph Anastasio and Kathleen Durkin. Since being

hired last year, Dr. Alonso has made himself available to groups such as the CityWide

Special Education Advocacy Project and the Special Education Citizens’ Advisory

Committee. During his tenure, the school system has shown marked improvement in

addressing special education students’ individual education plans more fully. Additionally,

Dr. Alonso supports “universal design for learning,” a concept focused on providing

optimal learning supports for all students.

From left: WMAR-TV2 news anchor Jamie Costello (third from right) joined fans (from left)

Arthur Machesney, Chris Mayer and Bill Sinton after winning a Public Service Award.

In 2006, Jamie co-hosted the annual meeting with longtime emcee Harry Shriver, a legend

in Baltimore radio whom he had long admired. By 2007, Harry Shriver was unable to

emcee, so Jamie agreed to go it alone. He delivers a high-energy presentation that makes

the event memorable for everyone.

Gene and Dawn Sasser were honored with a Special

Appreciation Award for their volunteer work. Every year,

“Team Dawn and Gene” facilitate activities for Olympics

Day at Club Venture, a summer program for adults. Last

year, they drove through a blinding hailstorm to emcee

Club Venture’s culminating event: a fashion show that

required makeshift lighting after a summer storm left the

Cecil County campsite without electric power.

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Andrew C. Warren, M.D. accepts the Professional of the

Year Award from Steve Morgan. A neuropsychiatrist at

Sheppard Pratt, Dr. Warren is renowned for providing

exceptional care to individuals who have developmental

disabilities. An expert in the areas of Down syndrome and

Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Warren is an advocate for funding

additional mental health services for his patients and

others.

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Lorraine Sheehan and her son, John, share a

proud moment with Eric Gross (left) and

Steve Morgan after she won the Award for

Advocacy Leadership in Memory of Stanley

S. Herr. Each of Lorraine’s professional

pursuits, whether in an elected role, as a

lobbyist or, currently, as public policy

coordinator for the Maryland Disability

Law Center, has included advocacy for

individuals with disabilities. Lorraine is

especially devoted to the cause of the

18,000 Marylanders with developmental

disabilities who are on Maryland’s Waiting

List for services.

Mary Anne Mathias, winner of the

Volunteer Service Award, has rarely

missed a day of service at The Arc of

Baltimore in Dundalk. In the words of

Debbie Staigerwald, The Arc’s director

of volunteers and interns: “Mary

Anne’s dependability, leadership and

caring make her the perfect nominee

for this award. Everyone at the

Dundalk Center feels the same way.”

Josie Thomas, shown here with Eric Gross, accepted the School

Inclusion Award on behalf of the Parents’ Place of Maryland, where she

is executive director. The Parents’ Place provides resources,

information and training for families who have children with disabili-

ties throughout Maryland. For the past three years, The Arc of

Baltimore and Parents’ Place have co-sponsored training for parents,

caregivers and other professionals. The sessions, which focus on special

education services and how to navigate the terrain in local schools,

provide participants with excellent information and a chance to

network.

Members of the Towson Elks, named Employer of the Year, turned out en masse to celebrate its award and

honor Earl Oden, who has worked for the organization for more than two and a half years. Earl opens the

club each day, then prepares and cleans the restaurant for lunch. The Elks regularly give Earl lunch and

dinner, which helps him save money on groceries. Earl gets rides home from Elk staff members whenever he

works late or on holidays. And, when Earl had to be hospitalized, the Elks made certain he received vacation

pay and visited him often.

Anna S. Kelly, Esq., flanked by James Rosner and Steve Morgan, shows off

her James F. Rosner Award for Advocacy. An associate attorney with the law

firmWhiteford Taylor Preston, Anna is admired for her pro-bono work for

The Arc and The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service on behalf of

individuals who have developmental disabilities as well as people living

below the poverty level. Anna put in hundreds of hours for one Arc-

supported man, leading Jim Rosner to note: “Anna assisted with pre-trial

preparation, defended the judgment on appeal to the Maryland Court of

Special Appeals and doggedly pursued collection of the judgment. She did a

great job for her client.”

