DSAA Today’s Family Connection
SECOND QUARTER 2014
FROM PRESIDENT JOHN DUCAT For those of you that I have not had the pleasure of meeting, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce
2221 Peachtree Road NE myself. I have been with the DSAA for almost three years Suite d-226 and recently stepped into the role of President. Atlanta, GA 30309 P. 404.320.3233 First and foremost, I would like to thank my predecessor Brian Moore for his service and F. 404.228.7475 commitment to the DSAA. He is a true innovator, and his energy and enthusiasm are a testament to his devotion to the Down syndrome community. He, and Tamara Pursley [email protected] www.dsaatl.org before him, have left big shoes to fill. As an organization, we hope to use change as a pathway to becoming stronger, and we are constantly looking for new ways to better serve our membership and the community as a whole. As part of that effort, we have revamped our newsletter, expanded our Connect With Us programming, added new events, and there will be much more to come. Thank you for your continued input, and please keep those suggestions coming. Our membership is the lifeblood of the organization, and we greatly value your thoughts and opinions.
Like me, I am sure that you cannot believe how quickly the year is passing. As we cross the mid-point of the calendar year, it is important to take a look at back at what we have done and what we hope to accomplish in the second half of the year. Thus far in 2014, we have welcomed sixteen new families, distributed hundreds of new parent packets, and in this issue held twenty-one education seminars/family events. We have also continued our funding of both the Emory and adult clinics, our support of GiGi’s Playhouse, and our advocacy Messages from Executive and awareness efforts. We look to carry this momentum forward and to continue to 2 and Assistant Director work on growing the organization and creating better, stronger connections with you, our members. One Beautiful Spring in Granada 3 As fall approaches, we move into Buddy Walk season, and our dedicated staff is working tirelessly toward making it our best Buddy Walk yet. We have launched a new registration Managing Behavior in site, recruited some exciting new sponsors, and are preparing for our inaugural Buddy 4 Children with Down Syndrome Walk Kick-Off Party on August 16, 2014. It is the enthusiasm of our teams and the spirit of our membership that makes the event such a wonderful celebration of the Down News Briefs syndrome community. We look forward to seeing everyone in October, and we will need 5 all of your support to achieve our boldest goal yet — raising over $200,000. Building a Medical Home for In the meantime, please feel free to contact me directly with any questions, comments, or 6 Adults with Down syndrome concerns at [email protected]. 7 iCan Ride Update Thanks, and we hope to see you soon. Sincerely, 8 Birthdays 10 DSAA Community Groups John Ducat 11 Fashionista Karrie Brown President, DSAA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Vanessa Champlin [email protected] FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VANESSA CHAMPLIN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Not ready for summer to end? Me neither, although it will be nice to perhaps finally put some Stephanie Donlan of this rain behind us! [email protected] Since there is still time for one last hurrah, I thought I’d share some resources to help you find activities nearby that are rolling out the red carpet with specials aimed at families. EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT Groupon (www.groupon.com/local/atlanta) has some great deals for last minute outings, including pre-season football tickets, reduced cost tickets to the High Museum of Art and John Ducat even discounts on Krispy Kreme donuts. It’s free to sign up if you want more deals. [email protected] I AM ATL (www.iamatl.net/summer/things-to-do#ads) is offering a city pass that gives you TREASURER 46% savings to local attractions as well as discounts at LegoLand and the Center for Puppetry Kelly Perry Arts. In addition, it offers information on free attractions like Babyland General Hospital — [email protected] birthplace of the Cabbage Patch kids! SECRETARY School days will be back before we know it; in the Jennifer Sheran meantime, I wish you and your family happy, healthy [email protected] last days of summer.
