Press Releases
 

Thursday, April 21, 2011:   Kentucky Derby Theme of hip Fund-Raiser

"Run for the Roses” is the theme for a gala night of entertainment to raise funds for Heightened Independence & Progress (hip), Centers for Independent Living in Bergen and Hudson Counties. The benefit dinner dance, an annual spring event, will be held on Saturday evening, May 7th, from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Fort Lee Recreation Center. The affair will feature a return engagement by entertainer Gary Morton, dinner, dancing, and karaoke. Tickets are $45. For reservations, call the Hackensack hip office, 201-996-9100. VISA and MasterCard are accepted.

Visit the hip website: www.hipcil.org for further information. "Run for the Roses," hip's major fund-raising event for 2011, will help to support the full range of programs which hip provides for a broad population of people of all ages with disabilities.

------------------------------------

Heightened Independence & Progress 131 main Street, Suite 120, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-996-9100 E-mail: www.@hipcil.org

# # #

Tuesday, April 19, 2011:   Social Security Forum Sponsored by hip

Heightened Independence & Progress will present a program on Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) issues on Wednesday, April 27th, from 7-9 p.m., at the Ciarco Learning Center, 355 Main Street, Hackensack.

Barbara Comerford, Esq., an expert on Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Anna Navatta, Esq., Assistant Executive Director, Northeast New Jersey Legal Services, will answer questions pertaining to applying for and retaining benefits, as well as other challenging issues of Social Security topics asked by hip consumers and guests at the meeting.

The event, of particular interest to people with disabilities, is sponsored by Heightened Independence & Progress (hip), Bergen County's Center for Independent Living. Members of the public are welcome, and there is no charge. Parking is available at the rear of the Ciarco Learning Center. For further information and reservations contact hip

# # #

(End of Press Releases)