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Borders Benefits Days for USOD
Sat. & Sun. June 26th & 27th
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 Up to 25% of Your Purchase to USOD
Come into participating Borders stores on
Use code UPD6267C for online orders.
(so help spread
the word to out of town family & friends!)
Coupon good at participating Borders stores: Beachwood-2101
Richmond Road; Mentor-9565 Mentor Ave.; Cleveland
Heights-3466 Mayfield Rd; Strongsville-17200
Royalton Road; Solon-6025 Kruse Dr; Niles-2102
Niles Cortland Rd SE.
You MUST bring in the USOD Flyer or bookmark_borders.pdf
****Volunteer Opportunity****
We need 2 kinds of volunteers to go into the Borders Stores on Saturday & Sunday. In the morning to bring in donuts & make sure that the bookmarks are set up at the registers & just to once again pitch the USOD & our wonderful community to the Borders Staff. Also during the day to go in and pass our bookmarks to customers and share information about Down syndrome and your kids. Please call Julie at 216.385.5026 or email.
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CANCELED - Brennan Financial Workshop
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 Thursday, June 24, 2010 We regret that this workshop at the Brunswick Library has been canceled
due to a family emergency in the Brennan Financial Group. Please mark
your calendar for the next workshop at Cleveland Clinic Beachwood on
Nov. 11.
If you would like an individual consultation, please contact:
Michael Rea
Brennan Financial Group, Ltd./ A Part of 212 Capital Group
Representing New England Financial
22901 Millcreek Blvd., Suite #360
Highland Hills, Ohio 44122
Phone: (216) 292-8320
Fax: (216) 595-0421
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USOD Family Fun Day at Beachwood Pool
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June 27, 2010
Make a splash with the Up Side of Downs! Join us for the second annual
USOD Family Fun Day at the Beachwood Aquatic Center.
Come one & all to dive in, splash around, ride the slides & bask
in the summer sun.
Time: 10:00 - noon
Cost: Individual with Down syndrome free, all others $3
25125 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood, OH 44122
1/4 mile west of Richmond Rd. and Fairmount Blvd.
Aquatic Center Office Phone: 216-292-1973 - mapquest
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Teaching Reading Skills to Children with Down Syndrome
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 Summer Reading ToolsAll children with Down syndrome
benefit from being read to and from taking part in reading instruction from an
early age. Research evidence shows that these activities will improve their
spoken language and memory skills. Visit UpforReading.com for more information on how
you can help your child learn to read.
Don't forget to register for the DownsEd International Education Conference in Cleveland this November click here for more info
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Apex Charity Golf Event to Benefit USOD
WE NEED GOLFERS!
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 Saturday July 17th, 2010
The Apex
Charity Golf Classic Committee is happy to announce the 14th Annual Apex
Charity Golf Classic, being held at the Gleneagles Golf Club in
Twinsburg on Saturday July 17th, 2010.
Our 2009
event was able to raise over $16,500.00 with the help of our Corporate
Sponsors: Apex Pest Control, Omnova
Soluntions, Inc., 98.5 WNCX Cleveland's Classic Rock, TE Performance
Golf Institute, and Dominion East Ohio... and
countless local businesses and individuals.
USOD needs to have golfers & donors to support this wonderful effort register & the USOD will provide you with wonderful USOD shirts to show off your great skills & USOD Pride! register today & let the USOD office know so we can get your shirt sizes!
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2010 Buddy Walk On-line Registration OPEN!
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 Time to Think Up the Coolest Team Name!
Mark those calendars, dust off the tennis shoes & start your web page to connect with family & friends today!
On-line registration is open at: Buddy Walk 2010
Join the nearly 4,000 friends who will come together on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Progressive Field.
It is a wonderful, heart-warming event that
celebrates the many abilities and accomplishments of people with Down
syndrome. Whether you have Down Syndrome, know someone who does, or
just want to show your support, please come and join our Buddy Walk.
The Buddy Walk is a primary funding source for the Up Side of Downs and supports social programming, financial grants, professional seminars, community awareness, political advocacy and so much more. We strive to provide over 1,200 families access to an extended family with whom to celebrate life with Down syndrome.
  
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USOD Grandparents Group
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 Monday, July 5th at 10:00am
Get together for great conversation, support & friends. USOD
will bring coffee &
pastries. Free.
Cleveland Clinic Community Room B
5001
Rockside Road, Independence, mapquest
Please rsvp to Gay McVeigh at 440-327-6276
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National Down Syndrome Congress
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 Latest E-newsletter
click here
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Yellow Pages for Kids
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WriteslawAs the parent of a child with
special educational needs, you represent your child's interests. Find
educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care
providers, academic therapists, tutors, speech language therapists,
occupational therapists, coaches, advocates, and attorneys for children with
disabilities on the Yellow Pages for Kids for your state.