BOARD I look forward to seeing everyone at Buddy Walk this fall! Edward Bradley [email protected] Emily Jones [email protected]
Lisa Newbern FROM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR STEPHANIE DONLAN [email protected] It is hard to believe that summer is practically gone. Mark Smith Our days are getting shorter, and our nights are getting [email protected] longer. There is no doubt about it — fall is almost here, Chris Yarbrough which means Buddy Walk® Atlanta is around the corner. [email protected] Every Buddy Walk seems to trump the last, and I think 2014 will be no different. We’ll be Erenia Castillo bringing back a lot of the favorites — nail painting stations, bouncy houses, super heroes and [email protected] a DJ. We’re also bringing in some new and exciting stuff, such as food trucks to allow for some additional food options. And we’re very excited that WSB-TV (ABC) Atlanta will return as Todd Hartle our media partner. [email protected] One of things that has made Buddy Walk such a success in the past is our volunteers. We EX-OFFICIO BOARD could never put on such a fun event for our members without our amazing volunteers. So like past years, we’ll need volunteers this year to help set-up, unload equipment, staff the various MEMBERS activities, food and drink stations. If you’re interested in volunteering or you know someone Janice Nodvin who might be interested, please let us know. You can sign up at www.dsaatl.org/volunteer [email protected] So if you plan to attend, donate or volunteer, don’t forget to mark your calendars Meagan Smith for Sunday, October 19 at Centennial Olympic Park. Registration is open at meagan.smith@ www.ds-stride.org/atlantabuddywalk emoryhealthcare.org October 19 can’t get here soon enough! I can’t wait!
See you then,
2 | DSAA Today’s Family Connection | Q2 2014 One Beautiful Spring in Granada By Susy Martorell, Former Director AHSDA\
Rosary in hand, a somber, young mantilla lady On a sabbatical in Granada, Spain this past spring of with Down syndrome walks in a Semana Santa 2014, I was delighted to find many examples of persons procession in Granada, Spain. with Down syndrome well integrated and celebrated within the Granada community.
On frequent walks down a lovely pedestrian The highlight of my visit/exploration of faced, as is expected. My heart leaped to realize boulevard leading to the center of town, I often Granada was attending the weeklong that here in Granada, this young woman was saw a young man with Down syndrome (35 processions held during Semana Santa or participating in this exceptionally important years old) walking briskly down the way, white Holy Week. This is a very Catholic country event, just as any other young Granada woman, shirt, dress pants with a satchel/briefcase slung and the whole city spent the week absorbed devoted and devout, might aspire to do. over his shoulder, clearly on his way to work. in processional participation leading up to Easter Sunday. Each procession included a city One weekend, making my way down this band, soldiers, altar boys and girls, penitentes same boulevard, I came across a special (the penitent ones), priests and church leaders, exhibition tent set up to celebrate 50 years of huge floats with scenes based on Holy Week a city-wide program that celebrated persons and the mantilla ladies. The mantilla ladies with special needs. There was always a chatty would walk slowly and seriously, all dressed group of young people with Down syndrome in black dresses, with large mantillas, rosaries in attendance socializing and exploring the clutched in their gloved hands and most with exhibition tables. Making use of the convenient high heels, in a procession for about six to bus routes to visit small towns nearby, I seven hours down narrow cobblestone streets. frequented the city bus station and grew In the center of town, at one of the larger somewhat acquainted with a young woman processions, I spied a young mantilla lady who worked in the bus station cafeteria. with Down syndrome, rosary in hand, serious
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Toilet Training Children with Down Syndrome BOOKS FOR CHILDREN By Lillie Huddleston, Ed.S.
Toilet training can be a challenging process for both parents and children. There are special considerations when working with children with Down syndrome that may help ease the process. Delays in onset of readiness are typical in the child with Down syndrome; thus, the first step is to determine your child’s level of readiness for toilet training. Potty Key questions to determine your child’s readiness include: by Leslie Patricell
—— Is your child aware of whether or not he or she is wet or dry? Children with Down syndrome may exhibit a delayed ability to sense if their blad- ders or intestines are full and ready to void. —— Is your child dry for one and half to two hours? —— Can your child walk comfortably to and from the restroom? —— Does your child have the motor skills to achieve the steps to toileting, such as pulling up or down clothing and sitting on the toilet or potty chair for two to five A Potty for Me! minutes with minimal assistance? by Karen Katz —— Does your child watch others and show interest in the toileting routine? —— Does your child signal the need to go to the restroom verbally or nonverbally? —— Can your child follow one and two-step directions? It is important to wait until your child demonstrates an interest in toilet training as well. Parents should use a calm confident tone while working with their children. Remember to avoid punishing or shaming the child for accidents as they are a normal part of toilet training. It is important to praise your child for any success along the toilet training journey. Finally, be sure that you are able to implement a consistent Sesame Street: toileting schedule. For example, you should not begin toilet training during vacations Potty Time with Elmo or other times when your schedule is unpredictable.
