SPARC, a non-profit that provides day programs in Northern Virginia for adults with disabilities, recently hosted its third annual pancake breakfast, honoring supporters at Church of the Good Shepherd in Vienna.
During the event, Fairfax Board Supervisor Dalia Palchik (D-Providence) was bestowed with SPARC’s Hero Award – including a superhero cape – for her significant and ongoing support of the organization and the people it serves.
In addition, former Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) received a distinguished-service award for his many years of service to Fairfax County.
Several SPARC participants also were recognized for their advocacy efforts in support of their peers.
Nearly 200 people attended the family-friendly event that raised funds to support SPARC’s cost-effective, unique program serving young adults who have aged out of the special-education support provided by the K-12 system and are not eligible for other community-based programs that serve people with severe disabilities.
SPARC hosts centers that operate five days a week at various locations in Fairfax and Arlington. The centers offer staff-led programming based on a curriculum rooted in therapeutic-recreation principles consisting of continued-education/leisure learning, skill building, exercise, excursions, cooking, music, art, lectures, discussion groups and more.
