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President Omo Check out Alana’s sweet video HERE Click HERE for 2nd Friday Social info If you weren’t among the guests, you can still see all the video. Check out the playlist with the complete event, plus pre-recorded videos talented folks submitted. Pretty darn fun! D O N A T E ! STiLE Fall Update Returning classes coming: Making it Tasty Cooking Music Writing and Performance Improv with Mike Click above to learn more… NEW classes coming: Rock Hounding Yoga Magic the Gathering Narrative Writing From President Omo When this shelter-in-place and mask-wearing began, I thought it would only last a few weeks and we’d all go back to normal. It hasn’t, and it has taken a toll on #KindTree-Autism Rocks and our #STiLE programs. We had to shut down STiLE jewelry, music, cooking, and social outing classes, in a time when folks needed it the most. And Camp, our sweet fun camp, had to cancel. Still we moved forward with Zoom meetings for our coordinating groups and social skills groups. Oh so undaunted, we hosted a virtual camp talent show with Camp Everywhere tee-shirts, free mask making art kits, raffled an amazing Autism Rocks Quilt and watched some amazing talent. Play the video above.Wow. So once we only had to worry about mosquito repellant.Just like with the camp talent show, the rest of KindTree is filling out its branches with hope as well. Skill Training for an Independent Living Experience, STiLE, has a new coordinator who has cleared all the State of Oregon COVID-19 requirements and will be starting things up very soon. I’ll let you know the particulars in our next e-mail.Thank you for your commitment to our community during this crisis. Together, let’s remember what inspires, encourages, and motivates us during this tough time and look to the future with hope. Stay well – Michael Omogrosso
Introducing Nathan Wobbe I’ve been actively serving the disability community in the Eugene/Springfield area since 2015 as a PSW, Group Facilitator, Advocate, and Consultant. I have a Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies centered around Autism Studies and am seeking avenues for a master’s degree and doctoral program in the future. Being Autistic, I’ve developed many tools for personal success that I’m looking forward to sharing through my role in both collaborative program planning and novel insights on the board of directors. My approach is one of bringing perceptual and social bridging, fidelity to service, and functional outcomes through curriculum design. I have a vision for STiLE that includes providing training, education, and certifications for support members and community entities in the future, and of offering classes that promote full-circle wellbeing and a healthy identity over the lifespan. www.kindtree.org Celebrating Autism Changing Perceptions Creating Community
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