WEEKEND PHOTOS, FALL FUNDRAISERS AND BACK TO SCHOOL BASH!

[Glenda Fu]

Dear Dreams for Kids DC friends and family:

From our board member LaRhonda Burley-- TICKETS TO THIS FRIDAY'S NATIONALS GAME: We have the chance to donate tickets to our DFK families. We have about 30 tickets to give away, so it will be first come first served. I will need to know by COB Thursday to leave the tickets at Will Call. Please let me know if you will need ADA seating. To get tickets for this Friday's Nationals game please email me (G...@Dreamsforkids.org) back with the name you would like for the tickets to be under at WILL CALL (ONE NAME, YOU MUST BRING ID WITH YOU TO PICK UP TICKETS FROM WILL CALL), number of tickets, and IF you will need ADA seating. Thank you and please remember, the deadline is Thursday 3 pm EST to respond. Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to provide my info to the families as well.

Join DFKDC at our annual fundraiser - Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids DC! This year, the event will be on September 13th, 2014. Come out and celebrate our Executive Director Glenda Fu's birthday--alongside our incredible Board of Directors! TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW: http://2014dfkdcfundraiser.eventbrite.com/

A BIG THANK YOU TO professional basketball player S

ean Mosley, Alia Shmia and &Pizza, Elena Frenkel and the Washington DCJCC, John Ayers and the St John's Basketball team for helping put together our 2014 Dreams for Kids DC basketball clinic! Thank you to ALL the volunteers who came out and made it an incredible day!

Please find photos from the event here on our Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.907953585887855.1073741841.113128978703657&type=3

Thank you to

Maryland Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB) for a beautiful day of sailing! Photos are here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.907952055888008.1073741840.113128978703657&type=3

Extreme Recess 

Golf with Stonewall Golf Club, Play Golf America and PGAMA

Sunday,

September 14

th from

3 - 5 pm

Another year, another golf clinic

!

We are so grateful to Stonewall Golf Club, Play Golf America, PGA Middle Atlantic Section for partnering with us for another year of golf basics, as well as the return of GOLF-ZILLA!

 REGISTER TODAY:

https://ergolf2014.eventbrite.com

DFKDC BACK2SCHOOL BASH!

Sunday, September 28th from 11 am - 2 pm

We are excited to announce our FIRST EVER Back to School Bash!   Come join us at Mad Rose Tavern as we kick off the school year with a dance party with the Despicable Me minions, on site hair cuts for kids (free with donation),   Nail art station for kids, Free snacks from 11 am - 12 pm and much more!   THIS FAMILY FUN DAY is open to ALL of our children participants, their sibilings, friends and families! We want to celebrate back to school WITH you and let you know about upcoming events we will be having--along with some free perks and fun activities for children! We will be raising money for Dreams for Kids DC AND On The Edge Children's Foundation (our 6 year Extreme Recess Waterskiing partner/sponsor)! Special THANK YOU to Naeem of Mad Rose Tavern for giving us the back room and patio for this event! REGISTER TODAY

FOR FREE

: http://dfkback2schoolbash.eventbrite.com

From our families:

Care Giver for a Young Teen with Down Syndrome (Alexandria, Virginia 22310)

We are looking for an active, cheerful, and lively person to work with our 14-year-old son with down syndrome. The duties include recreation, protective supervision, language and social skills development, simple academic lessons (home work), teaching self-help skills, and basic household chores. Working hours are between 2:20 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. on Monday to Friday. Location is at Franconia, Alexandria 22310. We prefer someone who has direct working experience with children with disabilities and their families.

Preferred Provider Qualifications:

? Has own transportation

? Active, cheerful, and loves to talk and play with children with special needs

? Has passion to work with children with special needs

? Has direct working experience with children with special needs

? Has working experience teaching life skills to children with special needs

? Can help us with the basic household chores

If you lack any of these qualifications, and you are ready and proactive in learning how to interact with our son, then we would like to encourage you to apply for the job

As always, thank you for all of your support! Please let us know if you have any sponsors who would be interested in being a part of one of our upcoming clinics!

Best,

 -- 
Glenda L. Fu
Executive Director 
Dreams for Kids ~ DC
C: 301-742-7787
http://dreamsforkidsdc.org/
1420 N Street NW, Unit 812

Washington, DC 20005

 

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