Parent to Parent of Washington State Newsletter

March, 2015
A Program of the Arc of Washington State 

 

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"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage, dignity."

 

- Ruby Dee

American Actress 

P2P Volunteer Helping Parent of the Month:
   

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Thank you to our Volunteer of the Month from Grant/Adams County! 

 

Awesome Mom and Volunteer- Heather Kerekffy! Thank You.

Jennifer Newhouse, Grant/Adams Parent to Parent says:

 

"We have a mom who has been involved with Parent to Parent for several years and trained to become a Helping Parent last year. She also is a trained PAVE advocate and does a lot to support our families in that way. Although her son has significant disabilities and had some new mental health diagnosis this year, she has hung in there and been an awesome Helping Parent and advocate for families. She is a local business owner and does much to promote awareness in our community. She also moderates a closed page for our parents called "Advocating for Our Kids". 


 

Heather Kerekffy is an awesome mom and parent partner." 

 

Hi,

 

Well, the weather lately has been so fabulous. Some of the most beautiful scenery in Seattle I have ever seen. The mountains, the water, and the sky- even pinks at sunset. WOW!! Hope you are enjoying it as much as I have been.

 

Sad to have to say Goodbye to some fabulous P2P Coordinators- but they will always be part of our family - Roz Bethmann - Spokane is going to work full time for PAVE/Spokane; Kim Irish -Skagit; Amber White-Lewis and Angela Beam -Walla Walla. We will miss all of you!

 

Thanks for all you do.

Susan

 

Calendar of Events

NEW RESOURCES:
 

Parent Scholarship Applications Now Available for IECC
Infant and Early Childhood Conference scholarship applications are now available for parents, family members, foster parents and relative caregivers with children ages birth to 6 with developmental delays or disabilities. The deadline to apply is March 31st. Click here to apply online.

Advocates in Disability Award Program - now accepting applications which are due by April 10th. Click here for more information.

March 2015


March is Brain Injury Awareness Month - Click here for more information.


3/4 - 6: 2015 General & Special Education Conference - A professional continuing education event, Seattle. Call (360) 379-6994 for more information.

3/14: Families United For A Better Future - A Bi-Lingual Conference for Families and Others Caring for Children with Developmental and Other Disabilities - Sunnyside. Call (509) 837-8909 or 877-821-4113 to register.

3/20: WA Statewide Transition Conference - Yakima, WA. Click here for more information. Registration opens January 2015

3/27: 'Down Syndrome - There's So Much to Talk About' - 36th Annual Duncan Seminar, Seattle Children's. Teleconference; parent scholarships are available. Contact Marianne Gonterman at (206) 987-5318 or click here to e-mail for more information.

May, 2015

5/7 - 8 (Pre-conference 5/6): Infant & Early Childhood Conference - Tacoma. Click here for more information and to register.

Resource Links

Resource Links now on the Arc website in the Resource Library.
 
Click here to access the links.
 
Click here to find a local P2P Coordinator.
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