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3rd Annual Alumni Brunch

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:09:46 +0000

On May 11, 2012 Rivershore hosted its 3rd annual Alumni Brunch at Antonio’s Banquet Hall. The event welcomed back many notable members of Rivershore’s notable past to celebrate our history, present and exciting future! This was a special year for Rivershore as we celebrate 10 years of COMPASS Status! Thank you to all of our alumni and friends who made our event such a success. See you in 2013!

Vendor Fair and Basket Rafflfe

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:02:09 +0000

Please join us for this exciting new event! Live music, theme basket raffle, 50/50, food, cash bar and much more! We will also be showcasing over 25 local vendors of all varieties. $5.00 entry fee comes with a free sheet of raffle tickets – Admission tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the event, or in advance by contacting Rivershore, Inc. at 754-7272. Winners of the baskets need not be present to win. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Rivershore Foundation, Inc and the Artisans Edge Group!

Date: Saturday April 28, 2012

Time: 11:00am – 5:00pm

Location: The Elks Lodge, 1805 Fashion Outlet Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY

See the attached flyer for all the details:

Vendor Fair Event Flyer

Rivershore Foundation Annual Membership Drive

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:33:33 +0000

What value do you place on a meaningful life? For many of us a meaningful life exists when we realize the value in important everyday things like family, friends, work and community involvement. For over 30 years, Rivershore, Inc. has been supporting people living with disabilities as they pursue and achieve what we may sometimes take for granted … a meaningful life. Whether the supports are provided in a person’s home, community or work environment, Rivershore continues to impact the lives of more than 200 people across Niagara County. Rivershore has been recognized for providing the highest quality services and supports in New York State. Designated as one of just seven COMPASS agencies state-wide, Rivershore is ranked in the top 1% of over 750 private not-for-profit agencies providing services for people living with developmental disabilities throughout New York State.

Before we ask for your help, we would like you to know exactly what can be accomplished with a gift today. For the last 17 years of her life, Wendy resided in a home supported by Rivershore, Inc. Wendy’s decision to live independently of her family was difficult, but they knew it was the only way for her to truly thrive. Wendy’s sister Nancy attributes her sister’s increased independence and overall happiness to the services and supports Wendy received through Rivershore, Inc. Wendy enjoyed many things, including working on crafting and collecting rosary beads. Wendy especially liked belonging to a morning coffee group where she was able to visit with friends. When Wendy passed away last November, Nancy shared how happy the family was that Wendy led a full and happy life. Nancy expressed how confident she is that no other agency could have provided Wendy with the ability to pursue and achieve the meaningful life she was able to enjoy the way Rivershore did. Rivershore is proud to be a part of such an inspirational story and we now look to you for support.

With the generous support of our members, Rivershore, Inc. has maintained the highest quality services and supports including:

Innovative programs such as the Artisans Edge located in the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) in Niagara Falls, NY.

Supported Employment services helping people living with disabilities obtain jobs that are both rewarding and meaningful.

Service Coordination provided by a group of highly dedicated and educated professionals who focus on achieving a person’s life goals.

Residential services focusing on increased independence and integration.

Please consider a membership with the Rivershore Foundation, Inc. The benefits of your new membership are outlined on the Foundation tab on this website. During these challenging fiscal times in New York State, support from people just like you is more crucial than ever. Your generosity impacts the ability of Rivershore, Inc. to continue providing the highest quality supports and services to people living with developmental and other disabilities. You can complete your membership by clicking the DONATE button now, or by mailing your membership dontation payable to the Rivershore Foundation, Inc. to us directly. Thank you in advance for your support.

2012 Best Places to Work!

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:52:29 +0000

Congratulations to everyone at Rivershore, Inc.! Today at the 2012 Best Places to Work event we received the 2^nd place Silver Award in our category! There were over 70 companies throughout WNY who were finalists and 11 in our category alone – This is a great honor for our agency! Here is a photo of the “Super Heroes” who represented Rivershore today! Thank you again for making Rivershore one of WNY’s BEST PLACES TO WORK for the second year in a row!!!

2011 Best Places to Work!

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:16:35 +0000

On March 22 Rivershore was honored as one of the 2011 Best Places to Work in Western New York by Business First Magazine! This recognition is based on surveys completed by Rivershore employees. This is a great honor and we are all very excited about this esteemed recognition. Thank you to everyone at Rivershore for making us one of the Best Places to Work!

2nd Annual Alumni Luncheon

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:15:30 +0000

On May 13, 2011 Rivershore hosted its 2nd annual Alumni Luncheon at Antonio’s Banquet Hall. The event welcomed back many notable members of Rivershore’s notable past to celebrate our history, present and exciting future! Thank you to all of our alumni and friends who made our event such a success. See you in 2012!

L to R: Tina Tyran, Pat White, Alumni; Gay Goodroe, Board Member; JoAnn Johnson, Alumni; Frances Klein, Board Member; Jeff Sanderson, Executive Director; Rose Siegwarth, Alumni; Richard Blakowski, Rivershore Maintenance; and Lisa Jameison, Alumni.

2nd Annual Gala Dinner Fundraiser

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:12:21 +0000

On September 21, 2011, Rivershore will host its 2^nd Annual Gala Dinner at the Niagara Falls Country Club. This year’s theme will be “Celebrating Art and Innovation”. With emcee Maryalice Demler from WGRZ TV, this year’s event will help us to continue providing the highest quality services to more than 175 people and their families throughout Niagara County. As Rivershore continues to grow and support people living with developmental disabilities pursuing and achieving meaningful lives, involvement from donors and sponsors is vital to our success.

