Respite From The Heart 2011
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July 4th Parade
This year we combined the Vallejo July 4th parade with Respite From The Heart. Why? Because of the heinous budget cuts. Our float was a mobile protest- a voice for the disabled population to let people know that Community Services are vital to our livelihoods. The day started off at City Park in Vallejo with an In-Service Training. We then held our Award Ceremony and a brown bag lunch for our RCPs and guests. We finished the day with the parade. We had the largest float in the parade- over 70 protesters! Thank you to everyone who participated!!
Preparing the food tables Courtney, Jackie (RCP), Patty |
Self-Service Program Manager- Stacey |
Mireya (Self-Service Program Asst.) and her husband Colin getting the dessert table ready |
Program Coordinator Edgar Vasquez |
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Joey- friend of BRC |
Helen, Lina and Bea working the Registration table |
Annie (Program Coordinator) teaching about Seizures |
Edgar (Program Coordinator) teaching about Mental Retardation |
Stacey (SSR Manager) teaching about Autism |
Chris (Service & Admin Asst.) teaching about Autism |
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Food table |
RCPs during Award Ceremony |
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Sue (Asst. Director) and Patty (Program Coordinator) during the Award Ceremony |
Lina (Finance Manager) and Bea (FSR Billing Coordinator) at the registration table |
Exceptional Service Award Winner- Flor Keen |
Exceptional Service Award Winner- Evelyn Hernandez |
 Exceptional Service Award Winner- JoAnn Tutor |
Golden BRCHouse Winners- Svetlana Granvold and Eliane Medina |
Help With A Heart RCP- Anna Vasquez |
Joey, Sue, Edgar, Patty, Annie |
Bilingual RCP of the Year- Nubia Escoto |
In A Pinch Award Winners- Carmen Guzman and Adrienne Johnson |
Private RCPs of the Year- Alicia Ponce and Marilyn Erickson |
Food line! |
Folks getting food |
Joey leading the parade |
Our friends at ARC-Solano joined our float |
More ARC-Solano folks |
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Sacramento Bear- grrrr.... they are trying to cut our budget!! |
Here comes Lady Liberty to save the Lanterman Act! |
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She's going to get that bear! |
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RCPs and guests ready to join our float |
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Alex, friend of BRC |
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Here is another Sacramento Bear!!! |
RCPs chanting |
RCPs Patricia Frias and Weizen Frias |
RCP Susan Tikalsy, her mother, and Stacey |
Beatriz (Billing Coordinator) |
RCP Rob Pevahouse (on far left), Helen (Fiscal Coordinator) |
Mireya (SSR Asst.) and her nephew Issiah |
Program Coordinator Annie with RCP Sarah Wiggins |
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Our leader, Mike |
Adorable client!!!! |
 Mireya, Courtney (Admin. Asst.) and Helen |
Jen, friend of BRC |
Courtney |
Statue of Liberty (Edgar) beating up the Sacramento Bear (Tom Wiggins, RCP) |
Our 2 Sacramento Bears- Tom and Colin, with guests Rachel and Garrett Ford |
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Mireya relaxing after the parade |
Statue of Liberty- Angie Miller, RCP |
