That in our 8th year of Project RIDE, we have already tuned-up 95 trikes for our cyclists? Thanks to our volunteer bike mechanics from Family Bike, Fit to Ride and Bradway Financial! It may sound too good to be true, but it is!! We are celebrating our 8th year and at our March 18th Tune-Up [...]
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Project RIDE Tune-Up – did you know…?
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Best Buddies Alert! Check out our FABULOUS Photo Gallery!!
It was a great day for Best Buddies, complete with sweets and treats and all that goes with having great buddies! Check out our photo gallery here! Who has the cutest cookie?
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OOGIELOVES Sensory Sensitive Screening September 2nd!
Sunday, September 2nd at 10 a.m. The Oogieloves – Ruffy, Schluffy, Windy, Toofie and the rest of the gang will see you at the movies! Thank you to RAVE Cinemas, West Springfield for bringing us this sensory sensitive screening this coming Sunday. These movies are geared towards families with children on the Autism Spectrum (and [...]
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Augmentative & Alternative Communication – Camp Communicare Aug. 20-24
Camp Communicare is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Camp For a child who uses a speech-generating device (SGD), communicating with others can be very challenging. Many AAC users don’t know anyone else at their school with a device (“talker”). Camp Communicare at SJCC Kehillah is the place where using a different way to talk is the [...]
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Special Needs Camp coming August 20-24th
Program for Ages 4 to Young Adult Camp Kehillah, our substantially separate camp will run the week prior to school starting, August 20 – 24th. This camp is for all campers with special needs but will work well for those campers who need extra support. Siblings and peers are welcome after an interview with our [...]
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Sensory Sensitive Showing of “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
Sensory Sensitive Screening – Ice Age: Continental Drift RAVE Cinemas, West Springfield SUNDAY AUGUST 5TH 10:00 AM Tickets $5.00 These movies are geared towards families with children on the Autism Spectrum (and others with sensory issues). Some special features will include turning on the lights about halfway, turning down the sound, and throwing out the “no [...]
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Temple Grandin speaking in Boston March 16th – for anyone connected to an individual with autism
If you have not had the chance to hear Temple Grandin speak do not miss this excellent opportunity! Temple Grandin, her mother Eustacia Cutler, and Paula Aquilla, BSc, OT, the founding executive director for “Giant Steps”, an innovated program of intense therapies, academics, and support services for children with ASD will be speaking at the Future Horizons Autism/Asperger’s Conference in [...]
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Bowling Buddies – Monday, February 20th – Sign up now!
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Coming soon, Family Life Expo on March 11th
Parent Information The 1st Annual Family LIfe Expo: tots to teens is the original event of its kind that focuses on the needs of families with children from birth to age 21 in the Pioneer Valley. Admission is free and there is plenty of on-site, free parking at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Got a [...]
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Photo and Video Galleries on our new website!
They say a picture is worth a THOUSAND WORDS…. but when they are Kehillah pictures, it’s more like a MILLION! You will definitely want to BOOKMARK these two pages on our new website, where we will be posting photos and videos of classes, events and the amazing things that happen at our JCC in the [...]
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