Here’s your chance to own a custom hand-painted Fenton GlassArt Ruby Basket (see below) and help people with CdLS. This brand new, artist-signed piece has been donated for auction on Ebay by Vicki Fisher in honor of her daughter Marci, who has CdLS. It even features a CdLS cube on the bottom. To view it [...]
Entries from November 2006
November 28, 2006
Special gifts for special children
If you’re buying holiday gifts for a child with CdLS, there are free resources for picking out the right toys. An excellent web site that identifies and rates toys for children with special needs is AblePlay.
The site scores toys in four disability categories: physical, cognitive, sensory and communicative. A review of each product and information [...]
November 21, 2006
Make your holiday shopping count
The holiday shopping frenzy kicks off Friday. If you prefer a cozy chair in front of your computer to navigating your way through a crowded mall, then consider shopping through iGive this holiday season (and throughout the year).
It’s a win-win deal. You get to shop in the comfort of your home, and the Foundation receives [...]
November 17, 2006
Way to go Team CdLS!
Team CdLS ran, and survived, the Chicago Marathon October 22. All 15 members completed the race. Bill Weidman of Lynnefield, MA, came in first among the group, crossing the finish line in 3:01:15. You can view a slideshow of the team at http://www.flickr.com/photos/64094128@N00/show/.
The runners raised more than $32,000, to date, for the CdLS Foundation. They also raised a whole lot of awareness [...]
November 13, 2006
December 6th – A Day For Miracles
The CdLS Foundation has been nominated for a third consecutive year to take part in Miracle Day, an enormous fundraising event hosted by CIBC World Markets (a bank/financial firm) on the first Wednesday of December each year.
Miracle Day is powered by the contribution of trading commissions on this special day (December 6th this year). Those contributions are then given [...]
