Western New York Independent Living, Inc. and many community
organizations will be celebrating the 27th Anniversary of the
Americans with Disabilities Act on Saturday, July 22, 2016 at
Coca-Cola Field! In recognition of this and to raise awareness, WNY
Independent Living, Inc. as a family of agencies, along with many
community partners including the Erie County Office for the Disabled,
Adaptive Water Sports, Parent Network, Community Services for the
Developmentally Disabled, Youth Power, Resource Center, Restoration
Society, NYS Commission of the Blind, SANYS and many more, will be
hosting the celebration. During this celebration, we will be holding
WNY Independent Living's Second Disability Pride Parade around the in
Downtown Buffalo. The parade will commence at 10:30 a.m., and wind
through downtown to end at Coca-Cola Field. After the PARADE, we will
be having an award ceremony for the following awards at 12:30 p.m.
from the Stage in the VIP Section at COCA-COLA FIELD:
- Top Marching Band
- Top Dancing Group/Troupe
- Top Float Demonstrating Theme (3)
- Top Individual Demonstrating Theme (3)
- Most Creative Participant which Demonstrates the Theme
Theme: Disability Pride -People Being People, Together
ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WITH AND WITHOUT
DISABILITIES. WNY Independent Living, Inc. and our community partners
expect over 1200+ participants and have many local agencies
collaborating with this event in making this a success.
*If you are interested in taking part in this event or PARADE, please
contact Heather Mattiuzzo at 716-836-0822 ext. 146, or email at
hmattiuzzo@wnyil.org.
For more information, please visit www.disabilitypridebuffalo.com
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