Each year we love getting to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with holding our annual Track and Field day events at Kids America. On March 14th we were able to host the adults and on March 23rd we had a great time with all the local students in Coshocton County!
On March 21, 2023 we were able to host our first annual Celebrity Basketball Game at Ridgewood Middle School! The bleachers were packed with fans cheering on all the athletes and celebrities. Thank you to everyone that made this event such a success!
COMMUNITY CELEBRITIES
Troy Bricker; C.C. Sheriff 911 Sargent
Isaac Bush; Executive Director of Kids America
Sean Collins; Coshocton City School’s Teacher & Head Varsity Wrestling Coach
Matt Croy; WKLM Radio
Kevin Davis; Ridgewood 7th Grade Basketball Coach
Rusty Dreher; Coshocton City Fire Chief
Jose Hernandez; Ridgewood School Resource Officer
Collin Ladrach; Ridgewood Basketball Player
Morgan Landis; Coshocton County Deputy Sheriff
Jamie McCrea; Ridgewood H.S. Intervention Specialist & Girls Track Coach
Tyler McCullough; Ridgewood M.S. Intervention Specialist & JV Boys Basketball Coach
Mark Mills; Mayor, City of Coshocton
Javanna Ramsey; Hopewell Indians Asst. Coach & Coshocton Elks
Devin Rivera; Hopewell Indians Bball Asst. Coach, Century 21 Real Estate Agent
Todd Shroyer; Coshocton County EMS Director
Caleb Tingle; Hopewell School Intermediate Classroom Teacher
Chris Wallace; WTNS Radio
During the month of March, The Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) Celebrates Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with many activities for everyone.
Each year we host a DD Awareness Month Luncheon where we invite community leaders, families and people in our program to highlight a different facet of our programming. On March 15th, we had around 165 people gather at Lake Park Pavilion to hear about how we are making Coshocton County more inclusive for everyone, hear about the seven different award winners and enjoy a delicious meal from Schumaker Farm. We had a panel of community members who are working diligently to make Coshocton more inclusive. The panel consisted of Crimzen Christmas, Corazon Britton; Coshocton Public Library, Jacob LaVigne, and Valerie Shaw, Coshocton County Coordinated Transportation Agency.
Award Winners:
Local Hero Award: Crimzen Christmas, US Miss Buckeye State
Employer Award: Bob Evans Restaurants
Dedication Award: Wendy Shearn, Horizons & Tina Parmiter, Hopewell School
Community Partner Award: Coshocton County Coordinated Transportation Agency & Cindy Hilbish, Coshocton Public Health District
Individual Spotlight Award: Seth Fleming
2023 DD Awareness Month Award Winners. Left to right: Community Partner Award: Valerie Shaw, Coshocton County Coordinated Transportation Agency; Local Hero: Crimzen Christmas; Employer Award: Bob Evans Restaurant, Beverly Foster and Susan Baker; Dedication Award: Wendy Shearn, Horizons; Individual Spotlight: Seth Fleming; Dedication Award: Tina Parmiter, Hopewell School. Not Pictured: Community Partner: Cindy Hilbish