{"id":47101,"date":"2023-09-21T22:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T02:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=47101"},"modified":"2023-09-21T22:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T02:54:07","slug":"genesee-orleans-arc-glow-celebrates-staff-individuals-and-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/genesee-orleans-arc-glow-celebrates-staff-individuals-and-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE\/ORLEANS\/Arc GLOW celebrates staff, individuals and the community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/genesee-orleans-arc-glow-celebrates-staff-individuals-and-the-community\/2023-awards-ceremony-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-10.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2023-Awards-Ceremony-10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-10.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-10.jpg?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47103\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>2023 Awards Ceremony: Pictured from left to right: Doug Dunn, general manager for Casella Waste<br>Management and Michael Stehman, Western Region vice president for Casella Waste Management,<br>winner of Business Partner of the Year award; Martin Miskell, Arc GLOW CEO; Cheryl Englert, Arc GLOW<br>Board of Directors president; Chuck Keenan, Board of Directors secretary and winner of Volunteer of the<br>Year award; and Mary Lou Touhey, owner of Case Nic Cookies in Medina and winner of the Friend of Arc<br>GLOW award.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release\/Provided photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2014 Friends, families and community members gathered at the Batavia Downs Wednesday<br>evening to celebrate Arc GLOW\u2019s 1st annual Awards Banquet and Annual Meeting since their merger in<br>2021.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 250 people came, including Erik Geizer, chief executive officer for The Arc of New York; Merle<br>\u201cSkip\u201d Draper, from state Sen. Rob Ortt\u2019s office; Greg Torrey, from state Sen. George Borrello\u2019s office;<br>Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes; and John Deleo, Genesee County legislator.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was an art display from Elba Day Habilitation, and the centerpieces which people could take home<br>were provided by the staff and individuals at the Washington St. Day Habilitation in Albion with the help<br>of Pam Lamar, a retired Orleans County Day Habilitation coordinator. After dinner, Julie Johnston sang<br>\u201cLet it Go\u201d from Frozen to a roaring standing ovation.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After speeches from local officials, the awards presentation began.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"770\" data-attachment-id=\"47109\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/genesee-orleans-arc-glow-celebrates-staff-individuals-and-the-community\/group-photo-individuals-of-the-year\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?fit=1539%2C1317&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1539,1317\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?fit=900%2C770&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?resize=900%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?resize=1024%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?resize=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?resize=768%2C657&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?resize=1536%2C1314&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GROUP-PHOTO-INDIVIDUALS-OF-THE-YEAR.jpg?w=1539&amp;ssl=1 1539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>INDIVIDUALS OF THE YEAR: Pictured top row, left to right: Michael Cuttitta, Supported<br>Employment Person of the Year; Robert Greer, Self-Advocate of the Year; Matthew Willson, Residential<br>Person of the Year. Bottom row, from left to right: Larry Anderson, Pre-Vocational Person of the Year;<br>Aaries Fitzsimmons, Community Services and Self-Direction Person of the Year; and Dusty Sanford, Day<br>Habilitation Person of the Year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Supported Employment Person of the Year<\/strong> award honors a person with a disability supported by Arc<br>GLOW who has demonstrated a strong work ethic, dedication to their job, ability to learn new<br>community employment skills and maintain successful employment.<br>This year it was given to Michael Cuttitta.<br>\u201cMike worked in the work center at Hilltop for over 12 years before moving on to Arc GLOW\u2019s supported<br>employment program. He takes pride in his work and is focused. He always gets his job done with<br>quality and efficiency,\u201d said Kellie Kennedy, vice president of Day and Employment Services with Arc<br>GLOW. \u201cLast summer in July, Mike took a chance and decided to try out a contracted work opportunity<br>at Bristol ID Technologies in Lima. This chance transitioned into a permanent placement with Bristol ID<br>this past fall.