Bowlers, Spectators & Sponsors Raise Over $22,000 at Farmingdale Lanes at Bowling For An Enviable Life Benefiting ACLD

April 17, 2017; Farmingdale, NY – Bowlers, sponsors and spectators recently came together at Farmingdale Lanes in Farmingdale, NY to make a difference in the lives of children and adults with special needs, raising more than $22,000 to benefit Bethpage, NY-headquartered Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Inc. (ACLD).

ACLD Foundation’s second annual Bowling For An Enviable Life FUNdraiser brought people supporting ACLD together, with members of the ACLD family joining ACLD partners and the community for some bowling fun while helping ACLD pursue its mission to provide children and adults with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities with opportunities for pursuing enviable lives, increasing their independence and fostering supportive relationships within the community.

“For the second consecutive year, the people ACLD supports and those who help us pursue our mission enjoyed an incredibly special and rewarding afternoon,” said ACLD Executive Director Robert C. Goldsmith “We are grateful to all the bowlers and sponsors who made this event a success.”

“Bowling For An Enviable Life is a wonderful, fun-filled day that everyone who believes in and supports the ACLD mission can come out and enjoy, along with their families,” said Mark Small, CFO/COO of Allegiant Health and ACLD Foundation Board Member. “I was very proud to be involved in this event and to contribute to its success.”

More than 350 bowlers participated and several dozen spectators came to show their support for the bowlers as well as ACLD. Major sponsors included T-Shirt Sponsor Raia Landscaping, Awards Sponsors Allegiant Health and Larry and Lori Spiegel, and Media Sponsor WBLI-FM.

Founded in 1957, Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Inc. (ACLD) is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency. Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2017, the organization continues to provide opportunities for children and adults with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities to pursue enviable lives, increase independence and foster supportive relationships within the community. ACLD employs more than 1,100 people and operates 80 different program sites including group homes and apartment programs across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Service programs include early childhood services, day habilitation, residential alternatives, vocational training and job placement, recreation programs, respite, family support services, Medicaid service coordination, and medical and behavioral health services. For more information, visit www.acld.org

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PHOTO CAPTIONS:
Photo A: Pictured from left to right at ACLD Foundation’s second annual Bowling For An Enviable Life FUNdraiser are: ACLD Executive Director Robert C. Goldsmith, ACLD Foundation Board Member and CFO/COO of Allegiant Health Mark Small, and ACLD Associate Executive Director Robert Ciatto.

Photo B: Pictured from left to right at ACLD Foundation’s second annual Bowling For An Enviable Life FUNdraiser are: ACLD Executive Director Robert C. Goldsmith, ACLD Board of Trustee Ellen Spiegel, ACLD Foundation President Alan Spiegel, ACLD Foundation Board Member and CFO/COO of Allegiant Health Mark Small, and ACLD Associate Executive Director Robert Ciatto.

Photo C: Pictured from left to right at Adults and Children with Learning and Development Disabilities’ (ACLD) Foundation’s second annual Bowling For An Enviable Life FUNdraiser is Team Emerson: (Front Row) Tom Emmerson, Robert Emmerson, Susan Emmerson, Marilynn Baena, ACLD Board of Trustee Anne Emmerson, Ed.D. and Ben Loetman; (Back Row) Scott Loetman and Tom Emmerson.