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Spring Fling in Clinton Hill
Strong turnout for biannual event at St. Joseph’s
By Kevin Duggan
Brooklyn Paper
This night was exceptional!
Adults with developmental
disabilities danced the night
away on April 29 at the twiceyearly
Guild for Exceptional
Children Spring Fling at St.
Joseph’s College on Clinton
Avenue.
Student clubs and staff
members invited more than
150 people from the Bay
Ridge-based do gooder group
for an evening of partying and
grub at the Clinton Hill college
between Willoughby and
DeKalb avenues, all while allowing
guests and hosts to
have a great time, according
to one of the organizers.
“The dance floor is always
packed, the students are always
dancing with the members,”
said speech pathology
teacher Rosemarie Hamlin,
who, along with her students,
helped put on the event.
Both guests and organizers
enjoyed the jiving so much
that at times they didn’t even
have time to give out the food
at the event, according to one
student who helped organize
night.
“Most of my volunteers
weren’t even passing out
pizza, they were dancing,”
Photo by Caroline Ourso
said Danielle Policaro.
The event included an
arts and crafts workshop for
those looking to take a break
from the fun and frolic, along
with a raffle of prizes that included
tickets to Broadway
Danny Danamilo wins a big raffle prize at the Spring Fling.
Photo by Caroline Ourso
Maureen Ricto and Karen House had a great time at
the Guild for Exceptional Children’s biannual Spring
Fling at St. Joseph’s College on April 29.
shows. Proceeds went back
to the Guild, according to
Hamlin.
“One of the group home
residents won tickets to
see ‘Beautiful’ and he was
quite excited,” Hamlin said.
“They’re so full of joy to win
something.”
The shindig allows members
from different Guild
residences around the borough
to come out and meet
with each other, according to
Policaro
“Putting on something like
this gives them an opportunity
to enjoy themselves and socialize
with other members of
the guild. They’re so happy to
even be there,” she said.
It also helps the students
get some hands-on experience
with adults with developmental
disabilities, which
encouraged the college senior
to work with people with developmental
disabilities in the
future.
“It reassured me that the
career path I chose is the right
one for me.”
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