Triform Camphill Community Hosts 9th Annual Benefit Concert
Bells & Baroque–Featuring Philadelphia’s Philomel Baroque Chamber Ensemble And the Triform Bell Choir
Special Performance by Adele Wilson, Opera Student
Saturday, May 22nd at 3pm

Hudson, NY, — April 12, 2010—Triform Camphill Community, a residential and therapeutic community for young people with special needs located in Hudson, NY., will host a special benefit concert on Saturday, May 22nd 2010, at 3:00 pm at the Triform Phoenix Center located at 20 Triform Road, Hudson, NY. The program features the members of Philadelphia’s Philomel Baroque Chamber Ensemble and The Triform Bell Choir. Proceeds from this event will assist Triform in Providing Scholarships to deserving young adults with special needs.

This musical “banquet” will feature three nationally renowned performers of Philomel Baroque – Bruce Bekker (Harpsichordist), Elissa Berardi (Baroque Flutist), and Nancy Wilson (Violinist). These virtuosic artists will bring the world of Baroque to the Triform campus with an innovative repertoire of music performed on period instruments—allowing the audience to experience the music much like it was originally performed in the 17th and 18th centuries. Supporting performances will also be given by Adele Wilson, a graduating opera student from the Manhattan School of Music, and the Triform Bell Choir under the direction of Akiko Suesada.

The program will be followed by a community reception with the performers. An assortment of Triform Marketplace items including products from the weavery, bakery and pottery studio will be on display and available for purchase.

Tickets are $75.00 per person and can be purchased by calling the Development office at Triform, 518-851-9320 x 11 or email Allison@triform.org.

Triform Camphill Community, founded in 1979, is a residential and therapeutic community for young adults with special needs. Its mission is to build a vital community life that provides each person the possibility for healing, self-development and fulfillment of potential. Triform is a non-profit organization supported by generous donors dedicated to continuing this important work.

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June 20-21, 2009 — Spring Family & Friends Weekend

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The Phoenix Center Gala Opening

Contact:            Betsy Gramkow, Director of Development
Triform Camphill Community
20 Triform Road, Hudson, NY 12534
518-851-9320            betsy@triform.org

Triform Receives Grant from The D.J. Fiddle Foundation, A National Autism Organization

Triform Serves People with Special Needs Including Autism in Columbia County, NY

Triform Camphill Community, a community for young adults with developmental disabilities including those with Autism, recently received a $10,000 grant from The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation for one of its vocational training programs.

Triform is a community of 77 individuals, about half of whom have special needs. The community offers educational, vocational and life-skills training programs in a nurturing environment. “We recognize that work is central to adult life, and vocational training for people with special needs is at the heart of what we do,” commented Triform President, Tim Paholak.

One of Triform’s six vocational training areas is in the Bakery. Every day, young adults and their mentors use their baking talents to supply the breads, pizzas and other baked goods that feed the community. The recently funded program, known as “Recipe for Success,” will create an opportunity for participants to have their own cookie-making business as they learn not only cooking making skills but also how to sell their creations.

With the funding from The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation, Triform hopes to broaden its bakery offerings to include custom-made baked goods for retail sale. “We are thrilled to support this exciting program at Triform because it not only creates an entrepreneurial avenue for the participants but illustrates to the community at large that young adults and adults with challenges are capable of running their own businesses with the right support system,” said Linda Walder Fiddle, Founding Executive Director of the national 501(c)(3) organization.

“When the community was founded 30 years ago, we had a dream to provide a safe place to work and grow for those with disabilities. Today, we are expanding on that dream thanks to the support of The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation,” continued Paholak with gratitude.

Since 1979, Triform has supported young people ages 18-35+ with special needs through the transitional years between youth and adulthood. Triform’s exceptional youth guidance and vocational programs assist these young adults in developing work and social skills and making critical steps toward adult independence. For more information about Triform and the Cookie Studio, visit www.triform.org and www.cookiestudio.com.

The goal of The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation is to honor the individuality of each person with Autism throughout his or her life by creating opportunities for adolescents and adults to participate in the community that are suitable, stimulating and sustainable. For more information visit www.djfiddlefoundation.org.

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