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INSTITUTE EVENTS

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Awards

2nd Annual Center for Autism and Related Disorders

Charity Golf Outing | Monday, August 14: Join us for a round of golf at the Country Club of Maryland in Baltimore to raise funds for autism services at Kennedy Krieger.

Earlier this year, Kennedy Krieger received the Golisano Health Leadership Award from Special Olympics Maryland at the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge, recognizing the Institute’s efforts to expand Special Olympics Maryland’s Healthy Athletes program and to ensure its youngest athletes receive the healthcare they need. The Maryland Patient Safety Center named Kennedy Krieger a Circle of Honor winner as part of the 2023 Minogue Awards for Patient Safety Innovation. The award recognized the Institute’s universal screening program that helps assess suicide risk among patients, including those with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

In May, The Maryland

Daily Record honored

34th Annual Festival of Trees | Friday–Sunday, November 24–26: This three-day extravaganza benefits the patients, students and programs at Kennedy Krieger, and kicks off the holiday season for families throughout the region.

NCRSF Golf Tournament

Baltimore Running Festival

2nd Annual Barrels & Bonfires

Monday, October 2

Saturday, October 14

Thursday, October 19

Dr. Alec Hoon, former director of the Phelps Center for Cerebral Palsy, and Beth DiPietro, assistant vice president of inpatient nursing, among its 2023 Health Care Heroes. It also honored Dr. Cristina Sadowsky, clinical director of the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, as one of the Top 100 Women in Maryland.