May 3, 2004

OU’s Yachad (National Jewish Council for Disabilities) Completes First Move-a-thon Inclusion Program

In the springtime beauty of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, young men and women, children and adults of all ages “moved around” in their sneakers, walkers, wheelchairs, bicycles, rollerblades and other means of locomotion while raising funds for a very good cause this past Sunday, April 25.

The Orthodox Union’s Yachad Move-A-Thon inclusion program enabled individuals with disabilities, alongside their non-handicapped peers, to “move around” Prospect Park in Brooklyn for a distance of up to three miles. In acknowledgement of the diversity of the participants, each person “moved” in his or her own manner.

Yachad, the flagship division of the OU’s National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD), provides unique social, educational and recreational programs for individuals with learning, developmental and physical disabilities. All activities are “inclusive,” bringing children or adults with disabilities b’yachad, or together, with their non-disabled peers.

Following are pictures from the event.

This Yachad member chose a bike as her means of transportation around the park.

B’yachad, -together - some people moved around via wheelchair, while others walked.


Yachad member Talia Foreman and a high school student pause for a picture.


A college student, two Yachad members, and an elementary school student enjoy the Move-A-Thon.


Moving through the park: Yachad and mainstream students were accompanied by parents.

The Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish community of North America and beyond, is a world leader in community and synagogue services, adult education, youth work through NCSY, political action through the IPA, and advocacy for persons with disabilities through Yachad and Our Way. Its kosher supervision label, the , is the world’s most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over 275,000 products manufactured in 68 countries around the globe.

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