Hello All!! Well it’s that time of year again, to start forming our Buddy Walk Teams and making this year’s Walk bigger and better than ever! The date has been set for Saturday October 6th, Dansbury Park in East Stroudsburg. I am going to attach below, all of the downloadable forms for your use [...]
We will be selling reproduction and original work from community artist and members of all ages. We need art work from artist, lovers of art or people that just want to donate toward the cause Please contact us at 570 664-0651
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130131/COMM/301310318/-1/LIFE04 Published: 2:00 AM – 01/31/13 Kids in B.A.S.I.C., a Pennsylvania support group, recently learned the basics of building a puppet during the Muppet/puppet workshop at Eastern Monroe Hughes Public Library in Stroudsburg, Pa. The puppets started as a pile of fleece, yarn and wiggly eyes, but the final result helped kids, who have trouble [...]
EASTERN MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY • 1002 North Ninth Street.Stroudsburg. PA.18360 • PHONE:570.421.0800 FAX:570.421.0212 1/26/13 12:30pm-4:30pm Using a a variety of supplies make your own Muppet Puppet at the B.A.S.I.C Muppet Puppet workshop. Start off with a body and create your own puppet ,placing eyes nose,ears,clothing,where you like. The workshop session will guide participants through the [...]
Hello All!!
Well it’s that time of year again, to start forming our Buddy Walk Teams and making this year’s Walk bigger and better than ever! The date has been set for Saturday October 6th, Dansbury Park in East Stroudsburg. I am going to attach below, all of the downloadable forms for your use in promoting our Walk and helping us to secure sponsors, donors, vendors, registrants etc…and for those that are unable to register online, The more, the merrier. We strongly encourage everyone to utilize the online Kintera website for registration and donations when at all possible, http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1021493 please feel free to forward this to your contacts, so that they may join and/or donate on your team’s behalf. (please note that some servers, such as in the school district, may block this email so if you are aware of someone that should be receiving this, and they aren’t, it’s because they have given me an undeliverable address. Please help me by making them aware).
BREAKING NEWS——— A little extra incentive to get those teams forming quickly and start your campaigning—— we will be starting an TIERED INCENTIVE AND PRIZE PROGRAM this year!!!! The more money that your team raises, ….. the greater your PRIZE!!! There will be more info to follow but in the mean time let’s think about possible prizes such as :GIFT CARDS, IPODS, IPADS, ETC……(.I will follow up with everyone once the actual prize limit structure is determined by the committee). SO…. let’s get this party started!
As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions and/or concerns. My goal this year is to OUTGROW the entire park!! Can we say maybe “stadium” size for next year???
Anyway, all the forms will be attached below, PLEASE keep a stack with you, as you enjoy a beautiful summer with family and friends!!
Thank You for ALL you do, Talk soon,
Rob Kiesling
We will be selling reproduction and original work from community artist and members of all ages.
We need art work from artist, lovers of art or people that just want to donate toward the cause
Please contact us at 570 664-0651
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130131/COMM/301310318/-1/LIFE04
Published: 2:00 AM – 01/31/13
Kids in B.A.S.I.C., a Pennsylvania support group, recently learned the basics of building a puppet during the Muppet/puppet workshop at Eastern Monroe Hughes Public Library in Stroudsburg, Pa. The puppets started as a pile of fleece, yarn and wiggly eyes, but the final result helped kids, who have trouble socializing, gain confidence and form new friendships.
B.A.S.I.C. stands for Building Around Social Skills and Communication; it was started about a year ago by Andrea Johnson, a former special education teacher who wanted to help her youngest son Tariq feel less an outsider at school.
Tariq is an artsy teenager who loves theater and magic, a good student whom the other kids have labeled a “nerdy kid.” Tariq also has speech processing problems, meaning he struggles to find the right words to say. These factors have made him want to leave school and find another way to complete his education. But Johnson won’t let him do that because she doesn’t want him to become more isolated, so she decided to tackle the problem as she would if Tariq was struggling with a subject in school. If he wasn’t comfortable making friends in school, she would bring friends to him through events to get him more comfortable.
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At a glance
• B.A.S.I.C. meets from 12:30-4 p.m. monthly (days vary) at Eastern Monroe Hughes Public Library in Stroudsburg, Pa. This club is applying for nonprofit status. It provides low-cost opportunities for children. B.A.S.I.C. appreciates craft donations such as Polar fleece, Poly Fil stuffing, foam, wiggly eyes and yarn. It’s also looking for an overhead projector to play interactive games. For more information about B.A.S.I.C., call Andrea Johnson at 570-421-0800 or visit basicsupport.org.
• For a photo gallery of the puppets visit the 845 Craft Guide at recordonline.com/crafts.
Gaining friends
Grateful parents started bringing their children, who had a multitude of social issues such as Asperger’s syndrome; ADHD; ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder); and simple shyness. Some kids were bullied, causing them to shut down, so they needed to learn how to interact.
“The bad thing is with any (label) comes preconceived notions,” Johnson said. “You can’t even see the real person.”
Jazmin Ospa from the Theater Studio at the School of Visual and Performing Arts, Stroudsburg, Pa., set up a puppet workshop with the children, and approximately two dozen kids attended. Ospa sewed patterns to create the body from a piece of fleece. Then the children decorated each puppet and gave it a personality. Children who were unsure they were up for the task were encouraged and gained confidence, and that, in turn, built new friendships.
“There were children there that probably wouldn’t have talked to each other without the puppets,” Johnson said.
Gaining activities
In addition to more puppet workshops, Johnson organizes monthly birthday parties for kids born in the same month. She hopes to have etiquette classes and another puppet workshop. A cultural potluck feast is planned for Saturday.
As for Tariq, Johnson sees a big improvement with each gathering.
“It helps him see he is not alone,” Johnson said.
After this past puppet workshop, Tariq told his mom he wants to get the kids together and put on a puppet show. He’s already got the confidence and friends; now he just needs a venue.
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Photo by Shakir Johnson
Kids learned how to make puppets and friends at a recent Muppet/puppet workshop at Eastern Monroe Hughes Public Library in Stroudsburg, Pa.
EASTERN MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY • 1002 North Ninth Street.Stroudsburg. PA.18360 • PHONE:570.421.0800 FAX:570.421.0212
1/26/13 12:30pm-4:30pm
Using a a variety of supplies make your own Muppet Puppet at the B.A.S.I.C Muppet Puppet workshop. Start off with a body and create your own puppet ,placing eyes nose,ears,clothing,where you like. The workshop session will guide participants through the puppet-creation process step-by-step. Children will each create a puppet to take home and put into performance on stage at home
One of our supporting parents has been hit with some unexpected news. One of her children broke his back and is now in a battle to walk again. I am asking that we show this young man our support by writting him with poems.positive thought, etc. Send all letters to me at andreaj@basicsupport.org or fill in the online form
Thank you,
Andrea Johnson
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Title: Celebrate
Location: 1002 North Ninth Street, Stroudsburg, PA. 1 (570) 421-0800 Today 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Link out: Click here
Description: Celebrate your accomplishments this year
Games,refreshments,and more….
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2012-10-13
