C.H.A.M.P.S. NEWSLETTER
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C.H.A.M.P.S. NEWSLETTER
Fall Issue – November 2015 Community Heroes: Advocate, Motivate, Persevere and Serve C.H.A.M.P.S. NEWSLETTER Down Syndrome Alabama 1929 Canyon Road Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 Address Block Check your email for more information & details about upcoming events A Down Syndrome Alabama Publication for Self Advocates Volume 4 C.H.A.M.P.S. NEWSLETTER Community Heroes: Advocate, Motivate, Persevere and Serve November 2015 TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME! By Beth Olive The CHAMPS group knows how to have fun! On July 16th we attended a Barons baseball game at Regions Park. We had a great time especially since the Barons won! We even got a hug from Babe Ruff on the way out. We were glad to see Bobby, Meredith, Matthew, Daniel S, Daniel C, Beth, Amanda, Steve N. and Steven R. This was Steven R's first time to join us!!' We will plan another night at the ballpark in the spring! MOVIE NIGHT BUDDY WALK POSTER PARTY By Meredith Rucker By Bobby Schilli For our 3rd Thursday outing in August, the CHAMPS group visited Patton Creek Cinemas to see the movie, Ant-man. The movie hero, who has the ability to shrink in scale, but increase in strength, was played by Paul Rudd. He showed incredible strength!! It was an action adventure with lots of Sci-fi so it was exciting to watch with friends. We all had fun being together and enjoyed each other’s company! Everyone was excited about our first Buddy Walk as CHAMPS members. On Sunday, September 27, we got together at Oak Mountain Lanes to make posters to carry for the Buddy walk. We put our pictures, names and decorations on the posters. We talked about walking as a team and how important the CHAMPS group is to our community and to the young DSA members who look up to us. Thank you Mrs. Rucker for bringing the great snacks. OLIVE GARDEN - YUM! By Daniel Chaplin Hi everybody! On Thursday September 17, a group of CHAMPS members went to eat dinner at the Olive Garden at the Galleria. We had a great time together, and chatted with each other. Our servers were excellent and we all really enjoyed our meals. We want to send a big thank you to Lisa Schilli and Kathy Olive who helped us plan this fun event. We won the DSA AWARD - 2nd Top Fund Raiser! BUDDY WALK 2015 By Bobby Schilli C.H.A.M.P.S. are Community Heroes: Advocate, Motivate, Persevere and Serve CHAMPS members had a lot of fun celebrating the 2015 Buddy Walk with our new name and at a new place, Veteran’s Park in Hoover. Our team raised 75% of its goal of $10,000 and received the DSA Award for 2nd place in fundraising. Bobby Schilli and Beth Olive were also recognized for their individual fundraising. Our CHAMPS Board of Directors held the United States flag while Daniel Dabbs led the Pledge of Allegiance. Some of our members danced in a High School Musical routine with Unless U. Matthew Foster entertained the children as Chuckie Cheese. Other members showed their Karate skills with North Star Karate. Our friends from People First joined in the celebration. Everyone enjoyed dancing as DJ Rob Langford played our favorite songs. The park, the food, the friends and the music made this the best Buddy Walk yet! ALL ABOUT ME ALL ABOUT ME Hi, I am Amanda Carpenter. I am 26 years old and work at Chace Lake Taziki's. I love my job and the people I work with. My name is Nick Lanzi. I graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 2010 and I live with my parents, Barry and Carolyn. I have two jobs and go to programs at the Hoover Rec Center and Unless U and I take Karate. I help get things ready for when we open. My sister is Erin and she lives in Auburn and is a teacher. She has two cats named Oliver and Luna and sometimes she brings them to see me. I love my dog, Hershey, and my cats, Buddy and Gracie. I like to go to Ohio to see my aunts and uncles and cousins. My favorite sports team is the Ohio State Buckeyes. I watch them on TV with my dad. Go Bucks! I like to bowl, swim, go out to eat, watch movies and see my CHAMPS friends. I love God and my Family. I am always happy to pray for something special when someone asks me to do so. One of my favorite things to do is to listen to music and sing and I love to party, party, party!!!! It is so much fun to sing the Italian Wedding Song, Cella Luna, with my dad at wedding receptions while everyone is dancing in a big circle! I have been asked to sing and even been paid! I am a member of CHAMPS and I enjoy CHAMPS outings on the third Thursday of each month. If you have not already joined in the fun, please come. I know you would enjoy the CHAMPS outings, too. Oh and WAR EAGLE!!! . . Upcoming “Third Thursday” events: Mark your calendar & plan to join us! Direct Suggestions, Questions & RSVP’s to: Kathy Olive: [email protected] or Lisa Schilli: [email protected] . Let us know what other activities you like. Where do you like to go? What do you like to do? Let your self-advocate board members know. ~ November 2015 ~ Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 19. Service Project 20 6-8pm DSA office 26 27 29 30 Third Thursday November 19th - Service Project DSA Office 6-8pm 28 ~ December 2015 ~ Sun Mon Sun, Dec 6 from 4–6pm Bowling Party Vestavia Bowl Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Bowling Party 7 4-6pm 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 New Year’s Eve Party Thurs. Dec 31 8pm $15.00 People’s First at North Shelby Library 6 st