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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

IAHD’s 2025 Annual June Fundraiser

Thank you to all who contributed to IAHD’s Annual Fundraiser held at The Cutting Room on June 11, 2025! Over 175 attendees watched as IAHD brought wellness to life through the evening’s live appeal bidding and this year’s award winners. IAHD Board President, Matt Kiamie was recognized with the IAHD…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

All Around IAHD: May 2025

🎂 May is a festive time at St. Mary’s, as many program participants celebrate their birthday during this month! Towards the end of the month, St. Mary’s held a surprise party for five men and women who were all born within 10 days of each other! We hope the celebration…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

All Around IAHD: April 2025

🐟 Bethany Arts Center (BAC) held a flag/banner decoration day to honor the upcoming Fish Migration Celebration. Residents of our Union home joined the decoration sessions for at least one, if not both, flag making sessions hosted by BAC artist Greg Corbino. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​​​​​‍​‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‍​​‍​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​​‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​​​​​‍​‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‍​​‍​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​​‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌ 🌳 Taking advantage of the beautiful weather,…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

IAHD’s Annual Autism Awareness Walk 2025

IAHD held their annual Autism Awareness Walk at Bainbridge on April 30. On this perfectly sunny day, members of the IAHD community walked the streets around our Bainbridge Day Program in all shades of blue to support this cause, with the local community cheering IAHD on! Prior to the event,…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

Councilman Dinowitz Visits IAHD’s Bainbridge Day Program

Early in April, special guest, District 11 Councilman, Eric Dinowitz visited the IAHD Bainbridge location. They spent their time going through a typical day at Bainbridge and what activities that may include. Councilman Dinowitz enjoyed a yoga class held by Inner Being LLC and found his meditative state of mind…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

All Around IAHD: March 2025

🍀 St. Mary’s day program celebrated St Patrick’s Day with with lively music, a relaxing sip-and-paint session, and a delicious meal of shepherd’s pie and cupcakes! How lucky are they! 🃏 Some individuals at Bainbridge spent an afternoon at our Dynamic Arts Gallery designing their own one-of-a-kind playing cards!  🪞…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

Touring Croton for a Cause 🏠

IAHD’s Croton-on-Hudson residence had the honor of hosting Mayor Brian Pugh and Deputy Mayor Len Simon to advocate for organizations like IAHD and the critical needs we must have met to improve the lives of both the individuals we support and staff. This house visit allowed these legislators to see…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

Election Day Excitement

Throughout 2024, IAHD has taken an active role in sharing information and resources to help others register and be able to vote in these November elections. Within our own community, we had many of the individuals we support register to vote; on Election Day itself, we had a handful of…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

IAHD Artists Have Been Cordially Invited

From the beginning of October through mid-November, some of IAHD’s artists were featured in a group show entitled “Cordially Invited VII” at Make Studio in Baltimore. Their artwork was featured either online only or both online and at the Maryland gallery. The “Cordially Invited” annual gallery shows focus on highlighting…

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April 21 @ 1:16 pm

Training Time at The Hub

IAHD staff has been renewing their certifications in first aid/CPR training sessions at the DeVito Conference Center and the newly renovated Bainbridge training hub. IAHD purchased new CPR mannequins that are portable and lightweight to use for practice. Since late June, there have been 14 first aid/CPR trainings, with about…

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