grassroots idea involvement

May 25, 2010

Hi Here is the list of email addresses of moms interested in the projectearlsjane@...ewihlborg@...autismsara@...dreamstar52@...jeanC@...nonnie28610@...hidden_garnet@...mindkeyresource@...chopton@...talkdoc314@...DebbieFrom:

Milian To: sList Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 12:09:11 PMSubject: Re: Grassroots idea

Debbie I am a mom but I am also an OT. I'm a lincense professional and just took a short course on grant writting. To do this the right way. We need a grant and a group of professionals. I don't enjoy ARC or the Lucanis Center I believe its called. I don't know about you but I have ideas about this and really can't wait to get things started. Email me off this list so we can meet up for coffee. I reside in Weston. Give me a heads up when we can meet. Thanks Connected by MOTOBLURâ„¢ on T-Mobile Grassroots idea

As I sit here on a Saturday, Sunday, or any day off from school, I see my son bored and doing all the things he should not do. I know I can keep him busy to a certain extent, but not for 12 hours, as other moms I have other responsibilities and I may even want to have 5 minutes to myself.

The point of all of this is an idea that has been rattling around in my mind for about 5 years. It is more of a question I have asked myself many times, which is why is there not a place, or a center, for special needs children? What I mean is a place where they can go and play and feel comfortable, this place can also provide different therapies if the parents desire, one place for everything-not run here for OT, here for speech, here for PT, here for ABA, music therapy, sensory therapy, and can go on and on. We as parents of these children know what it is like to feel like a pinball machine bouncing across South Florida to take these children to their therapies, and this is besides traveling all over town for errands and our other children.

One centrally located place where they can go on weekends, days off, to play, socialize, also bring in typical children to model. Therapies offered to parents if this desire, but one central location.

Maybe this is a pie-in-the sky idea?But can you just imagine if it actually could happen?

I am putting this out there to see if other parents feel the same way.

If enough do, maybe we can join forces and resources to make something like this happen if possible.

I know this is a big proposal, just let me know what you guys think.

Looking forward to hearing from everyone,

Debbie Moed

May 26, 2010

Hi! Debbie,

This is a great idea and i am also interested in this.

Thanks

Vidhya

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> Hi

> Here is the list of email addresses of moms interested in the project

>

> earlsjane@...

> ewihlborg@...

> autismsara@...

> dreamstar52@...

> jeanC@...

> nonnie28610@...

> hidden_garnet@...

> mindkeyresource@...

> chopton@...

> talkdoc314@...

>

> Debbie

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> To: sList

> Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 12:09:11 PM

> Subject: Re: Grassroots idea

>

> Debbie I am a mom but I am also an OT. I'm a lincense professional and just

took a short course on grant writting. To do this the right way. We need a

grant and a group of professionals. I don't enjoy ARC or the Lucanis Center I

believe its called. I don't know about you but I have ideas about this and

really can't wait to get things started.

>

> Email me off this list so we can meet up for coffee. I reside in Weston. Give

me a heads up when we can meet.

>

> Thanks

>

> Connected by MOTOBLURâ„¢ on T-Mobile

>

> Grassroots idea

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> >>>>

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> >>As I sit here on a Saturday, Sunday, or any day off from school, I see my

son bored and doing all the things he should not do. I know I can keep him busy

to a certain extent, but not for 12 hours, as other moms I have other

responsibilities and I may even want to have 5 minutes to myself.

> >>>>The point of all of this is an idea that has been rattling around in my

mind for about 5 years. It is more of a question I have asked myself many times,

which is why is there not a place, or a center, for special needs children? What

I mean is a place where they can go and play and feel comfortable, this place

can also provide different therapies if the parents desire, one place for

everything-not run here for OT, here for speech, here for PT, here for ABA,

music therapy, sensory therapy, and can go on and on. We as parents of these

children know what it is like to feel like a pinball machine bouncing across

South Florida to take these children to their therapies, and this is besides

traveling all over town for errands and our other children.

> >>>>One centrally located place where they can go on weekends, days off, to

play, socialize, also bring in typical children to model. Therapies offered to

parents if this desire, but one central location.

> >>

> >>>>Maybe this is a pie-in-the sky idea?But can you just imagine if it

actually could happen?

> >>

> >>>>I am putting this out there to see if other parents feel the same way.

> >>>>If enough do, maybe we can join forces and resources to make something

like this happen if possible.

> >>>>I know this is a big proposal, just let me know what you guys think.

> >>

> >>>>Looking forward to hearing from everyone,

> >>>>Debbie Moed

> >>

>

May 26, 2010