Volume 3, Issue 1   Summer 2004

DRC is holding its 27th Annual Membership Dinner on November 5, 2004 at the Marriott Sable Oaks in South Portland, Maine. The celebration will begin at 5:15 p.m.

This year's key note speaker is United States Senator Susan M. Collins. Senator Collins has shown great commitment to improving children's mental health services and supports. Because parents of children with mental health issues often are forced to relinquish custody of their children in order to access necessary services, Senator Collins convened a hearing on custody relinquishment and introduced legislation in the Senate to improve coordination between agencies that serve children with mental and emotional health needs and to expand access to home– and community– based services.

DRC wishes to thank the following organizations for sponsoring our 26th Annual Membership Dinner through their generous financial contributions.

Sponsors: Alpha One – Bangor Savings Bank – Developmental Disabilities Council of Maine – DRC Board of Directors – Gorham Savings Bank – Key Bank – Maine Cite – Maine Artificial Limb & Orthotics – People's Heritage Bank – Pierce Atwood – Portland Humanities Committee – Preti Flaherty – University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion (UCEDD)

Benefactors: Coffee By Design – Shalom House – Support Solutions