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YOUR OPINION MATTERS TO US!

We are always striving for excellence and with your help we hope to identify ways to improve.  During the new few weeks your family may receive a survey in the mail regarding your satisfaction with the Children’s Treatment Centre.

We know everyone is busy but your time will help make things better for children and families across our community.  If you receive this survey in the mail, we strongly encourage you to help us help the children in Chatham-Kent.

Your feedback will help us improve our services.  All information will be kept strictly confidential.  Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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LET’S KEEP ALL CHATHAM-KENT’S CHILDREN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY!

CHATHAM-KENT, ONTARIO (January 7, 2010) – In a couple months, Chatham native Derek Whitson will be competing at the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver as a member of Canada’s sledge hockey team.  On January 7, he assisted in the launch of the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent’s new fundraising initiative in support of adapted sports programs for children with physical and developmental needs.  

The campaign, “Fitness Fun for ALL Kids!”, with its $100,000 goal, will enable the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent to offer adapted sports programs for physically disabled children for several years to come.  These programs include adapted swimming, sailing, baseball, soccer, sledge hockey, bocce, golf, dance and gymnastics.

Whitson, a recipient of therapy services at the Children’s Treatment Centre and participant in the Centre’s sledge hockey and other recreational programs, is helping the Foundation get the word out about the need for these valuable programs.

“Children with physical disabilities deserve and require the wellness benefits of regular physical activity as much as all children,” says Art Stirling, Foundation executive director, “but they have great difficulty participating in mainstream organized sports programs.  To participate in sports, children with significant physical and developmental needs require the active involvement of therapists and other support workers and, depending on the sport, costly modified equipment.”

“Not only are sports programs fun, but they play a key role in a child’s overall therapy regime, addressing goals such as balance, eye/hand co-ordination, motor skills development, concentration and endurance,” adds Centre executive director, Donna Litwin-Makey.  “And inclusion in adapted sports programming fulfills a child’s overall life goal of community participation and quality of life.”

In addition to physical exercise, sports programs expose children to other positive attributes such as the importance of teamwork, fair play and good sportsmanship, and the satisfaction of accomplishment. 

“This campaign, when achieved, will provide sufficient funds to cover the special sporting equipment, necessary expertise and facility rentals required to consistently offer these programs for the next three years,” says Centre recreation coordinator Heather Sarson. “To avoid disappointment and meet the needs of the children and their overall therapy goals, our ability to deliver these programs reliably over several consecutive years is critical.”

The delivery of these programs will, in some cases, be in partnership with community groups.

H1N1 Flu Vaccine arrives in Chatham-Kent

Mass community immunization clinics are the most efficient and effective method of reaching as many Chatham-Kent residents as possible.

Only people in the following groups can attend community H1N1 immunization clinics at the present time:

• People under 65 with chronic conditions - this includes medically fragile children, children with restricted mobility or household contacts or that live with high risk children that cannot be immunized.  Anyone with mobility impairments will be fast tracked - please ask upon arrival. 
• Health care workers.
• Children from six months to five years of age.
• Household contacts and care providers of people who are at high-risk and cannot be immunized.
• Pregnant women.

Clinic times - please go to www.chatham-kent.ca. 

For questions call 519-352-7270, extension 2800.

The Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent (CTC-CK) hosted their first annual Hawaiian Volunteer Appreciation BBQ.   The event was held on the CTC’s back patio, with decorations complementing the theme.   In attendance were 29 volunteers who assist in various groups, therapy sessions and recreational programs, as well as assisting with administrative duties.   The CTC-CK staff provided the food and the delicious spread was enjoyed by all. 

Each volunteer that attended, was provided with a thank you “coconut”.   Our services are greatly enhanced through the generous support of our dedicated volunteers.  

If you would like to volunteer, contact the CTC-CK and ask for Marnie Ball.

Excellent attendance at 2008 Annual General Meeting

Click here to view the 2008-2009 Annual Report of the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent

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Click here to view the 2008-2009 Annual Report of the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent

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