Food Buffet Line                            Guests Socializing                                      Door Prizes

            Door Prize Drawings                                Singing Karaoke                       Dancing to the Music

Participant Holiday Party - December 8, 2006

 

  Over 200 people attended the Endependence Center Holiday Party at the Ascension

  Community Center in Virginia Beach on December 8, 2006 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

  The party included a wide variety of food, music, karaoke, dancing and door prizes.  The

  decoration theme this year was “Gingerbread” and music was provided by Astro DJ.

  The Endependence Center received many donations for the party including food and door

  prizes.

    John Chappell & Stephen Johnson    John Chappell, Michael Wang, Stephen          Program Book "The Journey"

    (on left)               (on right)                  Johnson & Eddie Turner (left to right)

                    Brett Leake                                            John Chappell                                      Michael Wang

                     Comedian                                 ECI's First Executive Director              ECI's President of Board of Directors

                       Eddie Turner                    Group Photo:  Stephen Johnson, John                       Registration Desk

                   Keynote Speaker                   Chappell, Cheryl Simpson, Michael                Lisbet Ward, Rena Lewis and

                                                                  Wang & Eddie Turner (left to right)              Elizabeth Hollowell (left to right)

25th Anniversary - November 3, 2006

  On November 3, 2006 over 200 people joined the Endependence Center at the Holiday

  Inn-Greenwich in Virginia Beach to celebrate 25 years of promoting independent living,

  equal rights and access for people with disabilities in South Hampton Roads.  The highlight

  of the event was a presentation called “The Journey” where the accomplishments of the

  disability community over the past 25 years were shared.  The keynote address was given

  by Mr. Eddie Turner, Special Advisor to Governor Kaine on Disability Issues.  Mr. Brett Leake,

  a disabled comedian, entertained our guests and ECI's first Executive Director, John

  Chappell, made remarks, shared memories and stories.