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Honoring the life and legacy of Judy Heumann

This year’s Generator Campaign is a great way for supporters to make an annual gift or holiday-time gift. With levels of giving to fit any budget, your support is helping to provide an enviable life for the children and adults supported by ACLD each day. A message from our President/CEO…

Last week we held our first Employment Recognition Breakfast since 2019, which honors and celebrates employers that ACLD partners with in the community and the individuals supported in the Vocational Program. This year, the Thomas Choma Longevity Award was given to the following people for their many years of employment:…

Read about Board Member Don Mitzner and his family’s dedication to ACLD’s mission that spans 5 decades. Scottish Author Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but the seeds you plant.” The life that Don and Gail Mitzner have cultivated with their tireless…

Join us for the 4th annual ACLD Foundation Poker for a Purpose fundraiser on April 13th at the Heritage Club at Bethpage. This fundraiser benefits the ACLD Vacation Fund, ensuring no resident in an ACLD home is excluded from a house vacation solely because they can’t afford the trip, representing…

Thank you to everyone who attended or supported the ACLD Foundation Bowling for an Enviable Life at AMF Syosset Lanes this past Sunday. This was the first Bowling for an Enviable Life since 2019 and it was so wonderful to have everyone back. In total, the event raised over $23,000!…

Thank you to everyone who attended or supported this year’s ACLD Foundation Poker for a Purpose event on July 13 at the Heritage Club at Bethpage to benefit ACLD’s Vacation Fund for ACLD Residents who are unable to afford to go on vacation. This 3rd annual fundraiser was once again…

Join us August 7th for a virtual wine tasting event hosted by Sparkling Pointe Vineyards and Winery and to benefit the ACLD Foundation Inc. Gather your friends and get together (virtually) with the ACLD Family to learn about select wines, food pairings and cooking with sparkling wines from Sparkling Pointe…