February Newsletter
The Therapy Place will be closed
February 19th for Presidents' Day
The TTP Games!
In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, we are bringing the games from South Korea to South Carolina! The TTP Games will be an 8 week sports program on  Mondays from 5:45 - 6:45 pm !  The Games are held in conjunction with the TTP Family Happy Hour! This is a free program with an exhibition at the end! Each week will have a different theme building up to the final course! Please sign up in the lobby or by emailing  Joye !
TTP Family Happy Hour
Our family happy hour group (aka family support group) meets on  Mondays from 5:45 - 6:45 pm ! This is a time to get together with other families and have open discussions on an array of topics! This session is based on the book and subsequent film,  Wonder!
Each family that signs up will receive one book to prepare for the discussion. We will have the TTP Games at the same time for the children! We will meet for  8 weeks (January 22 - March 12) .  Please sign up in the lobby or by emailing  Joye !
February 16th from 5-8 pm ! We are hosting a Parent's Night Out!! This will be a respite night for you! Childcare will be open for you to come drop off or pick up whenever you want during the 3 hours.

Family Fun Day at The Ausome Gym will be February 24th at 3 pm ! We are really excited to highl ight wonder ful opportunities for our kids around the Columbia area!
Never heard of The Ausome gym? Check out their website here !
29th Annual
Disability Advocacy Day at the State House is Wednesday, March 7th! This event is brought to you by the SC Partnership of Disability Organizations, of which TTP is a member.

Details, including the agenda and information about pairing up with a guide may be found at SCPDO.org . Mark your calendars now and let your voices be heard!!
Hip Hop
Sunday School Benefit
From 11am-11pm, Sunday, February 11th, the Pizza Joint Forest Acres will be
hosting a percent night to benefit TTP!

Come enjoy a fun time, great pizza and, at 7:00 PM, there will be a DJ spinning tunes to help kick off
Craft Beer Week!
The Bridges Preschool will be taking a spring break March 12th- 16th (to coincide with USC intern's spring break).

Please mark your calendars as this is not the same as the local school district spring breaks.

Remember, your therapists will still be conducting therapies during spring break as the clinic is still open. Let us know if you need to cancel.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Legislative Letters
The Therapy Place has submitted a budget request to our state legislators to kick-start our capital campaign and to help with operational costs. These funds will be used to expand our facilities (playground and building).
If you missed the previous email
with maps and building designs, please email Dawn for another copy. ddarby@thetherapyplace.org.
Spring Clean-up
We are holding a SPRING CLEAN UP this Saturday, February 3 from 1-4 pm at TTP.
It could be shorter if we have lots of help!
Won't you donate an hour or two? Raking, leaf blowing, weeding and
making the place look as good on the outside as it does on the inside!
Family Support Services at The Therapy Place are made possible by the following generous donors:
The Cheerful Giver Fund of Central Carolina Community Foundation