- Abilities First
Abilities First Day, Thursday, August 2, 2018
Thanks, Mayor Lawrence P. Mulligan, Jr., and the Middletown City Council for proclaiming THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 as ABILITIES FIRST DAY. The Proclamation reads:WHEREAS, people with disabilities should have the opportunity to achieve their unique potential and have an extraordinary quality of life. For the last 6o years, Abilities First has worked to empower people with disabilities to achieve their potential and is the region's first choice resource for people with disabilities & their families; and
WHEREAS, inside every child and adult is the ability for growth and Abilities First has a family of services helping the needs of families, from birth through life. Abilities First serves children with autism in the Autism Learning Center, including a 4 Plus i Preschool Program. Abilities First serves children with disabilities and typical children in the Integrated Early Childhood Learning Center and provides speech, occupational and physical therapy opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Abilities First provides an intensive pediatric therapy program, a residential care center, adult day programs and employment habilitation for people with disabilities. Abilities First transforms the lives of children and adults with disabilities to impact families, communities and businesses in Butler, Warren, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble, Greene and Clark counties in Ohio; and
WHEREAS, all people living up to their full potential create productive citizens, and to that end, a better community for all. August 2, 2m8, is the both anniversary of the Abilities First Articles of Incorporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Lawrence P. Mulligan, Jr., Mayor of the City of Middletown, Butler and Warren Counties, Ohio, do hereby proclaim August 2, 2018, as ABILITIES FIRST DAY in Middletown, Ohio
"Abilities First Day" is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the people served by Abilities First, the employees, citizens and professional partners of the organization who diligently work to make Middletown a unique and vibrant place to live, work, learn and play." 
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