Fw: Sharing Drew Video With All Of You!

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A great story!Subject: Sharing Drew Video With All Of You!To: dlorman@...Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 6:43 PM

Hi All –

I wanted to share a really great video with all of you. As most of you

know, I have an 18 year old son with autism who will be graduating from

Freedom

High School on June 3rd.

It’s been a long road, but we are so proud of all that Drew has accomplished

throughout his school years. One of the most positive experiences for him

has been his music and singing. He simply LOVES music. As such, we

fought really hard to get Drew in the regular chorus class at

Freedom High School .

This year, he had a wonderful teacher, Mr. W, who took him under his wing and

welcomed him into his class. Last week, Drew participated in the Spring

Concert with his classmates. He played and sung “Beat

Itâ€. Here is a link to the video:

Drew’s motto this year has been “success begins with an

opportunity.†I think it is very important for all of us to

remember that our children will never excel at something unless we give them

the chance to do so. Just look at DrewJ! Donna Lorman, President

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Donna,

You can TELL that Drew has the music in him, and what a way for him to "show them how funky strong is his fight!"

(and yours too!)

What an awesome experience that must have been for him, and

what a beautiful lesson of inclusion for all those students.

If only there were more Mr. W.s, the world would be a better place!

Thanks so much for sharing,

Diane

From: Donna Lorman <DLormanasgo (DOT) org>Subject: Sharing Drew Video With All Of You!To: dlormanasgo (DOT) orgDate: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 6:43 PMHi All – I wanted to share a really great video with all of you. As most of youknow, I have an 18 year old son with autism who will be graduating fromFreedomHigh School on June 3rd. It’s been a long road, but we are so proud of all that Drew has accomplishedthroughout his school years. One of the most positive experiences for himhas been his music and singing. He simply LOVES music. As such, wefought really hard to get Drew in the regular chorus class atFreedom High School . This year, he had a wonderful teacher, Mr. W, who took him under his wing andwelcomed him into his class. Last week, Drew participated in the SpringConcert with his classmates. He played and sung “BeatIt”. Here is a link to the video:

motto this year has been “success begins with anopportunity.” I think it is very important for all of us toremember that our children will never excel at something unless we give themthe chance to do so. Just look at DrewJ! Donna Lorman, President