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From: Sandy Scheers

To: rdischolarship@yahoogroups.com

Cc: gutstein@...

Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 10:25 AM

Subject: RE: [rdischolarship] New

Jen,

Sorry about all the emails, one last thing; my husband is a Designer and specializes in the web; he would be happy to donate his services and design a page and work with a programmer at the CC.  He has done Design work for the Jimmy Rice Foundation, Tourettes Syndrome, Serious Laughter for Reaching Potentials, Autism walk in Jacksonville, and Walk far for Naar in Broward County.  Thank you.

Sandy Scheers

Sandy Scheers

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"

954 328 4847

sandys@myacc.net

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From: rdischolarship@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rdischolarship@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Gerson
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 6:21 AM
To: rdischolarship@yahoogroups.com
Cc: gutstein@rdiconnect.com
Subject: Re: [rdischolarship] New

Hey, Sandy.  I love your creative thinking! Unfortunately, I will be unable to go to the annual conference (I will be recovering from my spinal surgery!) I will forward your ideas to Dr. G. and see what he thinks.  I would imagine he would be happy to present the stories of a couple of families at the conference.  We'll see!  I will let you know if I get any feedback from the CC.  Take care, Jen

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From: s0gr8

To: rdischolarship@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:44 PM

Subject: [rdischolarship] New

Hi everyone,
Just joined this group although thinking it will end up off of Yahoo
and into the new OS soon? Either way, I had an idea to put out a
plead for donations at the Annual Conference. Most people walking
around the Confernce will have an extra $5 in their pocket. I'm not
sure how the group works or what information is out there yet; but I
was thinking if you picked and presented 2 families requests for
sholarships (if Dr. G. would give you the mike (microphone) for 5
minutes), you could read thier stories and say something like, "just
$5 from each person here would start this child off to attain quality
of life, love and happiness" and $10 from each person here could do
that for both of these families", etc...

I also think if you pass around a bucket so that as it fills, people
can see it; then you count it and announce the next day how much; and
this actually motivates people to donate more or gives people a
second chance to donate if they didn't get to do so the first day.
This can be done at both the professional and family days. This is a
fast easy way to collect close to $1000.

I also think we could create a page or spot on the CC website where
there is the thermometor with the goal for $$s and push it up for
every $100 that gets donated. The Walk far for NAAR people made it
possible for parents to individualize that particular thermometer and
send it to family and friends asking for donations. We could do the
same. So for example if I had a thermometor that I sent to my list
of family and friends and said the donation was in my son's
name/honor; then I beleive they would donate. Adds a personal
touch. I know about 200 people in email myself that I could reach
out to for a $5 (or more donation). I beleive I have the email from
a couple of families who did it with the Autism walk and I'm sure
there are people inside at the CC that could create the thermometor
on the website. If someone in this group is from the CC; do you have
contact inside to ask if thier web people could do this. If so, I
could send the Autism Walk personalized emails with the thermometor
to that person. I'm sure also that they are set up to accept credit
cards?? Just some ideas:-) Thank you, Sandy