Your child’s toilet training program should be designed around his or her strengths and interests. For example, it may be helpful to use books or videos to help teach your child about toileting or to reward him or her for toileting successes. It may be helpful to provide visual cues, such as pictures of the steps of the toileting process. You may also want to record your child’s elimination schedule for a few days in order to have baseline information for planning toileting trips.
WANT PHOTOS FROM PAST DSAA EVENTS? REFERENCES National Down Syndrome Association. (2010). Download them for FREE at Toilet training in Down syndrome. www.dsaaphotos.org/-/dsaaphotos. www.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:toilet- training&catid=51:therapies-a-development&Itemid=142 Sincere thanks to our wonderful photographer Nina Shields and her team that supports us by capturing all of these wonderful DSAA memories!
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Managing Behavior in Children with Down Syndrome NEWS BRIEFS
Buddy Walk registration is OPEN! Vacation 4 A Cause The 17th annual Buddy Walk Atlanta is Sunday, Traveling? When you book your next vacation OR business travel with Vacation October 19th at Centennial Olympic park from 4 A Cause, they will make a Significant 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Registration opens at 11am.) Contribution to DSAA at no extra cost to you! You get the exact same travel you Team Captains: be sure to download our new —— Supporting 102 new DSAA Members are planning to take anyway, at the same team captain guide! It’s filled with tips to or lower price, and generate a substantial —— Providing $36k in support to the better organize your team, streamline donation to DSAA. Emory Down Syndrome Clinic and amplify fundraising efforts and more. Visit vacation4acause.com/dsaa You can find it under the “Welcome” tab at —— Fully funding (in 2013) the Adult www.ds-stride.org/atlantabuddywalk. Down Syndrome Clinic — Funds raised from the walk for DSAA in — Providing $12.5k in support to 2013 were used for: GiGis Playhouse Lightning Storm —— Hosting eight family events/outings —— Fully funding AHSDA, DSAA’s Adaptive Cheer Team Hispanic Program —— Hosting three new parent orientations —— Supporting Corrigan Care, Habima The- This year Cheertyme All-Stars (CTA) will —— Hosting six half-day education seminars atre, the Bregman Conference and other be offering a new adaptive cheer team for on topics ranging from toilet training, programs for people with disabilities children with physical disabilities. The team adult transition, financial planning, Katie Becket and Deeming Waiver and more —— Funding our advocacy efforts, will focus on development and having a including GA Disability Day, Buddy positive experience, as well as helping each —— Distributing 250+ new parent packets Walk on Washington, NDSC Annual athlete build interpersonal skills and gain to local hospitals, physicians offices and convention and more confidence. This team will jump, tumble parent liaisons and dance just like our other teams. The DSAA is deeply indebted to our supporters, —— Training six new parent liaisons goal is to keep the athletes active and who make all of what we do possible. Sincere challenged on a weekly basis. —— Staffing 67 local hospitals with thanks in advance for helping us make this parent liaisons year the best Buddy Walk yet! CTA invites elementary and middle school aged youth with physical disabilities to be MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE a part of our competitive cheer program. Cheertyme All-Stars has been a staple of Dekalb County for 15 years and holds over The Superior Plumbing Club is Turner 100 National Championships. Field’s most exciting venue! Located on the Club Level between home plate and For more information about how to be a 3rd base, the Superior Plumbing Club part of the Lightning Storm, please visit offers an intimate setting to watch the www.cheertymeallstarsofga.com, email baseball game. All the tables in the club [email protected] or have a small flat screen TV for up close call 678.768.8530. viewing of the game and replays.
