South Shore Chamber Of Commerce: Road To Responsibility Announces 33rd Annual Making Lives Better Gala

Press release from the South Shore Chamber of Commerce:

5/14/2021

Road to Responsibility Announces 33rd Annual Making Lives Better Gala Virtual event to take place on Thursday, September 23

MARSHFIELD and SOUTH SHORE, MA, ISSUED MAY 14, 2021… Road to Responsibility (RTR; http://roadtoresponsibility.org/), one of the region’s largest and most successful non-profit organizations, recently announced that its annual “Making Lives Better” Gala will be held virtually once again this year, on Thursday, September 23, 2021. The event will celebrate Road to Responsibility’s 33 years of Making Lives Better for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The 33rd annual Making Lives Better Gala will feature an enhanced virtual experience complete with live entertainment, upscale hospitality enjoyed in the comfort of one’s own home, raffle prizes, a mobile bidding auction, and more.

Sponsors of the 33rd annual Making Lives Better Gala include Xerox Business Solutions, VHS Transportation Company, Inc., The Parsons & Benoit Family, Eastern Bank, M&T Bank, Unicorn Realty, Dr. Christopher White & Ms. Treva Sabin-White, Aequitas Investment Advisors, LLC, Black Rock Advertising & South Shore Magazine, Callahan/Hoffman, HUB International, Legacy Resnik, LLC, and Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation.

“As these times remain a bit uncertain, we want to deliver the best experience possible for our donors, sponsors, and supporters,” said Christopher White, Ed.D., CEO of Road to Responsibility. “We appreciate your ongoing generous support of our mission-critical work – making lives better for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”

About Road to Responsibility, Inc. Celebrating over 30 years of making lives better, Road to Responsibility, Inc. (RTR) was established in 1988 with the overarching belief that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve to have full, rich, and rewarding lives in the community, and therefore works to provide the means, the opportunity, and the support necessary to allow citizens with disabilities to take their place as productive members of the community. RTR offers residential, work/employment, day habilitation and other day supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. RTR supports individuals with very diverse needs, including those with significant challenges who would otherwise go unserved if not for RTR. It succeeds where other organizations often fail, through the use of an integrated clinical behavioral approach. This model has proven successful and yielded positive results for the organization and the individuals served.

Road to Responsibility offers services to almost all the towns and communities throughout the South Shore and South Coast of Massachusetts, operates 49 residences as well as co-operative and supportive living apartments, and manages nine day-service locations that focus on education, employment, and community enrichment. Road to Responsibility’s main office is located at 1831 Ocean Street, Marshfield, MA. For more information, please visit www.roadtoresponsibility.org.

This press release was produced by the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.