Families celebrate autism service providers
Jason Di Clementi and Martin White have been friends ever since they met two decades ago at P.S. 77 in Park Slope, bonding over their shared love of music and membership in the school band, The Half Notes, which performed all over the city, including at Gracie Mansion.
Since then, they have continued to serve as one other’s buddies during Saturday games and trips with the Brooklyn Services for Autistic Citizens (BSAC) and now, as dinner table partners at the BSAC’s annual fundraiser luncheon, held this year on Saturday, October 25 at Gargiulo’s Restaurant in Coney Island.
“They’ve been friends since he was 14 years old,” said Jason’s mom, Maryann Di Clementi of Sunset Park, who noted that although Jason attends weekday programming at YAI, he “really looks forward to Saturdays [at BSAC].”