You can't find a better cause than Avenues. Avenues, a private organization, does a far better job helping the developmentally disabled than the government, Gorman said. The state institutionalizes the developmentally disabled at a very high cost while Avenues trains them to work so they can contribute to the community. Bruce Wolf, sports anchor for Channel 32 Fox TV news, was guest emcee. Even the weather cooperated with a clear, sunny day that just touched 80 degrees.
Avenues relies heavily on money raised by the community.
With Illinois' social services budget ever dwindling, private contributions are a necessity. We have 250 volunteers that give their commit-ment and devotion. The money supports 250 clients who work and live at Avenues' centers or participate in pro-grams. The clients learn how to follow a schedule or take public transportation. Others earn money by working in the Avenues centers on small assembly projects that have been contracted with outside business.