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day Habilitation Person of the Year <\/strong>honors a person with a disability supported by Arc GLOW who<br>participates in day habilitation activities, strives to learn, and demonstrates effort and commitment to<br>be included in their own communities. With her constant jokes and contagious smile, Dusty Sanford was<br>given this award.<br>\u201cDusty loves attending the Elba Day Habilitation, and when she returns home she tells her house staff<br>that she wants to return to day habilitation \u2014 even if she has to walk,\u201d Kennedy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pre-Vocational Person of the Year <\/strong>honors a person with a disability supported by Arc GLOW with a<br>dedication to learning about the world of work including: new job skills, completing quality work and<br>showing attention to the task of learning. A worker at Orleans Enterprises and a participant at the HUB<br>in Batavia, Larry Anderson was chosen for this award.<br>\u201cHe is dedicated to learning about the world of work, including new job skills, striving to complete<br>quality work and showing attention to the task of learning,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cLarry represents the best of<br>what the pre-vocational program has to offer. He takes advantage of what the program offers and the<br>experiences in the community.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Community Services and Self Direction Person of the Year <\/strong>honors a person with a disability served by Arc GLOW who shows outstanding participation and contribution to their community. The awardee shows<br>the initiative in trying new activities and gain leadership potential through community involvement, and<br>with her outstanding participation and contribution to her community, Aaries Fitzsimmons was given<br>this award.<br>\u201cMany would agree that Aaries is community. With the support of her self-directed staff, Andrea, Aaries<br>finds unique ways to give back to others one smile at a time,\u201d said Jill Pegelow, vice president of Self<br>Direction and Community Services. \u201cThe biggest impact in her volunteerism has been with the Batavia<br>Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. The staff and veterans always look forward to her seasonal<br>handcrafted kindness and conversation.\u201d<br>Aside from the VA, Aaries volunteers at Godfrey&#8217;s Pond, her church, and bakes for various fundraisers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Self-Advocate of the Year<\/strong> honors a person with a disability served by Arc GLOW who has grown and<br>is meeting their personal outcomes. They also have positively influenced the lives of others. A member<br>of the Self-Advocacy All Star group for years, Robert \u201cBobby\u201d Greer was chosen for this award.<br>\u201cHe is very knowledgeable about advocacy and teaching new members what self-advocacy is all about,\u201d<br>Pegelow said. \u201cBobby participated in the in the Self-Advocacy Talent Show Fundraiser and attended the<br>Self Advocates of New York State Conference in Niagara Falls. Bobby also volunteered at the Orleans<br>County Fair Arc GLOW booth. He served on the agency incident review committee, he was engaged and<br>provided great feedback.\u201d<br>Pegelow said Greer is a great self-advocate, demonstrating the very essence of what staff are charged<br>with doing and what Arc GLOW\u2019s services are supposed to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/genesee-orleans-arc-glow-celebrates-staff-individuals-and-the-community\/2023-awards-ceremony-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-14.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2023-Awards-Ceremony-14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-14.jpg?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47107\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>2023 Awards Ceremony : Vice President of Children Services Stephanie Metz with Holly Green,<br>winner of KidStart Employee of the Year award<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>KidStart Employee of the Year<\/strong> honors an employee who demonstrates exceptional support to children<br>and families, and is committed to assisting in all areas of their growth and education. With her<br>exceptional support to children, Holly Green was chosen for this award.<br>\u201cAs the Head Start family advocate, she is often the first face families see and remains a pillar of support<br>throughout their enrollment. Holly shows the same dedication and support to all of KidStart&#8217;s staff by<br>stepping in when needed and assisting with KidStart&#8217;s many programs and events,\u201d said Stephanie Metz,<br>vice president of Children Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Green started in 1992 as an intern through college, and helped to set up the very first Head Start<br>classroom in Dansville. She was hired as a substitute for the classroom and did the building cleaning for<br>a period of time. Eventually she applied for a position as a teacher\u2019s assistant in Head Start.<br>Green took a break to go on maternity leave for her second child, and when another position became<br>available, she returned full-time in September 2001 as the Head Start family advocate.<br>Green also works part-time as a direct support professional.