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Welcome
The Downs (Down syndrome) Development
Council, DDC, is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and
volunteer support group established in 1978 by parents of children
with Down syndrome.
Our
mission is to promote a greater acceptance and understanding of Down
syndrome, by enlightening the broader community to recognize the
individuality, uniqueness and capabilities of individuals with Ds.
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DDC Buddy Walk
Sunday,
September 21, 2008
THE DDC IS THANKFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT
OF THE 2008 BUDDY WALK
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Adler Planetarium Museum
Affiliated Dental Specialists, Ltd
The Alfred Family
American Girl
Ruth Anderson and Erik
Applebee's Restaurant
Arlington Park Race Track
AYSO
Bill's Pub
Brookfield Zoo
Brunswick Zone Palatine
Sally Bullock
Butera Foods
Career Education Corp
Centre Club Gurnee
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Rush Football
Chicago Westin Hotel
Chicago Wolves Hockey Team
The Clark Family
The Collins Family
Dave & Buster's
Dover Straits
DRH Cambridge Homes, Inc
The Dvoratchek Family
The Effa Family
Tammy Elliott
The Extend Stars – Cheerleaders
Fer-gedabout-it Winery
Friday's Restaurant
Frito Lay
Great America
Hampton Inn and Suites
Hard Rock Sawing & Drilling
Ron & Myrna Harschfeld
Highlights Magazine
Insight Financial Corporation
Irish Eyes Design
Paul Ivers and Family
The Jacobs Family
Perl Jacobus and Family
Jelly Belly
The Jenkins-Van Krey Family
Joe’s Crab Shack
The Bernita and Jerry Jones Family
The Joseph Family
The Kern Family |
Keylime Cove Water Resort
Kohl’s Children’s Museum
The Kuenster Family
La Flavia Hair & Tanning Salon
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Lukes on Harlem
Anthony Markiewicz, DDS
Tammy & Jim McLaughlin
Merit Club
Naper Settlement
Nortons Restaurant
Gina O’Connor
Olive Garden
Outback Steakhouse
The Paff Family
Panera Bread
Valerie Pawlak
Personal Touch Day Spa & Salon
Philly G’s Italian Steakhouse
Pat Phipps, Pat and John
The Plescia Family
The Pogose Family
The Popcorn Factory
Premier Chiropractic
Connie Pursley
David and Karen Rainish
Tony & Tina Renella
Angie and Jr. Renella
Ricchio Inc.
Rinkside Ice Arena & Family Ent. Ctr
Alyssa Sanchez and Family
The Second City
The Shanahan Family
Sheraton Hotel & CoCo Key Water Park
Signal Graphics
The Shafer Family
The Smith Family
Stoney River Restaurant
The Stowe Family
The Sullivan Family
Tony 'n Tina's Wedding
Lois Torf
Trader Joe's
Ultimate Gymnastics & Cheer
Uno Chicago Grill
Williams, Jen, Carl and Family
Wilson Sporting Goods Corp
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Events
AYSO Soccer Mundelein-Vernon Hills-Hawthorn Woods-Libertyville
Area
VIP Special Needs Program
Mundelein Area’s American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
Region 372 has developed a VIP (Very Important Player) program
for children with disabilities.
Fall 2008 Schedule
Our games are 9 am-10:15 on Fields
A, B and C at the upper fields of the Mundelein Community Park,
Coaches arrive at 8:30am and Buddies at 8:45.
For
more info visit
www.ayso372.org/id6.html
Ultimate Athletics
Presents
The Gems
All-Star Co-Ed Cheerleading for
Special Needs Athletes ages 5 and up!
No previous experience necessary!
Practices held once a week from 12:30-2:00pm on
Sundays
• Beginning
October 12th/Ending Late February
• Registration Deadline: October 5, 2009
Click
here for more information
Free—Come Children, Sing! Online Music Classes for
Infants, Babies and Toddlers
The Come Children Sing Institute is offering
free gift certificates for Come Children, Sing! Online Music
Classes for infants, babies and toddlers with special
needs. Engage in the exciting process of your child’s
music development in your own home, on your own schedule,
whatever your musical background or the developmental level
of your child. Make Come Children, Sing! portable with an
iPod or CD. Listen to the Free Audio Presentation,
“Parenting Music,” and view Free Sample Lessons at
www.comechildrensing.com. Write
ccs.online@comechildrensing.com to request your gift
certificate. Mention that you have a child with special
needs. Your $35 gift certificate will be sent via email and
you can start the 10-week Online Music Class at any time.
Cheerleading for Special Needs Kids
"Extend" is looking for boys and girls with special needs
who are interested in cheerleading. If you are interested
in being part of this program please sign-up for our mailing
list and we will send you more information. Please call
847-458-8257.
