A Look Back on 2019... Barrier-Free's Year in Review

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View this email in your browser Looking back on 2019... Barrier-Free's Year in Review Pictured above left to right - Sam Silverman, Jen Shillingburg (Assistant Director Co. B), Jared Parrish, & Josh Shoop. This year we welcomed 8 new participants to the Barrier-Free family - 4x more than our typical growth! Pictured left to right - Jenny Laatsch, Grace Thompson (Movement Director), Nicole Hurley, & Katia Anderson. Barrier-Free doubled our staff by bringing on 3 new incredible staff members. Pictured Above Left to Right - Mike Eaton (Barrier-Free Promoter), Alex White, Geoffrey Wolf, Nicole Hurley, Chris Anderson Pictured Below Left to Right - Alex White, Mike Eaton (Barrier-Free Promoter), Tyler Ellyson, Sam Silverman We created and performed two original plays - A Spooktacular House Party and What it Means to Be Super. Pictured Above -Summer Improv Showcase Ensemble Gary Jolbitado, Barrier-Free Teaching Artist, led our well-loved summer improv class culminating with a hilarious improv showcase. Pictured Above Top Left to Bottom Right - September's Ice Cream Social, October's Screamland Farms Outing, November's Greene Turtle Dinner, December's Trip to Hershey Park We began Barrier-Free Social Clubs and had four awesome events! Pictured Above - Lauren Burr (Director of Operations) & Britt Burr (Creative Director) We became an official 501c(3) non-profit, created a new logo, revamped our website, increased our social media presence, and more! Pictured Above - Gary Boyle & John Nuzzo With your help, we raised over $1500 from 5 fundraisers!! Pictured Above - Highlights from our Inclusive Theater Companies Best of all, this year we shared innumerable laughs, smiles, and great times. Thank you, thank you, thank you for an incredible 2019! Pictured Above - December Social Club 2019 Group at Hershey Park (some participants not pictured due to riding on the roller coasters)