St. Coletta of Greater Washington presents
A Benefit Gala
Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Evening includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions, seated dinner, dancing and a special musical presentation by St. Coletta students.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
1330 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 554-8588
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Who We Serve
St. Coletta is a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization that serves children
and adults with
autism, intellectual and physical disabilities. Our students and clients come
from all over the
Greater Washington area. More than half of our students qualify for the federal
free lunch
program, an often-used measure of poverty.
School Program
St. Coletta operates a school and two adult day programs serving over 335 individuals
with cognitive disabilities. Our school program is located in Washington, D.C. in
a state of the art building completed in 2006. For DC students the school is a public charter school and for Maryland
and Virginia students, it is a private school. This unique public/private partnership allows us to meet the needs of
different school systems.
Adult Programs
We operate two adult programs in Virginia and will be opening one in Maryland
in September, 2008. In Alexandria we have an adult day program along with our St.
Coletta Shop that sells fused glass made by our clients. For Arlington County we operate
the Woodmont Weavers, a group of artisans with cognitive disabilities who weave
and sell their products in their retail/studio space at Ballston Common Mall. Our new program
in Rockville, Maryland will also be a St. Coletta Shop and sell fused glass and
weaving.
Quick Facts About St. Coletta
- Nonprofit, nonsectarian, 501(c)(3) organization
- Founded in 1959
- Serving over 335 children and adults in 2007-2008
- 11 month school program
- Adult programs open year round
- Program focuses on daily living skills, functional academics and vocational
training
- St. Coletta Shops provide meaningful work and community integration
The gala includes a cocktail reception, silent auction, musical performance
by St. Coletta students and adult
clients, seated dinner, live auction, live music and dancing.
Please join us as we celebrate the wonderful people we serve!
St. Coletta of Greater Washington
1901 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Tel. (202) 350-8680 fax (202) 350-8656
