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SMILE FARMS

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1 Montauk Highway Moriches, NY 11955 (631) 874-2470 Several years ago, Jim McCann, Founder and Chairman of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., received a call that would change the lives of the McCann family and greatly improve the prospects for adults with developmental disabilities, their families and their communities. Jim’s brother Kevin lived at the Independent Group Living Home (IGHL) in Moriches, NY, a residence for people with developmental disabilities. IGHL Founder and CEO Walter Stockton knew Kevin and other adult residents would flourish if they had the chance to work at meaningful jobs. But employment opportunities for developmentally delayed adults were scarce. On the call, Walter wondered if Jim could help. He could, and, with his brother Chris McCann and in partnership with IGHL, he opened the Read more [...]

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IGHL/FLOWER BARN

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221 North Sunrise Service Rd. Manorville, NY 11949 631-878-8900 Fifteen years ago, Jim McCann, Founder, CEO and Chairman of 1-800-flowers.com and Chris McCann, President of 1-800-flowers.com helped build a greenhouse—this may seem like an ordinary task, but it was far from it—you see it wasn’t just building a greenhouse, in doing so they afforded developmentally disabled adults with an opportunity to become an intricate part of their community, delivered a safe, nurturing location for socialization, and provided jobs to a well deserving and inspiring population. It all started with a phone call from the Founder & CEO of the group home where their brother Kevin lives. The home was having difficulty finding local jobs for all of their residents, and they were hoping the McCann’s Read more [...]

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