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30 Pounds for 30 Years Peels Off Pounds and Raises Dollars
Janice Soucey organized a $400 fundraiser for SPD by challenging her Moms Club to lose "30 pounds for 30 years." Here she gives a snuggle to sons Tristan, 3, and Connor, 5. |
When North Carolina mom Janice Soucey saw our call for volunteers to celebrate our 30th anniversary with a 30-for-30 event, she knew just what she wanted to do.
"Let's get ready for swimsuit season and help a charity all at the same time," she wrote to fellow members of her Moms Club. "Beginning February 1st, the MOMS Club of Mint Hill will begin a Biggest Loser Competition for charity. Those of us that want to get rid of some of that baby weight will get friends and family members to pledge a dollar amount for each pound we lose. At the end of the 8-week competition, you can announce to your friends and family how much weight you've lost, and they will pay the amount of their pledge."
The mother of a sensational five-year-old, Janice named the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation as the charity to benefit from all those lost pounds. To those who wondered, "What if I decide to participate but fall off the wagon because my mother-in-law won't stop bringing cookies to my house (and what if I participate but don't lose the weight)?" she counseled, "That's ok. It's more about helping out the charity than anything else. We'll be happy to accept guilt donations, but there's no obligation. We are just hoping to have some fun and help some kids. We've always loved you for who you are."
As we went to press, Janice reported that 53.5 pounds had been lost, and nearly $400 (including five "guilt donations") had been raised, and "we still have people weighing in."
"It was really all in the name of fun so the guilt donations were just fine," she says.
We think so, too! Thanks for the sensational idea, Janice, and congratulations on a great celebration!
If you'd like to organize a 30 Pounds for 30 Years event, click here to find Janice's tips under Facts and Formats for SENSATION CELEBRATION.
Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries,
etc. are a great opportunity to
raise funds for charity. |
Mazel Tov and Many Thanks
Long-time Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation benefactors were planning their daughter's Bat Mitzvah when the family came up with a sensational idea:
In lieu of gifts, they suggested that friends and family make a contribution to the Sensory Processing Foundation. The results: more than $1,000 was donated to the Foundation in their daughter's honor.
Mazel Tov and many thanks to her family for their continuous support over so many years.
Idaho OT Students "Clean Up" for SPD
ISU students raised $500 by cleaning an outpatient pediatric clinic. Shown here are Cydnee Gee, Perry Lords, Natalie Tanner, Aaron Pierce, Allison Roberts, & Megan Toupin. |
Bryan Gee is an occupational therapy professor at Idaho State University and our SPD-Parent Connections host in Pocatello. With Bryan's encouragement, the Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) at ISU literally "cleaned up" for Sensory Processing Disorder research this spring.
"One of our goals this year was to raise money to support research in the field of OT," says Aaron Pierce, one of the OT students who helped organize the fundraiser. Aaron contacted Speech Therapy Services, a local outpatient pediatric clinic in Pocatello, Idaho, and explained that SOTA was trying to raise money for the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation.
ISU students, Kayla Bolton & Kamber Peck "cleaned up" for Sensory Processing Disorder research. |
When he asked if SOTA could volunteer time in exchange for a small donation, "The owner of the clinic was thrilled with the idea," he says. "She agreed to let us organize supplies and disinfect equipment." All the members of the chapter turned out and worked hard. When we finished cleaning, the clinic's owner presented a $500 check to our members."
Bryan Gee says, "SOTA at ISU is a small group of dedicated students who realize that the SPD Foundation requires far more support. These future OTs plan to continue raising money for SPDF on an annual basis each spring."
We hope so, too! Meanwhile, thanks to SOTA of Idaho State University and Idaho SPD-PC host Bryan Gee!
Sensory Processing Disorder Education Going Global
Sensory Processing Disorder Education Going Global |
The Spanish Association of Sensory Integration sponsored its first-ever conference about Sensory Processing Disorder in Barcelona this spring. The association reports that the meeting featured presenters from Spain and Portugal who provided a full and well-received day of education about Sensory Processing Disorder. AEIS is already planning a second conference for 2011, and the International Congress of Sensory Integration (Congreso Internacional de Integracion Sensorial ) will hold a conference in Faro, Portugal, in May 2011.
Bravo to SPD supporters on the Iberian Peninsula!
Esta primavera, la Asociación Española de Integración Sensorial (AEIS) financió su primera conferencia en Barcelona sobre el Desorden de Procesamieto Sensorial (DPS). La asociación informa que presentadores de España y Portugal participaron en la reunión. Ellos proporcionaron un día completa y bien parecido de educación sobre DPS. AEIS está planeando una segunda conferencia para el año 2011, y el Congreso Internacional de Integración Sensorial organizará una conferencia en Faro, Portugal en Mayo, 2011.
¡Bravo a los partidarios de DPS en la peninsula Ibérica! |
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