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Adult Special Olympics:
Basketball Game
River Winds,
Deptford
February 14,
2010
jbozicek@comcast.net
Adult Special Olympics:
Basketball Practice
February 15,
2010
Team A
6:30PM-8PM
Haddonfield Campus- Cooley
Hall Gym
jbozicek@comcast.net
Adult Special Olympics:
Basketball Practice
February 17,
2010
Team B
6:30PM-7:30PM
Team A 7:30PM-
8:30PM
Haddonfield Campus- Cooley Hall
Gym
jbozicek@comcast.net
Adult Special Olympics:
Basketball Game
River Winds,
Deptford
February 21,
2010
jbozicek@comcast.net
Adult Special Olympics:
Basketball Practice
February 22,
2010
Team A
6:30PM-8PM
Haddonfield Campus- Cooley
Hall Gym
jbozicek@comcast.net
Adult Special Olympics:
Basketball Practice
February 24,
2010
Team B
6:30PM-7:30PM
Team A 7:30PM-
8:30PM
Haddonfield Campus- Cooley Hall
Gym
jbozicek@comcast.net
Professional Workshop
Series sponsored by Autism NJ- Making the Most of
Technology in an ABA Program for Individuals with
Autism; and Developing Play Skills in Young
Learners with ASDs: From Assessment to
Intervention
February 26,
2010
9AM
- 3PM
Clark, NJ
(609) 883-8100
Rowan University's
Inaugural Conference on Autism
March 15,
2010
8:15AM-3PM
Rowan
University Student Center in Glassboro,
NJ
(856)
256-4715
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Let
it snow, let it snow, let
snow...
And it did! Mother Nature paid the
mid-Atlantic region a visit and left behind plenty
of the white stuff. Pictured above are John
Meacham and Gary Zimmerman, individuals served at
Bancroft's Judith B. Flicker Residences, who took
the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful winter
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DD
Workshop
Canceled
Please note that Bancroft's Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome workshop scheduled for next
Wednesday, February 17th has been canceled. If you
have any questions, please contact Pat Reid at
preid@bnh.org.
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Bancroft Families
♥
Bancroft Direct
Care Staff!
At this very special
time of year when everyone is celebrating
Valentine's Day with love and affection in the air
-- not to mention snow, snow and more snow -- a
letter on behalf of all families was written by a
Family Council member to recognize our Direct Care
Staff for the work they do everyday to make a
difference family members' lives. Click
here to read the letter.
In
addition, the Council coordinated a special prize
drawing on behalf of the all families who
contributed to our Staff Appreciation initiatives
last summer. The names of all those who hold a
Direct Support/Direct Care position in the
organization were put in a basket, with 112 names
drawn, each winning a $25 Wawa gift card - a token
of families' most sincere appreciation. Below is
the list of winners:
Mia
Anderson-Coles
Adam Armenti-Braun
Steven Austin
Linda Bankole-Gibson
Gaduobah Barquoi
Zoubir
Bittout
Robin Bluford
Randy Boone
Leshan
Braxton
Mecca Brown
Tykia Bundy
Jennifer Burgo
David Butler
Janine Carbon
Carole Clements
Shirley Clements
Nathaniel Cole
Allessandro Condiff
Thomas Cook
Alison
Corgan
Rebecca Cunningham
Katrina Davis
Denise Delaney-Smith
Deborah Delprete
Rosemary Dicks
Michelle Dillon
Susan Diperzio
Anita Divine
Napolion Divine
Raymond Domenech
Patrick Donovan
Bianca Dumas
Antonio Estrada
Megan Frick
Shawn
Fussell
Wanda Gainey
Ernesto Garcia
Tommy Giavatto
Lori Gibbs
Lindsay
Goehringer
Patricia Goldthorp
Niema Gray
Latesha
Green
Michell Hartis
Rose Hentschel
Nickea Jacobs
Keenan Jenkins
Derrick Jeter
Gail
Jones
Tamika Jones
Wayne Jones
Zella
Jones
Antony Kiragu
David Koentop
Hassan Kromah
Allison Lynch
Emily Madden
Vivian Makota
Lois
Malcolme
Abu Mansaray
Shawntee McBurrows
Barbara McCartney
Sarah McDevitt
Twyla Mcgraw
Arielle Moore
Stonn Moore
Bridget Muldoon
Yuri Murray
Heather Neal
Daniel Ninerell
Paul Nuciforo
Rosin Oliveras
Justin Ortholf
Latoya Pitts
Jeremy Poole
Elizabeth Quiah
Lorraine Redfun
Barbara Remsing
Robyn Richey
Nahema Rivers
Dadriane Roberts
Jessica Rogers
Maria Rosa
Jennifer Sagaria
Loyda Santiago
Sandra Santino
Samantha Sarin
Kofi Sasu
Janett
Scarlett
Grace Scully
Janet Segarra
Ronisha Shivers
Amy Slater
Pamela
Smith
Sheila Stewart
Michaelene Stiles
Frances Tailey
Esther Taweh
Emmanuel Taylor
Shannon Taylor
Martha Tsampis
Laina Wharton
Anita Williams
Dana Williams
Justin Williams
Sheryle Williams
Valerie Williams
Judith Wirsul
Alicia Wolanski
Jennifer Zanes
Robert Zapata
Alfred Zulu
Thank
you to all of the families who participated in
this very meaningful effort!
