ACLD Foundation’s Golf Outing Event Raises $121,000

The ACLD Foundation recently hosted its Annual Golf Outing, with 32 golf foursomes and over 140 guests gathered at the Glen Head Country Club to raise $121,000. The picturesque setting laid the foundation for a perfect day for golf and to celebrate this year’s honoree, Peter Donohue, Partner at Sandbar Builders, LLC.

Donohue recently facilitated the completion of The Alan & Ellen Spiegel Children’s Center expansion last year. The $2.5 million project added four classrooms and connected the gym to the school building located in Bay Shore, NY. Donohue has also worked on various projects within the agency at the Kramer Learning Center, ACLD offices, as well as numerous ACLD residences around Long Island. His next project will be installing generators in residences as part of ACLD’s Generator Campaign. “With each project I have the opportunity to work on, I am reminded of the vital role ACLD plays in so many lives. I am truly humbled and grateful that my company has the opportunity to support ACLD's mission to provide an enviable life to all,” said Donohue.

“We are honored to recognize Peter and look forward to a continued relationship,” said ACLD President/CEO Robert Ciatto.

One standout moment of the evening was a speech given by Jill Gonzalez, an ACLD clerk and resident of an ACLD home. During the program, Gonzalez shared the impact ACLD has on her life. “I have lived at [an ACLD] home for over 30 years. I am so grateful for the trips I have gotten to take and the activities I do with my housemates, but most of all, I am grateful for all of the memories I have made with my [ACLD] family,” said Gonzalez.

Major sponsors of the event included Tournament Sponsor, Pilot|RB; ACE Sponsor and Honoree, Sandbar Builders, LLC.; Eagle Sponsor, ChemRx Pharmacy Services; Tote Bag Sponsor, Performance Contracting of Long Island, Inc.; Golf Ball Sponsor, Irwin Siegel Agency; Cigar Sponsor, Kwiat; Auction Sponsor, Alan and Ellen Spiegel; Birdie Sponsors, A&C Pest Management, ADP, Michael Concannon, EmblemHealth, Fusion Architecture, PLLC., Haystack Financial Planning, NBCUniversal, People’s United Bank, Valley Bank, Village Auto Body Works, Inc.; Award Sponsors, Anne and Tom Emmerson, GTS Builders Supply, Lever and Ecker, PLLC., Jerry and Aggie Wohl; Photography Sponsor, The Hogan Family; $25,000 Hole-in-One Sponsor, Gutterman’s Inc.; Hole-in-One Car Sponsor, Genesis of the North Shore; and Community Partnership Sponsor, Delta Air Lines.

About Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Inc. (ACLD):
Founded in 1957, ACLD is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide opportunities to children and adults with autism, learning and developmental disabilities to pursue enviable lives, promote independence and foster supportive relationships within the community. ACLD employs more than 1,200 people and operates more than 100 program sites including community residences and apartment programs across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Services include early childhood services, day habilitation, residential alternatives, vocational training and job placement, respite, family support services, and occupational, speech and physical therapies. For more information visit: www.acld.org