DRC is holding its 5th Annual Membership Dinner and 28th Anniversary Celebration on November 4, 2005 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Maine. The celebration will begin at 5:30 p.m.

This year's keynote speaker is United States Congressman Tom Allen. Congressman Allen has gained national recognition for his leadership on health care, especially in the fight to reduce the price of prescription drugs for older Americans. He is also a leader in initiating a restoration of fiscal discipline to the federal budget process, and fully funding the federal share for mandates imposed by Congress on state and local governments for special education and No Child Left Behind.

DRC wishes to thank the following organizations for sponsoring our 28th Annual Membership Dinner through their generous financial contributions.

Sponsors: Sponsors: Alpha One – Developmental Disabilities Council of Maine – DRC Board of Directors – Maine Artificial Limb & Orthotics – Maine Cite – People's Heritage Bank – Portland Humanities Committee – Pratt & Whitney – Preti Flaherty – University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Benefactors: CASA – Coffee By Design – Gorham Savings Bank – Key Bank – Maine Support Network – Miles F. Carpenter Co. – Ostermann & Assoc. – Sweetser – Woodfords Family Services