| by Scott Campbell |
| Jan 29, 2010 |
| 31 January- Autism Snow Tubing Day at Ski Liberty, Gettysburg, PA on Sunday, 31 January 2010. The Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) will have their seventh annual tubing day at Ski Liberty, near Gettysburg, PA for all Virginia, DC and Maryland families with individuals with disabilities on Sunday, 31 January 2010. Directions are at http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/info/directions.aspx. It is about an hour and a half drive from central Fairfax County. In case of any questions about weather, check the snow tubing conditions report at http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/Snow-Grooming.aspx before departing home. For more information on this area and pictures of other folks having a good time, please look over their web page at http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/tubing.aspx?c=mountain. Boulder Ridge is on the backside of Liberty Mountain. There is a shuttle bus running from the main lodge to the tubing lodge about every 15 minutes. There is a small food court area at the Boulder Ridge lodge. Meals are totally up to you, and you can bring your own lunch if you like. We have reserved a party room in the Boulder Ridge lodge from 8am to 2pm. The room is in the ground level of the lodge and to the right of the ticket counter. It is a place to change, eat lunch and hang out.
Purchase your own tubing tickets whenever you arrive and are ready to go on the hill. The prices are $20 for one hour, $24 for two hours and $9 for the kiddie tubing/ pulling per person. Recommended: § Plenty of changes of clothes for the kids, since they will certainly get wet. § The earlier you get there, the better; since the lines and crowds will be less. We would strongly recommend trying to get there before 10:00, since tickets after that time may not get you on the hill until sometime in the afternoon. For safety, they only allow a certain amount of people on the hill at one time. § You can make your check in and ticket buying go faster by printing and completing their liability release forms ahead of time by visiting: http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/SiteAssets/files/info/RELEASE%20Tubing%20release%20doc%2009-10.pdf. We have talked to the Ski Liberty risk manager to get sensible policies on this day for our kids. The “magic carpet” escalator-like lift to go up the hill should be much better than the tow rope used in the past. However, they will NOT permit more than one person per tube going down the run, but you can hold two or more tubes together, so that they are like one tube. The intention is to have a few extra ski patrollers and folks from the adaptive skiing department available to help too. Join us for a day of fun in hopefully the sun on Sunday, 31 January 2010. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact Scott Campbell at the office at (703) 681-9426 or at home at (703) 241-2640. 4 February- Parent Support Group Meeting through the Exceptional Family Member Program at Fort Belvoir. Join us to learn more about the Legal considerations for transitioning your special needs child to adulthood, guardianship issues and more. Presented by the Staff Judge Advocate's Office. It is on 4 February 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Army Community Service, 9800 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. Childcare will not be provided for this event. For more information, please contact the EFMP Manager at 703-805-5435 or email laury.bitecofer@us.army.mil. 9 February- Fort Meade briefing. “Getting the Most Out of Tricare and Autism Safety” with guest speaker LTC Scott Campbell. LTC Campbell will discuss the increased dollar limits for ABA therapy under the Tricare ECHO program, ECHO and retirees, Autism ABA Demo, safety precautions, and community involvement. This group will be Tuesday, 9 February from 5:30 to 9pm at the Fort Meade Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave, Fort Meade, MD. RSVP to Caraline Someck, MSW. EFMP Coordinator, Army Community Service at 301-677-4122/5590 or caraline.someck@us.army.mil. Please include your name, sponsor’s branch of service, sponsor’s unit, sponsor’s rank, and your phone number in the email. Our groups are open to both military and non-military, and as always, they’re free:! It’s a great way to meet and network with other families, as well. 9-10 February- Transition Counselor Institute—Phase One workshop. The purpose of this course is to prepare education and installation professionals to recognize and address transition concerns that impact the mobile military child. This training is open to guidance professionals, school administration and other caring adults interested in learning more about the military child. Participants will have the opportunity to earn educational credits in the form of 1.2 CEU’s for $25.00 and/or 1 hour of graduate credit from Texas A&M– Central Texas for $175.00, payable at the completion of the training. Limited Seats Available! Register Early! For more information about this training or other professional development opportunities, please contact Amanda Hulsey at 254-953-1923 or Amanda.Hulsey@MilitaryChild.org. Please visit www.MilitaryChild.org, click the Upcoming Trainings tab to register. Log on to MilitaryChild.org to register! It is on February 9-10, 2010 at the Community House (on NSF Dahlgren), Greenslade Road, Building 243, Dahlgren, VA 22448. Registration and Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am, and Institute Training: 8:30-4:00 pm. Attendance Requirement: 95% attendance is required to receive institute credit and course materials. No cost to participants. Funded by HQ US Navy CNIC, N912. 25 February- The Fort Belvoir and the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Exceptional Family Member Programs are sponsoring "TRICARE/ Other Benefits and Safety Issues for Military Parents with Children with Autism and Other Cognitive Disabilities" class and support group on Thursday, February 25 from 6:30pm to 9:00 pm at Army Community Service, 9800 Belvoir Road (Bldg 200), Fort Belvoir, VA. Guest speaker will be LTC Scott Campbell, parent of a child with autism and board member of the Autism Society of Northern Virginia Chapter. Join us for a wonderful opportunity for Families to not only learn about medical benefits and safety issues for their Autistic children, but to also network with other Families. Reservations are required for class slots, on-site child care, and free foods/beverages. If a child care reservation is not cancelled by 10 am on February 24th, the parent may be responsible for provider payment. For reservations, general or disabled access information, contact Marcia O'Connor, EFMP manager at (703) 696-8467 or TTY at (703) 696-4675. Due to unreliability of answering machines, telephonic reservations must be made directly to Mrs. O'Connor. 