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Upcoming Bancroft
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Adult
Special Olympics:Fall Sports Festival - State
Competition
October 25,
2009
Time
TBA
Sarnoff
Fields
jbozicek@comcast.net
Early Education
Halloween Parade
October 28,
2009
1:30PM-2:00PM
Lebensfeld
(856)
354-2966
National Caregivers
Conference
October 29,
2009
9AM-4PM
Iselin,
NJ
(732) 528-8080
Elizabeth M. Boggs
Center's Fall Developmental Disabilities Lecture
Series: Sharing Lives that Matter
October 30,
2009
9:30AM-12:30PM
Mount
Laurel, NJ
(732) 235-9307
School
Halloween Dance
October 30,
2009
3PM-9PM
Cooley Hall Gym
(856)
429-5637, ext. 335
Community Services for
Adults' Halloween Dance
October 31,
2009
4PM-8PM
Coliseum in Voorhees, NJ
(856) 428-0685 ext. 128
Adult Special Olympics:
Bowling Practice
November 1,
2009
12PM-3PM
LaMartinique
jbozicek@comcast.net
Flicker's Annual Comedy
Night
November 06, 2009
8PM-9:30PM
Lindenwold
Moose Lodge 2425 White Horse Pike Lindenwold, NJ
$10 Admission goes towards Flicker's Day
Program
(856) 651-9510, ext.
102
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Pictured
above petting a chinchilla is student Benjamin
Griffin (middle) with principal Matthew Sharp
(right) while other staff look on.
Elmwood Park Zoo Visits Early Education
Program
The Elmwood Park Zoo
visited our Early Education Program today to
introduce our students to some very interesting
animals. Laurie, a handler from the zoo, let
students touch a live skunk, a turtle, a snake and
a chinchilla. Some students seemed completely
mesmerized by the animals and many were fearless,
touching everything. Laurie also provided
interesting facts about each animal and brought
some other props to show and teach students. Click
the link below to view a slideshow of the photos
from this fun and educational visit!
Elmwood
Park Zoo visits Early Education Program
Slideshow
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An addition to our family...
Welcome,
Walker Center at Bancroft
As of Wednesday, Oct. 21, the
Walker Center near Philadelphia is now known as
The Walker Center at Bancroft. We are very pleased
to welcome 24 adults served by Walker, their staff
and families to our organization!
The
center provides community living supports in seven
homes and four apartments in the Lower Merion and
Wynnefield, Pa., areas, as well as respite,
in-home support, and an innovative parenting
program.
"We are excited about
extending our mission into Pennsylvania, and are
so pleased to welcome those served by Walker into
the Bancroft family," says Bancroft President Toni
Pergolin. "This merger is a good thing for both
organizations. It will help us to provide the best
possible services and supports for those served by
Walker and Bancroft for many years to
come."
The program will become part of our
organizational structure, with its senior
director, Sharon Williams Taylor, reporting to
Stephen Bruce, Bancroft's vice president of
operations. Clair Rohrer, senior director of
Bancroft's Flicker, Brick and Delaware programs,
will serve as the liaison to help integrate the
program into Bancroft. She will work closely with
Sharon Williams Taylor to support the program
during the transition period.
For more
information on the Walker Center at Bancroft, call
the Admissions Office at (800)
774-5516.
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What
do Bancroft and the Phillies have in
common?
The
Bancroft Butterfly
Ball!
This
year's Butterfly Ball promises to be the best
ever, as we celebrate with Phillies third baseman
Greg Dobbs - the event's dinner
chair. We'll also raffle off a Phillies VIP game
package - see details below - and host a fabulous
night of dining, dancing and more.
Another highlight of the Nov. 21
event: Bancroft will honor several community
leaders. This year's Margaret Bancroft Award
recipients are Barbara and Jack
Tarditi. Stewart Business
Systems will receive our
Corporate and Community Leadership
Award.
The Butterfly Ball will be
held at the Westin Mount Laurel, Rt. 73 and
Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel, N.J., on
Saturday, Nov. 21.