You will also find special education schools, learning centers, treatment
programs, parent groups, respite care, community centers, grassroots
organizations, and government programs for children with disabilities. The Yellow Pages for Kids can help! Search by
state to find help today.
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Check Out the NEW USOD Online Store
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 A Percentage Comes Back to the USODCheck out the apparel site for the Up Side of Downs of Greater Cleveland. Here you will find many great apparel options. Every item
comes professional embroidered with the USOD logo, and it is already
included in the price. Each item ships directly to your door, and most
importantly, a portion of every $ spent comes back to the USOD.
Look around. We're sure you'll find something you like. Check it out......
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DownsEd Conference Cleveland- Registration is Open
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 November 3,4 & 5, 2010
Registration is now open for the DownsEd International to be held in Cleveland. Register early and ensure your spot for this world class conference. There are limited slots for each track.
The Down Syndrome Education Conferences offer high quality,
evidence-based guidance
and information for professionals and families and are offered
at locations around
the world.
These unique events cover motor, cognitive, social, language,
literacy and numeracy
development from birth, presenting up-to-date overviews of
current knowledge and
illustrating evidence-based, effective teaching techniques and
approaches for people
with Down syndrome.
The DownsEd Conference Cleveland 2010
provides the following tracks:
Two Day
'In Depth' Tracks -
November 3-4, 2010: 'In
Depth' Track - Early Years (Birth-5 Years) 'In
Depth' Track -
Elementary / Childhood Years
'In
Depth' Track - Speech and Language Professionals One Day 'Essentials'
Tracks -
November 5, 2010: 'Essentials'
Track - Early Years (Birth-5 Years) 'Essentials'
Track -
Elementary / Childhood Years
'Essentials'
Track -
High School / Adolescence Years
Conference Brochure website registration
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New Summer Camp For Kids With Down syndrome
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 Week of August 2-6, 2010
We are so excited about a wonderful full-day camp being offered especially for kids with Down syndrome by Bluestreak Camps which will be held on the Ursuline Campus. Blue Streak Summer Camps, Inc. was established in 1985 as a
co-educational, non-competitive sports summer day camp. Since that time
our goal has always remained to provide a wide variety of athletic
camps, for both children and adults, in a wholesome environment; camps
which are safe, fun, and as personal as possible. At Blue Streak Camps,
the focus continues to be on sportsmanship, fair-play, learning, and
skill improvement - not on winning and losing. Call for information today, there are limited slots due to the high camper to staff ratio. Cost is $200.
Please contact Tim or 440-287-7644.
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Webinar on Celiac's Disease
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 Boston Children's Ds Clinic
Does
your loved one with Down syndrome have swallowing or feeding issues? Watch a recorded
webinar from Boston Children's Down Syndrome Speaker series to
learn great tips and strategies. Their next webinar is on place on June 28th. 7:00pm
- 8:30pm. Our featured speaker will be Dascha Weir, MD who will
present a talk on "Celiac Disease and Down Syndrome"
Watch talk
live on June 28th- click here for meeting
The Allen C. Crocker Speaker Series |
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The Precious Live Group
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 Beautiful Website by USOD Parent
The Precious Lives Group was
created as a source of inspiration for families who have been touched by
Down syndrome. Whether this is your child or another family member...and
whether this is a prenatal diagnosis or your loved one has already been
born, you will no doubt be pleasantly surprised by the stories you find
here. The purpose is to give families hope and inspiration; and there is
much of it occurring every single day. share it today
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USOD Mission
To provide support, education, and advocacy for people with Down syndrome, their families and communities.
Vision
The Up Side of Downs is committed to building a community where
people with Down syndrome have the opportunity to
reach their fullest potential.
History
In the early 1980's, a handful of parents whose children had Down
syndrome began to meet informally over coffee for socialization and
support. Nearly thirty years later, with the help of a lot of coffee
& caffeine, their vision and hard work has taken the Up Side of
Downs from a grassroots parent movement to a staffed nonprofit
organization joining over 800 families throughout Northeast Ohio.
We invite you to connect with our with our support community to join us at one of our many programs & services, do research in our comprehensive resource directory, join our on-line family support network, enjoy our scrapbook photo gallery and so much more.
Contact the Up Side of Downs of Greater Cleveland.
The Up Side of Downs of Greater Cleveland
23230 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 640
Cleveland, OH 44122
phone 216.464.USOD (8763)
fax 888.708.USOD (8763)
e-mail info@usod.org
web www.usod.org
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