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Message from our Executive Director, Dr. TaraColleen Macatee
Support Groups of Interest
Huntington’s Disease Support Group
BEVERLY SUPPORT GROUP
85 Herrick Road, Beverly, MA 01915
Beverly Hospital 617-650-3090
Contact Wendy Landry:
[email protected]
Boston American Sign Language
Somerville, MA
Deaf & Hard of Hearing, American Sign
Language, Deaf Education, Living with
Disabilities, & Deaf Culture Sign
Languages
For More information: meetup.com
Gardner: Parent Support Groups at
the Y.O.U. Inc. Gardner Family
Center, Gardner, MA
has parent-directed support groups for
parents/grandparents/caregivers of
children with mental, behavioral, or
emotional health care needs. Thursday
mornings 10:00am – 11:30am
Thursday Evenings, 6:30pm – 8:00pm.
For more information,
contact Ann Berube at
978-630-4918 ext
33 or [email protected].
Fall is in the air with thoughts of how we, as an agency, can continue
to impact individuals in positive ways that depict changing seasons. In
particular, how can we add autumn colors to the lives of those we
serve: our consumers, their families, community stakeholders, our
staff, and even the environment? Vigilance! Kaleidoscope strives to be
exceptional by staying abreast of the latest developments regarding
disabilities, waiver programs and public policies. In September, we
welcomed David Ferleger as a speaker at our Parent Group, Attorney
at Law, who served as the legal council for Halderman v. Pennhurst,
originally filed in 1974, as one of our country’s most infamous
court cases impacting deinstitutionalization for the developmentally
disabled. He made an impact on those who attended that group.
In addition, we continue to meet the needs of our populations through
expanded family support groups, our new peer groups and support of
local programs that support our wide array of causes. I hope to see you
at the Autism Speaks Walk in Philadelphia this month, as well as at
our annual Halloween Party on October 29th. Together, we can
transition through seasons with love, hope and growth.
Best wishes to Kristen
Rowe, Client
Coordinator and her
family! They welcomed
a baby boy at the end of
September!
Greater Framingham Area
For parents of Children with
Neurological and Brain Disorders:
MetroWest Parent Support Group, 2nd
Monday of every month, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.,
Tempo Young Adult Resource Center,
68 Henry Street, Framingham, Ma.
508-620-0010 ext. 308
Rahim drawing at the library!
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Mission Monday is our way to thank exceptional providers!
-Thank you Erin S .for always being willing to fill-in when
needed!
-Congratulations to Kristan M. in graduating with her Masters!
-Shout out to Willaya F. for doing an amazing job helping Mallory come through a tough situation!
-Walt C. for staying overnight at the camping trip when needed!
-All of the amazing ICs who made the trek to Denver, PA for
our spectacular overnight camping trip!
-Congrats to Kurt B on getting married!
-Jordan H. for taking the time to share information about
behavior management and the Behavior Specialist role.
Kaleidoscope always welcomes the opportunity to
congratulate consumers!
-Andrew for obtaining employment with Olive Garden!
-Charles will be moving to a new apartment & we wish him best of
luck in this new adventure!
-Patti for successfully preparing Steve’s Sewing for the big sale,
even during her off time!
-Jill for winning AADD’s Safe Family of the Year Award!
-Ellie for passing her Pharmacy Technician Exam!
-Congrats to Bryan on his new job at Dorney Park!
KFS consumer Michael was recognized as feature artist for
Madison House Autism Foundation, “My art mainly
derives from my desire to preserve discarded objects in
some shape or form.”
Bryan at the Haunt!
Washington Wild
Things Baseball!
“Always a hit with the
WPA gang!”
Way to rock the rodeo!
Camping was a blast!
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Apple Days at Old Sturbridge Village
October 3rd-4th & October 10th, 12th, 9:30am-5pm
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge Ma
Art Week Boston
September 25th – October 4th
Citi Performing Arts Center
In the last week of September through the first week in
October, Boston holds an Art Week to provide arts
and entertainment as a non-profit event for the greater
community of Boston. Each day is filled with a variety
of events that involve the creative aspect of an artist.
Many of the events that take place involve the art of
food, children’s crafts, fashion, photography,
sculptures, and so much more. Boston Art week offers
a behind the scenes look into the creative process of an
artist. For more info please visit: bostonartweek.org
Sensory Friendly Films
Saturday, October 17, 2015
“PAN”
Enjoy a tour of Sturbridge Village’s historic apple orchard.
During the tour, you can learn how they harvest and prepare
apples. Also, watch how their cider is made by their Ox-powered
cider mill!
All You Can Eat Breakfast
515 Curran Highway, Downtown North Adams Ma.
(413) 664-9043, 7 – 11 AM
Enjoy all you can eat breakfast! What a better way to start the day
than an all you can eat breakfast before the Fall Foliage Parade!
Palmer Pumpkin Palooza
October 17, 2015 Event is free admission and runs all day long.
Pulaski Park
40 Belchertown St. Three Rivers, Ma.
Come join in on the fun of the Palmer Pumpkin Palooza!
Enjoy hayrides, Music, performers, fall inspired games, and food
trucks! Join in on the pumpkin carvings contest, wear your best
Halloween costume and win some great fall themed prizes!
AMC Dartmouth Mall 12, 140 North Dartmouth Mall North
Dartmouth
AMC Framingham 15, 22 Flutie Pass, Framingham
AMC Tyngsboro 12, 440 Middlesex Road Tyngsboro
AMC Loews Methuen 20. 90 Pleasant Valley St. Methuen
AMC Braintree 10, 121 Grandview Rd. Braintree
AMC Burlington Cinema 10, 20 South Ave. Burlington
Special features:
The lights are turned up, the sound is turned down, and
guests may walk around, dance or sing during the film.
Fall Foliage 60th Parade
The Fall Foliage Parade begins at 1pm. Enjoy a parade to
celebrate the wonderful colors of the fall season! The parade will
begin at the Ocean State Job Lots parking lot, and conclude on
Ashland Street after passing though downtown Main Street.
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The Happiness Trick
“It's amazing out there” is the phrase that appears every time I
open my Weather Channel app on my phone. This assumes
that every day, no matter how hot, cold, windy or wet, is
amazing. Sitting in a friend's Speech and Language
Development office, I happened to glance at a book called The
Happy Pig. With wonder, I browsed through the small book as
a mere pig changed the negative morale of his farm by making
a decision to embrace every day with happiness. Instead of
engaging in complaints with his peers, the pig added a positive
spin to all conversations. By the end of the story, even the
chickens were smiling.
Life throws us curve balls. Some days are just naturally full of
joy. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we all have days that
make us want to crawl back in bed and retreat from the world.
However, then there are the "gray" days; the ones that don't
evoke deep feelings or memory-provoking thoughts. How do
we emulate the concept of "amazing every day" or the pig's
commitment to find the positive in everything in our
complicated lives?
Wormy Ice Cubes - For Witch's Brew
Add 1 cup gummy worms or other creepy crawler
candy to two ice cub trays filled with fruit punch and
freeze. It’s that simple and scary!
Here's what I am taking from this conversation: there are no
guarantees in life. There will be ups and downs and even days
or time periods that seem "gray." First of all, embrace the gray.
There is such a simple joy in living without an emotional
rollercoaster as we so often do without appreciation. Second,
read the book, “The Pig of Happiness.” Take his philosophy
and run with it. Become the happy pig for the people in your
life. Spread the joy. Finally, wake up every day and tell
yourself, “it’s amazing out there." I know I am smiling as I
write this. I hope you are too.
Source: The Pig of Happiness by Edward Monkton.
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