MVDSA NEWS & EVENTS
Board Meetings
The board meetings are on the 2nd Monday of each month and are held in conference room A at the Job Center. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The meetings start at 7pm.
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Monday, April 9th, 2012
General Monthly Meetings
February 16th, 2012
February's General Meeting
Where: Job Center Cafeteria
Time: 6:30pm
It's Bingo Night! Come and have fun playing Bingo and winning prizes. MVDSA will provide pizza and beverages. Feel free to
bring a side dish or dessert to share if you would like to. Please RSVP to the office if you plan on attending. Thank you!
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March 15th, 2012
March's General Meeting
Where: Job Center Cafeteria
Time: 6:30pm
This general meeting will give our members the opportunity to meet with different therapies and camps in the area
to give everyone ideas for what they could use their child's scholarship for. More information to come! Thank you!
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Mom's Night Out
and Grandma's too!!
We would like to invite all moms & grandmas to join us. If you would like to be added to the MOMS email list, please contact the office. We meet on the last Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm.
January 26th
Olive Garden on Miller Lane at 6:30pmFebruary 23rd
Elsa's South on Far Hills Avenue at 6:30pm
DADS Group
(Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome)
The DADS group meets 2nd Tuesday of each month.
If you are a father of a child with Down Syndrome and are looking for a place to share your story or find others willing to share in the joy of fatherhood, please come join us. We look forward to hearing from you. All meetings begin at 7:00pm. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Lee at 937-708-1734 or mikelee.11@sbcglobal.net.
Library News
Below is a listing of new library books & DVDs:
My Up & Down & All Around
Book
By Marjorie W. Pitter
Mental Wellness in Adults with
Down Syndrome
A guide to emotional and behavioral strengths and challenges
By Dennis McGuire, Ph.D. & Brian Chicoine, M.D.
Negotiating the
Special
Education Maze
A guide for Parents & Teachers
By Winfred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, Deidre Hayden &
Cherie Takemoto
Teaching Math to People with Down
syndrome and other Hands-on Learners
By DeAnna Hostmeier, Ph.D.
The Sibling
SLAM Book
What it’s Really like to have a brother or sister with
Special Needs
By Don Meyer &
David
Gallagher
Kids with Down Syndrome– DVD
Staying Healthy and
Making
Friends
By Will Schermerhorn
Discovery– DVD
Pathways to Better Speech for children with Down
Syndrome
By Will Schermerhorn
You are welcome to stop by the office to check them out or call and we'll be glad to send them via mail.
Library News -
MVDSA Resource Library List (TITLES ONLY)
Click to see list of books