HER STORY
“I became involved with AURORA through my friend Nellie Seymour who used AURORA’s services when she lost her sight. Nellie was a wonderful example of all that can be done for someone with vision loss. I saw firsthand the difference that AURORA’s services made in people’s lives. During the time that I knew Nellie, I was also diagnosed with an eye condition and was invited to attend the Oswego County Vision Impairment Group Meetings established by AURORA. Again, I met so many people who talked about how AURORA had helped them. (more…)
What is Charitable Planned Giving?
Charitable planned giving is a process of designating your resources to express your charitable values and integrating those values with your personal financial planning objectives.
Planned Giving can be a creative tool for making a gift to AURORA of CNY while also maximizing benefits for you. Not only can planned giving offer great tax savings but it can also provide an income flow for life. (more…)
From left, Anne Costa, Nancy Anderson and Adele DelSavio represented Aurora of CNY at a recent lobby day in Albany. With members of the NY Vision Rehabilitation Association, they visited with legislators to encourage the passage of laws that would permit licensure of vision rehabilitation therapists and orientation and mobility specialists. The Aurora trio, who met with representatives of assemblymen William Magnarelli and William Barclay, are pictured during a post-lobbying visit to the NYS Museum gift shop. Aurora of CNY, Inc. is the only non-profit that works exclusively with people in Central New York who are deaf, blind, visually impaired or hard of hearing. Aurora is a United Way agency of Central New York and Oswego and Cayuga counties. For more information, call Aurora at 422-7263 (TDD 422-9746).
From left, Adele DelSavio of AURORA; Lise Mayo of St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center;
Elle Abel of SUNY Health Science Center; Glenn Stewart Rehabilitation Counselors of CNY;
and Beth Bigness of the CNY Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped at a
previous Family Information Night at Friendly’s.
The Rehabilitation Counselors Association of Central New York (RCA-CNY) hosted an outreach and public education “Friends and Family Night Out” on February 11, 2009 at the Eastwood Friendly’s restaurant, 3701 James Street. Featured were members of AURORA, who provided public education information. The restaurant kept track of how much money it made from 5 to 8 p.m., and donated $129. (10 percent of the total) to AURORA.
Thank you to Friendly’s and to all who participated!