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And
the winner is... Bancroft!
Bancroft has
received a Nonprofit Innovation Award from NJBIZ,
a statewide business publication. The award was
one of several presented to organizations across
the state on Tuesday, to promote innovative
leadership and thinking in the nonprofit world.
Bancroft won in the category of "Collaboration"
for our partnership with Wawa.
"We are
thrilled to share this special recognition with
Wawa, a wonderful organization that has done so
much with and for Bancroft over many years," says
Bancroft President Toni Pergolin.
In
fact, Bancroft and Wawa have long supported each
other's missions, and Wawa demonstrates its
commitment to Bancroft in many ways - not just
financially, but directly by supporting vocational
training and creating and maintaining a
convenience store at The Bancroft
School. Wawa's strong support ultimately
helps the people we support learn new skills,
participate in the community and lead more
fulfilling lives.
As awards keynote
speaker The Rev. Reginald T. Jackson said, "We
must challenge the status quo... We must
collaborate to strengthen the community
infrastructure... and move forward with
determination."
Pergolin
accepted the honor with Wawa's Jim Shortall and
Donna Dellinger (pictured), before about 400
guests at the awards banquet in Somerset, N.J.
Also present was Lorna Runkle, Bancroft
family member; Colleen Rowan Valentino, Principal
of The Bancroft School at Voorhees Pediatric
Facility; Joan Galon King, Bancroft's Chief
Advancement Officer; Erin Morales of the
Development Team; and Kathy Ross, Vice President
of
Communications.
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Bancroft
in the news
The
website Psychology Online recently named our
founder, Margaret Bancroft, as one of the top 12
pioneers in education. Margaret was recognized for
her contributions to the field of special
education. Click on the link below to read about
all 12 pioneers.
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pth6qidab.0.0.7n9pimcab.0&ts=S0463&p=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychologyonline.nichinfo.com%2Fpsychology-today%2Fpsychology-class-top-12-pioneers-in-education%2F&id=preview
Bancroft
was also featured in the latest issue of ABCD News
-- the Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens
with Disabilities' newsletter. The article focuses
on Bancroft's recent re-branding efforts and the
importance of "It's our world, too" as a rallying
cry in support of rights and opportunities for
people with disabilities. Click on the link below
to read the article.
ABCD
Newsletter
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Autism
study retracted
The Lancet
medical journal made the decision last week to
retract Dr. Wakefield's paper that linked the MMR
vaccine to autism. We realize that you may have
questions about this, so we tapped Caroline
Eggerding, M.D., Bancroft's vice president of
clinical services and chief medical officer, who
provided a position statement on Bancroft's
behalf, which is posted on our website. For
additional information, please click on the link
below.
Read
statement
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Purim
Palooza - Invitation to Jewish Community Center
Dance
A free dance
will be held Sunday February
21 by the Special Needs Department of the
Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill. The
event is from 4 -5:30 pm and is open to
individuals with special needs 15 years of age and
older. Click on the link below for a flyer with
additional information. Please note: RSVP is
required by Feb. 15. RSVP by email to
achad@jfedsnj.org, by phone at (856) 424-4444 x
204, or via the registration flyer.
Invitation Flyer
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Joyful Noise news
New Jersey and Delaware
members of Joyful Noise will perform with the
Singing City Choir and two other groups in
Philadelphia on Saturday, March 20, at the Church
of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square. This is
a result of the Chorus America session last June,
when the conductor, Jeff Brillhart, heard Joyful
Noise perform.
Next month,
Joyful Noise will also mark the 10th anniversary
of its first rehearsal -- March 2, 2000.
Congratulations to Joyful Noise for ten years of
beautiful music!
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Have
you visited Bancroft's Family Resource Center?
Searching for
information related to your loved one's
disability? Tired of endless Internet searches
that yield little or no useful information?
Developed specifically for families, Bancroft's
new web-based Family Resource Center provides
information on a wide variety of topics including
health and wellness, financial planning,
guardianship, and much more - all in one location.
Visitors can select from over a dozen different
categories for web-based resources that have been
gathered by Bancroft's clinical experts. Click on
the link below to visit the Family Resource Center
today!
Visit
Bancroft's Family Resource
Center
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Inclusive
Ministry workshop
Save the date for
Bancroft's Eighth Annual Inclusive Ministry
Workshop, titled "Addressing Special Needs in
Religious Education: Sharing Faith in Ways that
Support Learning, Communication and Behavior."
