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GENERAL and ONGOING
PROGRAMS
RideABILITY
Therapeutic Riding Center is a
non-profit therapeutic horsemanship program dedicated to improving the
bodies, minds and spirits of people with special needs. Therapeutic riding
and other equine assisted activities can help students develop strength,
balance, control, self-confidence and self-esteem.
RideABILITY operates at Harris Heights Farm
in Rankin County between Brandon and Florence. The center is a member of
the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) and RideABILITY's
instructors are NARHA-certified.Group and private classes are taught on a
weekly basis. Lessons fees are charged based on a sliding fee scale.
RideABILITY follows NARHA guidelines to determine who can safely ride and
who will benefit from therapeutic horsemanship activities. For
additional information, to apply for enrollment or to apply to volunteer,
please contact Christy Henderson at 601-750-6735.
Research Project
CMDSS 2009 Calendar
If you are interested in having your child in the 2009 calendar, fill
out the participation agreement. Preference will be made for selection
of children who have not been in the calendar in the last 5 years.
Click here to download participation agreement
CMDSS Training Grants for Teachers
Scholarships are available for teachers and other educational
professionals who have direct supervision of a person with Down syndrome.
Funds may be used in the classroom to further educational goals or to attend
workshops, conferences, classes or training which will benefit the children
with Down syndrome in their classroom.
Click here to
download grant
CMDSS Training Grants for Direct Support
Professionals
Scholarships up to $500 will be awarded for qualified applicants that
can be used to cover general costs of training, conferences, institutes, and
other learning venues.
Click here to
download grant
CMDSS Summer FunD Program
Let’s have some fun! Funds are available for individuals with Down
syndrome to attend organized social, educational, sports, arts, dance, or
general activity camps, classes, events or activities. These are not
need-based, but rather fun-based grants.
Click here to
download grant
Summer Camp Info
Here is some info on summer camps for special needs kids as collected by
Mary Parks.
Click here to download list
UPCOMING EVENTS
Times Square Video Contest
Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Buddy Walk® by entering the Times
Square Video Contest. The video, which showcases individuals with Down
syndrome from all over the world, will air on a jumbo screen in the heart of
Times Square on September 26, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. The New York City Buddy
Walk will immediately follow the video presentation at the Great Hill in
Central Park .
Each year, NDSS receives thousands of photo submissions for the Times Square
Video Contest. Because the Buddy Walk promotes acceptance and inclusion of
individuals with Down syndrome, the winning photographs feature children,
teens and adults with Down syndrome working, playing and learning with
friends and family.
For more information, or to submit a photo,
please click here. The deadline for submitting photos is July 15, 2009.
ONE photo per individual can be submitted to the contest. Please note that
this is different than in the past. If you send more than one photo, NDSS
will only use the first submission.
Winners will be contacted by a representative from NDSS via email
starting the week of August 3, 2009. You will not be contacted if your photo
is not selected. Photographs will not be returned.
Click here to view the 2008 Times Square Video.
For further questions about the contest, contact me at
timessquarevideo@ndss.org.
Best,
Becky
Rebecca Switalski
National Buddy Walk Director
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