Welcome to GWArc’s
45th Annual Harvest
Breakfast!!
October 18, 2015
Host
Thank you Embassy Suites for hosting
Harvest Breakfast for the14th year!!
Roz Rubin, James Beatty & Samantha George
Message from Roz Rubin,
CEO
• Good Morning!
• 45 YEARS--that’s a lot of pancakes!
It’s also a lot of history of this GWArc
event, originally known as “Pancake
Harvest”. There are guests here
today who remember picking up the
food donations, mixing the orange
juice, hauling in the rental pancake
grills and much more, to make the
original event an all-day success.
Here we are in the Embassy Suites,
our host, with no cooking or serving
to do….what a change and what a
pleasure! We hope you will enjoy
the day and bid high on Silent
Auction items, purchase some gift
items at the
Holiday Boo-tique and have fun with the
entertainment being provided. Many
thanks to our sponsors and donors and
you, the guests of this remarkable and
enduring day to support GWArc.
Have a great time!
Message from Board of Directors President, John
Peacock
Welcome to GWArc’s Annual Harvest Breakfast, and a
special one at that….we are honored to have you here
to support the agency’s efforts with this enjoyable 45th
year of a community event. The Board of Directors join
me in thanking you for attending and supporting our
agency. The money raised today and in other fund
raising events is much needed to supplement GWArc’s
programs – offering additional purchases of adaptive
equipment, more experts for in music and art activities
for our participants and additional staff training, to name
a few. We recognize the support of community
sponsors and donors and you, the guests here today.
Special thanks to Joanne Raymond, Director of
Marketing & Development, Leah Igdalsky, Development
Associate/Grantwriter and CEO Roz Rubin for the
many details that have made this a great day for the
community. And now…get another pancake and enjoy
the day!
Thank you to our Sponsors!
The Battaglino
Family
EMBASSY SUITES BOSTON/WALTHAM
Proud Sponsor of
GWArc’s Annual Harvest Breakfast 2015
Titanium Pancake Sponsor
The
Battaglino
Family
is proud to support
GWArc’s outstanding
service to people in our
community with
intellectual &
developmental
disabilities
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
A Quality Conscious Community
Louis J. Antico, President
781-893-5038
www.charlesbankgardenapts.com
56 Charles River Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Silver Plus Pancake Sponsor
Silver Pancake Sponsor
Bronze Pancake Sponsor
Bronze Pancake Sponsor
Best wishes to
GWArc!
Congratulations on
your 45th Annual
Harvest Breakfast
and the good work
you do in our
community!
Rotary Club of
Waltham
Bronze Pancake Sponsor
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Wayne & Paul & Family
In Loving Memory
John Battaglino
A Man who displayed such generosity of
spirit, caring, and personal resources to
improve the lives of all, and the many who
could not raise awareness for themselves,
with true dedication to our community.
Godspeed
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Congratulations, GWArc, on
your
45th Annual Harvest
Breakfast!
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that’s our priority!
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•Rehabilitation Therapy 7 Days a Week
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781-893-0240
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577 Main St
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781-893-3870
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LIVE AUCTION!
Check out our
amazing prizes!
At 10:30am!
Titanium Pancake Sponsor
The
Battaglino
Family
is proud to support
GWArc’s outstanding
service to people in our
community with
intellectual &
developmental
disabilities
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
A Quality Conscious Community
Louis J. Antico, President
781-893-5038
www.charlesbankgardenapts.com
56 Charles River Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Silver Plus Pancake Sponsor
Silver Pancake Sponsor
LIVE AUCTION!
Mookie Betts
Autographed
Baseball,
Donated by
The Boston
Red Sox
LIVE AUCTION!
2 tickets to
Bruins vs
Coyotes.
10/27/15,
7:00PM
LIVE AUCTION!
Jillian’s/Lucky
Strike Boston -
After Work
Pool (Billiards)
Party for 20
LIVE AUCTION!
Two-night stay
at the Bayside
Resort, West
Yarmouth with
their
continental
breakfast
LIVE AUCTION!
Fund-
A-
Need
Adaptive Kitchen Equipment
Titanium Pancake Sponsor
The
Battaglino
Family
is proud to support
GWArc’s outstanding
service to people in our
community with
intellectual &
developmental
disabilities
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
A Quality Conscious Community
Louis J. Antico, President
781-893-5038
www.charlesbankgardenapts.com
56 Charles River Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Silver Plus Pancake Sponsor
Family/Friend Sponsor
Thank you for all you do
for people with special
needs.