Scheduled for
Sunday, April 18 from 1:30 to 5 p.m., the
workshop will be held in the Cooley Hall Gym on
the Haddonfield Campus.
Geared
towards the general public, leaders in the faith
community, and people with disabilities and their
families, the workshop will provide an overview of
how to develop support for special needs in
religious education within the faith community. It
will present best practices for maximizing
learning and community inclusion for people with
autism spectrum disorders and other developmental
disabilities, and how they apply to participation
in religious education and congregational life.
For more information, please contact Sister Krista
Mote at
kmote@bnh.org.
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ABA
workshop
The New
Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis (NJABA)
will host a two-part workshop by Dr. Dennis Reid,
BCBA, on Friday,
March 5 from 9 am - 4 pm at Caldwell
College. The topics:
- Training,
Supervising, and Motivating Support Staff
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Evidence-Based Ways to Promote Enjoyment Among
People with Autism and Other Severe
Disabilities
Click on the link below
for the registration brochure or visit
www.njaba.org for more information.
Registration
brochure
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NJACP
workshops
The
following are two new workshops being hosted by
NJACP in March and April:
Learning Effective
Response to Everyday Behavioral Problems- March
11, 2010 from 9:30am -
4:00pm
This workshop is hosted
by Dr. Lucille Esralew who is currently the
Program Director for Statewide Clinical
Consultation and Training (SCCAT) of Trinitas
Regional Medical Center since the program's
inception in 2000. She is a clinical
neuropsychologist who is licensed in Psychology in
both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dr. Esralew is
the co-author with Donna Icovino of the Family
Crisis Handbook.
To register please
click: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pth6qidab.0.0.7n9pimcab.0&ts=S0463&p=http%3A%2F%2Fguest.cvent.com%2Fi.aspx%3F1Q%252cM3%252c608681bd-68ee-49c1-bdd5-d5a12e62c7d2&id=preview
Designing Effective
Supports for Developmentally Disabled Children
with Mental Health and/or Severe Behavioral
Disorders - April 8, 2010 from
9:30am-4:00pm
This workshop is
hosted by Dr. Lucille Esralew who is currently the
Program Director for Statewide Clinical
Consultation and Training (SCCAT) of Trinitas
Regional Medical Center since the program's
inception in 2000. She is a clinical
neuropsychologist who is licensed in Psychology in
both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dr. Esralew is
the co-author with Donna Icovino of the Family
Crisis Handbook.
To register please
click: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pth6qidab.0.0.7n9pimcab.0&ts=S0463&p=http%3A%2F%2Fguest.cvent.com%2Fi.aspx%3F1Q%252cM3%252c74e3c51b-3641-4e02-9886-998f21c11ab6&id=preview
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Free lecture series
The
Boggs Center has announced its Spring 2010 Lecture
Series, which includes the following lectures
related to developmental disabilities:
Friday, April
16
Positive Behavior Support: Improving
Quality of Life While Addressing Problem
Behavior
David Rotholz,
Ph.D.
Hilton-Woodbridge
Friday, April 30
Think College: The Promise of Post-secondary
Education for Students with Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities
Meg Grigal,
Ph.D.
Hilton-Woodbridge
Friday, May 7
Innovations in Individualized Supports:
Making Community Connections Happen for People
with Developmental Disabilities
Hanns
Meissner, Ph.D.
Doubletree Guest Suites, Mt.
Laurel
Friday, May
14
Exploring Alternatives to
Guardianship for People with Intellectual
Disabilities
Robert Dinerstein,
J.D.
Doubletree Guest Suites, Mt.
Laurel
The series is held by The
Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental
Disabilities at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School, Department of Pediatrics. Sessions are
free, but advance registration is required.
Seminars are held from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. For
more details please click the link below to view
the brochure.
Boggs
Center Lecture Series Brochure
To
register, visit http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pth6qidab.0.0.7n9pimcab.0&ts=S0463&p=http%3A%2F%2Frwjms.umdnj.edu%2Fboggscenter&id=preview
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Free
webinar on Rest Assured System®
ResCare HomeCare and Rest Assured
Systems® will present an interactive demonstration
and discussion webinar on technology that connects
individuals with caregivers over the Internet. The
Rest Assured technology, coupled with ResCare
HomeCare Services, offers a customizable and
affordable plan to keep loved ones in place at
home while providing safety, peace of mind, and
personal care services, according to the
company.
The webinar will be
held on February
17 at 1 pm EST, noon Central, 11 am Mountain and
10 am Pacific.
Register for the
webinar at: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pth6qidab.0.0.7n9pimcab.0&ts=S0463&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.gotomeeting.com%2Fregister%2F428741320&id=preview
After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email
containing information about joining the webinar.
For more information on the technology, visit http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pth6qidab.0.0.7n9pimcab.0&ts=S0463&p=http%3A%2F%2Frestassuredsystem.com&id=preview
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