Superior Plumbing is offering tables elevate that student to the Winners Circle. that will seat three lucky students Nominees are offered the option on our website to share their nomination by email, with special needs and their parent Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest to garner for each game. Each ticket comes more votes for their nominated student. with a $30.00 food credit. Voting is limited to once a day and must be Anyone can nominate a student for done at www.SuperiorPlumbing.com/vote consideration by going to www.SuperiorPlumbing.com/vote Winners will be chosen once a week and notified by Superior Plumbing. This is a There is also an opportunity to vote for the fantastic opportunity for our special needs student of your choice on our website and community. Nominate a student today!
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Building a Medical Home for Adults with Down syndrome By Andrea Videlefsky, MD and Jeffrey Reznik, MD
The health care needs of adolescents and The medical home team manages care and adults with Down syndrome are often services for you—acting as the “hub” for your PCMH SERVICES neglected within the health care system. health care. PCMH puts you, the patient, They have special needs that are not being at the center of the health care system, and met within the traditional model of health provides primary care that is accessible, PCMH offers detailed discussions care. Individuals with Down syndrome age continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, with the individual, family members more rapidly than the general population and coordinated and compassionate. The main and caregivers centered around the encounter a variety of health, psychosocial focus is the patient. following issues: and intellectual conditions as they age. ADSP provides an interdisciplinary and —— Educational and Vocational Issues Access to services and lack of expertise in comprehensive approach to healthcare for dealing with these issues is often limited; adolescents and adults with Down syndrome —— Transition to Adult Services therefore, they need a holistic approach and their families covering physical health to healthcare and wellness that includes including medical, pharmacological and —— Changes in Medical Symptoms physical, mental, emotional and behavioral nutritional aspects, as well as emotional and aspects of their care. Their health care needs social health incorporating psychological, —— Changes in Behavior are best served within the framework of a social and family factors, and addressing Patient Centered Medical Home. education, vocation and community support. —— Medication Management
As a result of this need, the Adult Down The PCMH for the ADSP is located within —— Behavioral Management Syndrome Program (ADSP) is excited Urban Family Practice Associates, PC at 2520 to announce the new Patient-Centered Windy Hill Road, Suite 303, Marietta, GA —— Life planning Medical Home (PCMH). A PCMH is an 30067. For more information or to make an innovative model of health care that provides appointment with ADSP, please reach out to —— Aging coordinated, comprehensive, compassionate Janice Nodvin at [email protected] or care within a framework that focuses on the 678-595-4854. —— Concerns about Loss of Function needs of the patient. Healthcare is provided by a team including the physician, nurse/ The ADSP is supported by grants from the —— End of Life Planning medical assistant, front and back office Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta and personnel, social worker, behavior analyst the Georgia Healthy Family Alliance. and family counselor with referrals to other specialists, psychologists, patient advocates and nutritionists as needed.
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ConnectConnect the thedots fromdots 1 tofrom 19 and 1 color to 19the pictureand color when you have finished! iCan Bike Helps the picture when you have finished! Members Achieve a Dream DSAA worked with iCan Shine to bring the iCan Bike camp program to Duluth the week of June 23. iCan Shine “understands that the vast majority of people with disabilities never have the experience of independently riding a conventional two-wheel bicycle during their lifetime. Research shows that over 80% of people with Autism and 90% of people with Down syndrome never experience this thrill.” According to their
Web site, this is why they created the iCan Bike camp program.
Together we held four 75 minute sessions for five days to help teach the skill. The camp was held at Northview High School with more than 28 campers and 46 volunteers. Each camper had one to two volunteers to assist them on the bikes, and they started out with rollers on Monday advancing to two wheels outside by Friday.
We are happy to report that our camp did have more than an 80% success rate of campers riding on two wheels by the end of Friday.
The camp was such a success that we plan to bring it back next year. Stay tuned for details.
© busybeekidsprintables.com In the meantime, happy riding!
