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BARBARA MARBACH
DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST
 

JANUARY  9  2010  1 pm to 5 pm

Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401

RSVP: info@tips-foundation.org

Read and Print Flyer Here

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger submits a new budget for the 2010-2011 State budget year to address a budget deficit of over $14 billion and the need for deeper spending cuts to close it.

Thousands of people with disabilities, children, people with mental health needs, seniors, families and service providers will be severely affected, their support systems shattered and service providers/ programs decimated.

 

2008 Grants and Benefactors

Fund raiser: A Salsa Affair

Overall operating funds for TIPS

Santa Monica Assistance League
Donations for camp scholarships as well as toys and materials
for camps and for educational and developmental programs.

Malibu Special Education Foundation:
Grant for camp scholarships, training and therapeutic equipment
Private donations: Camp scholarships, therapeutic equipment,
training and conference attendance.

Cox Family Trust

Donations for Parent and Professional training as well as camp scholarships and equipment

 

Future Events

Plans for January 2009-December 2009

TIPS is underwriting a Social Skills Lunch group at El Segundo Middle School beginning in March 2009

TIPS will Sponsor a forum for parents and professionals on collaborating and communicating successfully with one another. A panel presentation April 25th 2009

TIPS is underwriting Mommie Brain  a writer’s group usually designed for Moms and Moms to be who have children with special needs to document their experiences of motherhood and/or pregnancy starting in April 2009.

TIPS will host Hip-Hop Be-Bop till You Drop Dance-a-Thon for 3-5 year olds
at 3:00-4:00 and for 6-8 year olds from 1:30-2:30 Saturday June 13.

3^rd Annual Salsa Affair. November 21, 2009.  Learn to salsa, samba and slide.  Kids fashion show, and silent auction.

Tips will underwrite Holiday shopping care for children with special needs Saturday and
Sundays from 10-4 in December

TIPS will be seeking donations and grants to help underwrite Summer Camp.  Due to California’s budget crisis… State camp funding is extremely limited

General Fund raising goal for 2009 $35,000

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Past Events

The Special Needs Coalition invites you and all members of the
special needs community to attend a free
SPECIAL NEEDS RESOURCE WORKSHOP
View and print Invitation and Details Here
View and print Agenda Here

Saturday, November 14th
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

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November 21, 2009
6:00-11:00

Save the date for our 3rd annual Salsa Affair Entertainment
Kids fashion show

Learn the samba and other salsa dances.
Great food and Margaritas

Silent auction and door prizes.
 

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January- December 2008
The Salsa Affair on December 8,2007 was a fun filled evening.   We raised close to $10,000 in donations from the event 

The Santa Monica, Malibu Special Education Foundation donated $5,000 for training and scholarships for camp. The funds this year have paid for the cost of speakers and snacks for 4 parent information evenings, A TIPS sponsored weekly parent group. And 5 parent share of cost scholarships for summer camp 2008.

The Assistance League of Santa Monica who donated two scholar ships for camp in 2007 also donated enough funding to cover parent share of camp costs for 5 campers for summer 2008.  They have also donated mirrors for the benefit of Step By Step EDU-Play programs as well as many toys for the children and families served by Step-by-Step, OT 4 kids, Kidz n motion, and Talk of the Town Speech therapy. 

Kari Thompson OT donated the gym equipment for the fitness room at Step By Step so that parents receiving services from any of the agencies and organizations located at 1814 14th Street could take advantage of wellness opportunities.

2^nd annual Salsa Affair Fund Raiser was held in November 2008.  There was a kids fashion show featuring many of the children TIPS has served.  Lots of folks learned the samba and other salsa dances.  The Silent auction and door prizes helped to raise over $2,000.