Click here
to see the flier
Superstar Gymnastics Summer Camp
Chicagoland's top high school
coaches, nationally ranked college gymnasts,
former national standouts & more, come together
to coach & mentor athletes for a week. The camp
dates are June 16th thru 20th in Elk Grove
Village. For details and registration forms
contact Patty Hermann, Superstar/ELITE Athletics
Founder 847-804-3547
NEW BOOK RELEASE, "Meet Annie"
By Heather J. Scharlau- Hollis
Published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Meet
Annie! She is a special little girl that is just
like you, but she has Down syndrome. Join Annie in
her engaging story and learn how we accept who we
are. Come on in and meet Annie. She can’t wait to
meet you! available at any bookstore nationwide or
can be ordered through barnesandnoble.com,
amazon.com, target.com or directly from the
publisher at
orders@tatepublishing.com.
The Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Center,
located at 1555 N. Barrington Rd. Suite 415 in Hoffman
Estates is pleased to announce the opening of
The Pediatric Down Syndrome Clinic.
Appointments are now being taken for the Down Syndrome
Clinic. Children in this clinic are evaluated by members
of a multidisciplinary team with extensive expertise in
providing medical and developmental care to children
with Down syndrome. For more information please call
847.490.4222.
Dr. Nancy Keck, MD, Developmental-Behavioral
Pediatrician
Dr. Cesar Ochoa, MD, Developmental-Behavioral
Pediatrician
Christopher Watson, PsyD
Gretchen Hatchett, Social Worker
Maureen Lenke, Occupational Therapist
Colette Titus, Speech-Language Pathologist
Dominick’s “eScrip” Fundraising
Enroll now in Dominick's "eScrip" and have your qualifying
purchases be credited to the DDC every time you shop with
your Dominick's Fresh Values Card!
It does not involve a credit card, or remembering any
coupons or receipts. Once enrolled with DDC as your
recipient organization, you just shop! Log on to www.escrip.com to
register. It takes less than 5 minutes. Search by our name
or by zip code. We are listed as Down Syndrome Development
Council, Mundelein, IL, 60060. All you will need is
your Dominick’s’ Fresh Values card. If you have any
questions, please contact Janis Kern, DDC Treasurer, at
(847) 548-4417.
Special Needs Swimming Lessons
There is an awesome swimming program at the Vernon Hills
YMCA for special needs children. There is 1 on 1 instruction
for those too young to swim and the program is supported by
a pediatric therapist. The cost for both members and
non-members is $86.00. For more information, call Mary
at 847-367-6797.
Need help teaching your child to ride a bike?
People call Richard Klein the Bike Doctor for his work in
teaching special-needs children to ride their bikes. During
the process, Klein replaces bike tires with a series of
eight custom-built rollers. His process usually takes four
to five days. Easter Seals has offered camps featuring Mr.
Klein and his “Lose The Training Wheels” program. For more
information visit
www.losethetrainingwheels.org.
New Mandatory Individual Education Plans
(IEP) Forms & Response to Intervention.
In a recent article in the newsletter for
the Community High School District 117, Director of
Special Education Roberta Seigel related that the
Illinois State Board of Education has issued new
mandatory IEP forms. These new forms could
possibly be used to standardize the various froms used
in the construction of student's IEP across the state.
You can preview these forms on the ISBE website (www.isbe.state.il.us).
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DDC Events
DDC meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month
at the Community Protestant Church, 418 N. Prairie,
Mundelein, at 7 p.m.
November 2008 Events
November
Meeting
Thursday, November 13th, 7 p.m.
Community Protestant Church
418 N. Prairie, Mundelein
Dr.
Sue Sheinkop, a pediatrician from Lake Shore Pediatrics, will review
the testing that should be done for a child who has Ds.
MOVIE LOVER’S CLUB Presents:
“Bolt”
On November 22th your family is invited to the Libertyville Theatre, 708
N. Milwaukee in downtown Libertyville. The movie is early Saturday
morning at 10:00 am (arrive by 9:45am) and is free to our families.
Popcorn and pop are available to purchase, and who doesn’t like popcorn
for breakfast? This gives our kids a chance to sit together and become
familiar with their peers.
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/bolt/
And then click on
Videos on the left
December 2008 Events
DDC Christmas party
Sunday, December 14th
1:30 – 4:30 PM
at the Community Protestant
Church
418 N. Prairie, Mundelein, IL
Pack up the family
and come join DDC families and friends at our Christmas
Party!
There will be plenty of food, holiday music, crafts, and of
course, SANTA!!
Santa will be arriving about 3:00 pm and He
will be bringing gifts for everyone that RSVP’s by DECEMBER
1st. So please call and let us know: how many children,
their ages and names, so he can start promptly making his
list for the kids. Please RSVP by December 1st.
Please do not arrive before 1:30 pm due to the masses still
going on per the Church’s request.
If anyone would like to help set up, clean up, help the kids
with crafts & coloring or can make some sweet treats for
dessert or appetizers, please feel free to call me. Can’t
wait to see everyone!
Please call DEBBIE POGOSE, Santa’s helper, at: 847-973-1622,
email: BEAUVP@SBCGLOBAL.NET.
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