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Take Me Out To The Ball Game! Monday August 18th

Raising awareness of intellectual & developmental disabilities while raising funds for The Arc Alliance, which serves individuals with different abilities. Looking for a great night out with family, friends, work group, valued customers? This is a great opportunity to enjoy a game, reward clients or staff and help raise awareness of various abilities while simultaneously supporting The Arc Alliance! It's a win-win-win! Hopefully the Phillies will win too!!! Please join us for The Arc Alliance Night at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, August 18, 2014 when the Phillies host the Seattle Mariners at 7:05 pm. When purchasing your tickets please use this website: www.phillies.com/arc We have seats reserved in Outfield (section 101-107), Pavilion (section 201-205) and the Terrace Deck (section 430-434). Remember the promotion code [...]

By Scott|2014-07-02T19:12:38-04:00July 2nd, 2014|Arc news, Blog, Blogroll, Down Syndrome, Events, Support|0 Comments

Immediate Impact of The Arc Alliance Blood Drive

Many people think that donating blood is a nice thing, but just can't be bothered with taking the time to go and donate. Truth be told I had the same thought. It's not often that someone donates and gets immediate feed back on who their donation will impact. However, at our third blood drive on June 14th one donor Frank Haas, spouse of Karen a staff at The Arc Alliance, was told that his donation was going directly to CHOP and will be given to an infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. As I mentioned On June 14th CHOP's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit needed Blood for a premature baby! On that same morning, The Arc Alliance hosted our 3rd blood drive, where Frank [...]

By Scott|2014-06-25T19:35:02-04:00June 25th, 2014|Blog, Blogroll, Events, Support|0 Comments

YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED TODAY!!!!

YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED TODAY!!!! FIRST ALERT VIRTUAL RALLY June 18th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We need to flood the Capitol with phone calls to be sure that funding for people with disabilities is in the Governor’s Budget! Here’s what to say: Hello my name is __________________. I am a person with a disability (e.g. developmental, intellectual, autism, physical disability.) I have a family member with a disability. I work with people who have disabilities. This funding proposed by the Governor in February must be restored: Community services for persons with intellectual disability so that 1,100 people can come off the emergency wait list Funding for 100 individuals with autism Funding to expand “Jobs for All” - on the job training for [...]

By Scott|2014-09-03T03:11:13-04:00June 18th, 2014|Action alerts, advocacy, Arc news, Blog, Blogroll, In the news, Rally, Support|0 Comments

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Affinity Program - All you need to do is open an account at TD Bank or if you already have an account tell your teller to code your account for the affinity program with The Arc Alliance! At TD Bank, we recognize that the growth and success of local nonprofits enrich the communities in which we all live and work. Our Affinity Membership Program provides nonprofit organizations an easy way to raise money. The more members who bank with us, the more money the organization can earn. There are no costs involved...in fact, it actually pays the organization to belong! Key Points The Affinity Membership Program is simple, free, and easy! Annual cash contributions are given to organizations based on the activity of the [...]

By Scott|2014-06-14T12:42:31-04:00June 11th, 2014|Arc news, Blog, Blogroll, Support|0 Comments

Chandler Balch – Teachers and the Different ways they help me!

Hello everybody. Today my blog will be about the different ways teachers can help students with disabilities. Just like everyone else, kids with disabilities can go to public school. There are different challenges in school that kids with a disability have to face. Some of the challenges I have to overcome are; sometimes I have trouble seeing small print. That means at times I need things enlarged. I also have difficulty tracking. That means sometimes when I am reading, my eyes will wander and I will lose my spot. My teachers highlight every other line to make it easier for me to track. Don't get me wrong, they don't make everything easy for me, because most of the time they expect me to be [...]

By Scott|2014-04-03T13:11:45-04:00April 3rd, 2014|advocacy, Blog, Blogroll, Chandler Balch, Support|2 Comments

Did you know? March is I/DD Awareness Month

Hello everybody. Today my blog will be about Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness month and my opinions of it. Mr. Scott has given me some thought starters to help get me started. I have not heard anything about I/DD month in school. The word needs to get out! I think that is because the school is not familiar with it. I also think that school should give assemblies on these many disabilities through an assembly to all students. The assembly would be about the different types of disabilities. I think would be great to have guest speakers talk to my fellow classmates. I think it would be helpful to have students try out some different modes of transportation besides walking. They would get to walk [...]

By Scott|2014-03-10T15:39:19-04:00March 10th, 2014|Blog, Blogroll, Chandler Balch, Support|2 Comments

Come Walk In His Shoes

This insight into a siblings perspective of having a brother with a special needs is both emotional and motivational for all who read. I trust you are as touched as i was when I read this story. Come Walk In His Shoes

By Scott|2013-12-06T17:08:59-05:00December 6th, 2013|advocacy, Blog, Blogroll, Down Syndrome, Resources, Support|1 Comment

Mitch, Julie and Evan – Chop Buddy Walk

Julie, Mitch and Evan all appeared on Philly Talk on CBS 3 today promoting awareness for Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and highlighting the upcoming CHOP Buddy Walk. Take a few minutes to hear the family present their situation and how several agencies including The Arc Alliance has played a significant role in supporting Evan throughout his young life. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/09/25/buddy-walk/ Thanks Mitch, Julie and Evan

By Scott|2013-09-25T17:59:16-04:00September 25th, 2013|advocacy, Arc news, Blog, Blogroll, Down Syndrome, In the news, Resources, Special education, Support|0 Comments

PREMISE alert

Concerned about how your loved one will respond in an emergency? You are able to register with your local police and fire department through the PREMISE alert. The PREMISE alert helps identify special needs for individuals that police, ambulance, and fire department personnel would need to know in the case of an emergency. http://www.papremisealert.com/ Here is the direct link to the form that is completed and submitted to your local police department: http://papremisealert.com/images/form.pdf

By Scott|2013-02-08T19:20:28-05:00February 8th, 2013|Advocacy updates, Blog, Blogroll, Down Syndrome, Resources, Support|0 Comments

PA General Assembly Recognizes Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Month

Led by the Early Childhood Education Caucus co-chairs, Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Representative Phyllis Mundy (D-Luzerne), the Pennsylvania Senate and House adopted resolutions on October 1 recognizing October 2012 as Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children Month, “recognizing that every child in Pennsylvania deserves access to quality early learning opportunities and that it is the responsibility of every citizen of this Commonwealth to help our children reach their promise.” You can read the full resolutions on the PA General Assembly website. House Resolution 864 (PDF) Senate Resolution 366 (PDF) Many thanks to the Early Childhood Education Caucus and their staff for raising awareness of the importance of quality early education among their colleagues. The following legislators also co-introduced the resolutions in the House and Senate. [...]

By Scott|2014-09-03T03:57:53-04:00October 8th, 2012|Action alerts, Arc news, Blog, Blogroll, Down Syndrome, In the news, Support|0 Comments

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