The above is advertising a special event for kids under 12 who have special needs or are siblings of a kid with special needs. Sounds great - the Wilderbeats are supposed to be really great. This event at "The Club" will be really great for kids with special needs and their siblings. A friend of mine was one of the founders of The Club. She has a background in working with adults with special needs and just a month or so before she and her family moved to Halifax her second child was born with Ds. So instead of finding a job she devoted a couple of years to volunteering to start "The Club", was one of the authors of a major grant that was successful last year and is now paid (on a part-time basis) for the ongoing work that she does.
I admire her immensely because she saw a void that needs to be filled in order to help ensure quality programming for her child and others many years down the road and she went ahead and went after it. Something I can only aspire to. If you live in Halifax and have young kids (under 12), come on out to see the Wilderbeats and have great time on November 12.
Mary Ellen
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