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MAY
Abigail Anderson Estefania Ramirez Libby Johnson Alyssa Hahn Faith Chase Lila Cooperider Angelo Jimenez Grace Frances Carter Luke Bedsole Antonio Gallo Hudson Brown Makena Bowen Araina Milagro Calderon Jaada Colbert Megan Sanders Griffin Bannie Galletly Jackson Bowers Michael Kozicki Caitlin Gleason Jacob Lamb Noah Gazaway Cantrell Carly Elizabeth Ingram Jake Jeffries Payton McNichols Claire Schell Jasmine Bennett Quinton Pressley Corbett Dishman Javonni Aurielle Stevenson Ruby Jusell Rosa Lemus Cori Crawford Jeff Baumblatt Ruby Plaia Dalton Copelan Jeremy Foster Prokesch Ryan Ocobock Darby Taylor Jose Cabellero Savannah Riley Doris Reid Jose Issac Shazen Manjiyani Elijah Adrien Julian Torres-Montes Tyler Stoddard Emily Goede Katie Rouille Emily White Kristian Johnson
JUNE
Abby Gatlin Gabriel Chidambaram Maeve Dooley Abby Hendricks Gabriel Lucas Elalam Maggie-Grace Brewer Alayna Skidmore Hector James Ubaldo Marlet Zamarripa Ananda Hakeem Isabella Clark Mary Catherine Price Anna Patton Jennie Linn Dunn Dohrmann Mason Gray McKenzie Benjamin Yarbrough Jessica Ventura Rayon Matthew Jones Brady Spry Joshua Marble Matthew Watton Caroline Chase Joshua Roberts Max Bartholomai Cayla Larry Julia Ruth Shriner Nicholas De Sousa Chrishaad Stinson Karol Ann Hart Nicolas DeBarros Christian Mitchell Katie Bender Olivia Krista Dale Potter Katie Norris Paul McGourk Daniel Knobloch Kayla Todd Raymond Carr Daniel Skandera Lani Wright Saniya Haynes Eli James Keaton Lily Turner Santiago Londono Ella Grace Gearheard London Victoria George Tony Johnson Emma Wheeler Madison Sherrer Walter Henry Reppe
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JULY
Allison Claire Hakerem Jennifer Everett Addison Laine Dahlem Jessica Fields Aiden Carr Jonathan Pinilla Amy Corrigan Jordan Bowen Ana Beatriz Rossy Caratti Jose Santiago Ansleigh Grace Ivey Joseph Sheran Anthony Hudson Giguere Karen Murphy GET FEATURED Ashley Valdez Katelynn Grace Daniel Share your photos for a Audrey Anne Trujillo Keelan Isaiah Bell chance to be featured in upcoming newsletters! Brooks Smith Kelly Perry Send a high-resolution Callie Robinson Kennedy Taylor Baldini JPEG or similar file with Caroline Mosley Keron Whiters your child’s name, age Cody Wilbanks Landon and birthday by October 1 to [email protected]. Daniel Harman Layla Thomas David Reed Liam Ransom Dex Noel Lilah Smith Deyton Sullivan Livie Ongie DJ Almond Marty Rasnick Ella Claire Chambers McKenna Glass Emma Browne Miranda Zubowicz Ezekiel Clark Muadh Kamal Hallie McCollum Nancy Grace Williams Hannah Hibben Peter MacArthur Ahlin Hayden Fullington Sam Moore Hayes Harper Sean Ela Happy birthday to Alyssa Hahn (age 4) and Joey Sheran (age 4)! Ian Albury Sean Reeves Iesha Mills Sylas Thomas Jaxson Young Theo Neff Jay Bowers Tsionawit Tesfaye
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DSAA Community Groups
NETWORKING DIRECTOR HENRY COUNTY AND Emily Jones SURROUNDING AREAS New Group Alert [email protected] Melissa Kendrick Melissa Kendrick, with DSAA support, [email protected] AHSDA (HISPANIC GROUP) has created a new group! It is a group or for members who also have a dual Erenia Castillo Alison Utterback diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder [email protected] [email protected] ATHENS (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity HOUSTON COUNTY/WARNER ROBINS Disorder(ADHD), Oppositional Victoria Pressley Donna Crick Defiance Disorder (ODD) or Destructive [email protected] [email protected] Behavior Disorder (DBD). The group is CARROLLTON/VILLA RICA/ MONTICELLO MIRACLES a place where members can discuss DOUGLASVILLE what they are experiencing and what Kelly Copelan is working for their family and what Nicole Mitchell [email protected] [email protected] programs are offered in Georgia for NORTH ATLANTA, FORSYTH/NORTH dual diagnosis, such as therapies, CHEROKEE COUNTY GWINNETT/JOHN’S CREEK doctors and schooling. For more Amber Chase Margaret-Ann Hopper information about the group, check [email protected] [email protected] out their