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Lula Holt Robertson
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(216) 736-2691
robertson.lula@cuyahogabdd.org
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Archive of this year's events and news releases
- New executive director named at SAW, Inc.
Richard Hoban takes on leadership of SAW, Inc., the Board of DD's nonprofit division.
- Catch the American spirit beginning September 9 at HeARTworks, and for a video peek inside our store located in the Galleria downtown, check us out on CoolClevleand.com
- Did you know that we're a big part of the #1 urban farming community in the U.S. right here in Cleveland?
- It may have taken forever to get those plants in because of the wet spring,
but the crops are starting to come in. Stop by one of our urban farms every week for fresh veggies. Locations in Ohio City, on East 105th and at our original Stanard Farm.
- Thanks for your support of the Friends of DD
We are grateful to all of those who took part in the 20th Annual Friends of DD golf outing as sponsors, donors, players and volunteers.
- Did you hear about our Just-A-Buck store and other employment ventures on WDOK?
Catch Jim McIntyre's interview now. (Just-A-Buck is in Parma, near Snow and Broadview Roads, and an East Side location, at Mayfield and Green Roads in South Euclid, will open later this year. And, yes, everything is just a buck!)
- Acting GM of Community & Medicaid Services named
John Parkowski will fill the position of acting GM for the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities' Community & Medicaid Services Division.
- New assistant superintendent named
Kelly Connor Petty has been named assistant superintendent of the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
- Cuyahoga Board of DD named to 2011 Top Workplace in Northeast Ohio by The Plain Dealer
We're pleased to announce that we have been named a 2011 "Top Workplace" in Northeast Ohio as ranked by WorkplaceDynamics and published in The Plain Dealer. The Cuyahoga Board of DD ranked #10 out of 28 large organizations (500+ employees) on the list and was one of a total of 132 organizations named. Congratulations to our staff for making this recognition possible! Read our profile on cleveland.com.
- East Cleveland center dedicates labyrinth
The labyrinth at our East Cleveland Adult Activities Center was nine months in the making.
- Recapping Razzle Dazzle
Performers from our Rocky River Adult Activities Center's talented inclusive musical theater program skipped, swayed and danced their way through "Green Acres" looking for their "Pink Cadillac" in the "Purple Rain" May 6-7 at the Beck Center. If you missed the show (or if you were there and want to recapture a few moments), take a look.
- Diabetes and developmental disabilities
If you weren't able to attend our March 2011 educational forum, The Diabetes Dilemma, here's an overview of the presentation on how to best assist people with DD in managing their diabetes.
- Pulleys Coffeehouse 36
Visit our cafe located in Tyler Village.