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Education Express has teamed up with Mecklenburg Co. and Cabarrus Co. Autism Societies for a funfilled day of events.  Come in on October 3rd to give back to your local Autism Society.    Events include: Face Painting Door Prizes Games Discounts and much more!!   Date:  October 3, 2009  Time:  10am- 2pm Location:  Education Express        @ Concord Mills   Shop online with us at Education Express Online

Awaiting info regarding actual start and end times.  For some reason, when "All day" is checked, arbitrary times show up.  Because of that, I had to guess until I get a response to my inquiry. -- Adael   **********************************************   Mark your calendars for the biggest and best yard sale of the year.  It's at First Baptist Church of Huntersville on September 26th.  This sale makes 45,000 to 50,000 each year and every penny is given to fight world hunger.  I don't go to this church but I have gone to this sale for years and it is not to be missed. This well organized sale covers about 4 acres of land and includes areas for childrens, mens and womens clothes, furniture, sporting goods, electronics, outdoor tools and plants, toys, media, linens, kitchen and home decor.  There are also barbque and bake sale goodies in the church gym.  Bring a cart/wagon, cash, lots of water and NO KIDS.  This sale takes at least 3 hours to thoroughly explore which is maddening for kids and the moms who have to deal with them.  Plus it is easy to lose little ones in the crowd of over 200 shoppers.    http://www.fbc-h.org/  Check this link (scroll down and click on World Hunger) for photos and details. 

Rain or shine. Sat. Sept 26. Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Dr, 10-3pm. Commemoration of the Battle of Charlotte. Open hearth cooking; black powder demonstrations; colonial games. Activities for kids. Celtic music. Bagpiper. Free. Make a lavender sachet for $1 to help support the museum. More details at charlottemuseum. org Also, you can get in for free if you download an admission card from Smithsonian. Info is in here: http://www.charlott eonthecheap. com/?p=2964 You can also get in free to the Mint Museums and the Levine Museum of the New South Saturday.

The 2009-2010 Stallions Home School Basketball Season will be starting up soon. Please mark your calendars and save one of the following dates to attend a mandatory information and registration meeting, Sat. September 26, 2009 or Sat. October 3, 2009 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Introduction of coaches and board members will take place and new policies and procedures will be covered. All parents AND players are required to attend one of these two meeting dates in order to participate in the upcoming basketball season. This will take place at Charity Baptist Church, 2420 Brantley Rd. Kannapolis, NC. (Coming from Charlotte direction on I-85, take exit 63. Turn left at top of ramp, right if coming from Salisbury direction. At the flashing light, turn left onto China Grove Rd. At the end of the road, the church will be facing you on Brantley). The Stallions will be entering their 8th season of competition, placing teams at the state tournament all 8 years, and producing 3 state champions. We are an established Christian-based organization and provide a great opportunity of family and student fellowship along with healthy competition. The Stallions plan to have boys and girls teams in middle school, JV, and varsity levels. We also will have an elementary boys team. Boy’s age start at 10 years old and girl’s 12 years old. Our teams compete against public, private, and other home school teams. Any home schooled student is welcome to join any of our teams. ***Please print and bring your completed registration and physical forms to the meeting. They can be found on the website www.freewebs. com/crstallions* **

CALL UP THE MILITIA! MUSTER DAY AT PRESIDENT POLK HISTORIC SITE    Pack a picnic lunch, throw in some ear plugs, and head to the President James K. Polk State Historic Site for a day on the frontier at a “militia muster” living history program on Sept. 26. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors will see period-costumed interpreters demonstrating military drills and practices, camp life, and cleaning and shooting rifles.    “We’ll burn some black powder firing the muskets, so visitors should be ready for some noise,” said Site Manager Scott Warren. “This is a great way for kids and parents to learn about a war that doesn’t get much attention.”   Muster Day is the only demonstration of its type that will be held at President Polk Historic Site in 2009.    President Polk acquired more land for America than any other U.S. leader except Thomas Jefferson.   The site is located approximately 1.5 miles south of Pineville off exit 65 B, I-485, at 12031 Lancaster Highway in Pineville, N.C.  For more information call (704) 889-7145, e-mail polk@ncdcr.gov or visit http://www.nchistor icsites.org/ polk/polk. htm.   President James K. Polk State Historic Site is one of 27 sites in the Division of State Historic Sites, part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina’s arts, history, and culture.  For more information, visit www.ncculture. com.

Subject: Upcoming Free Parent Education Opportunities offered to parents from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools to any EC parent regardless of residence Dear area Autism Society Presidents,  Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools is offering two FREE parent trainings in the next few weeks.  We have been given permission to allow parents from other counties to attend.  Below you will find information on these events.  PLEASE Pass it along to your members.  Thanks, Nancy Nestor Bloomfield, M.A. CCC-SLP Speech– Language Pathologist and Consultant for ASD     Barbara C. Bloomfield is a speech-language pathologist at Orange-Ulster BOCES, Goshen, New York, where she provides consultation and therapy services for children with autism. She is also engaged in a private practice specializing in Augmentative Communication and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ms. Bloomfield serves as a trainer for BOCES's Structured Teaching Reinforced in a Visual Environment (STRIVE) and for the Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center's Riding Education For Autistic and Communication Disordered Children (REACCH) Program. Ms. Bloomfield consults nationally and speaks internationally on the use of visual teaching strategies for individuals with autism.  Ms. Bloomfield is also director of IconTalk, a firm dedicated to the development and distribution of communication based visual teaching materials.   When: Saturday, September 26th; 1-3:00 PM.   Cost: Free   Address: Metro School, 405 South Davidson Street, Charlotte- whichl is in the heart of Uptown Charlotte.  This means there are several ways to travel to Metro school! The directions below are coming from a major highway (77 & 85). From 77 North: Take Exit 9: 277 John Belk Take Exit 2A: Kenilworth. At Bottom of Ramp, take a left onto Kenilworth Street. At Davidson St, turn right. Take an immediate right into parking lot.   Fromm 77 South: Take exit 11 A-B, 277 Brookshire Boulevard See directions for 277 Take Exit 1E: McDowell. At bottom of ramp, take a left onto McDowell St. Take an immediate right onto Davidson St. Turn right into parking lot.   From 85 North: Take Exit 36: Brookshire Boulevard, Rt. 16 Turn right at top of ramp Stay on Brookshire Take Exit 1E: McDowell. At bottom of ramp, take a left onto McDowell St. Take an immediate right onto Davidson St. Turn right into parking lot. From 85 South: Take exit 39: 77 South Merger onto 77 South Take exit 11 A-B, 277 Brookshire Boulevard See directions for 277 Take Exit 1E: McDowell. At bottom of ramp, take a left onto McDowell St. Take an immediate right onto Davidson St. Turn right into parking lot. Registration: Go to: www.autismspeaks.org/Carolinas to  RSVP