PACER eNews - on Bullying

September 25, 2009

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Buy

Tickets Now! HOT Party, COOL Cause is Sept. 26

PACER’s sixth annual HOT Party, COOL Cause is

Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Fine Line Music Café in downtown

Minneapolis. Enjoy the music of Christy Love and You Know Who, featuring

former members of Boogie Wonderland while you support PACER. More

Take

Action Against Bullying by Attending PACER’s Oct. 6 Event at Mall of America

Teens, kids, parents, and educators are invited to show

support for the movement against bullying at a PACER Center event on Tuesday,

Oct. 6, from 4:15 to 5 p.m. at the Mall of America’s Best Buy Rotunda,

located on Level I, East between Sears and Bloomingdales. Jennings,

U.S. Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will speak at

the event, highlighting PACER Center’s National Bullying Prevention Week, Oct. 4 – 10.

There’ll be live music, give-aways, drawings, contests, special appearances,

and more as teens, kids, parents, and schools join the movement against

bullying. More

Become

a Partner for the Fourth Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week,

Oct. 4–10

As part of PACER Center’s fourth annual National Bullying Prevention

Awareness Week, Oct. 4–10, children, teens, adults, schools,

and communities across the country are being encouraged to prevent bullying.

The movement is being championed by Disney star and music sensation Demi

Lovato, who was herself bullied in seventh grade. Lovato recently helped

PACER launch its innovative new PACERTeensAgainstBullying.org—a

relevant, edgy Web site created by teens, for teens. In addition to videos,

stories, blogs, and social networking, the site features a toolbox of things

teens and schools can do to address bullying—from creating their own videos

and writing stories to performing role plays for younger students. Sign up here to

become a partner! More

Join

the Team Fundraising Drive to Prevent Bullying

The Carlson Family Foundation has generously offered to double

contributions to PACER’s Team Challenge to End Bullying! We need your help,

so please act now to support one of 10 fundraising teams. The end of bullying

begins with you—so click, contribute, and help PACER collect the Carlson

challenge grant. Thank you! More

PACER's

Sixth Annual Housing Resource and Information Fair is Oct. 3

Families of teens and young adults with disabilities are

invited to meet service providers and discuss housing options, services,

supports, and related issues for their youth with disabilities. State and

county representatives will be available to answer questions. It’s

Saturday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to noon at PACER Center. Register now!

Teens’

Votes Can Mean Up to $250,000 for PACER’s Bullying Prevention Efforts

Best Buy’s @15 Change Exchange program has included PACER as a

nonprofit partner. Teens’ votes determine what percentage of $250,000 PACER

will receive. Here’s how it works: Teens age 14 to 18 can go to at15.com, where they register, earn

points by taking part in the site in various ways, then click on the “@15

Change Exchange” section of the Web site to give their points to one or more

of the four charity partners listed—including PACER. Voting takes place

through October. PACER could earn a portion of $250,000 for its National

Bullying Prevention Center and its new TeensAgainstBullying.org Web site.

Tell teens you know to sign up now and pass the word! Teens can earn more

points for PACER when they refer a friend to the site. More

Oct.

15 is Application Deadline for National Summit on Disability Policy 2010: ADA

1990–2010 Retrospective and Future Policy Directions

Are you interested in shaping national disability policies and

programs for the next decade? The National Council on Disability (NCD) is

seeking people with disabilities, individuals representing grassroots

organizations, and others to share their views at its July 25 – 27,

2010, national summit in Washington, D.C. The National Summit is an

invitation-only event, but if you are interested in attending, you may

submit an application by Oct. 15, 2009. More

Spread

Cheer with New PACER Holiday Cards; Order by Sept. 30

Let a sledding snowman and three rainbow penguins send winter

cheer to your friends, relatives, clients, and employees this holiday season.

