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2nd Annual ARC Gateway Adventure
for People with Disabilities
- 2010
at Big Lagoon State Park
On Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 the "2nd Annual
ARC Gateway Adventure" was held at Big Lagoon State Park, in Pensacola Florida for the ARC Gateway Organization in Pensacola,
FL. ARC Gateway is an organization for people with developmental (physical and emotional) disabilities
that assists clients in a variety of ways. The event allowed
people with disabilities a chance to spend a day in nature and experience many outdoor related activities. Over
30 disabled people participated in the event and a total of over 75 people attended the event!
This web page highlights the day's events, sponsors and participants. Enjoy the page!
The
event was hosted by Big Lagoon State Park! A special thank you goes out to the management and staff of Big
Lagoon! Thanks very much to David Colbert (Park Manager) and Rick Argo (Assistant Park Manager) for approving and supporting
the event. A sincere thank you goes out to Park employees: Kiersten Wilson, Tammy Matthews, Mickey Quigley and Chris
Telhiard for planning, hosting portions of the event and helping in numerous ways! Thanks to Park Office staff for support
during the event.
The
event was sponsored by the Big Lagoon Chapter of the Kiwanis Club. The Key Club of West Florida
High School also assisted. Lunch was also provided by the Kiwanis Club. Sincere appreciation goes out
to the Kiwanis and Key Club members! Without the extensive support of the Kiwanis Club the event could not have happened.
Members
of the Northwest Florida Environmental Conservancy also assisted at the event. A special thanks to NWFLEC members
that helped out: Tammy Matthews, Mickey Quigley and Martin and Maggie Haygood!
A
very special thank you goes out to Cathy Lauterbach of the Pensacola ARC Gateway Organization for her participation
and assistance!
AmeriCorps
Member Karl Studenroth organized the event.
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Activities
at the event included:
Turtle
Program (by Karl Studenroth)
Arts
& Crafts (by Tammy Matthews. With assistance from the Kiwanis Club, Key Club members & Sponsor - Jennifer
Hill)
Nature
Walk (by Mickey Quigley. With assistance from Kiersten Wilson)
Scavenger
Hunt (by Chris Telhiard & Martin Haygood)
Below are photos from the event - enjoy!
(Above) Big Lagoon Staff, left to right: Karl Studenroth (AmeriCorps
Member), Kiersten Wilson, Chris Telhiard, Mickey Quigley & Tammy Matthews.
(Below) West Florida High School Key Club Members
(Above) A Key Club Member rings the bell to start the 2010
ARC event!
(Below) Martin Haygood (Kiwanis Club & NWFLEC Member) shows
an ARC client a sea turtle!
(Above) Maggie Haygood & other Big Lagoon Kiwanis Club
members prepare lunch.
(Below) Tammy Matthews directs ARC clients during Arts &
Crafts.
(Above) Jennifer Hill, West FL High School Key Club Sponsor,
watches over ARC clients during Arts & Crafts.
(Below) Chris Telhiard leads the Scavenger Hunt.
(Above) ARC clients during the Scavenger Hunt.
(Below) Mickey Quigley leads the Nature Walk.
(Above) Mickey Quigley had ARC clients find coastal critters
and place them on the Ocean Board during the Nature Walk.
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ARC Gateway Event for People
with Disabilities - 2009
On Saturday, October
24th, 2009 an event was held at Big Lagoon State Park, in Pensacola Florida for the ARC Gateway Organization in Pensacola,
FL. ARC Gateway is an organization for people with developmental (physical and emotional) disabilities
that assists participants in a variety of ways. The event allowed people with disabilities a chance to spend a day in nature and experience many outdoor related
activities. About 45 disabled people participated in the event and a total of about 80 people attended
the event!
This web page highlights
the day's events, sponsors and participants. Enjoy the page!
The event was hosted by Big Lagoon
State Park! A special thank you goes out to the management and staff of Big Lagoon! Thanks very much
to David Colbert (Park Manager) and Rick Argo (Assistant Park Manager) for approving the event and help with planning.
A sincere thank you goes out to Park employees: Tammy Matthews, Mickey Quigley, Chris Telhiard and Amy Slusser for planning,
hosting portions of the event and helping in numerous ways! Thanks to Park Office staff for support during the event,
especially Anne Harvey.
The event was sponsored by
the Friends of Pensacola Area State Parks. A special thank you goes out to the Park CSO for help in making the
event a reality! Thanks to Barb and Ken Jenkins and other CSO members!
The event was also sponsored by
the Big Lagoon Chapter of the Kiwanis Club. The Kiwanis Key Club also assisted. Lunch was also
provided by the Kiwanis Club. Sincere appreciation goes out to the Kiwanis and Key Club members! Without
the extensive support of the Kiwanis Club the event could not have happened.
Members of the Northwest Florida
Environmental Conservancy also assisted at the event. A special thanks to NWFLEC members that helped out (especially
Martin and Maggie Haygood)!
A very special thank you goes out
to Cathy Lauterbach of the Pensacola ARC Gateway Organization for her participation and assistance!
A special thanks to Earth Products
of Pensacola for providing the rocks for the Arts & Crafts portion of the event!
AmeriCorps member and volunteer
Karl Studenroth organized the event.
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Activities at the event included:
Turtle Program (by Karl Studenroth)
Arts & Crafts (by Tammy Matthews)
Nature Walk (by Mickey Quigley)
Scavenger Hunt (by Martin Haygood
& Chris Telhiard)
Below are photos from the
event - enjoy!
(Above) Big Lagoon staff, left
to right: Big Lagoon CSO member, Mickey Quigley, Tammy Matthews, Karl Studenroth, Amy Slusser, Chris Telhiard
(Below) Key Club Members - Big Lagoon Kiwanis Club
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