INDEPENDENT
LIVING
AND
ADVOCACY
BY,
AND
FOR,
PEOPLE
WITH
DISABILITIES
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From left to right: ABIL Board Member Nick Perry, award recipient Carolan Quenneville and Joe Mikitish, ABIL Board President. |
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Arizona
Bridge
to
Independent
Living
(ABIL),
Arizona’s
largest
independent
living
center
serving
people
with
disabilities,
recently
announced
Carolan
Quenneville
its
“Person
of
the
Year.”
Quenneville,
a
volunteer
and
part-time
ABIL
employee,
was
presented
with
the
first
“Spirit
of
ABIL”
award,
which
recognizes
community
members
who
exemplify
the
independent
living
philosophy
in
all
aspects
of
life.
Quenneville,
who
was
nominated
by
several
people
for
the
award,
received
a
plaque
at
a
recent
Board
of
Directors
dinner.
“Carolan
truly
exemplifies
the
independent
living
philosophy,”
said
Joe
Mikitish,
board
president.
“She
volunteers
her
time
and
energy
on
a
consistent
basis
to
foster
the
empowerment
of
people
with
disabilities
in
the
Valley.”
Quenneville
is
an
active
volunteer,
serving
as
a
mentor
in
the
peer
support
program,
editor
for
The
Bridge
newsletter,
and
founding
member
of
The
Improbable
Theatre.
Also
recognized
at
the
dinner
was
Anita
Culver,
a
long-time
ABIL
employee
who
received
the
“Personal
Assistant
of
the
Year”
award.
ABIL
advocates
personal
responsibility
–
by,
and
for,
people
with
disabilities
–
as
a
means
to
independence.
ABIL
offers
a
number
of
comprehensive
programs
to
help
consumers
achieve
self-sufficiency.
For
more
information
visit
www.abil.org. |
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