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Xavier Allen
Sutirth Bogar
Lakeisha Broome
Desmond Burton
Michael Deangelis
Benjamin Deary
Benjamin Deaver
Ian Dunn
Jamison Eberstein
Spencer Edwards
Callie Fauntleroy
Geoffrey Fung
Frank Hickok
Matthew LeMay
Mary-Kate McCleary
Joe Mcgraw
Samantha Nunez
Zyniya Oliver
Kai Penic
Daniel Silverman
Elif Simsek |
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BIRTHDAY SHOUTOUTS The DFKDC participants & volunteers listed to the left have JULY birthdays! We want to wish them a very happy birthday from Dreams For Kids DC! |
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 | CALLING ALL MOVIE/TV FANS (PARTICIPANTS & VOLUNTEERS CAN ENTER!): VIDEO CONTEST FOR #DFKDC supporters! Help us win $5000 by entering Intellectual Property Owners Association's special contest to spread awareness around #intellectualproperty. Your video can include any type of content, check out last year's winners to learn more: https://www.ipoef.org/contest-overview/
Anyone who enters this video contest could win Nats tickets from Dreams For Kids DC! Email Glenda at G...@Dreamsforkids.org to learn more! |
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DFKDC PROM & FOOTBALL VIDEO!
In case you missed our prom this year, feel free to dance at your computer right now! We had such a blast with our kids and families! Thank you to our sponsors; On The Edge Children’s Foundation, Edlavitch DCJCC, Rob & Paige Robertory for an amazing event. Dreams For Kids DC partnered with the Washington Redskins & Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation to bring together professional football players and our #DFKDC children for our eighth adaptive football clinic! Thank you to our board member Tom Prather and The Blue Wave for our Prom video, click below. Thank you to Corey Wright for creating our incredible football video. |
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DFKDC SOCCER: June 23rd, 2018 (RESCHEDULED, please note we are looking at July 28th weekend for the new date and will inform you when it is confirmed)Dreams For Kids DC (DFKDC) is partnering with D.C. United to hold a special soccer clinic for children with disabilities. The event will feature D.C. United players, D.C. United's mascot Talon and awesome volunteers! Featuring our #DFKDC Athlete Ambassador and D.C. United Defender Kofi Opare! Register today to be a part of this empowering clinic featuring a variety of soccer drills! Volunteers still needed for this clinic! Sponsored by D.C. United, DARCARS, C&A Scientific and MAXIMUS Foundation |
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VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED for DFKDC Water Sports!
JULY 14th, 2018 SATURDAY
Dreams For Kids DC, Hoffmaster's Marina, Arnold F Baggins Foundation, and On the Edge Children's Foundation invite you to our 10th annual Waterskiing Clinic! Come join the fun for a day of watersports! Activities include waterskiing, tubing, canoeing, paddle boarding, obstacle course, and more! BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Pohick Bay Regional Park, Hoffmaster's Marina, Pohick Bay Regional Park, On the Edge Children's Foundation...and the Arnold F. Baggins Foundation! |
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Thank you to C&A Scientific for sponsoring our D.C. United Soccer Clinic this June! C & A Scientific is a industry leading manufacturer of Medical Equipment, Laboratory Supplies, and award winning hobby products and toys. Learn more by clicking here. |
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DONATE YOUR VEHICLEHave a car you no longer want, picked up free of charge? Running or not, call Donate for Charity at 866-392-4483 or visit http://www.donateforcharity.com/donate-car-to/dreams-kids-dc/ and choose the “Dreams For Kids DC” as your charity. We thank you, in advance, for choosing DFKDC to receive the proceeds of your donation. This is a quick and easy way for us to receive support from you! |
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Thanks to all of your Smile Amazon support--we finally received our first DFKDC disbursement from Amazon! Keep using this link when you shop at Amazon and Amazon will keep donating 0.5% of your purchase price to Dreams For Kids DC: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/61-1716117 and ask your donors, volunteers, employees, and friends to bookmark this link so all their eligible shopping will benefit Dreams For Kids DC. |
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 | Exceptional Edge is an SAT preparation course for students with diverse learning needs, designed for students with attention, processing, or anxiety issues. EDGE Ed is NOW offering a summer camp that dives into various interests - including media production, photography, and more all for the price of $199! For more information and pricing, contact Josh at jo...@edgeed.com |
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 | We want to get YOUR ENERGY BILL DOWN with SolarCity!
