March was Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and that gave the Coshocton County community a great opportunity to create awareness, to learn more about inclusion and to share in the stories of individuals who live, work and thrive in our county. While the County Board of DD and its various provider agency partners are active year round in providing service and supports for those with developmental disabilities, March was a particularly fun time for us to highlight the important roles that individuals with developmental disabilities have within the fabric of our great community.

The Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities would like to thank the elementary school students of Coshocton County for helping us celebrate. Most schools in our county participated in this project.

We are proud to announce the winners of this year’s coloring contest (K-2nd grades): Kindergarten: Griffyn Rowles, Aubree Giesey, & Kamri Bordenkircher. 1st Grade: Maliyah Stocker, Elyza Patterson, & Holly McFadden. 2nd Grade: Zoey Sheaffer, Ivy Moore, & Scarlett Sturgeon. 3rd Grade: Kenzie Roach, Josie Boatman, & Lily Sibert.

The winners of this year’s essay contest (3rd-5th grades) were: Natasha Huffman, Bridget Kobel, Wylan Wright, and Bri Fink.

Bridget Kobel, Natasha Huffman, Wylan Wright and Bri Fink.

Zoey Sheaffer, Kamri Bordenkircher, Josie Boatman, Elyza Patterson, Kenzie Roach, Griffyn Rowls and Scarlett Sturgeon.

Each March, the Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities celebrates Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. We do our best to highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.

We typically host an annual DD Month Luncheon and give out awards, but due to COVID-19 we have had to postpone all in person events. We are pleased to give the 2020 Individual Spotlight Award to LaTasha Fralin and Conner Moran and the 2021 Individual Spotlight Award to Dylan Dobson.

Each March, the Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities celebrates Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. We do our best to highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.

We typically host an annual DD Month Luncheon and give out awards, but due to COVID-19 we have had to postpone all in person events. We are pleased to give the 2020 Local Hero Award to Dave Daniels with RHDD and the 2021 Local Hero Award to Lisa Garrett with Coshocton High School and the teamwork between the Coshocton County Commissioners, Coshocton County Health Department, Coshocton City Health Department, Coshocton County EMA, Coshocton County EMS, and the Coshocton Regional Medical Center.