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Can't to Can - Kiddo Accomplishments
- One of our early childhood students took his first independent steps this week! Very exciting!
- One of our early childhood students echoed his first words!
- A school-age student is now attending school for the entire day, which he was not able to do before!
- A school-age student is now using his iPad communication application to request things!
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Laugh Yourself Blue - Success!
Our 2013 Laugh Yourself Blue event exceeded expectations. Our goal was to raise $50,000 to allow for the purchase of technology/iPads for our therapists and children. We are confident that we reached that goal and beyond! We have already ordered the iPads and they are in route to us.
The event was sold out with approximately 350 attendees - nearly doubling last year's attendance. The opening comedic act, Michael McCreary - who is living with Asperger's Syndrome - was an absolute smash! Firefly Autism was selected by HDR Inc. as Brandon Stokley's charity to receive a $10,000 gift - which will happen on May 8th.
A special thanks to all of you who continue to make our "I Can" journey successful. |
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Summer Social Skills Events
Beginning Monday, June 3rd through Friday, June 7th, Firefly Autism will offer an intensive 5-day week of social skills instruction embedded within a fun, group format. The camp is developed to meet the social and emotional needs of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and/or Asperger Syndrome. Utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, camp staff help campers effectively express feelings, communicate with others, and develop and maintain friendships in a positive, comfortable environment.
Also, Firefly Autism summer social skills groups (SSGs) will meet on a weekly basis for about 15 sessions for the Summer semester (June to August) at Firefly Autism House. Groups last 2 hours with parent/guardian involvement during the last 15 minutes of the session.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in either the Intensive Social Skills Early Summer Camp or a summer social skills group, please contact Emily Roche no later than May 17th at 303-759-1192, ext 12, or eroche@fireflyautism.org. For more information, please visit our website at www.fireflyautism.org. |
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Picture Day at Firefly Autism House
Life Touch Portraits will be on location at Firefly Autism House on Thursday, May 9th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to take school pictures. Flyers were sent home to parents on Friday, April 26th. |
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The Village at Castle Pines Fine Art Show: June 14-16, 2013
Join us Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m. for a fabulous evening under Colorado's beautiful blue skies. Friday night's private reception, benefiting Firefly Autism, showcases premier artists from across the country. Featured artists will display bronze sculptures, paintings, glass, fine jewelry, photography and other mediums - with all artists donating a portion of their proceeds to Firefly Autism.
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Looking for an easy way to help out our kiddos? Consider purchasing one of the items below for our programs. It's easy and greatly appreciated by both our team and kiddos!
Needs: gently used iPods and iPhones, gift cards for staff appreciation; yoga mats. |
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WALK with Autism - Share the Journey
Firefly Autism has a proud association with Autism Society of Colorado (ASC) whose mission is to improve the lives of all affected by autism. ASC is embarking on its inaugural WALK with Autism - Share the Journey on Sunday, June 9, 2013. This event is about bringing the autism community together to celebrate the diversity found within the spectrum. At the Walk, you will be surrounded by individuals, families, and community members with a personal connection to autism.
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Executive Director Update
Spring has finally Sprung!
Dear Friends and Families,
We are in the process of improving our School environment by "sprucing up" our building. We are doing some painting and remodeling to improve our learning facilities for our students and staff. In addition, we are investing in technology to improve our staff's ability to work with our kiddos. All in all, this is a very exciting time for Firefly Autism. There can be nothing more important than to invest in our children, who are our future.
Sincerely,
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Thank you to Rita Coltrane and Signature Interiors, for sponsoring Firefly Autism to receive email marketing from Constant Contact, through their Cares4Kids program.
Rita recognizes the relevance of this program to Firefly
Autism and initiated sponsorship to enable the ongoing
delivery of Sparks to our friends and families.
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Thanks to our sponsors including:
midcenturyLA
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Technology has allowed learning to be more accessible and reinforcing for students with ASD. Here are a few of our favorite learning apps at Firefly:
- Communication: Proloquo2Go
- Visual Support: Time Timer iPad Edition
- Behavior Tracking: Catalyst
- Scheduling: First Then Visual Schedule
- Executive Functioning: Pic Collage
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Firefly is a Charity Partner for the Colfax Marathon, May 18 &19
Firefly is excited to announce we are a Charity Partner for the Colfax Marathon. Join us May 18 or 19 for a family friendly event complete with a Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q After Party, Kaiser Permanente Health and Fitness Expo, and Charity Partner Village. For details about the event and how you can help or get involved, click here. |
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