[Archived] Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities Seeks Nominations For Awards Honoring Local Residents and Organizations

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Immediate Release
March 16, 2005
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Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities Seeks Nominations
For Awards Honoring Local Residents and Organizations

The Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities is seeking nominations for three annual awards that honor local residents and organizations. The John Duty Collins III Outstanding Advocate, the Community Organization Grant, and the Gerry Bertier Scholarship awards recognize outstanding Alexandria residents with a disability who seek post-secondary education and organizations that promote equal opportunity, remove barriers, and extend services to persons with disabilities. Nominations for the awards must be postmarked by Saturday, April 30, and mailed to: Debbie Ludington, Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Department of Human Services, Office of Aging an Adult Services, 2525 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301.

The John Duty Collins III Outstanding Advocate Award recognizes an organization for contributing to the promotion of equal opportunity for persons with disabilities; the Community Organization Grant Award provides up to $1,000 in assistance to a non-profit agency in the City for its efforts to remove barriers and extend services to Alexandria residents with physical or sensory disabilities; and the Gerry Bertier Scholarship honors a resident with a disability who seeks post-secondary education.

For more information or to obtain a nomination form, call the Debbie Ludington of the Office of Aging and Adult Services at 703.838.0927.

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