Upcoming Events/Activities - Greater Dayton Area

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Information on a variety of activities/events in the greater Dayton area. FYI - please share.

Have you purchased your Ohio Autism Awareness License Plate yet? To purchase yours, visit www.oplates.com and click on "Specialty Plates" or visit our website at www.autismohio.org for more information.Sincerely,Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org Please note: This is provided for information purposes only. The ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement by the ASO, either explicit or impiled.

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DYNAMIC KIDS COME JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST SPRING ACTIVITY KIL'N TIME CAFE & POTTERY4123 W. Town & Country Road Kettering, OhioPhone 937-296-9621 WHEN: Saturday, March 31st, 2007TIME: 2:00 PMFEE: $4.00 studio fee Let's get together and be creative!!!

Kil'n Time has a wide variety of items to choose from, prices range from $1.00 to $50.00 (the cost of your item needs to be paid for when chosen). The kids (and parents) paint their item and within a week it will be ready for pickup!!

RSVP by 12:00 noon on March 23rdOur group did this activity last year and the kids had alot of fun! There is a limit of thirty (30) children so please RSVP as soon as possible. I will need to give them a head count by 12 noon on March 23rd. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!Coordinator: Rosemary Olinger937-545-5248; rolinger1215@...

DYNAMIC KIDS“Creating a world of fun, learning and enjoyment for our Special Childrenâ€2ND ANNUAL FISHING DERBYDate: May 5, 2007 (rain or shine)Time: 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. Location: Delco Park Kettering, 1845 E. Dorothy Lane, Kettering, Ohio (at the Gazebo Shelter by the pond)Who: Anyone with Asperger Syndrome or anyone on the ASD spectrum as well as their entire family (No age limit, but this is designed for young children thru mid-teens)What to Bring: Water bottles, folding chairs, blankets, fishing equipment, your favorite bait, a tackle box (if you have one), a bucket or cooler for your fish, snacks and beverages to share with others (see below). You may want to possibly consider such items as sun glasses, sun screen, or a rain gear.BASS/ESPN Sports no longer makes donations. Therefore, if you received a rod & reel last year, please bring it with you. I have obtained another source for rods & reels, but there is a limited number. Their will also be members from local bass clubs, Division of Wildlife and other organizations present to help and give presentations. This is a wildlife learning event for the entire family.

Snacks: We are requesting that each family bring enough snacks & beverages to share with approximately 10 - 15 others. Bringing a snack is not required to participate. It will just make the event more enjoyable.When you RSVP, please let us know what you are bringing. (ie. so we don’t have 2 dozen of the same thing) Media Notice Local news media will be at this event and will be doing videos for board casts or photos for articles. There will be a media release form for everyone to sign as well as standard liability release forms. There will be a media release form for everyone to sign. If you do not wish to have your picture taken or to be on the video, you can sign a request form indicating that you wish not to be photographed or video taped. You will receive 2 large stickers to wear on your front and back indicating that you do not wish to be photographed or video taped.RSVP: You MUST RSVP for this event by APRIL 1ST, 2007 in order to receive a free rod & reel. We need 3 weeks to have rods and reels shipped. If you have equipment from last year you may RSVP thru May 3rd, 2007. Ed WebbDynamic Kids’ Co-chair / Activities Coordinator937-299-9929Dynamic_Kids@...

Date NightDate Night is for families of children with special needs.When: Friday-March 30thWhere: Far Hills Community Church, 5800 Clyo Road, Centerville

What?The evening will start at 6:00 PM Friday March 30 and go to 9:00 PM. Bring both your typical special needs children. When you arrive, we will have $40 gift cards for a number of restaurants at The Greene if this is your first time with us. The first night is on us. We'll take the kids, you enjoy a night out.Why are we doing this?It is a well-known fact that only 20% of marriages survive the strain of raising a special needs child. And for single parents, the burden falls on only one set of shoulders!! That won't do! Not if we can help it!RSVPwww.farhills.orgclick on eventsclick again on date nightclick on registerfill in info for each family memberselect each member separately and fill outemergency contact and respite formsQuestions??Please email Brown at lisab@...

Please refer to DARN’s Liablility Statement that is posted on our website when considering any programs or services mentioned in any DARN emails.

DARN's Next Meeting Will Be April 2nd.

April’s Guest SpeakersAt our next support group meeting, our guest speakers will be from the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities. The topic they will be presenting is Understanding & Writing IEP’S. The fire code occupancy capacity for our room at Christ UMC is 50 people. To ensure that we do not go over our room limit, we are requesting that if you are interested in attending that you RSVP. This will ensure that we do not surpass the room capacity and that we will still have a meeting facility in the future.RSVP - Please Register by Contacting: Audrey Schilb at 937-433-4505 OR daytonasperger@...

General Meeting Information

DARN meetings are usually scheduled for the 1st Monday of each month except when there is a National Holiday on or close to the first Monday of the month (ie. New Years, Memorial Day weekend, Independence Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend). When this occurs, we advance the meetings to the following Monday. Our meeting are from 7:00 to 8:30 at Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) located at 3340 Shroyer Road in Kettering, OH (adjacent to the Fraze Pavilion, Fairmont High School, Kettering Municipal Building). CUMC’s contact information is 293-3151 and <http://www.Christumc.org/>.Parents, family, professionals, individuals with ASD, and mature youths with ASD are all welcome to join our discussions which cover issues and concerns related to ASD, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism (HFA), and related disorders.

Privacy RightsBy attending a DARN support group meeting you are agreeing:* To respect and protect the privacy rights of every person & /or service provider present or mentioned.* To regard any personal information that is disclosed as being confidential. * To obtain prior consent from the coordinator(s) and those who are in attendance if you would like to use a recording devise. In order to protect the privacy rights of those who are in attendance or mentioned during a DARN meeting, recording devices of any kind are not permitted in or during any portion of any DARN meeting or event without the express written consent of the coordinator(s) and those who are in attendance.

Child Care During MeetingsThe church has firm regulations on who can provide child care in their facility (ie. interviewed, back ground checked, trained, covered by their insurance, etc...). Child care for our monthly meetings is provided by the church’s hired staff.The cost for child care is $2.00 per child. Child care money will be collected during the meeting. Child care is available only by RSVP request and must be made directly to Christ UMC at 293-3151 prior to 3:30 P.M. on the Wednesday prior to our meeting. (Opps! You can try calling the Church anyway.) This allows the child care coordinator to schedule child care providers and arrange for coverage of individual providers if the individual providers know in advance that they are going to be unavailable to provide their support services. If you change your mind and do not need the child care provider for that night, please call and cancel as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Church is paying for someone to sit in an empty room and they will discontinue to offer this service.The church does require that you supply the disposable items your child will need to have a successful experience during their visit (ie. diapers, pull-ups, wipes, change of clothes, etc...).

Scheduling SpeakersDARN is scheduling speakers for the year 2007 for even numbered months (ie. Feb., April, June, August, Oct. & Dec.) If you know of a speaker that you would like to hear speak at DARN, please contact them to see if they are available to speak. Dates will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.Here is the criteria: must be willing to donate that night’s speaking engagement, 1 – 1 hour and 15 minutes speaking time, attendance ranges from 16 – 109 depending on the topic; screen & electrical available, large room, tables available. Sincerely,Audrey Schilb(937) 433 - 4505Dayton Asperger Resource Network (DARN)Email: daytonasperger@...Website: http://darngroup.tripod.com/Support Group Message Board: http://health./group... (confidential & available by invitation only; see web site or contact Audrey Schilb)Dynamic Kids Message Board: dynamickids/ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.