Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to Attend Independent Group Home Living Foundation's...

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to Attend Independent Group Home Living
Foundation's Award at IGHL 30th Anniversary Gala on June 7th

MANORVILLE, N.Y., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, named
"2009 Honoree" by the Independent Group Home Living Foundation (IGHL;
www.ighl.org), will be coming to the dinner and accepting the award at the
IGHL 30th anniversary gala on Sunday, June 7th at Flowerfields in St. James.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090601/NY25294 )

This is the Alaska Governor's first appearance on Long Island. Independent
Group Home Living (IGHL; www.ighl.org) is a Manorville, New York-based
not-for-profit organization providing programs, services and support for
people with developmental disabilities in New York State. Palin is devoted to
families who have children with special needs.

The award will be presented at the organization's 30th anniversary of service
which will be celebrated at its annual fundraising gala to be held on June 7,
2009 on Long Island. The high-profile gala will be attended by parents and
family members, as well as by federal, state and local government officials
and leaders of corporations who are all committed to helping people with
developmental disabilities lead fuller and richer lives. "The annual event is
one of the largest affairs on Long Island," stated IGHL's Stockton.

Walter W. Stockton, IGHL's Chief Executive Officer, "Governor Palin is a
devoted public servant and mother who has set a fine example on the national
stage for many families having children with developmental disabilities. As a
mother with a Down Syndrome child, Governor Palin has become an inspirational
symbol to our IGHL families who are coping with their own children's special
needs. These families look to leaders such as Governor Palin for compassionate
attention to the educational and therapeutic programs that are improving their
own youngsters' chances for learning. We at IGHL applaud the Governor for her
concern for children with disabilities."

IGHL, one of New York State's largest not-for-profit organizations, has more
than 5,000 children, adults, and their families benefitting from a wide range
of programs, services and support including state-of-the art facilities and
over 75 innovative training and educational programs for children and adults
with disabilities.

Press credentials will be issued. Please contact Frank Lombardi, Assistant to
the CEO, 631-878-8900 ext. 102, e-mail - flombardi@ighl.org

SOURCE Independent Group Home Living Foundation

Frank Lombardi, Assistant to the CEO, +1-631-878-8900 ext. 102,
flombardi@ighl.org