What we are up too...

April 2004

The Petroglph playground will be dedicated and opened on May 12th.  This is that playground the occupational therapists choose equipment for and it will be a proto type of a disabled childrens playground.

March 2004

The playground at one of the elementry schools Caroyln worked at is now under construction.  This playground is special in that it is desiginated and designed for the children with disabilities she worked with.  A committee of occupational therapists chose the equipment based on the children's needs and they will use it as a therapy tool as well as a learning tool.  It should be done in 6 weeks. We are going to have a ceremony where we will release ladybugs, plant sunflowers and we are working on an idea that will incorperate tiles drawn on by the students - a bench, a wall etc...

Also in the works - A plaque in a memorial rose garden at the Botanical Garden.

Winter 2004

At a recent board meeting, we made progress on the planning of the camp.  It will be held at Kid Power- (a venue that exists to offer children occupational therapy) in mid july.  The camp will be three days long and will incorperate the therapy for the children as well as classes for their guardians and parents.

We are also planning off site events like  horse therapy or swimming.  We are in the process of coming up with forms for volunteers and applications for participants in the camp.  

Another project we are working on:
Before Carolyn died she had been working with an organization that caters to battered families and provides them shelter and help, recently the director of this program got in touch with us and we are working with them to sponsor through Kid Power classes and training for their staff and therapy for the children in their care.

Our September Auction was a huge success- Over 10,000 dollars raised.

Fall 2003

Our first goal is to start a camp for disabled children and their parents in the summer of 2004. This camp will include classes for the children as well as their parents so we can maximize the impact the camp will have on the children involved. We have occupational, speech and physical therapists as well as teachers who have already volunteered their time and support to help us realize this goal.

We also would like to set up scholarships for children in need of therapy but unable to afford it.

Our Work:

We are setting up scholarships with various therapy organizations for children in need.