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Residential Person of the Year<\/strong> honors a person with a disability supported by Arc GLOW who resides in<br>residential services, grew in their independence and learned life skills. A resident of Turtle Rock IRA in<br>Lakeville, Matthew Willson received this award.<br>\u201cMatt has certainly come a long way in the time he has lived with us. He has grown in his<br>independence, he\u2019s learned life skills, made friends, and he enjoys being helpful,\u201d said Deb Tuckerman,<br>vice president of Residential Services. \u201cMatt participates in the WOW program, and he and his<br>habilitation staff have attended many events and fairs around the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/genesee-orleans-arc-glow-celebrates-staff-individuals-and-the-community\/2023-awards-ceremony-15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-15.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2023-Awards-Ceremony-15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-15.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-Awards-Ceremony-15.jpg?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47108\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>2023 Awards Ceremony: Vice President of Day and Employment Services Kellie Kennedy with Amy<br>Beiswenger, winner of Direct Support Professional Person of the Year award<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Direct Support Professional Person (DSP) of the Year <\/strong>honors a DSP who provides a variety of activities to<br>adults with developmental disabilities within a home setting, day programs or recreational activities in<br>the community. The DSP would provide excellence in support in living skills, personalized goals, arts and<br>crafts, sensory activities, and facilitates individuals to take their active role in the community. With 19<br>years at Arc GLOW, Amy Beiswenger has been chosen as DSP of the Year.<br>A DSP at Senior Open Road Day Habilitation in Mt. Morris, Beiswenger always provides activities in a<br>home setting, day programs or recreational activities in the community.<br>John Prospero, vice president of transportation and master of ceremonies, said, \u201cAmy is the definition of<br>an excellent DSP \u2014 she is someone whose dedication, advocacy, compassion, competence, person centered approaches and collaboration results in improved quality of life, health and wellness, and\/or<br>opportunities for all that we serve. Amy makes this role look simple with her kind, no day is a bad day<br>attitude. Amy used our services at ARC GLOW to bridge into the direct support professional world.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Employee of the Year<\/strong> recognizes an employee of Arc GLOW who is committed to the mission and vision.<br>They demonstrate the values of diversity, respect, integrity, visionary, equality, empowerment and<br>excellence. Kristie Rada, nurse supervisor, the award recipient, is committed to Arc GLOW\u2019s mission and<br>values.<br>\u201cShe has demonstrated the values of diversity, respect, integrity, visionary, equality, empowerment and<br>excellence. Kristie always goes above and beyond for this agency and for the individuals Arc GLOW<br>serves,\u201d Prospero said. \u201cHer dedication, knowledge, professionalism and commitment are only<br>exceeded by her compassion, grace and caring heart.<br>\u201cOne of her peers said, \u2018I have never seen any nurse as devoted to both the health care agency and<br>individuals that are cared for \u2014 she is such an asset to this organization.\u2019\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Friend of Arc GLOW Award<\/strong> is for a community friend and supporter of Arc GLOW\u2019s mission and<br>vision, and everyone at Arc GLOW knows of the Touhey family and Case-Nic Cookies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Touhey family is the true definition of a community friend and supporter of Arc GLOW\u2019s mission<br>and vision,\u201d Prospero said.<br>The Touhey family always can be found volunteering at Arc events or organizing fundraisers to benefit<br>Arc GLOWs programs and other communities. Mary Lou Touhey constantly provides cookies for Arc<br>GLOW\u2019s fundraisers and events, and Nicole Touhey heads her own fundraisers. Her Have a Heart<br>Campaign raised over $2,300 this year that benefited many programs within the agency.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Business Partner of the Year<\/strong> is for a business who supports Arc GLOW\u2019s mission and vision through<br>excellent customer service or providing work opportunities for employment. Casella Waste<br>Management received this year\u2019s award.<br>Martin Miskell, CEO, said over 40 years ago, the Arc of Genesee opened its trash recycling center to fill a<br>need for the City of Batavia to help create jobs and produce a positive revenue stream for the<br>organization. However, business models change and recycling was no longer providing the number of<br>jobs it had in the past.<br>Selling the business was an easy financial decision, but a difficult one emotionally, but after months of<br>negotiations the decision was made to sell the business to Casella Waste Management.