Nov 28, 2017 - Club members, Bill, Ken, and Wally, delivered dictionaries to the Autism Academy for Educational Development. Dictionaries were delivered to the middle school and high school. The kids were engaged and we had fun working with them. The Academy recorded our visit on their Facebook page. Click here to see that page.
Nov 27, 2017 - Tracey Hickey, from the Foster Care and Adoption organization - part of Catholic Charities - gave us a good overview of her organization. Tracey raised 5 kids then decided she needed to give back to the community and joined this foster care organization. She told us there are over 19,000 children in foster care in Arizona and the need for foster parents is acute. Her organization is responsible for training foster parents and helping them navigate the state's bureaucratic system. A large number of foster care parents are "kinship families" but they still need considerable help. One of the key goals of her operation is to ensure that foster parents recognize that children in the system need a lot of help with trauma. Her presentation generated a lot of discussion.
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November 13, 2017 - Joyce Buekers, founding director of the Therapeutic Harp Foundation, gave us a demonstration of harp therapy. She told us about her experience in discovering and using the harp within the general sphere of integrative medicine. Her friend, Robert Callan, has been modeling the neuroplasticity of the brain to demonstrate how effective music can be in healing brain trauma. Joyce and Robert's efforts are at the forefront of the application of harp music to improve lives. Joyce's work is sponsored by many hospitals and clinics in the Phoenix area.
Nov 06, 2017 - Our club presented a plaque to President Doug for the superb job he has done over the past year. Doug did such a great job that the club convinced him to continue as president for another year. KUDOS Doug! And many thanks for your time, efforts, and leadership.
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Nov 28, 2017 - Club members, Bill, Ken, and Wally, delivered dictionaries to the Autism Academy for Educational Development. Dictionaries were delivered to the middle school and high school. The kids were engaged and we had fun working with them. The Academy recorded our visit on their Facebook page. Click 
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Nov 06, 2017 - Our club presented a plaque to President Doug for the superb job he has done over the past year. Doug did such a great job that the club convinced him to continue as president for another year. KUDOS Doug! And many thanks for your time, efforts, and leadership.