this is her life......proud to know her...proud to be her friend...

it does our hearts good....
to know there are people out there that care... they come from all walks of life....some know what you have gone through...some you have never even met...you become weak at the generosity and feel blessed all the time by the friendships you have made.... some of our donations from the CE girls.....
we have already recieved donations from the following very generous companies...

Dianes Daughters http://www.dianesdaughters.com/tsukineko Inc. http://www.tsukineko.com/Sew Paintable Tara Materials Inc. ( no website available...)Junkitz http://www.junkitz.com/Mobe stamps http://www.mobestamps.com/Around the Block http://www.aroundtheblockprouducts.com/Tombow http://www.tombowusa.com/


one of our teachers at this event... and so much more lined up for you...we can't wait to share the details with you all...


Kim Davis is a consultant for Close To My Heart, the very popular scrapbooking and rubber stamping company that is known throughout the industry as an innovative leader. They are particularly known for their clear acrylic stamps that make it super-easy to stamp and their color-coordinated scrapbooking kits! You may already know Kim from her numerous home-based workshops, or from teaching classes at Local scrapbooking stores. Be sure to visit Kim at this event, where you can create a free make-and-take and sample CTMH's exclusive papers, inks and stamps. She will have lots of products on-hand to show and sell. You can see the full line of Close To My Heart products at her website: http://www.kimdavis.myctmh.com/. Please be sure to stop by and say hello!
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Monday, January 8, 2007

My FamilyHere we all are. Our family. Autism is just part of our daily lives. It isn't something that will go away ,so we just embrace it when we can, hate it when we want to, and just make the most of it and live our lives as best we can with it. We do not ask why us? We've come to accept, why not us. Maybe there was a higher purpose in Nick being autistic. After all, I am one of the founding members of the Grace Foundation and seven years later it is now providing support services to over 800 families! I am currently a special education teacher who teaches guess who.... autistic preschoolers in there homes and in mainstream preschool classes. So, you see maybe there is good reason for all this after all. Nicholas is a blessing to our family as are our other children. They all have a special gift. They are my heart and soul..the gas in my engine so to speak.. so thank you all for your support.. It is greatly appreciated.!
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Friday, January 5, 2007

meet us...the crew...

seated from the left is barb, then kim, second row from the right is kristin...me...chiara... and tracey...we will be their to show our support... let's make this a success...help us in anyway you can...come to the crop...make a donation....offer a door prize... we would love & appreciate it greatly to have your support...
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one of the many faces of autism...so close to our hearts....

this is nicholas d'amora...he is 9 year's old & is from staten island...his mom is barb...& barb is my friend...i am cindy...i met barb at kristin's birthday party... we had a crop... we chatted... i knew the instant i met barb i wanted to get to know her better...i wanted to be her friend... from the minute she opens her mouth... her laugh is infectious...she is real... she is down to earth... she lives life no matter how the deck was handed...being a scrapper... and barb's friend... i wanted to learn more about autism....i wanted to help barb... but how??? we all agreed to have a crop for the grace foundation....i stumbled across Nia Reddy's blog..i have since learned that Ali Edwards & Nia Reddy also have children with autism.... i found this autism video...http://www.autismspeaks.org/sponsoredevents/autism_every_day.php
i cried... real tears... i knew i wanted to help...we all want to help....
Posted by Crop for Autism 2007 at 3:08 AM 2 comments

the details....
Dedicated to providing support………and hope… and love to families of autistic children718-983-3800PresentsCrop for AutismSaturday March 31st 20079 am to 9pmSt Joseph St Thomas School Hall50 Maguire Ave Staten Island NY 10312$60.00 per person includes:*Continental breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!*Beverages and snacks too.*Goody bag and 5 raffle tickets*Ample cropping space*Garage sale table*Vendors from local Scrapbook stores, CTMH,*Creative Memories, TLC and more!*Handmade one of a kind items for sale and raffle!*Great Raffle Baskets…..Win a CRICUT machine!!Mail payment to:Crop for AutismC/oThe Grace Foundation of NY264 Watchogue Rd. SI , NY 10314orPAYPAL Squeaksam@aol.com(Barbara D’Amora Chairperson)*You may arrive at 8 am and set up early and pick your table if you are willing to donate any one of the following items: soda, water bottles, chips, snacks, candy, cookies, or Scrapbook Items for our garage sale table. You must email ahead your name and contribution to squeaksam@aol.com and be confirmed for early arrival. Thank you.Visit our blog for more info and photos : www.Gracecropforautism.blogspot.com