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Greetings!
It's the time of year for giving thanks, looking back at our accomplishments, and looking forward to the goals we have set for the coming year. Every thing we do, we do with you in mind.
It's been an exciting year! October marked Dreamweavers' 7th anniversary! We are delighted that many of our staff and consumers were there when we first opened our doors and remain with us today.
This year has been exciting in many ways. Dreamweavers hosted several parties at the Gaston library where we danced and played and worked on crafts together. We had an Easter Egg hunt and relay races at Gardner Park School's field. We had our second Autism Awareness Fair with more than 16 vendors; we expanded our groups to include Music and Movement and an AAC group. We upgraded our computer systems and server, and if you've visited the office lately, you may have noticed our new landscaping! All of these things have been done to ensure that those we serve have the best possible experience at Dreamweavers. We will have our second Christmas Pageant presented by our groups on December 10, 2010, from 4pm-6pm at Hawk's Nest Intermediate School. Everyone is invited!
This is the time of year we ask you to let us know what we do well, what we could do better, and any ideas you'd like to share. We have Suggestion Boxes at our office for your convenience. Please click here to complete and return our consumer survey today. As always, we appreciate your help.
Most of all, we hope you have a safe and happy holiday season!
Betsy Huffstetler, Executive Director
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| Christmas Pageant! |  |
Join us, Friday, December 10th from 4-6 pm for our Christmas Pageant and Holiday celebration! The pageant will be at Hawks Nest Intermediate School. Contact the office or your child's therapist with any questions. All staff, consumers, their families, and Case Managers are invited! Help us support Hawk's Nest's Food Drive for Crisis Ministry! Please bring non-perishable food items to the event to donate!
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| ARC Workshop |  | Join the ARC of Union County as they present "Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities: The future ain't what it used to be!" featuring Mike Mayer, Senior Partner, CRA.
When? Thurs. Dec. 9th
What Time? 9am-3pm
Where? The Jesse Helms Center, Wingate, NC
$25 per person
$20 for ARC members
$10 for self-advocates
RSVP to:
workshop@thearcofunion.com
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| Time to Wrap! |  |
The Arc of Gaston County and Special Olympics Gaston County are partnering for the 6th year to wrap your gifts from December 11- 24 at Westfield Eastridge Mall!
All donations will go to the Arc of Gaston County and the Special Olympics.
To participate, please email the Arc
and they will send you the latest wrapping schedule so you can sign up!
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Dreamweavers offices will be closed for the Holidays on the following dates:
| | Friday, December 24th, Monday December 27th, & Friday, December 31st |
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Win a $5 Subway Gift Card for Your Participation!
The University of Illinois at Chicago in partnership with Special Olympics is offering a $5 Subway gift card to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supports for taking part in an important health study. You do not need to be part of Special Olympics to participate. Family members, caregivers, and/or service workers, along with the adult with I/DD are invited to enroll. The goal of the project is to create new health knowledge to better assist healthcare providers, researchers, and policymakers in addressing the unique needs of adults with I/DD.
To register and learn more, click below or copy and paste this link into your browser (it is case-sensitive): http://www.rrtcadd.org/Research/Health_Function/Cohort/Enroll/Info.html
You can also contact Benjamin Graham at bcgraham@uic.edu or 312-355-1396 with any questions.
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Have a safe and happy holiday month!
Sincerely,
Blayke Turrubiartes
Communications Coordinator
Dreamweavers Unlimited
blayke@dreamweaversnc.com
www.dreamweaversnc.com
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