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CPAD Newsletter (January 2012)

Community Parent Resource Center, CPRC - Workshop

    Disability Advocacy Workshop:
   Individual Education Plan (IEP) 
    & Individual Program Plan (IPP)

Time:            February 27, 2012, Monday
                       10:00 am – 12:00 noon

Location:   First Christian Church of Alhambra
                             220 S. 5th Street,
                         Alhambra, CA 91801

Brian Allen, a Special Educational Advocate for 16 years, will speak to us about IEP process, assessments, IPP, Fairing Hearing .... 

CPAD Orange County Chapter - Parent Support Meeting

               CalOptima Update

Time:   January 21, 2012, Saturday
                  2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location:          OCAAC 
            225 W. Carl Karcher Way, 
               Anaheim, CA 92801

Ms. Lizeth Granados, Member Liaison Manager of CalOptima, will give OC parents latest updates on the CalOptima services and how they impacted by the state budgets.


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CPAD Corner (January 2012)

CPAD Alhambra Headquater - Celebration of 2012 Year End Party 

12/10/2011 Saturday morning, Tzu Chi Chinese Academy and CPAD joint together held the annual Year End Party.  The Flower Arrangement Class' parents gathered at the venue around 8 am, under the guidance of the teacher - Miss Linda Lo, they used fresh flowers to make 9 center piece decorations, as the raffle drawing prize for parents who purchased the raffle tickets to raise some funding for CPAD ....

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CPAD Orange County Chapter - Parents Honored for “2011 Families Making a Difference” Award

CPAD Orange County Chapter parents, Frank and Sansan Tsai were recognized by California State Senator, Lou Correa, for their significant contributions to the Chinese community of families with special needs children, and presented them with “2011 Families Making a Difference” Award ....

 

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CPAD Newsletter (November 2011)

Community Parent Resource Center, CPRC - Workshop

How to Use Reiki with 
Autistic Children

Time:            December 10, 2011, Saturday
                           1:30 am – 2:40 pm

Location:   Community Health Education Center
                       261 Junipero Serra Avenue,
                         San Gabriel, CA 91776

What is Reiki, how Reiki has been applied with positive benefits to children with ADHD, Autism and Down Syndrome ....

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CPAD - Orange County Chapter - Parent Support Meeting 

Year-End Tax Planning &
Tax Related Matters for the Disabled

Time:   December 10, 2011, Saturday
                  2 noon – 4:00 pm

Location:          OCAAC 
            225 W. Carl Karcher Way, 
               Anaheim, CA 92801

Parent, Kenny Yu will discuss New tax laws for 2012, tax deductions, tax saving ideas ,and tax deductions and credits for the disabled.


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CPAD Corner (November 2011)

CPAD - Environmental Awareness - Contest Result

After a long waiting, 2011 Kiwanis Club Monterey Park and Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled “Environmental Awareness” Painting Contest winners are announced:

Brian Wang     First Place
Darin Lee  2nd Place
Alan Cheng  3rd Place
Laker Wang  3rd Place
Jeffrey Yip  3rd Place

The winning art works are currently displaying at Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library.  Please come to the second floor children's area to see the display...

montery park library

CPAD - Orange County Chapter - Living Arrangement for Adult Children

10/15/2011 CPAD Orange Chapter meeting – Joyce Hearn of Orange County Adult Achievement Center (OCAAC) gave OC parents a talk in Family Connections. Family Connections has assisted Regional Center consumers in locating their own new “special family” – a real home where they can be included in all aspects of everyday family life.

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CPAD Newsletter (October 2011)

CPAD Fall Semester Saturday Program - Starts on 10/8/2011

Two New Classes Added:  

Exercise Movement & Circle Time, Social Interaction/Behavior

CPAD was pleased to provide our members a wide variety of Saturday programs this year. Remember having fun at the Youth singing club, Dragon Boat competition, winter ski, water ski, Chess tournament, basketball shooting contest, drawing contest, and other events?  Parents are invited to meet at 1:00 pm  ..... 

Location:   First Christian Church of Alhambra
                          220 S. 5th Street,
                       Alhambra, CA 91801

CPAD - Orange County Chapter - Parent Support Meeting

Living Arrangement for Adult Child

            Time:   October 15, 2011, Saturday
                             2 noon – 4:00 pm

          Location:          OCARC 
                    225 W. Carl Karcher Way, 
                      Anaheim, CA 92801

 

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