17 March- Fort Meade briefing. Special Needs Briefing by Sandi Johnson, RN, the Special Needs Case Management Coordinator for TRICARE Regional Office North. She will discuss the TRICARE ECHO program, the latest info about the DoD Autism Demo, Permanent Dependent Status, and SSI considerations. This group is scheduled for Tuesday, 17 March from 6 to 9pm at the Fort Meade Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave, Fort Meade, MD. RSVP to Caraline Someck, MSW. EFMP Coordinator, Army Community Service at 301-677-4122/5590 or caraline.someck@us.army.mil. Please include your name, sponsor’s branch of service, sponsor’s unit, sponsor’s rank, and your phone number in the email. Our groups are open to both military and non-military, and as always, they’re free! It’s a great way to meet and network with other families, as well. 20 March- The Parents Of Autistic Children - Northern Virginia (POAC-NoVA), Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV), and a host of other support organizations for individuals with disabilities in coordination with the Fairfax County Therapeutic Recreation Department will be having the fifth annual "Adapted Sports, Recreation and Travel Fair for Individuals with Disabilities" on Saturday, 20 March 2010 from 1:30 to 4 pm at the Key Middle School Main Gym (Gym 1), 6402 Franconia Road, Springfield, VA 22150. It is just down the road a couple of blocks from Robert E. Lee High School, where the FCPS 5th Annual Special Education Conference will be held which ends at 1pm. A map and directions are at http://commweb.fcps.edu/directory/map_base.cfm?locid=1011. More than 100 families visited this fair last year. We have invited all the adapted agencies and teams for every type of adapted sport and recreation opportunity in the area. The Therapeutic Recreation Departments from Fairfax, Arlington, & Loudoun Counties and Alexandria City will be participating, along with over a dozen other agencies and teams from twelve adapted sports and recreation categories. This fair is intended to provide information on adapted sports, recreation and travel opportunities for all individuals with disabilities living in Northern Virginia, including adapted summer programs and camps. We hope that you will able to drop by to get information on the wide assortment of adapted opportunities that are available for individuals with disabilities. See you at the fair! 21 March- Extended School Year services presentation by Scott Campbell on Sunday, March 21st at the disAbility Resource Center, 409 Progress Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 from 2 to 4pm. For parents of children served by IEPs in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford and surrounding counties. A great opportunity to increase your understanding and knowledge about ESY -- legal and procedural background, IEP team responsibilities, criteria and more -- in this up-to-date and informative session with Scott Campbell. The presentation is free to all parents and caregivers. Sorry, no childcare. Persons requiring accommodations, please contact Judi or Jennifer before March 10. To reserve your seat for this presentation or for more information, please contact Judi Hoffman at rjlowenthal@hughes.net or Jennifer Russo at signingmom2@yahoo.com no later than March 1, 2010. Sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of Fredericksburg (DSAFred) with appreciation to the disAbility Resource Center for the use of their building. 25 March- Campbell's TRICARE Presentation for parents at West Point, NY on Thursday, 25 March 2010. POC is Josephine Toohey, EFMP Coordinator at (845) 938-5655 or Josephine.Toohey@usma.edu. 30 March- Campbell's TRICARE Presentation for parents at Fort Eustis, VA on Tuesday, 30 March at 1830. POC is Marlene Foster-Cherry, EFMP Coordinator at 757 878-3638, x265. 31 March- Campbell's TRICARE Presentation for parents and safety presentation for parents at Fort Lee, VA on Wednesday, 31 March. POC is Judy Eoff, EFMP Coordinator at 804 734-6393 or judy.eoff@us.army.mil. 23-24 April- 2010 Northern Neck Disabilities Awareness Fair (NNKDAF) will take place April 23-24, 2010 at King George Elementary School, 10381 Ridge Road (Routes 3 & 205), King George, VA 22485. On April 23rd from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. your family will enjoy a night filled with carnival games and you will be given the opportunity to meet the experts and visit the many special needs exhibitors that will be bringing the latest information and products they have available in the field of special needs and special education. On April 24th registration will begin at 7 a.m. From there, you will meet our keynote speakers and be able to participate in special education classes, meet one on one with experts, join in on panel discussions, and visit with our special needs exhibitors. For more information, please visit http://www.nswcfcu.org/home/news/dad. Fort Meade EFMP Bowling. Back by popular demand (and funding), we will resume our EFMP Bowling once per month starting Tuesday, 16 FEB. It will be a recurring recreational event set for the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 1730 to 1900 at The Lanes bowling alley next to the PX at Ft. Meade. During this time, the EFM will receive 1 FREE bowling game and free shoe rental, and their Family members who bowl with them will bowl at a discounted rate. Families who participated in the past enjoyed some recreation while networking with other EFMP-enrolled Families. If you are interested, you must call/email me to register by Friday, 12 FEB. I will need the following info: 1. names of your EFMs who will bowl 2. names of other Family members who will bowl 3. names of other Family members who will attend, but don’t plan to bowl 4. sponsor’s branch of service, rank, and unit 5. your email address and phone number Go ahead and mark the recurring dates down in your calendar (through SEP 2010), along with the Fridays prior to each bowling date as the registration deadline. The bowling dates are: 16 FEB, 16 MAR, 20 APR, 18 MAY, 15 JUN, 20 JUL, 17 AUG, and 21 SEP. Registration deadlines are: 12 FEB, 12 MAR, 16 APR, 14 MAY, 11 JUN, 16 JUL, 13 AUG, and 17 SEP. For more info, contact Caraline Someck, MSW, EFMP Coordinator at 301-677-4122/5590 or caraline.someck@conus.army.mil. "No TRICARE Contractor Changes This Year" dated 21 January 2010 by Tom Philpott from Military.com at http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,209377,00.html |
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