From the Manassas Patch Local Nonprofits Team Up to Help People with Disabilities Manassas, VA – It’s not uncommon to see a private company supporting a like-minded not-for-profit organization. But in Manassas, two not-for-profits have decided that there is strength in numbers…
Didlake’s Opal Business Center Celebrates 15 Years
Manassas, VA – Didlake’s Opal Business Service Center in Bealeton, Va., celebrated its 15-year anniversary on May 20. The celebration at the center included recognition of the center’s 13 employees who had been with the facility since it was acquired by Didlake in 1996. Each recognized employee received a gift bag with a gift certificate […]
Didlake Showcases Green Cleaning Expertise with Earth Day Celebrations
Manassas, VA – April 16 -22 is Earth Week and Didlake, Inc. is celebrating with multiple exhibits featuring its green cleaning capabilities at government agencies throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area. A not-for-profit organization that employs hundreds of people with disabilities through contracts with the federal government, Didlake is also known for its advanced capabilities […]
Occoquan Has One Of Virginia’s Most Influential Women
From the Lake Ridge-Occoquan Patch Occoquan Has One Of Virginia’s Most Influential Women Occoquan, VA – Occoquan resident Betty Dean knows how to raise a dime or two for causes she believes in. Her dedication to those with disabilities, the arts and the environment is unparallelled in the community…
Didlake Recognizes National Autism Awareness Month
Manassas, VA – Each April, Didlake, Inc. and organizations across the country recognize National Autism Awareness Month. With an astounding 1,500 percent increase of the number of individuals with autism entering the school system in Virginia since 1990, Didlake also acknowledges the upcoming need for services for those individuals when they graduate. The first large […]
Didlake Director Appointed to Virginia Autism Council
Manassas, VA – Andrew Clarke, Didlake, Inc.’s Director of Community Services, has been appointed to the Virginia Autism Council (VAC). Clarke, a 12-year veteran of the organization, will begin his appointment at the council’s bi-monthly meeting on March 16. Clarke said his involvement advances Didlake’s dedication to working with people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) […]
Didlake Self-Advocates Rally at Virginia’s Capitol
Didlake employees Vincent Jesionka, Kathy Weaver, Laura Byington and Joseph Wage (left to right), along with Didlake President and CEO Rex Parr (second from left), visited the Virginia State Capitol for the Annual Rally for Individuals with Mental Disabilities on Jan. 17. Richmond, VA – A team of Didlake, Inc. employees and consumers traveled to […]
Attorney Bruce Gross Joins Didlake as Vice President and Corporate Counsel
Manassas, VA – Long-time Manassas attorney Bruce Gross has been retained by Didlake, Inc – a Manassas-based not-for-profit that creates opportunities for people with disabilities– to head its newly formed office of Corporate Counsel. Gross had previously provided legal services to Didlake through his private practice, Bruce A. Gross & Associates, PC. He will now […]
Bringing Home the Gold
From the Culpeper Star-Exponent Bringing Home the Gold CULPEPER, VA – As part of Team Virginia, two Culpeper residents brought home the gold during the 2010 Special Olympics National Games in Nebraska July 18-23…
Special Skills Required
From the Culpeper Star-Exponent Special Skills Required CULPEPER, VA – Two of the 33 Virginia athletes headed to Nebraska next week to compete in the second annual Special Olympics USA National Games are from Culpeper…