This map shows all the people who have made the switch over to cleaner more affordable energy with Solarcity in Maryland. With SolarCity as one of Dreams for Kids DC's new partners, if you join the movement, #SolarCity will donate a considerable amount back to #DFKDC! Email our friend Sam at ski...@solarcity.com if you are interested in lowering your energy costs for the rest of your life! Sign up with Dreams For Kids DC and a sizeable contribution will go back toward our charity! Click the image or link above to get started on something that will benefit you and DFKDC! |
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 | | Thinking about buying or selling a home in the DC Metro [DC, Maryland, Virginia] area, let The Legendary Team will help you out! If you mention DFKDC when contacting them, The Legendary Team will make a considerable donation back to us! Furthemore, as a client - you will be invited to exclusive client appreciation parties, for instance - a private suite party at an upcoming Nationals baseball game! Call Michael with The Real Estate Experts TODAY! 443-831-5681 Or email mi...@thelegendaryteam.com |
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 | FOR OUR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PARTICIPANTS! The Washington Wheelers Blind Hockey Club was founded in February 2016.The team began regular practices in the summer of 2016, and participated in 10 major Blind Hockey events in North America during the 2016-2017 season. The team supports a roster of 15 full time players and 10 developmental skaters, many of whom are also veterans; the Wheelers have helped more than 140 blind and low vision skaters take the ice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. The Wheelers provide direct service to the blind community, as an all-volunteer organization 100% of all money raised immediately benefits all players. Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/dcblindhockey/What is Blind Hockey? Blind Hockey is the same exhilarating, fast-paced sport as Ice Hockey with only one main difference – all of the players are legally blind. Players’ levels of vision range from legally blind – approximately 10% vision or less – to totally blind, with the lowest vision athletes playing defense or goal. Players must be classified as eligible in one of the three International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) classifications. |
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Does someone you care about need support services? Maybe DC Quality Trust can help!
Find out what you need to know to help someone get ready for life after high school. Many people with developmental disabilities (DD) need supports to work, socialize, have fun, live in a place of their own, and navigate their community. Learn about the government agencies, rules and service providers that determine how we access vital supports and programming for adults with DD. Join other families who are getting educated about the steps necessary to access home and community-based supports. Maryland and DC disability service systems are complex. You don’t have to face them alone. Register for Quality Trust’s 90-minute educational seminars, and learn What you should know about…
· Applying for Social Security disability benefits – Feb 20th webinar 10am-noon (Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/y7ay22rm)
· Applying for Medicaid waiver benefits in DC – Mar 6th & April 10th 6-8pm* (Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/ycndwbue & https://tinyurl.com/y7u8kkxz)
· Applying for Medicaid waiver benefits in MD (TBD)
· Employment supports & resources in DC and MD (TBD)
· Selecting home & community-based service providers in DC and MD (TBD)
· Understanding guardianship and its alternatives (TBD)
· Special needs trusts, ABLE accounts & estate planning (TBD)
For 15 years, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities has helped people with developmental disabilities (DD) live as integral members of the communities they choose. The series of seminars described below is designed to help families make informed decisions about support services, programming and related resources in Maryland and DC. *Sessions are $25 and are held at Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities at 4301 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20008* Seating is limited, please contact Arielle Dorros if you have any questions, PH: 202-448-1471 or ariell...@gmail.com. |
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