-Nowlan Family
Family/Friend Sponsor
Happy 45th Reunion!
-Durkees, Erwins, and
Durkee-Erwins
Family/Friend Sponsor
Wishing you all the best!
-The Allains
Family/Friend Sponsor
Happy 45th Breakfast!
Best of luck
from the
Cadieux Family
Family/Friend Sponsor
Best Wishes
From
Steve Stepanian
Entertainment By:
• Rich Profita – Disc Jockey
• Katie Saddlemire – Face
Painting
• DC the Clown
• Waltham Firefighters –
Sparky
• Magic of Eric Bennet
• Breezy Day Productions
Photo Booth
• Marilyn LeFort and
Bernadette Bourque- Line
Dancing
Join us for our Annual Meeting
GWArc Thanks Its Wonderful Staff!
DAY EDUCATION
• Marie Abelard
• Liz Cavano
• Peter Cohn
• Christine Dorn, RN
• Rhonda Fleming
• Michael Grimes
• Peter Laughlin
• Mary Leo
• Inrick Philogene
• Amanda Zhu
ADULT FAMILY CARE
• Lona Barney
• Bonnie Cobleigh, RN
• Barbara Dunker, RN
EMPLOYMENT, CBDS &
TRANSITIONS
• Daisy Antonini
• Maurice Carter
• David Damon
• Bobby Ghorieshi
• Amy Kingsbury
• Jerry Marcel
• Suizan Morgan
• Mary Beth Nuzzo
• Dan Sensale
• Stanley Soko-Samba
• Geraldine Villfranche
RECREATION
• Renee Emmonds
• Kaitlyn Riley
• Katie Saddlemire
GWArc Thanks Its Wonderful Staff!
• Roz Rubin – Chief Executive Officer
• Robert Young– Chief Financial Officer
• Marisol Hernandez – Director of Admin/Personnel
• Katie Hoenigke- Director of Day Habilitation
• Axel Osio- Director of AFC
• Michael Mullins- Recreation Manager
• Joanne Raymond – Director of Marketing &
Development
• Leah Igdalsky- Grantwriter/Development Associate
• Karen West – Accounting Administrator
Titanium Pancake Sponsor
The
Battaglino
Family
is proud to support
GWArc’s outstanding
service to people in our
community with
intellectual &
developmental
disabilities
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
A Quality Conscious Community
Louis J. Antico, President
781-893-5038
www.charlesbankgardenapts.com
56 Charles River Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Silver Plus Pancake Sponsor
Day Education
Some of the Day Education staff at
Chestnut Street.
Oh, the places we’ve been!
Taking a tour of Watertown Savings Bank
Oh, the places we’ve been!
Exercise at the
Micheli Center,
Waltham
Oh, the places we’ve been!
At The Butterfly Place
Employment, CBDS & Transitions
Oh, the places we’ve been!
A Visit to Patriot Place
Oh, the places we’ve been!
The Museum of Natural History
Oh, the places we’ve been!
Delivering food pantry donations
Oh, the places we’ve been!
Enjoying the annual picnic at Lake Cochituate
School to Work Transitions Program
“This school year the
Transitions Program has
provided supports to
students volunteering at
Epoch Assisted Living of
Weston, on the job and
transitioning to college.”
Daisy Antonini
Transitions Program
Manager
School to Work Transitions Summer Program
Recreation
“This year Recreation PLUS built on
the past. There is so much positive
energy and great ideas. We have
continued the old traditions while trying
some new activities. Everyone loves
our great dances, trips to amusement
parks, sports events as well as visiting
festivals and overnight trips to cabins
in New Hampshire. Time is our only
limit!”
Michael Mullins
Recreation Manager
Oh, the places we’ve been!
Volunteering at REACH Beyond Domestic Violence’s Fall Festival
Watch City Self Advocates
Watch City Self Advocates
say “thanks!”
Group Supported Employment
• GWArc values its partnerships with Brandeis
University, Bentley University, Babson College
and Lasell College
• Current GWArc participants work at
– Sherman and Usdan Food Service (Brandeis)
– Buildings and Grounds (Brandeis)
– Bentley University Food Service
– Babson College Food Service
– Lasell College Food Service
Adult Family Care
“AFC is up to 43 members. We
also had a busy month in
September with 2 big
conferences and another on
October 3rd. One of the
September conferences was the
Abilities Expo that took place at
the Boston Convention and
Exhibit Center and lasted for 3
days. We also had a Shared
Living conference and
Transitions Conference and all
three events gave us good
exposure.”
