May 2013 Newsletter

Autism Ontario – Kingston
April/May 2013 avril/mai
NEWS:
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ASUS Walk/Run 2013 raised $2600! Thanks to everyone who came and who supported us.
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Please share this bulletin with families. *Jeanette Holden Memorial Bursary* has been established by the Kingston
Foundation for Autism Spectrum Disorders. A limited number of bursaries are available to individuals with ASD, living in the
KFL&A area, wishing to have a camp experience this summer. These are for camps within the KFL&A area. Please submit
a one page letter stating why you wish/your child wishes to go to camp. Successful candidates will be selected by lottery
and contacted by June 1st. This is NOT income based. Please submit your letters to [email protected] by May 10, 2013.
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Nicole, of Stella & Dot, has offered to do a fundraiser for us. If you are looking for something for yourself, for Mother’s Day
or a Teacher’s Gift, there are lots of great ideas. Please visit http://www.stelladot.com/ts/qajp5 or come to the office for
the live show May 7th between 10 am and 2 pm.
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I have been updating the Chapter Website & continue to post on our Facebook page. Please check them out!
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To arrange to meet with Anne, our Family Support Coordinator, in Kingston, call 613-230-6305. // Pour un rendez-vous
avec Anne, notre Coordonnatrice des services de soutien aux familles, à Kingston, appelez 613-230-6305.
Unless indicated, events take place at our office.
Membership is not required for any of our programs or events.
May 15 & 29 from 7-8 pm
15 mai et 29 mai, de 19 h à 20 h
Virtual Book Club: “Bad Animals” by Joel Yanofsky. Club de livres virtuel : Bad Animals, de Joel Yanofsky.
All participants must purchase their own copy of
Tous les participants devront acheter leur propre
the book.
exemplaire du livre.
http://virtualbookclub.eventbrite.ca/
À NOTER : Cette activité sera animée en anglais.
http://virtualbookclub.eventbrite.ca/
May 17 from 1-3 pm at FREE Toddler Play Dates at
17 mai de 13 h à 15 h GRATUIT Journées de jeux pour
Ontario Early Years Centre – Bayridge Public
les tout-petits Centre de la petite enfance de
School, 1066 Hudson Dr.
l’Ontario – École publique Bayridge, 1066, promenade
To register:
Hudson. Cette activité sera animée en anglais.
http://kingstonplaydates.eventbrite.ca/
Pour inscrire : http://kingstonplaydates.eventbrite.ca/
May 21 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm: Family Support Meeting at our office.
For Adults
May 22 @ 7pm Kingston Chapter Annual General Meeting at Loblaws on Midland.
Dr. Liz Grier will be speaking. Refreshments will be served.
In order to sustain our current activities, we urgently need new volunteers to join our Chapter Leadership
Council. If you have benefited either professionally or personally from our activities in the past, please
consider "giving back" by contributing your time to this important cause. Meetings are every second month.
Please contact the office for more information.
Parents and Professionals Welcome!
May 23 from 7-9pm Adults with Asperger’s Support/Social Group
Funded by the Kingston Foundation for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Thank you!
May 24 & 25 Integration Action for Inclusion Conference: Access for All to the General Curriculum
Keynote Speakers: Cheryl M. Jorgensen, Ph. D. and Caroline Musselwhite, Ed. D., CCC/SLP, at Duncan
McArthur Hall, Queen's University
http://www.integration-inclusion.com/2013-conference.html
May 30 at 6:30 pm: Mom’s Social
Join us for a chance to relax and have a night “off” with snacks provided by the Kingston Chapter.
Location to be confirmed – please RSVP and we will contact with the details.
If you cannot open any of the links, please contact the office for assistance.
For information or to be added to our email list: // Pour information ou être ajouter au liste pour courrielles :
613-507-7896
[email protected]
We are grateful for the support of
and the Kingston Foundation for ASD