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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, Â 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:Â Thursday, 4/23/15
Time:Â Doors open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30pm
Where:Â 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!
Symme Trachtenberg, MSW, Director of Community Education for the CHOP Trisomy 21 Program – “Caregiver Support”.
Please note, this meeting is on the 3rd Thursday of the month
(Please note this meeting is being held on the 3rd Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday)
You must RSVP for this event by 11/18/15 to Megan Califano at [email protected]. When you RSVP, please include the names and ages of your children. No Walk-In’s Please!
As in years past, we ask that each family brings $10 worth of non-perishable food items which will be donated to the food cupboard in Chester, PA.
Board Members will be available that night to collect $10 for dues for the 2016 membership year.
Hope to see you there!
Teen and Young Adult Valentine Dance
Your teen or young adult should look for their invitation in the mail sometime during the week of 1/18/16. If we missed someone, please let us know! They must be age 13 by the date of the party to attend.
Join us for a night of true stories about some of our first friends and enemies: our siblings. Storytellers from the “A Fierce Kind of Love” storytelling workshops will take to the stage with their true tales about how disability affects families. You’re invited to throw your name into the hat, and share your own story about a brother or sister too!
For full details, visit http://www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities/voices/afkol/sibslam.html
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