The winner of our
Phillies raffle - to be drawn during the ball -
will receive four tickets to any 2010 Phillies
home game, April to August. The four
ticket-holders will receive a pre-game tour,
including a visit to the field behind home plate
at Citizens Bank Park. Guests will enjoy an
unforgettable up-close look at the field, and the
team as they take batting practice. Raffle tickets
cost $20 each, and will be sold over the next few
weeks and that evening. They can also be purchased
from members of the Butterfly Ball Committee and
through our Development Office at (856)
348-1145.
We
hope you'll join us for this spectacular gala -
our largest annual fund-raiser - attended by
Bancroft families as well as corporate, government
and community partners.
For sponsorship
opportunities, including the ball's Tribute
Journal, click here:
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Adult served featured in Inquirer
story
Man
inspires others with disabilities
After a brain injury
in 1990, doctors thought Lee Miller would never
walk again. But today, the 49-year-old not only
walks - he won gold and silver medals for running
this year at the New Jersey Special Olympics
Summer Games.
The Philadelphia
Inquirer last week ran a feature on Miller, his
triumphs and goals. To read the full story, click
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Newspaper ad thanks - and recruits -
employers
We recently ran a
large newspaper ad promoting employment of people
with disabilities, and listing the scores of
businesses that currently employ people we
serve.
The ad, which
appeared in South Jersey's Courier-Post, also
marked National Disabilities Employment Awareness
Month.
To view the ad, click
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Take Action to Secure Needed
Resources
Help ensure that
services to people with developmental disabilities
aren't cut in next year's State budget. We are
facing a $5-8 billion dollar deficit, so no matter
who wins this year's election, he is going to be
faced with cutting funding to address the budget
deficit. Your support is needed. Attached is an
Action Alert and a flyer from the Alliance for the
Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD)
for your information and follow-up. Click on the
links below to view
each.
Action
Alert
Alliance
for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
(ABCD) Flyer
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Help us reach out
Four times a year, Bancroft sends
letters to families and other friends, asking for
donations to support our important mission. Many
respond immediately with a generous contribution.
Others put the letter aside - intending to donate
later, but sometimes forgetting or simply not
getting around to it.
That's
where we need your help! Bancroft is hosting
"Calling Parties" - gatherings where family
members like you call other Bancroft supporters to
remind them to donate. You don't have to ask for
money, because we've already done that in our
letter. We only ask you to remind people about the
letter and the need. You can also share your story
- your own reasons for supporting Bancroft.
We'll provide everything else,
including food and soft
drinks.
Calling Parties are now being
scheduled for Nov. 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12 from 6 to
8 pm at our corporate offices at 800 Kings Highway
North in Cherry Hill.
To join a
party, please call Michael McLaughlin of our
Advancement Office at (856) 348-1171 or e-mail mmclaughlin@bnh.org.
On
behalf of all the staff and people we serve, thank
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New electronic autism registry
The state recently
announced a new electronic autism registry to
make it easier for families of children with
autism and other special health-care needs to be
connected to the appropriate diagnostic, treatment
and support services in their communities.
The New Jersey Autism Registry
requires psychiatrists, psychologists,
neurologists and other medical professionals to
register the children they are diagnosing with
autism and birth defects such as Down syndrome,
cleft palate and heart or muscular
defects.
"Diagnosis and treatment of
autism spectrum disorders has long been a top
priority in New Jersey," said Governor Jon S.
Corzine. "Through this registry, families will be
referred to appropriate resources in their own
communities so they can get the best treatment and
care for their children's special
needs."
Click here for the
announcement:
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Office of Autism Services slated for
NJ
New Jersey released its
Adults with Autism Task Force report recently,
which includes recommendations on how to address
the needs of people with autism and their families
in the state.
One of the
group's key recommendations - to establish a
centralized Office of Autism Services - is already
being implemented. Gov. Jon S. Corzine announced
plans this month to open the new office within the
state Department of Human Services (DHS), to
oversee services for adults with autism spectrum
disorders and their families.
The office would help address the
wide-ranging needs of adults with autism,
according to the report, which include
"individualized support in transitioning from the
educational system into adulthood, life-skills
training, day programs to attend or job training
and placement, health care, housing,
transportation and assistance with legal issues."
View the press release and full report on
the DHS website, using the links below.
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