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Rep Dan Miller Visits With Chartiers’ Consumers at the Dormont Program Site

May 30, 2017

Dan Miller corn hole          Chartiers Center Welcomes Rep Dan Miller
Chartiers Center was happy to welcome Rep Dan Miller to our program for adults with intellectual disabilities. Rep Dan Miller advocates and supports services for individuals with intellectual disabilities in his role as a legislator. During his visit to the program he was invited to participate in the many activities that were taking place as the program was celebrating the upcoming Memorial Day holiday.  As everyone was wearing their red, white and blue the individuals in the program were excited to greet Rep Dan Miller
Dan Miller w artisit
This was the first time Rep Miller had visited Chartiers’ IDD Program and as he toured the facility he took the time to talk with staff and consumers. When talking with the staff he was interested in how long they had been working at Chartiers and what made the program special. He was also a willing participant to join in a game of corn hole, kerplunk (shout out to Tina’s dad who made a life size model of the game) and a special version of mini golf.   As Rep Miller’s visit came to a close he was photographed with our budding artists and a sample of their beautiful artwork.
asking question about artwork2      Dan Miller mini golf
 

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