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We have a program similar at OSU, and have had great success and participants really enjoy the gym session, but great progress, joy and fun comes from the pool session that comes with every session. If and when possible implement a pool or aquatic sessions!

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College of Public Health and Human Sciences

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IMPACT: Individualized Movement and Physical Activity for Children Today

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IMPACT is a motor skills fitness program for children with special needs.

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Make sure you have a way to assess your participants progress. You can sell your program better and get more funding!

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Northwest Associate for Blind Association 

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Northwest Associate for Blind Association 

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Join community leaders, philanthropists, athletes, and families for our 8th annual Vision for Opportunities Fundraising Breakfast. Enjoy a plated breakfast, inspirational storytelling, guest speakers, and a chance to network with the NWABA community while making an impact through life-changing programs and services.

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Enriching Lives Through Sports | Northwest Association for Blind Athletes

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Join community leaders, philanthropists, athletes, and families for our 8th annual Vision for Opportunities Fundraising Breakfast. Enjoy a plated breakfast, inspirational storytelling, guest speakers, and a chance to network with the NWABA community while making an impact through life-changing programs and services.

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Get in touch with local Disabled Persons Associations to gather support and ideas. Also, to help reach out to families with children with disabilities so they know it will be a safe place for their child.

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Everyone can help another no matter what they appear to be. I’ve witness children feeling left out or included. My why is to let everyone be treated with kindness because we all have feeling and abilities. Stop the laughing at and bring in the laughing with

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Rochester Rookies wheelchair track program

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Be involved in the IEP meetings and incorporate the verbage, tips, strategies used by classroom teachers (IA's, OT, PT, speech therapist, etc). Understanding the students educational goals and incorporating them into P.E. lessons.

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If you don't ask you won't know if people are willing to help! We started a program this year and it took 7 years because we were scared we would be doing all the work! Little did we know everyone wanted to be a part of it!!

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Adapted Sports League - Sun Prairie Area School District

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Adapted Sports League - Sun Prairie Area School District

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I have a nephew who has CP and my Why is to connect into his world and to give my time to kids just like him m

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I have a nephew who has CP and my Why is to connect into his world and to give my time to kids just like him m

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Get your school PTA/PTO to help sponsor some of your fun nights. 

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Get your school PTA/PTO to help sponsor some of your fun nights. 

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Speak to someone who is already doing what you want to do.

Find a parent group with children who can access your program.

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Marketing of communication to get the event out there.
Canva

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Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

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Find people in your community that can help. This can be through expertise, facilities, donations, coaching, etc. Sustainable programming cannot be done by one person.

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-connect with all k-12 schools in the surrounding areas, especially smaller towns that may not have more local opportunities because parents are willing to drive for good opportunities
-reach out to local colleges for volunteers in the program (education majors, PT/OT majors, theraputic rec majors)

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Don’t feel like you have to recreate the wheel, the resources are available to start as small or as big as you want. Lesson plans are already available, utilize them to start and then take it the direction you want to reach your mission.

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I started a Unified program last year. Now it is flourishing. I started very small and it evolved into a high quality program. The community, staff, and students have bought in tremendously!

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Just like this one person who started a flash dance party, be that person in your community to start the momentum. PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW!

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Sasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts dance party

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Whether it is attending community events, connecting with like-minded professionals in your area, or teaming with similar programs; connecting with these resources develops strength in numbers, and will help all involved grow.

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Develop Social Media Pages, develop a simple website (google sites allows you to develop and publish for free) and more importantly connect with community members to establish what is desired in your community.

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Chesterfield MVP Camps and Events offers year-round safe, structured environments that will give your child the opportunity to lea rn the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship and make connections with their peers, all while having a ton of FUN!

Chesterfield MVP is back this summer for 3 weeks of Summer Camp, located at 16 Fenton Lane in Chesterfield, NJ. We offer both Indoor (Recreational Building) and Outdoor (Recreational Fields) activities for our campers with assistance from our "Role Models" (Camp Counselors). The goal of our summer camps is to foster fun, promote positive social and emotional learning outcomes for students entering grades K-6, and implement quality physical activity experience for children to thrive and learn through problem solving and teamwork.

Summer Camp 2023

Week 1: June 26th - June 30th

Week 2: July 31 - August 4th

Week 3: August 7th - August 11th

We are offering: Early Registration, Multi Child, & Multi Camp Week Discounts!

Early Registration: Before May 29th

**After May 29th $300 per week 9am-2pm**

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Chesterfield MVP Camps and Events offers year-round safe, structured environments that will give your child the opportunity to learn the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship and make connections with their peers, all while having a ton of FUN! Chesterfield MVP is back this summer for 3 weeks

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Newspaper and TV outlets actively seek story suggestions. Your APA program potentially provides "feel good" media while also informing local community members that your program is helping local children and worth supporting.

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Develop a presence in the Community, and consider influences outside your area of expertise. 

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Develop a presence in the Community, and consider influences outside your area of expertise. 

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Start with your immediate area, GO SLOW, and let it grow on its own. Consider partnering with allies in the community that may bring unique perspective to your program.

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Consider Access to School Facilities, or community based facilities through your local department of recreation. Township websites will have information on pricing and availability

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What do you want to specifically target with your program? Do you want to have an inclusive program for student's with and without disability? Do you want to start a wheelchair sport camp?