On Monday, March 21, 2011, the individuals and staff of the Awakenings and Recycling programs walked into their new building at 1000 Florida Avenue. Our individuals settled in very quickly to a place that was designed just for them by their Arc staff. The comment heard from so many...

LONGABERGER BASKET BINGO NOVEMBER 13, 2011 WILLIAMSPORT REDMEN CLUB 12129 LAPPANS ROAD WILLIAMSPORT, MD. 20 Regular Games & 5 Special Games Tip Jars, King Tuts & Raffles Over $6,000 in baskets TICKETS:  $25 PER PERSON IN ADVANCE  $30 AT THE DOOR (IF AVAILABLE) Only 150...

On Sunday, October 9, 2011, UPS Freight held their 1st Annual Motorcycle Ride, donating $1,300 to Stepping Stones and Autism Speaks!  The Arc would like to extend a warm thank you to ride organizer, Brian Miller, and all of the riders for their generous support. 

Support The Arc's Children's Residential Program and save money shopping at the same time!  We are selling coupon booklets for Bon-Ton's 2-day sale held Nov. 11 & 12.  The booklets are only $5 each, and The Arc keeps 100% of the proceeds.  Our goal is to sell 200 booklets,...

Follow this link - http://your4state.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=214437 - for text and video versions of a story related to National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Another successful Basket Bingo was held November 13th.  Thanksto all the staff that volunteered their time and energy and thanks to everyone that baked, bought tickets or made donations.  We netted about $8,400 for our individuals.

May the New Year give us hope, bring peace and renew our enthusiasm to live life to its fullest and truly make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities.

The Community Foundation of Washington County recently awarded $5,300 for recycling program expansion.  Nona Trenary, Program Manager, explained, "Not only will this grant benefit The Arc by allowing us to employ more individuals in recycling, but it will also benefit the county by...