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Valentine’s Day Friendship Party!

Senseability Valentines Flyer 2015-page-001Join us for our Valentine’s Day Friendship Party!

Join us for snacks, crafts, photos with friends and other special activities.

Connect with other families and make new friends.

 Everyone goes home with a special Valentine!

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=15106571161

A $10 donation per family is requested at the door.  All proceeds will go to supporting programs at SenseAbility Gym.

Community. Safe Sensory Play. Acceptance. Support. And You.

Community.  Safe Sensory Play. Acceptance. Support.

Those of you who have walked through the doors of SenseAbility Gym know that these are the words we live by here.  We created this gym space to provide a safe and fun play area where children can be themselves and parents can connect with one another.

You are the reason that we have been successful in our mission these past 15 months since we opened our doors to this community.

But now we need a little more.

On May 1st, we kicked off our first ever “Match Madness” Fundraising Campaign.  Thanks to the incredible generosity of Harold and Marcia Rhodes, every dollar raised between now and July 31st will be matched – up to $15,000!

We could raise enough to cover our expenses for an entire year.  

But why are Harold and Marcia supporting us in this way?  It’s because of all of you.

Here’s what Harold had to say:

Marcia and I are often asked why we support the SenseAbility Gym, and why we are now doing this $15,000 matching gift program. We do not have children with autism or special needs. In fact, before meeting Tina and Alysia’s families, our lives have never been directly affected by any one having autism.
But that’s just our point. For children with special needs to feel accepted and understood, people  must get involved. We are all one community here…The smiles and the laughter coming from the kids and their parents show us how our financial commitment to SenseAbility Gym makes a real difference every day…

 

Their generosity means that every dollar counts in this campaign. $5 becomes $10. $10 becomes $20. $100 becomes $200. Your contributions are how we’re going to get to that $15,000 donation match.

So how can you help?
  • Share that link with friends and family.  Tell them why SenseAbility Gym is so important to you and ask them to support us – and you.
  • Talk with your employers about their own matching gift charitable programs.  Let us know if we need to get any information to them to make your gift help that much more.
  • Ask your employers about their own corporate giving programs.  The Rhodes will match all private and corporate donations.
Every contribution will help us keep our doors open to our incredibly special community. 
Community.  Safe Sensory Play. Acceptance. Support. 
That’s the mission you’re supporting with your donation.  Help us keep that going.

Sincerely,
Tina and Alysia

The Organized Child: Strategies for Success at Home and School

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Join acclaimed author Carolyn Dalgliesh as she presents:

The Organized Child: Simple Organizing Strategies for Life at Home & Academic Success at School

  • Understand and Support Your Child’s Unique Style
  • Easy Organizing Solutions for Home and School
  • Strategies for Homework and Other Common Challenges
  • Power of Time Management, Visual Aids and Routines
  • Extra Supports for Rigid, Anxious and Distracted Kids

Thursday, April 10th at 7pm in the Library at Memorial Elementary School in Hopedale, MA

This 90 minute presentation includes live organizing examples and a Q&A session where attendees can brainstorm strategies using real life challenges.

Carolyn Dalgliesh is the founder of Systems for Sensory Kids & Simple Organizing Strategies helping families, individuals and businesses get organized.  Her book, The Sensory Child Gets Organized, teaches parents how to tap into systems, routines and visual aids to organize and empower their rigid, anxious, or distracted kids.

This presentation is co-sponsored by Hopedale SEPAC and SenseAbility Gym.

For more information, email or call .  Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-organized-child-strategies-for-life-at-home-and-success-at-school-tickets-11011494677?aff=estw

Special Needs Trust Information Session

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Everything you wanted to know about Special Needs Trusts but were afraid to ask!

Attorney Elizabeth Myska, J.D., L.L.M will present an overview of special needs trusts and how it could benefit you, your child and your family.

This informal presentation is for any parent or guardian with a special needs child in their lives and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Presented by SenseAbility Gym as part of our Community Connections Mission.

It’s Our First Anniversary!

It’s our anniversary!

One year ago on February 18th, SenseAbility Gym opened its doors to the public.  Since then we’ve welcomed in over 300 children and their families into our space for open gym time, classes, yoga and birthday parties.  It’s been an incredible year and we are so grateful for the community’s support of our mission.

Our celebration starts February 17th with special vacation hours, a “Sensational Tweens” night, and raffle prizes that include a sensory basket, SenseAbility Gym mugs, and gift certificates for memberships. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the gym for $1/ticket or 12 tickets for $10.

We are also holding our first anniversary online fundraiser through our partners at Razoo.  Click HERE to donate.  All donations are tax deductible under the extent allowed by law.  As always, 100% of the money raised goes directly back into SenseAbility Gym to cover operations and programming costs.

Thank you again for being a part of something special this year. We look forward to seeing you all in our second year.

Sincerely,

Tina and Alysia

Holly Johnston – Published Author and SenseAbility Gym Volunteer

Just in time for the holidays…

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One of our volunteers, Hopedale High School student Holly Johnston, is the author of a great holiday children’s book available just in time for Christmas!

“How Santa Gets Ready” tells the story of how Santa gets read for that “long long flight on the magical night before Christmas”.  Four year old Joey tells his little sisters the story all about how Santa gets ready.  The words and illustrations are perfect for young children and a great addition to the holiday story bookshelf.

Order it today from Amazon and visit with Holly here at SenseAbility Gym!