Mar
26
Thu
Speaker TBD
Apr
23
Thu
Our guest speakers this month will be the Arcadia University Doctor of Physical Therapy students and they will be presenting recent literature and recommendations regarding exercise for adolescents, teenagers and young adults with Down syndrome. Parents and families of all ages are welcome to attend, but the focus of the presentation will be on middle school age and above. This presentation will be similar to the presentation provided last year, but with additional research findings and resources.
When: Thursday, 4/23/15
Time: Doors open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30pm
Where: Hancock Church, located in Springfield, PA on Route 320, just off the intersection of Route 420.
Please bring your teen, adolescent or young adult with you to this interactive meeting.
Hope to see you all on Thursday night!
May
28
Thu
Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, Director of Community Education for the CHOP Trisomy 21 Program – “Caregiver Support”.
May
30
Sat
Join ROCK FOR CHOP for a day of family fun!
Event includes live bands, games and rides for kids, food and drink, dancing, a raffle and a silent auction with prizes that rock.
Attending is uplifting:
- Tons of local and known live bands
- Rob Ellis from WIP and other notable faces
- Local Community Reps
- Facepainting, water ice, magic, & more
View www.rockforchop.com/up-festival for full details
Jun
18
Thu
Please note, this meeting is on the 3rd Thursday of the month
Oct
22
Thu
Need Help Navigating the Special Education System?
Does your head spin when you sit in IEP or IFSP meetings? Does it sound like they’re speaking a foreign language? What does inclusion mean for my child? Come to the October 22 meeting to hear discussions on these and other topics. Focus is on children who are age preschool to 21. Linda Cartwright, Parent Consult from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) and mother of a son with Down syndrome, will introduce resources to families that help them be the best advocates for their children. Topics include: HELP, this is too overwhelming!; understanding your rights under the federal and state regulations of special education; how to navigate the PaTTAN website and other resources for families; how you can attend educational trainings for free; and introducing a newly-formed statewide parent network. Linda will give a brief presentation, followed by a Q&A. For information about PaTTAN, visit http://www.pattan.net.
*Child care will be available.
Nov
19
Thu
Speaker – Dr. Claire Field, Dentist
(Please note this meeting is being held on the 3rd Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday)
Jan
28
Thu
Speaker – TBD
Apr
2
Sat
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DSIG 26th Annual “Walk for Our Kids”
WOW! It’s hard to believe that we will be celebrating our 26th year of our annual walk-a-thon! The date has been set for the 26th Annual DSIG “Walk for Our Kids”! This event is our major fundraising event for the year and allows us to continue to provide outreach and social activities for our families. It’s a FUN morning and a great time to meet other families. We will need people in the group to make contact with any businesses that they know to see if they are willing to become one of our $500 sponsors for the event. As a $500 sponsor, their company logo will be featured on the back of the event t-shirt. We will also need items for baskets from businesses, baskets donated by businesses and DSIG families & friends, and raffle and silent auction items. The letter for donations is ready now, so if you have a business contact and need a letter, please send me an e-mail at [email protected] and I will get one out to them. This event takes a lot of planning and volunteers will be needed (sign up to volunteer), so I’ll let you all know in the near future where help is needed. Any questions about this event, just give me a shout!
When: Saturday, April 2, 2016, 8-10am
Where: Springfield Mall
Jun
15
Thu
Details to follow.
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