Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) and Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua) will co-host the 40th anniversary celebration of Special Olympics New York (SONY) tomorrow, Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the “Well” of the Legislative Office Building in Albany.
The day will begin with a brief press conference and the festivities will continue until 3:00 p.m. as the State Legislature honors SONY’s mission and the tens of thousands of athletes who participate in Special Olympics programs around the world.
WHO: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan)
Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua)
Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari (D-Cohoes)
Assemblyman Tom McKevitt (R,C,I-East Meadow), Ranker, Mental Health Committee
Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (D-Brooklyn), Chair, Mental Health Committee
Assemblyman Michael J. Cusick (D-SI), Chair, Task Force on People with Disabilities
Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter, OMRDD
Neal J. Johnson, SONY President & CEO
Kevin Brown, Athlete Representative, SONY Board of Directors
SONY athletes, friends, families and supporters
WHEN: Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 17, 2010
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: The “Well” of the Legislative Office Building
Corner of State and S. Swan Streets, Albany
CONTACT: Joshua Fitzpatrick, (518) 455-3751, (518) 542-2413
joshuakevfitz@yahoo.com
ALL MEDIA WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE
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