Archive for October 2013
A Halloween Bowling Party
Many of our Adults look forward to Saturday mornings when they attend the Sunshine Capers Special Olympics Bowling. We start at 10am and each bowler bowls 3 strings. We have 7 Candlepin Bowlers and 7 Ten Pin Bowlers. Matt M, a Ten Pin Bowler bowls on a Unified Partner Team. A Unified Team is where…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: Then and Now
As we come up on the PWSAUSA National Conference I cannot help but remember the first conference that I attended many years ago and the deep impact that it had on me personally and professionally. At that first conference, I met brand new parents and have had the honor of watching their children grow to…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: Halloween
Well it’s that time of year again. The trifecta of holidays that focus on food and give all of us anxiety attacks long before the actual event! Halloween gives us nightmares but not for the same reason as the rest of the world. There are some things that we can do to allow our kids…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: The Value of Life
In May we celebrate PWS awareness. In October we celebrate Down Syndrome and Spina Bifida awareness. Is celebrate the right word? Yes, I think it is. Do we, as a society, celebrate the birth of infants who are not typical? No. But I believe that we should. Human life should not be celebrated or valued…
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