With all the snow we've had so far, we may enjoy a white Christmas, every day I have deliveries from Amazon arriving at my house. The Children's Holiday Party is this Sunday. We are planning to have elves here at the Center tonight to wrap presents.

 

    One of the things I enjoy during this season is classical carols and I tuned in to WCRB the other day in hopes of catching some music, but they were having their annual winter membership drive  and so I got more patter about why I should donate to WCRB than music, but their line of patter was pretty convincing. So I called and made a donation seeing as I enjoy music all year round. They made a case for being a sustaining member with a $15.00 monthly donation and for that I would receive a 5 CD set of piano concertos.  But since 2016 I've made a monthly donation to Planned Parenthood, to promote women's health  and a monthly donation to HMEA, as well as a year end donation to the Center, because 1.) charity should begin at home and 2.) I am passionate about health care and disability services.

 I'm hoping you share that passion and will consider making a monthly donation to our Center. It's hard to make a big donation at the end of the year I know, so many extra expenses with the holidays. But a smaller donation made monthly is painless and adds up! $15.00 a month is less than what I spend on my family's weekly fast food burgers on Saturdays. Probably less than what most people spend on coffee each week. 

       So how about it? Want to be a sustaining member of the Center? The generosity of our past donors allowed us this week, to help a Mom who was facing the cut off of her utilities and had no money to buy anything for her six children for Christmas. YOU can make miracles happen. It only takes a few minutes and it will make you feel good.

 

       Click here, then click on the pledge to give button, $10.00 a month will end up being $120 that we will be able to use to help families, $15.00 is $180 to the emergency fund, $20 a month will be $240.00 that will make a difference for a family in crisis. I know, from my own experience this year, the support we got  from friends when I was critically ill, made a huge difference.  If we all give a little we can make miracles. 

Have a great week & I'll see some of you on Sunday!

Sue 

MEET THE AUTHOR 

December 28, 2019 

1 PM 

Reece Arnold is a dynamic, autistic young man residing in the South Coast region of Massachusetts. He is a highly creative individual with interests in music, writing, and inventing. Reece's talent and determination have been an inspiration to many.

 

In 2016, Reece received a Master Certificate in Orchestration for Film and TV from Berklee College of Music's online program. In August 2014, he was featured on WCVB's Chronicle - Living (and Thriving) with Autism - His Language is Music. This segment was nominated for a New England Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Boston/New England. In 2018, Reece wrote a guest blog for Autism Speaks that highlighted his achievements.

 

In December 2017, Reece started his own company with his mother. The company's name, Reece-Cycled Fun!, embraces Reece's passion for the environment which is evident in the products that the company produces and markets. The company launched with Reece's creation of two mind-bending board games, "8 All-In" and "Number Kruncher." Reece is now expanding the company's products with his first book, "Mike's Big Space Adventure." A portion of the proceeds from Reece's products will benefit autism related charities.

 

Reece also plays the piano for music therapy for disabled adults and seniors in the area and is actively looking for more employment. He is good with computer work, editing both music and videos and being a creative thinker.

 

Through his creative works and company, Reece hopes to inspire other people with autism and those with challenges to follow their dreams and reach for the stars.  Reece enjoys writing stories of all kinds. He decided to write a short children's story about a year and a half ago. He has been fascinated by space himself and used his vivid imagination to create the characters that Mike meets. He worked diligently with a local artist, editors and graphic designer (his Mom) to get it done. The whole storyline and art concepts were his own. Full page color illustrations by Sandra Hall.  Appeals to ages: 4-10

About Mike's Big Space Adventure:

Mike's Big Space Adventure is about Mike, a young boy who loves astronomy. One night, he has a dream he becomes a shooting star and travels through different galaxies in space, meeting new friends - and getting into some scary situations - but having a wonderful adventure along the way!

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