<br>Casella kept everyone who had a job, the transfer station open and operated by Arc GLOW\u2019s work crew<br>with a job coach, and free trash pick-up at all of Arc GLOW\u2019s Batavia locations in perpetuity and a large<br>discount at other locations served by Casella. Casella also gave Arc GLOW their lease at Apollo Drive in<br>Batavia for their transportation department, which still has three and a half years on it for free.<br>\u201cCasella is the true definition of a partner who supports our mission and vision through excellent<br>customer service and providing work opportunities for employment,\u201d Miskell said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, <strong>Volunteer of the Year<\/strong> honors a person who is committed to Arc GLOW, volunteering their time<br>by serving the local community and supporting the Arc GLOWs mission and vision. This year, it goes to<br>Chuck Keenan, who serves on Arc GLOW\u2019s Board of Directors as its secretary; is the chairperson of the<br>Compliance Committee; and sits on the Vocational Committee, the Incident Review Committee and<br>Community Services. He also volunteers his time on various boards within his community such as the<br>Developmental Disability sub-committee for Livingston County Community Services Board and for the<br>Town of Groveland.<br>\u201cChuck wants to see Arc GLOW become a world class agency in our field. As a result, he is very<br>interactive with all of his committees\/boards. He takes his role seriously,\u201d said Cheryl Englert, Board of<br>Directors president.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the annual meeting, Cheryl Englert was re-elected board president, John Huber was elected vice president, Charles Keenan was re-elected secretary, Eric Parker was re-elected treasurer and Ken<br>Barchet was elected assistant treasurer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 Awards Ceremony: Pictured from left to right: Doug Dunn, general manager for Casella WasteManagement and Michael Stehman, Western Region vice president for Casella Waste Management,winner of Business Partner of the Year award; Martin Miskell, Arc GLOW CEO; Cheryl Englert, Arc GLOWBoard of Directors president; Chuck Keenan, Board of Directors \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/genesee-orleans-arc-glow-celebrates-staff-individuals-and-the-community\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[3947],"class_list":["post-47101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-arc-glow-celebrates-staff"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-cfH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35368,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/08\/22\/casella-acquires-arc-glows-trash-collection-and-transfer-station\/","url_meta":{"origin":47101,"position":0},"title":"Casella Acquires Arc GLOW\u2019s Trash Collection and Transfer Station","author":"aka","date":"August 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Acquisition will help Arc GLOW position itself for the future Press release Batavia, N.Y., August 22, 2022 \u2013 Arc GLOW, a chapter of Arc, NY, that provides innovative supports and services to people with intellectual and\/or developmental disabilities in Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties announced that it has sold\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/gennesse-county\/batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68433,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/glow-region-award-winners-for-arc-glows-3rd-annual-awards-dinner-and-meeting\/","url_meta":{"origin":47101,"position":1},"title":"GLOW Region\/Award winners for Arc GLOW\u2019s 3rd Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting","author":"aka","date":"September 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release BATAVIA \u2014 Arc GLOW will be holding its third Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting. Taking place 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Batavia Downs, John Prospero, Arc GLOW vice president of transportation, will be the emcee. Arc GLOW\u2019s talent will be providing entertainment. In August, Arc GLOW nominated staff,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;GLOW region&quot;","block_context":{"text":"GLOW region","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/glow-region\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":82163,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/award-winners-announced-for-arc-glows-4th-annual-awards-dinner-and-meeting-on-october-14th\/","url_meta":{"origin":47101,"position":2},"title":"Award winners announced for Arc GLOW\u2019s 4th Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting on October 14th","author":"aka","date":"September 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release BATAVIA \u2014 Arc GLOW will hold its fourth Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting. Taking place at 4:30 p.m., Oct. 14 at Batavia Downs, Rebecca LeClair, a former Rochester local news anchor, will be the emcee. 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Over 300 staff, individuals, family members and community members came to the Batavia Downs to honor the 12 award recipients. 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