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The fiscal crisis facing Maryland largely dominated the

2009 legislative session of the Maryland General

Assembly. Few bills with financial implications for the

state passed, and many sectors that traditionally see annual

increases were left with frozen or reduced budgets.

Although the Governor’s proposed

Developmental Disabilities Administration

(DDA) budget was not cut, only 40 people

out of the 19,000 on the Waiting List will

receive services during the upcoming fis-

cal year.

The budget includes:

� $64 million for the Transitioning

Youth Initiative to provide employ-

ment and/or day supports to 608

youth transitioning from school;

� A .9% rate increase to partially offset

inflation for community programs

� $3 million to provide crisis/emergency services for up to

35 people;

� $5 million to move 64 people with developmental

disabilities from state mental health hospitals to

community-based settings;

� A 10% reduction in the state/local funding share for non-

public educational placements; and

2009 Maryland General AssemblySession Reviewed

Hip, Hip, Hooray!TOP: The Rosewood Center, the sole remaining State institution

in Baltimore, closed in May. The Arc of Baltimore is providing

support services for 10 former residents through its day

centers, employment program and community living program.

BOTTOM: Tammy Dorsey is one of them.

Here, she glows with

happiness while

showing her apartment

to Steve Morgan and

Kathleen Durkin. One Arc

support staff member, a

former Rosewood

employee, is working with

two former Rosewood

residents now living in an

Arc house. “When I think of

them living at Rosewood for

so many years and I see

them now living here, it is

amazing,” he said. “They

deserve this so much.”

� Restored funding for the Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene Community Services Reimbursement Rate

Commission. The independent commission makes

recommendations regarding the annual inflation increase

for the State budget.

Also during the session:

� “Rosa’s Law,” which will change

terminology from “mental retardation”

to “intellectual disability” in all state

statutes, passed.

� The Alcohol Tax Increase, which

would have helped fund the

DDA’s Waiting List, died in

committee. Advocates expect this

initiative will require a multi-year

campaign to gain passage.

� Provisions were made for a Commission on

Autism to make recommendations on an array of

issues related to the needs of adults and children with

Autism Spectrum Disorder. �

This report was excerpted from the MACS 2009 Legislative

Wrap-Up Report and The Arc of Maryland: Sine Die-Legislative

Wrap Up. For additional information, go to www.macsonline.org

and www.thearcmd.org.

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From left: Rossana Bishop and Tieyonna

Miller celebrate their graduation from

Project SEARCH, a joint effort between

The Arc of Baltimore and Baltimore City

Schools that provides work and career

development opportunities for students

and adults with disabilities. Six

individuals graduated this year, the

program’s first. Fourteen people are

enrolled for next year, and there is a

waiting list for others hoping to

participate. Some of the graduates have

been hired by the University of Maryland

Baltimore campus and by Union

Memorial Hospital; others are working

with Arc staff to finalize their

employment plans.

The Arc of Baltimore, Inc.BOARD OF DIRECTORS2009 – 2010

Note: After Eric Gross, who was elected

president at the annual meeting, accepted a

job offer in Pittsburgh, the board of directors

elected Mark Paré—The Arc’s treasurer—to

replace him. The position of treasurer was in

the process of being filled when the

Advocate went to press.

Officers

MARK PARÉ, President

MATTHEW G. YANCISIN, Vice President

(SEE NOTE ), Treasurer

JAMES A. LIST, Secretary

GILBERT F. KENNEDY III, Immediate Past President

STEPHEN H. MORGAN, Executive Director

Directors

J. JOSEPH CURRAN III, ESQ.

TONIA FERGUSON

MICHELLE HART

LORETTA LETKE

JANET R. MAYER

CARLA MURPHY, ESQ.

EDMOND B. NOLLEY, JR.

DENNIS F. RASMUSSEN

JEFFREY REVER

PATRICIA A. ROSNER

DORIS A. ROWE

MARY E. SCOTT

THOMAS K. SESSOMES

STEPHEN J. SFEKAS, ESQ.

JOSEPH P. WARD, ESQ.

EARNEST WOODARD

MICHAEL J. YOUNG