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It still haunts me to this day....what I did for a
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Just wanted to share this on the board for those who may be interested?
If you come to Disney you may take a day and go to a Surfers For Autism Event - held all over Florida. Here's their schedule:
FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SURFING FOR AUTISM SCHEDULE 2011
PLEASE GO TO https://www.facebook.com/surfersforautism FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION UNDER EVENTS TAB!
MAY:
THE 3RD ANNUAL TREASURE COAST
Saturday, May 14 at 9:00am
STUART PUBLIC BEACH, FL
JUNE:
THE 3RD ANNUAL SPACE COAST
Saturday, June 4 at 9:00am
COCOA BEACH, FL
THE 1ST ANNUAL BAY AREA SURFERS FOR AUTISM
Saturday, June 25 at 9:00am
CLEARWATER BEACH AREA, FL
JULY:
THE 1ST ANNUAL NORTH GEORGIA
Saturday, July 23 at 9:00am
TYBEE ISLAND, GA
AUGUST:
THE 2ND ANNUAL INLET SURFERS FOR AUTISM
Saturday, August 13 at 9:00am
PONCE INLET, FL
SEPTEMBER:
THE 2ND ANNUAL FIRST COAST
Saturday, September 3 at 9:00am
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL
THE 2ND ANNUAL NORTH COAST SURFERS
Saturday, September 24 at 9:00am
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL
OCTOBER:
THE 1ST ANNUAL GULF COAST
Saturday, October 15 at 9:00am
FT. MYERS BEACH AREA, FL
They have hundreds of volunteers from 8am until 4pm your child with autism will be a star - a team will take them out on surfboards and they are different kids out there! The food and water is free all day long, raffle tickets, booths, puppet show, pure acceptance and love!
Here is a testimonial that speaks volumes:
Kara Collins: To understand life through the eyes of a parent of a child with Special Needs is impossible. The crushing heartache that they are not “typical” and sometimes “weird” and the one kid in class that doesn’t get invited to a birthday party. Instead of days filled with soccer, baseball, play dates and social outings they are filled with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and behavioral training. It is exhausting, but if there were more hours in the day we would fill those too, in any way, to help our children meet their maximum potential. For 7 years I have lived this life and feel blessed to see the progress that has been the reward. I thought I knew about it all, every possible outlet, diet, therapy, music, movement, social group…and then I heard about surfing. Surfing? Then there was my friend- a parent of a fellow Spectrum Child and an SFA volunteer that convinced me to let my guard down and give it a chance because it would “change my life”. Change my life? Come on. Really? It’s just surfing…right? Well, really. I will never forget the joy I saw on my daughter’s face that day, the pride she felt that she was enough- just the way she was. She made friends and no one cared who spun in circles or said something inappropriate, they just welcomed you for who you were. Now we own Boogie boards and sun shirts and count down the days until the next event, when she isn’t a girl with Asperser’s- she is just a girl who is 7 catching a wave.
Any questions just ask!
If you come to Disney you may take a day and go to a Surfers For Autism Event - held all over Florida. Here's their schedule:
FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SURFING FOR AUTISM SCHEDULE 2011
PLEASE GO TO https://www.facebook.com/surfersforautism FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION UNDER EVENTS TAB!
MAY:
THE 3RD ANNUAL TREASURE COAST
Saturday, May 14 at 9:00am
STUART PUBLIC BEACH, FL
JUNE:
THE 3RD ANNUAL SPACE COAST
Saturday, June 4 at 9:00am
COCOA BEACH, FL
THE 1ST ANNUAL BAY AREA SURFERS FOR AUTISM
Saturday, June 25 at 9:00am
CLEARWATER BEACH AREA, FL
JULY:
THE 1ST ANNUAL NORTH GEORGIA
Saturday, July 23 at 9:00am
TYBEE ISLAND, GA
AUGUST:
THE 2ND ANNUAL INLET SURFERS FOR AUTISM
Saturday, August 13 at 9:00am
PONCE INLET, FL
SEPTEMBER:
THE 2ND ANNUAL FIRST COAST
Saturday, September 3 at 9:00am
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL
THE 2ND ANNUAL NORTH COAST SURFERS
Saturday, September 24 at 9:00am
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL
OCTOBER:
THE 1ST ANNUAL GULF COAST
Saturday, October 15 at 9:00am
FT. MYERS BEACH AREA, FL
They have hundreds of volunteers from 8am until 4pm your child with autism will be a star - a team will take them out on surfboards and they are different kids out there! The food and water is free all day long, raffle tickets, booths, puppet show, pure acceptance and love!
Here is a testimonial that speaks volumes:
Kara Collins: To understand life through the eyes of a parent of a child with Special Needs is impossible. The crushing heartache that they are not “typical” and sometimes “weird” and the one kid in class that doesn’t get invited to a birthday party. Instead of days filled with soccer, baseball, play dates and social outings they are filled with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and behavioral training. It is exhausting, but if there were more hours in the day we would fill those too, in any way, to help our children meet their maximum potential. For 7 years I have lived this life and feel blessed to see the progress that has been the reward. I thought I knew about it all, every possible outlet, diet, therapy, music, movement, social group…and then I heard about surfing. Surfing? Then there was my friend- a parent of a fellow Spectrum Child and an SFA volunteer that convinced me to let my guard down and give it a chance because it would “change my life”. Change my life? Come on. Really? It’s just surfing…right? Well, really. I will never forget the joy I saw on my daughter’s face that day, the pride she felt that she was enough- just the way she was. She made friends and no one cared who spun in circles or said something inappropriate, they just welcomed you for who you were. Now we own Boogie boards and sun shirts and count down the days until the next event, when she isn’t a girl with Asperser’s- she is just a girl who is 7 catching a wave.
Any questions just ask!
