EMARC Receives Disability Awareness Award

| June 17, 2011 | City Hall | No Comments

Disability awareness award ceremony

EMARC (East Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens), an organization that helps children and adults with developmental disabilities, was recognized by the Medford Commission for Persons with Disabilities and the Human Rights Commission with the 2011 Disability Awareness Award. The award is given to individuals or businesses “that have been proactive in addressing disability issues in our community, being a volunteer, and/or addressing physical or emotional disability needs.” The group was recognized in a special ceremony outside of City Hall on Wednesday. Photo courtesy Diane McLeod. Pictured, front, left to right: Breanna Luongo Koehn, Christine Arruda, Mayor McGlynn, Chenine Peloquin, Lois Bronnenkant, and Marie Cassidy. Back, left to right: Diane McLeod, David Harris, Henry Milorin, Maureen O’Brien Steve Honeycutt, and Chief Leo Sacco.

– InsideMedford.com