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Showing posts with label 13 January 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 13 January 2011. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

MOCHA Meeting - Autism Support Group for Parents

Date and Time (Please note date change):Saturday, Januray 15, 2011
from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

Place: UVillage area Tully's, 3042A 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98105,
206-525-5110.

On the south side of UVillage right behind the Burgermaster
and shares a parking lot with FedEx Kinko's.


Meeting topic: Happy New Year! What are the 2 best things you did to help
your child in 2010? What were the 2 best gains, and what are 2
interventions you plan for 2011? Come with your ideas and comments on the
topic and we'll share information. Let's work together to make 2011 a
successful year for our kids and families!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Maximizing Your College Money

Maximizing Your College Money

Thur 7-9 pm

Jan 20 - Vancouver, WA

Tue 7-9 pm Jan 25 - Arlington, WA

Do you know that...

... early submission of the FAFSA could get you more money?

...FAFSA may be filed without your 2010 IRS tax statement?

...there are many more tricks to college funding?

Financing college is not easy. Selecting the right school, choosing a courseof study, and ever-increasing college costs complicate the task.

"The Money Maze" can help! Family Academy invites you to attend CollegePlanning Network's (CPN) two-hour workshop for grade 9-12 students and theirparents.

Learn how to:

• Improve the response to your financial aid and scholarship applications

• Understand how colleges decide who gets financial aid

• Apply for merit-based scholarships with the WashBoard,org, or state's freeonline resource

• Negotiate with college financial aid offices to get the best possible aidpackage.

Each family attending the workshop will receive The Money Maze, a new 36page workbook. Other valuable college planning resources will be provided.

Space is limited.

Register now.

Seminar dates/locations:Thur, Jan 20 7-9 pm @ LifePoint Church, Vancouver, WATue,, Jan 25 7-9 @ Atonement Free Lutheran Church, Arlington, WA

early registration (per family): $35(Jan 10/Vancouver, Jan 15/Arlington)at door registration (per family): $50

Family Academy receives no income from this presentation. CPN course feescover the cost of materials, the time and travel associated with providingthis workshop. If you would like to attend but have a financial hardshipsituation, you may request a fee waiver by emailing CPN directly:seacpn@collegeplan.org

If you have additional questions about this seminar or how to register, call206.246.9227 or email

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

PlayShop - Original Play Workshop

You are invited to attend the PLAYSHOP on Bainbridge Island, Jan 14-16, 2011, taught by author O. Fred Donaldson, PhD, star of the Animal Planet movie,

The Power of Play.

For Parents, Educators, Teens and Anyone Who Wants to Create More Play in Life.

Clock Hours available for Educators. PLAYSHOP is sponsored in part by Kids Up! on Bainbridge Island, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) group. Children are welcome to attend the Sunday portion of the program for free with participating parents.

The knowledge of Original Play is a gift that lasts a lifetime. Here's what one mother said about the PLAYSHOP: "The PLAYSHOP is one of the most meaningful and fun things we've ever done for our family."The benefits of learning joyful play, free of contest or competition, are deep and profoundly healing for all ages.

Once you learn Original Play, your life will never be the same and you'll have profound tools for helping the world be a better place to live.

REGISTER NOW, Space is limited.

Fred usually teaches in Seattle, but this year he will be on Bainbridge Island, a short Ferry ride from Seattle and a rare opportunity for those in Jefferson and Kitsap counties.

In his Pulitzer Prize nominated book, Playing By Heart, The Vision and Practice of Belonging, O. Fred Donaldson describes how he re-learned "Original Play" from young children and wild animals. For more information about the PLAYSHOP course see http://www.moveplaythrive.com/images/pdf/original_play_full.pdf

ORIGINAL PLAY promotes joy and healthy physical, emotional and cognitive development. For more information see: http://www.originalplaynorthwest.org

O.Fred Donaldson, Ph. D. is the author of an innovative programme called Original Play™ and a world-famous specialist in the use of play as an alternative to aggression, violence and abuse, and an international consultant in the field of education.

Fred Donaldson gives lectures and workshops for organizations and institutions throughout the world. He has worked with special needs children, culturally diverse communities, gangs and children living on the streets. In play he shares with them a different world, without fear, aggression, and persecution.

For information on this workshopz;
For more information contactSonia Story360-732-4356

sonia@moveplaythrive.com

www.moveplaythrive.com

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Treating Children with Homeopathy

Topic: Treating Children with Homeopathy

Where: Pierce County Library Processing & Administration Center
3005 112th St E., Tacoma (at 112th and Waller Rd, just off Hwy 512 Portland Ave exit)

When: Monday, January 10th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Speaker: Elizabeth Brandegee, Classical Homeopathy

Please join us for the next SPECIAL Families of Pierce County meeting! There will be selected lending library resources available for check out, and new attendees receive a valuable binder of information for free (until they are gone). Professionals and other interested parties are welcome to attend. Childcare is not available. Email me at specialfamiliespc@gmail.com with any questions.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Gig Harbor Gluten Free Meeting and Auction Fundraiser

January 19th, 2011

Mallard's Landing Gig Harbor

lst annual silent auction fundraiser

Speaker: The Gluten Free Girl from Seattle


We will have several fabulous items
up for auction:

Friesenburgers, French Meadow Bakery, Enjoy Life, Kitchen Table Bakers, Namaste, Pamela's, Choice Organic Tea, Mary's Gone Crackers, Kettle Cuisine,
Gluten Free Kneads, Udi Breads, Ener G Foods, Nancy Boyden &
Dr. Wangnen, Dr. Deanna Minich and Sue O'Brien are all donating copies of their books.

It will be a fun night with some fabulous items up for auction.

If you would like to help out or donate something please
contact Gay ASAP.


Gay McCray
Gig Harbor Gluten Free
(253) 851-4610

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Gluten Free Girl from Seattle Cookbook

January 19t, 2011h
Speaker: The Gluten Free Girl from Seattle

Raffle with wonderful prizes and gift baskets

The Gluten Free Girl will have her newest cookbook for sale

Mark your calendars

Peninsula Retirement Gig Harbor6:00

Invite a friend or two!