Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Luncheon
Each year in March we celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! On March 12, 2025 we held our 17th annual DD Awareness Month Luncheon and had almost 240 guests join us at MVNU!
During our luncheon, we reviewed all the wonderful projects we were able to do for our community using ARPA funding. We had a panel of people that are involved with our Special Olympics program to share about their experiences!
Matt Royer, Freemason’s, Volunteer
Blake Berger, Athlete
Calli Finnell, Athlete
Erin Tenney, Bocce Coach, MVNU IGNITE program
We were also able to give out awards to seven different people/groups!
Employer Award: Wishmaker House Bed & Breakfast
Community Partner Award: YMCA of Mount Vernon
Local Hero Award: Retired Sheriff David Shaffer, Tina Davis & Brandi Swingle of Creative Foundations
Individual Spotlight Award: Cheyenne Proper & Sabrina Wilson
