180323 Bottle Return
180323 Bottle Return
James Neiss/staff photographer
Wheatfield, NY - Workers Valerie White, Jim McKinney and Anthony Frail sort bottles at the newly opened Empties For Empower bottle return on Niagara Falls Blvd.
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9812 Lockport Rd. Niagara Falls, NY 14304 Empties for Empower Meadowbrook Location and Empower Day Program Hub Ribbon Cutting
Elizabeth Cardamone Providing job training and meaningful daytime activities to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities
(716) 297-0798, ext. 173
ecardamone@empower-wny.org
http://www.empower-wny.org
What: The ribbon cutting and grand opening ofEmpties for EmpowerMeadowbrook Locationand Day Habilitation Without Walls, two New York State funded programs that provide job training and meaningful daytime activities to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Who:
· Jeff Paterson, chief executive officer, and other leaders ofEmpower, the not-for-profit organization formerly known as Niagara CerebralPalsy
· Individuals and staff who work at the facility
When: Friday, March 23, 2018
10 am - noon
Where: 3571 Niagara Falls Blvd. (Meadowbrook Plaza), Wheatfield, NY 14120
How: Empties for Empower is a free can sorting service that anyone can use. Workers are people with an intellectual or developmental disability who are receiving paid job training. This location also serves as the hub for Empower’s Day Habilitation Without Walls program in which people with intellectual or developmental disabilities go on outings and participate in their community.
Questions: For more information on the event, or to schedule interviews at other times, contact Elizabeth Cardamone,(716) 297-0798, ext. 173 or ecardamone@empower-wny.org
Elizabeth Cardamone
Director of Communication & Development
Empower
9812 Lockport Rd.
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
(716) 297-0798, ext. 173
Fax: (716) 297-0998
ecardamone@empower-wny.org
