As far as super-parents go, the Friendship Circle parent body tops the list. As part of their ongoing mission to offer respite to their parents, the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted their third annual “Parents Night Out” this past Tuesday.
Parents were greeted by the sounds a wonderful string duo, hot soups, a lavish salad bar, assorted sushi trays, and delicious artisanal breads. Over soft and hard drinks, the moms and dads had the opportunity to meet and greet fellow parents, share notes and ideas in their common goal of raising their children.
The parents were then invited to sit down for a ‘comedy club’ style evening.
Beginning with opening remarks by Rabbi Berel Majesky, who thanked the many gracious hearts that make up the Friendship Circle. He noted that “the Friendship Circle has grown into a vibrant community and this growth is due to the constant support and encouragement we receive from our families.”
Up next was award-winning comedian Mike Fine, who had the room in fits with his quick wit.
Special mention was made of the Parent Advisory committee who has given many hours of their time to advise and further enhance the ongoing programs of the FC. Applied ABC for co-sponsoring the event, Sushi Spot and Mendy’s for sponsoring delicious food for the evening.
A big thank you to Mrs. Tziporah Hahn for all her help with planning and executing a beautiful night.
When my special needs son was very young,theer was no community support and we felt so isolated and lonely. BH we now have organizations to help us came together . If FC,Yaldie Hashluchim etc. would show parents who want to be photographed,it would would be a great step foward in ending the stigma associated with special needs in our community. Esther Weiner
Thank you Brooklyn Artisan bakehouse for those delicious breads!
apparently you are jellous that you are not part of FC, so please go daven to Hashem to put in to FC
As a parent of a child with special need: I love inclusion but not everything about it. Some of us while loving our child with special needs – some of us don’t have an easy time going to such get together and support groups. I know for myself I need to push myself out the door (then happy I did. Imagine I would after find myself on col for the whole lubavitch to know something about my personal life. Bh I don’t look at it as a stigma – lots of people know about my child – but I do… Read more »
Wonderful work! Looks like a beautiful event.
People deserve privacy and should only be photographed if they choose to.
Continued hatzlocha
Kudos to Friendship Circle for bringing families with special needs kids into the mainstream..but it seems to me the photographer deliberately did NOT show the lovely families.If we are going to practice “inclusion” then we should not be embarrassed to highlight those families. The photos seem to portray an empty venue…