This year we are excited to welcome actor, author and comedian Geri Jewell as our guest speaker! Introduced to millions as “Cousin Geri”, Geri Jewell has risen to become a leading force in disabilities advocacy. Geri started her acting career as the personal choice of famed producer Norman Lear for her role as Cousin Geri on the ground-breaking NBC sitcom, The Facts of Life. With this role she became the first person with a visible disability to become a regular performer on a national, prime-time television show. During her run on the show she broke barriers by addressing issues of disability awareness.

Not only an exceptional actress and comedienne, Geri is internationally recognized as a powerful and motivational speaker and trainer. She is famous for her uncanny ability to captivate the hearts of audiences by using humor to facilitate attitude changes. Geri brings to her presentations personal experience of having her behavior and actions misunderstood because of her cerebral palsy. By sharing her disability as her greatest blessing, and revealing insights about the world as she sees it, Geri turns the focus from disabilities to a true celebration of ability, resulting in an inspiring, empowering and healing experience.

Geri’s advocacy also translates to her workshop and training skills. She is one of the original trainers in the internationally recognized disability awareness training program, WINDMILLS. Her knowledge of workforce development, transitioning, and human relation skills assists her in the development of many exciting workshops.

Geri continues to entertain many with her acting. She was personally selected to be part of the Emmy winning HBO series, Deadwood where she became qualified to be nominated for an individual Emmy for her portrayal of “Jewell”. She is also a re-occurring character on, Young and the Restless and was recently featured on Strong Medicine. If holding three roles at one time wasn’t enough, Geri just made her film debut in an independent feature that was recently shown at the Tribecca and Fort Lauderdale Film Festivals.

Most recently, Geri was honored by the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC with their highest honor – The Victory Award – and participated in the inauguration of President Obama at the United Cerebral Palsy Power and Pride Ball, the first and only inaugural activity for people with disabilities.

The current chapter of Geri’s life is perhaps one of the most exciting. In April of 2011, she released an autobiography, I’m Walking As Straight As I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond.

For information on how you can purchase tickets for this once in a lifetime event, please contact Jeffrey Irwin at 754-7272 ext. 45.

Through the combined support and sponsorships from various organizations, dinner attendees and donors, we were able to raise over $12,000 for the Rivershore Foundation, Inc. in 2010.

Self Advocacy Advisor of the Year Award!

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:40:32 +0000

The Self-Advocacy Association of New York State held their annual conference in Albany in October and named Richard Hermanson Self-Advocacy Group Advisor of the Year! The essence of Rivershore can be best understood though the concept of self advocacy. This is truly a great honor and we are all very proud of Richard for receiving this state-wide recognition. Rivershore and the Road Runner Self-Advocacy Group have now been recognized an unprecedented 5 times by the Self -Advocacy Association of New York State. Past honors include 3 time Agency of the Year (Western Region 2006 and 2007, and state-wide 2006), Self-Advocacy Group of the Year 2008. Thank you to Richard for bringing this honor to Rivershore, through your work many people have found their voice and have advocated for a better life.

30th Anniversary Dinner !

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:24:43 +0000

On September 29, 2010, Rivershore hosted its 30^th Anniversary Dinner Celebration at the Niagara Falls Country Club. With emcee Maryalice Demler from WGRZ TV, we welcomed nearly 140 guests to pay tribute to Rivershore’s history and celebrate our exciting future. With the combined support and sponsorships from various organizations and donors, we were able to raise over $12,000 for the Rivershore Foundation, Inc.

One of the evening’s many highlights was the performance and presentation from Sujeet Desai. As both an accomplished musician and renowned speaker, Sujeet has become a role model and brings inspiration and hope to people living with disabilities, their families and service providers.

This year’s event helps us to continue providing the highest quality services to more than 175 people and their families throughout Niagara County. As Rivershore continues to grow and support people living with developmental disabilities pursuing and achieving meaningful lives, involvement from donors and sponsors is vital to our success.

On behalf of the Rivershore Foundation, the people we serve, their families and our staff, thank you to everyone for making our event such a success!

30^th Anniversary Dinner Sponsors:

Upstate Pharmacy – Platinum Sponsor

Key Bank – Gold Sponsor

Providium – Gold Sponsor

The Bonadio Group – Silver Sponsor

Rivershore Day Celebration 2010

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:23:22 +0000

Proclaimed Rivershore Day by Niagara County, November 8 recognizes Rivershore being named a COMPASS agency by New York State in 2002. Rivershore is one of just seven agencies across New York State named a COMPASS organization by the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. COMPASS designation is given to agencies that have demonstrated their ability to successfully self-monitor and who achieve excellence through consistently providing services that meet the highest quality standards.

This year’s celebration took place on November 8th at the Aquarium of Niagara and Rivershore presented their 5^th Annual Community Service Award to A-1 Land Care, represented at the event by Tony LaRosa and Sue Harbinson. The award is given annually to a person or organization that has put forth uncommon and sustained effort that promotes acceptance and respect for people living with developmental disabilities in our community. A-1 Land Care was recognized for their accomplishments and innovative vision for people living with developmental disabilities in areas of employment and community inclusion. Their ongoing involvement in creating a positive future for our society is both impressive and inspiring!

A special thank you to Wegmans of Niagara Falls for sponsoring the 2010 Rivershore Day Event!