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The Bad:
Caitlin has a bad cold. This is hardly a shock in the first month of Kindergarten. Unfortunately, the cold induced some vomiting last night at about 2 AM. So somebody scored herself a sick day. Cartoons should make everything better.
The Good:
Saturday is the RAMP Wheel-A-Thon. This is a big deal around here. RAMP provides many services for people with disabilities in DeKalb County. They are the only advocates around making sure the system doesn’t crush people who often have trouble being heard. They enable people with disabilities to get the same opportunities for school, employment, and housing. They’re a wonderful organization. In our case, they made sure that the school followed the law for Caitlin’s services and equipment.
The Wheel-A-Thon is their big fundraiser each year. In these bad economic times, fundraisers are very important for non-profit social service organizations. They just can’t depend on those government dollars. I realize that everybody is tight this year, but it would be wonderful if members of my f-list could just donate a few dollars each. It all adds up.
One of our good friends,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eeknight, has become very active in fundraising for the Wheel-A-Thon. He’s a damn fine writer and a helluva guy. Not only did he donate to the Wheel-A-Thon, he’s also sending signed books to the top donors.
If you’re interested in giving, you can make an online donation.
Here is an article in our local paper about the Wheel-A-Thon:
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2008/09/24/news/local/doc48d9dcd03413f618609184.txt
In other Caitlin news, she is going to be part of an Easter Seals photography exhibit on October 22. They sent a professional photographer to the house a couple of months back. I’m very excited to see how the photos turned out.
Caitlin has a bad cold. This is hardly a shock in the first month of Kindergarten. Unfortunately, the cold induced some vomiting last night at about 2 AM. So somebody scored herself a sick day. Cartoons should make everything better.
The Good:
Saturday is the RAMP Wheel-A-Thon. This is a big deal around here. RAMP provides many services for people with disabilities in DeKalb County. They are the only advocates around making sure the system doesn’t crush people who often have trouble being heard. They enable people with disabilities to get the same opportunities for school, employment, and housing. They’re a wonderful organization. In our case, they made sure that the school followed the law for Caitlin’s services and equipment.
The Wheel-A-Thon is their big fundraiser each year. In these bad economic times, fundraisers are very important for non-profit social service organizations. They just can’t depend on those government dollars. I realize that everybody is tight this year, but it would be wonderful if members of my f-list could just donate a few dollars each. It all adds up.
One of our good friends,
eeknight, has become very active in fundraising for the Wheel-A-Thon. He’s a damn fine writer and a helluva guy. Not only did he donate to the Wheel-A-Thon, he’s also sending signed books to the top donors. If you’re interested in giving, you can make an online donation.
Here is an article in our local paper about the Wheel-A-Thon:
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2008/09/24/news/local/doc48d9dcd03413f618609184.txt
In other Caitlin news, she is going to be part of an Easter Seals photography exhibit on October 22. They sent a professional photographer to the house a couple of months back. I’m very excited to see how the photos turned out.
