Saturday, October 13, 2007

October News & Announcements from Sooner SUCCESS

The Enid Civitan Club and Central Christian Church are hosting a Halloween party & dance for individuals with disabilities on Friday October 26th from 7-9 p.m. at 1111 W. Broadway. For more information, contact Catherine Cullumber 237-4480.

Central National Bank and Owen, Parvin & Associates are presenting a free informational forum, “Qualifying Disabled Children for Social Security Benefits” on October 25, 2007 at 6 p.m. at the Autry Technology Center in Lectorium Room 22. For more information, contact Michele Green at 213-1615.

The Child Abuse Prevention office for Oklahoma has provided a complete set of “I Am Your Child” DVDs to each Sooner SUCCESS coalition for use in our community. Topics include: Special Needs, Discipline, Preparing for Parenthood, Fatherhood, Building Literacy Skills, Why Early Childhood Matters, Smoking Cessation, Infant Health, Safety from the Start, Quality Childcare, First Years, Last Forever, and Food & Fitness Matter. Coalition and community members are welcome to check the DVDs out and use them to assist individual families or parent groups.

A companion parent educator manual is also available from the I Am Your Child Foundation that provides ideas for additional learning activities and extensive handouts for distribution if used in a parent education class or home visiting situation. Order online at http://store.parentsactionstore.org/prostores/servlet/Detail?no=46 or call 1-888-447-3400.

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