Facebook page called DSAA COBB COUNTY facebook.com/groups/ Connections-Dual Diagnosis or contact Regenia Guariglia DSConnectionNorthMetro Melissa directly at 770-826-6300 or [email protected]. [email protected] STONE MOUNTAIN/LITHONIA BRIGHT COLUMBUS Beginnings Angels Among Us Lisa Lewis-Peck Melissa Clark [email protected] [email protected] SOUTH FULTON DEKALB/ATLANTA Shining on Ds Alita Byrd Cathy Webb [email protected] [email protected] facebook.com/groups/ PAULDING COUNTRY/ DSPlaygroup SURROUNDING AREAS GWINNETT/SOUTHWEST Megan Maulsby Lisa Brown [email protected] [email protected] facebook.com/ facebook.com/groups/ groups/198321133569907 DSPlaygroup If you are interested in starting a group in your area, contact us at [email protected]
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Letter from the President
Karrie Brown isn’t just a teenaged girl from Illinois who enjoys fashion.
On the first day of school in 2013, her mom new product line kick off party as a VIP, met on numerous webizines, national television posted a photo on Facebook that resulted with the designer, had a dream shopping websites and international articles. Many of in questions about Karrie’s clothes, such spree and went to Disneyland. The entire these are well known news organizations, such as “Where did you buy such stylish clothes trip revolved around Karrie being the star as Today.com, GoodMorningAmerica.com, that fit so well?” Karrie has a more curvy of the show! Seventeen.com, Glamour.com and GirlsLife. body style plus she is only 4’ 8”. This led to com. She has been described as the face of a discussions about her favorite store, Wet Seal, Since returning from the whirlwind tour, New Movement, depicting what people with and how Karrie’s dream was to be a model for Karrie has been featured in J-14 Magazine, disabilities can achieve. Wet Seal. the number one teen celebrity magazine with a 16.5 million subscriber base. In addition, Just in case it was not mentioned before, On a Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., a Facebook she has had a second photo shoot with Wet Karrie has multiple diagnoses — Down page went up — Karrie Brown-Modeling Seal, done a Red Carpet Walk at Pre-Oscar’s syndrome, autism, epilepsy and hearing loss, the Future. The next day, just before events and started her own non-profit, but these do not define who she is as a person. noon, Wet Seal corporate office in Orange KarriedAway, Inc. County, California, issued a challenge. Karrie will be a guest of honor and speaking If Karrie could reach 10,000 likes by 5:00 Karrie accepts no money for her appearances at our Buddy Breakfast on Thursday, p.m. on Friday, they promised a surprise. The and photo shoots. Instead, all proceeds are September 18 at the Buckhead City Club surprise was on Wet Seal. Karrie reached over donated to assist others with disabilities find at 7:30 a.m. 11,000 likes by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday! meaningful employment. For more information or to buy tickets, please Two weeks later, Karrie and her mom flew Karrie’s Facebook page continues to grow. visit www.dsaatl.org/buddy_breakfast_2014 to California to the corporate offices of Wet She is now being followed by over 32,100 Seal for a private photo shoot. They attended a people in 45 countries. She has been featured
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September 6 D.A.D.S BBQ Cookout Lilburn City Park
September 13 Education Day Emory University Medical Education Bldg Rm 153A & 170A New Parent Seminar and concurrent sessions about speech therapy and horseback riding therapy
September 18 Buddy Breakfast Buckhead City Club
October 19 2014 Buddy Walk Centennial Olympic Park
October 24 D.A.D.S Annual Golf Outing Bears Best Atlanta
November 15 Education Day Emory University Medical Education Bldg Rm 153A Full walk through on filling out the Deeming Waiver application
December 6 Holiday Dance Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
December 7 Holiday Party Mt. Paran Church, Great Hall
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