Southern Tier News

Newsletter- STAR, Volume 19,  June, July, August 2011



S.E.A.D.S. Parent Support Group Fall Informational Workshop
“Ask the Advocate” & “Where Are the Parents” Presentations

Thursday, October 6, 2011
5:00-8:00 pm (5-6 pm—Light dinner, 6-8 presentations)
Steele Memorial Library Community Room
101 East Church Street, Elmira

“Ask the Advocate” This workshop is designed to be an open forum in which participants can ask questions about a particular special education or other disability-related issue, learn about issues others face and possible solutions and learn where you can find additional informational about special education and advocacy. This workshop will also feature a presentation by Joyce Simons entitled "Where are the Parents" – a personal and very enlightening parent’s prospective on the special education process.

A light dinner will precede the presentations but is optional. Registration is required by 9/22/11. Please contact: Wendy Watkins, Family Support Coordinator at (607) 734-6174 x 241 or at wwatkins@cseop.org or Joyce Simons, Parent Facilitator at (607) 398-4858 or at muscles4kids@yahoo.com to register. This event is sponsored by The Advocacy Center and EOP, Inc.



Support Parents Sought

We are always looking for new Support Parents in our area! If you are the parent of a child with a disability or special medical condition, please consider volunteering a bit of your time to offer support to another parent.

It doesn’t require much time and can make a difference in someone else’s life. For more information please contact Parent to Parent of NYS at (607) 535-2802 or p2pnys_southern_tier@verizon.net . Thanks for considering sharing your life experience by supporting a fellow parent.

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