Autism West Cork 2012 Calendar
We have planned events and fundraising activities for the next six months so take a look and pencil into your own diary anything that interests you.
January
· Coffee Morning – 2nd Friday of the month (13th January) at The Courtyard, Clonakilty at 10.30am -come and meet other parents for a chat and a coffee, new parents are always welcome!!
February
· Fundraising Table Quiz: The Phoenix Bar, Clonakilty at 8pm- Grab some friends and enjoy a night out !!
· Cinema Trip: Bantry Cinema on Saturday 11th February at 10.30 am (movies to be advised) A family event. 3 screens to choose from, the lights are turned up and the sound is turned down…..just for our kids.
· Coffee morning-2nd Friday of the month (10th February) at The Parkway, Dunmanway, 10.30am- relax over a coffee and make some new friends, who understand caring for a with a child with asd.
March
· Coffee morning : 2nd Friday of the month (9th March )at The West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, 10.30am- monthly coffee morning, we’d love to see you there !!
· Fun family Day Out at The Quality Hotel Clonakilty on the 11th March at 1pm – Let the kids run off energy in the jungle gym, enjoy the pool and for the older children (over 10’s the arcade is open )
· Homeopathy Talk (dates to be advised) – How homeopathy can help children with autism.
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Dy and in fact the month of April is Autism Awareness Month so we have jam packed month !!
April
· Fundraising Table Quiz at The Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway at 8pm: Have some fun and a great night out !!!
· Easter Egg Hunt 11th April starts at noon at Manch near Ballineen – Come and join us in a family adventure hunting for eggs, bring a picnic and join in the fun!!
· Flag days: We are always desperate for volunteers for our flag days, so any help at all no matter how small will be greatly appreciated in any of our towns
- Dunmanway: 7th April
- Clonakilty: 13th April
- Skibbereen: 20th April
- Bantry: 28th April
Cinema Trip : Clonakilty Cinema-Our cinema trips are created for children with asd, the cinema is booked out for AWC, the lights are turned up and the sound is turned down!
May
· Coffee Morning: The Celtic Ross, Roscarberry at 10.30am –meet up with friends and enjoy a coffee.
· Laser Tag: 7th May at -lots of fun for all the family
· Social Welfare Talk information from Carmel Thoome (date and time to be advised)- know your rights!! What help you are entitled to and how to get it !!!
June
· Fundraising Table Quiz-The Maritime Hotel, Bantry at 8pm- Enjoy a night out with us and raise money for AWC
· Coffee Morning – The Maritime, Bantry 10.30am – Last coffee morning before the summer hols !!
WAAD 2012.
World Autism Awareness Day April 2 2012.
The annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2012. Every year, Autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events.
Throughout April, Autism West Cork will be holding fundraising events throughout West Cork to help raise valuable funds for the children of area. We would greatly appreciate your support if you see our collectors out on the streets!
If anyone would like to volunteer an hour or two of their time to help out,or if your school, club or community group would like to help to raise awareness of Autism, please contact us on 083 009 4285.
All fundraising ideas greatly welcome.
Autism West Cork welcome Kevin Whelan
Autism West Cork welcome Kevin Whelan – CEO of Irish Autism Action.
Irish Autism Action is a young dynamic, innovative and passionate organisation formed in 2001 which is bringing positive change into the lives of those affected by autism. The range of services which Irish Autism Action provides includes awareness raising, early detection diagnosis, education support, advocacy, counselling, helpline, home based support, transition planning, social housing, research information and advice for families upon receiving diagnosis.
This talk will appeal to parents, grandparents, carers, Teachers & SNA’s. Everyone welcome.
Thursday Nov 17th @ 8pm Quality Hotel Clonakilty
Autism and Nutrition
Autism and Nutrition
a talk by Dr Noreen Cronin
at 8pm on Thursday 20th October
in the Quality Hotel, Clonakilty
Tea and coffee after the talk.
this meeting is open to everyone with an interest in autism and / or nutrition so please spread the word.
Contact us if you need more information.
Horse Riding in Bandon
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Our trip to West Cork Equine Centre in Bandon was held Friday 29th July. It was apparent as parents and children arrived that there was some trepidation about how this event would go…. nervous mums and dads watched as the children were donned with riding hats and pony’s and led in to the indoor sand arena. Shocked faces exchanged glances as every child mounted their steed ready for their ride. The hour session consisted of the children learning to walk their pony’s around and then over and around poles , they were shown how to start and stop their animal hold their reigns and steer their pony .
Before long most of the children were trotting, many even mastering the ‘rising ‘trot as they learnt to stand in the stirrups, they all seemed delighted by their progress, and regular calls of ‘giddy up horsey ‘ were heard shouted across the arena by enthusiastic riders . A ride outside was taken, before being shown how to dismount and lead their pony’s back to the stable.
Being honest I was shocked how each child took this activity completely in their stride, enjoying the company of their new equine friends. Happy faces were seen throughout and every child appeared delighted to have learnt some new skills and tried something new.
A huge thank you must go to Grace, at West Cork Equine centre who really gave the children a real taste of horse riding and who inspired confidence in our children today. Thank you too to all the ‘leaders ‘who were all so helpful. Last, but not least of course I must thank the parents who brought their children to this event, it really was a huge feat persuading some of these children to even turn up , so a special thank you to you all parents and children who made this event such a big success.
Thank You Skibbereen
We had another very successful day fund raising in Skibbereen yesterday. Many thanks go to all the volunteers who helped collect and to all the very generous folk who helped to make the day such a great success.
A special thank you goes to the staff from Jacobs Bar in Baltimore who pitched up on the day and helped with the collections. Thank you.
A Trip To The Cinema
Saturday, 16th July, saw our first children’s event of the summer, a trip to the cinema.
Autism West Cork hired the entire Park Cinema in Clonakilty for the sole use of our members and were able to show a selection of films to suit all tastes:
- Kung Fu Panda II
- Diary Of A Wimp Kid II
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows II
In total we had 37 attendees (including parents/assistants) and people agreed it was a lovely relaxed atmosphere without the usual crowds and queues to be found at a cinema. Personally I was delighted to get to see the Harry Potter movie with less than 10 other people at the screening!
Many thanks must go to Dan O’Callaghan, the manager at the Park, and all his staff for opening the cinema early for us and being so accommodating.
