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  • Biondi High Lions win County Basketball Championship!

    The Leake & Watts Biondi Education Center Varsity Basketball team won the Westchester County Class D Championship Title on March 1st!

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  • Leake & Watts Chop for Charity

    Join us and Bravo's "Top Chef" contestants Dave Martin and Andrea Beaman for an exciting celebrity chef cook-off and elegant evening of wine and delicious food!

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  • Ice Skating Volunteer Event

    The Young Professionals Committee spent an afternoon volunteering their time and energy to brighten and enrich the lives of the persons served by Leake & Watts Residential Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. The day was spent ice skating and enjoying the sunny weather in Central Park!

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  • Leake & Watts students honored for outstanding community service

    Leake & Watts and three residents of the Residential Treatment Center were honored for outstanding community service at the Living Transformation International Center’s (LITC) First Annual Proclamation and Awards Dinner.

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  • Leake & Watts expands residential services for adults with developmental disabilities

    Leake & Watts opened a new community residence for six young men with developmental disabilities on November 17th. The new home, named Sevilla, provides 24-hour care and support and is the second opened by Leake & Watts in 2009. This growth spurt is part of an ongoing expansion of the agency’s Developmental Disabilities services, with seven additional residences like Sevilla scheduled to open in the next 18 months.

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  • Holiday Toy Drive

    Christmas was a little merrier for more than 1,000 children and youth this year, thanks to the generous efforts and donations of the organizations and individuals who helped make the Leake & Watts Toy Drive a success! Thank you to all who participated!

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  • Leake & Watts lauded at New York State Foster and Adoptive Parent Annual Meeting

    Leake & Watts received numerous awards at the New York State Foster and Adoptive Parent Association annual award banquet on October 30th. The association grants awards based on the votes of foster parents across all agencies in the state. In recognition of outstanding service and dedication in several categories, Leake & Watts was given the most accolades of any agency.

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  • Carol and Frank Biondi Education Center selected as a NASET School of Excellence

    The Carol and Frank Biondi Education Center has been selected as a 2009-2010 National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) School of Excellence. Each year, this distinction is bestowed upon a few select and qualified licensed non-public special education schools in the State of New York and is one of the highest levels of recognition that a non-public special education school can achieve. Schools are selected each year by demonstrating truly exceptional dedication, commitment and achievement in the field of special education.

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  • 2009 Leake & Watts Annual Awards Gala

    Leake & Watts recently hosted its 2009 Annual Awards Gala at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Over 275 guests turned out for the event, raising more than $430,000 in support of the organization’s programs and services.

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  • Leake & Watts Autumn Cocktail Fête

    On October 26th the Young Proffesionals Committee hosted an exclusive cocktail event at Blue Elm Restaurant in SoHo to celebrate and support Leake & Watts!

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