Axel Osio
AFC Program Director
Front row, left to right, Axel Osio,
AFC Program Director, and Lona Barney, AFC Care
Manager. Back row, left to right: Barbara Dunker, BSN,
RN, AFC Nurse, and Bonnie Cobleigh, RN, AFC Nurse.
Thank you to
Donald Grose
for his
invaluable
assistance.
Titanium Pancake Sponsor
The
Battaglino
Family
is proud to support
GWArc’s outstanding
service to people in our
community with
intellectual &
developmental
disabilities
Cooking with GWArc
Recreation
Gardening
GWArc-ROTARY
FOOD PROJECT
Congratulations to Mace Miller, GWArc
Volunteer and New England Patriots
Community MVP!
Past Presidents of the GWArc
Board of Directors
• Lawrence Lane
• James Ryan
• James Fitzpatrick
• Edward Galinaro
• Joseph O'Connell
• Richard Kimball
• Albert Hayes
• Joseph O'Connell
• Charlotte Aladjem
• Jean Falzone
• John and Linda Woods
• Edward Gallinaro
• Joseph O'Connell
• Natalie Selines
• Leslie Grayburn
• Al Falzone
• Joyce Newis
• Richard Delaney
• John Battaglino
• Wayne Brasco
• Jean Poirier Foster
• Brendan M. Connors
• Brenda Capello
• Kathleen Bradley
• Russ Malone
• Peter Bella
• Peter Collura
• Joseph M. Giordano, Jr.
• Jean McCoy
• Mary Beth Augustine
• Richard Brenner
• Thomas Coxall
• Robert W. Francis
• Bob Clement
• Gregory Abel
Thank you,
Waltham
Lions Club!
The Waltham Lions
sponsored the
FIRST Harvest
Breakfast back in
1971, then called
Pancake Harvest.
GWArc says thank
you to the Lions for
their long running
support of the
agency!
Honorary Chairman Mayor Arthur J. Clark, seated, buys the
first ticket for the first Pancake Harvest. Roger Tuttle,
general chairman of the affair is at left, and Ronald
Bourgeois, Lions Club President is at right. Joel Battaglino is
on the mayor’s knee.
At left, GWArc CEO Roz Rubin accepts a
donation from Paul Manganello, Waltham
Lions Club President, at their meeting in
May 2015.
GWArc is proud to
announce that we
have achieved
three-year
certification from
CARF International,
an independent,
nonprofit
accreditor of health
and human
services.
Thank you to our generous donors
Thank you to our generous donors
Thank you to our generous donors
Thank you to our generous donors
Waltham Mayor
Jeannette
McCarthy
Thank you to our generous donors
Thank you to our generous donors
Thank you to our generous donors
Ceramics by
Lynn Fisher
Thank you to our generous donors
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Pancake Harvest -
the 1970s
Pancake Harvest – the 1980s
Harvest Breakfast – the 1990s
Harvest Breakfast – the 2000s
Harvest Breakfast – the 2010s
Ciao Down 2015 was a great success!
What an evening! Pictured at left
is the silent auction table at the
6th Annual “Ciao Down for
GWArc” on May 1st at Embassy
Suites, Waltham.
The successful event
featured a silent auction,
raffle, sale of Mystery Gifts,
BARK@GWArc dog biscuits,
musical entertainment and
a spaghetti buffet for over
300 persons.
Titanium Pancake Sponsor
The
Battaglino
Family
is proud to support
GWArc’s outstanding
service to people in our
community with
intellectual &
developmental
disabilities
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
A Quality Conscious Community
Louis J. Antico, President
781-893-5038
www.charlesbankgardenapts.com
56 Charles River Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Gold Pancake Sponsor
Ciao Down for
GWArc
SPRING 2016
We Need Ideas
for our
46th Annual Harvest
Breakfast
October 2016
Suggestions?
Contact Roz Rubin or Joanne
Raymond
Harvest Breakfast Prep
Save the Date
GWArc’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
December 10, 2016
Mark your calendar for our DIAMOND
celebration! Dance party featuring the rock
band Flame and a gala donor dinner to follow
Thanks for
coming!

Harvest Breakfast Visual Ad Presentation 2015