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Recently, Easterseals Sayreville day program
participant, Andrew, was honored at the annual
NJACP 20th Annual Stars! Award Presentation.
He was treated to dinner and dancing with his
peers at The Stone Terrace in Hamilton, NJ.
Andrew was honored for his commitment to
achieving his goals! Take a look at what his day
program manager had to about say him:

“Andrew, has attended an Easterseals New
Jersey’s day program for over 8 years. He was
born with an intellectual disability and faces
challenges relating with his peers in social situations. However, these challenges have not kept him from
developing meaningful friendships with his fellow program participants.

Andrew’s successes don’t stop there. He successfully completed the 12-week Be Well! & Thrive and
Exercise Program through Easterseals, the first accredited health and wellness program for persons with
disabilities.
Andrew also continues to participate in the
exercise component Moving Matters, which
makes sure he’s staying physically fit.

Deeply committed to his faith, Andrew enjoys
listening to Christian music and videos and
attends 3 different churches every Sunday. At
home, he is an active participant in Special
Olympics, consistently winning awards in their
Swimming program every year. But that’s not his
only interest, participating in Rally Cap Sports
every week where he plays basketball, baseball,
yoga, and dancercise classes. He also explores
his artistic side by taking piano and drum lessons
every week. In addition, he attends art classes at Monmouth Museum at Brookdale College.

If that wasn’t enough, Andrew is also active in volunteering within his community. He has volunteered with
Interfaith Neighbors Meals on Wheels program through Keyport Senior Center 3 days a week.

Andrew tells us that he feels his biggest accomplishment,

“...is that I am a contributing member of my community.”

He’s thankful for the Easterseals day program and all the support staff provides as he pursues and
achieves his goal. We are incredibly proud of him and his accomplishments.”

- Karen Rosenzweig, Day Program Manager | Sayreville

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