Special Events

Since its founding in 1979, Sprout has provided a year-round travel program of vacations as well as a year-round program of day and evening cultural, social and art-related activities in […]

The Buddy Walk® was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness. The Chautauqua Area Buddy Walk takes place on Sunday, October 2 @ […]

First Friday is First FriYAY! The first Friday of every month Southern Tier Distillery invites a member from our community to be a guest bartender for charity at The Empty Bottle. This month, for the third year in a row,  Toys for Tots will be behind the bar slinging drinks on Friday, October 7 from […]

Dory Matwijkow’s Step Up for Autism Walk will take place on Saturday, October 8, 11:00 a.m at Beaver Island State Park, Grand Island, NY.  $25 gets you a shirt and snacks.  Basket Raffle, Bake Sale and a Wall of Gift Cards will also take place!  Proceeds benefit The Resource Center and Filling the Gap, Inc. […]

Suicide: The Ripple Effect” is a feature length documentary film and MOVEMENT, focusing on the devastating effects of suicide and the tremendous positive ripple effects of advocacy, inspiration and hope […]

Suicide: The Ripple Effect” is a feature length documentary film and MOVEMENT, focusing on the devastating effects of suicide and the tremendous positive ripple effects of advocacy, inspiration and hope […]

Join us for our fourth annual free and inclusive Dunkirk Pedal Party, thanks to generous grant from Filling the Gap and partnership with Slow Roll Buffalo.   Our 12-mile roundtrip route […]

The Laurel Memorial Run/Walk was created by Wayne and Elaine Hotelling of Silver Creek, NY, in honor of their oldest daughter, Laurel, who had Down syndrome. Laurel lived a full […]

The Sprout Film Festival’s mission is to inspire audiences, promote inclusion and support transformative filmmaking as an integral part of social change. This unique event, which focuses exclusively on films […]

Our most flamboyantly fabulous fund-raiser is the annual Lip Sync Battle. Contestants – many wearing glamorous attire – battle it out to see who will be crowned the Lip Sync […]

The Resource Center will host the 36th Ability Awareness Awards Celebration on October 30 at 11:30 am at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron. Reservations are $30 per person and […]