These charming PACER cards, created by a child with a disability, can be

customized with your own greeting. Featuring the artist’s bio and photo on

the back, these full-color cards measure 4 ¾” x 6 ¼,” are printed on glossy

card stock, and come with white envelopes. To learn more or to place an

order, visit PACER.org/help/creativecustom2009.asp,

call Stanich at , or send an e-mail to .Stanich@....

Deadline for ordering is Sept.

30.

Attend

the Free “Welcoming, Honoring, and Connecting Conference” Oct. 22 & 23

Parents will learn new ways to support their children’s

education at the Minnesota Parent Center’s third annual dinner and

conference. The free event includes a dinner (6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Oct. 22) and

a conference (8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 23) that features informative breakout

sessions and an inspiring keynote presentation by Minnesota Rep. Mindy

Greiling. It’s at PACER Center, 8161 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN.

Registration by Oct. 19 is required. More

Designate

PACER During the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign Workplace Charity

Drives

Many people have the option to select PACER as their preferred

charity during workplace charity drives. Employees with a United Way drive

may direct their contributions to PACER by checking “Other” on the form and

write in PACER Center. (PACER is not a United Way agency, but is eligible for

funds.) Federal civilian, military, or postal employees may contribute to

PACER Center through their Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charity

drive by looking for PACER in their local campaign booklet under the

Children’s Charities of America (CCA) heading or alphabetically. To designate

a gift to PACER, use code 12272.

This code is unique to PACER and should be used under any heading where you

see PACER’s name listed. To watch a video about one of PACER’s programs.

visit cfcvideospeakersbureau.org

and enter PA CER as the keyword. The CFC drive will run from September

through mid-December. Contribute at your workplace this fall to keep PACER’s

important programs available at no charge! More

Make

a Difference with PACER’s Starter Puppet Package

Teach preschool and elementary children about disabilities in

a positive, entertaining way with PACER’s starter puppet package, a

cost-effective way for schools and organizations to acquire the popular COUNT

ME IN® disability awareness puppets and scripts. Supplements to the starter

package include additional puppets and scripts focusing on topics such as

autism, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, and, beginning in 2010, bullying prevention.

For more information on purchasing the puppets and scripts for your school or

organization, visit PACER.org/puppets,

call PACER at , or e-mail puppets@....

Great

Opportunities

Parent

Training Modules Help Families Promote Children’s Social and Emotional

Skills

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early

Learning has developed parent training modules that help families promote

children’s social and emotional skills, understand children’s problem

behaviors, and use positive approaches to help them learn appropriate

behaviors. The modules are available at vanderbilt.edu/csefel/parent.html.

Encourage

Early Literacy with These Guides

It’s never too early to start teaching your child literacy

skills—including things such as listening, speaking, enjoying books, and

learning to use writing tools, such as crayons and markers. “Practice Guides

Especially for Parents” can help families provide

their infants, toddlers, or preschoolers with fun and exciting literacy learning

experiences.

“Practice Guides

Especially for Practitioners” also are available. The

guides are from the Center

for Early Literacy Learning (CELL), a research-to-practice

technical assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Education,

Office of Special Education Programs, Research to Practice Division. CELL

is a major initiative of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at the

Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute. More

Join

IBM's World Community Grid

The World Community Grid is an IBM effort to link computers

worldwide and put idle computer time to use in aiding projects that benefit

humanity. The grid is built upon an IBM infrastructure and includes IBM

support. To become part of the grid, members install a small, free software

program on their computers. When their computers are on but not being used,

the program connects to the World Community Grid’s server, performs

computations, and sends the results back to the server. Members’ donated

resources help increase the pace of research. Visit worldcommunitygrid.org,

click “find a team,” and select “PACER Center.” Join the team! It’s safe and

easy.

Publications

Updated! Publication Catalog

This free catalog includes a comprehensive listing of PACER’s publications

and handouts for parents, professionals, and young adults with

disabilities. It also includes pricing and ordering information. Updated

September 2009. Call PACER at to order. More

Programs

and Resources

PACER Center is a Minnesota nonprofit organization that

provides services to families of children and young adults with any

disability. More

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