Check out this list of Facebook pages for special needs families.

From The Palace Theater:

“Thanks to a generous grant from the Borick Foundation, we are able to offer THREE classes this year to special needs students. All classes are free, but space is limited.

Exceptional Actors Writing and Performing Camp (6th-8th grade)

October 13th-December 15th

Beginning Acting and Performance- Acting with Autism (3rd-5th grade)

January 5th-March 1st

Exceptional Acting- Musical Theatre and Performance (4th-8th grade)

March 22nd-May 17th

For more information, class descriptions, and to register for these FREE sessions, visit our REGISTRATION SITE. Choose school year 2015-2016 registration and then filter by Exceptional Acting. We look forward to seeing you this year!”

Exceptional Georgetown Alliance is hosting a Coffee Talk!  We will have therapists from the community in to talk about their specialty and how it can impact your child. Speakers include: Kim Shewmaker from Kidabilities, Anna Chmiel and Jennifer Coyle of Mighty Kids Therapy (formerly Big Sky Pediatrics North Star), and Emily Morris of the Center for Music Therapy. Please join us for coffee, light food, and good conversation!

Friday, September 25^th 9-11am

Georgetown Health Foundation Community Rooms

2423 Williams Drive, Suite 101, Georgetown, TX 78628

map to GHF and community rooms

(Wendy Cash, Dede Harper, Jennifer Traugott)

A few members of the board visited with staff from GISD. We handed out lollipops and registration forms galore! Welcome back teachers and support staff!!

The 2015 Boo Run is coming and we need sponsors! The Boo Run is EGA’s main event to raise funds for special needs students to attend summer camps in Georgetown. This summer we helped provide scholarships to several families and we’d like to help even more next time. Please take a moment to look over the different sponsorship levels and then fill out the Boo Run Sponsor form.

We’d love to have your support!

2015 EGA Boo Run 5K – Sponosorship Opportunities-1
2015 EGA Boo Run Sponsor-Donor Form

2015 Boo Run Sponsors:

Thank you so very much to our 2015 Boo Run sponsors for your VERY generous support!!

Titanium 

• Georgetown Health Foundation
• Simply Rack & Warehouse Equipment

Gold 

• Keystone Concrete

Silver 

• Star Smiles Pediatric Dentistry
• Georgetown Home Medical/Hill Country Audiology
• Sheila Cunningham Insurance Agency, Farmer’s
• Covenant Property Inspections Inspections
• Sarah Short, Upper Austin Properties
• West Short & Associates, PC
• Stephanie and Michael Blanck

Bronze 

• Kidabilities, Kimberly Shewmaker, PC
• First Texas Bank
• Teri Mason Photography
• Cris and Wendy Cash, Century 21 HS & Associates
• Mighty Kids Therapy
• HEB
• Odom Family
• Benge Family
• Harper Family

Thank you so much to the various local businesses who have donated items for our door prizes

• Hat Creek Burger Company

Join us this Saturday, August the 1st for a sensory screening at City Lights theater!

Stars and Strikes Bowling League for special needs kids and families continues at Mel’s Lone Star lanes in Georgetown through the summer, Saturdays at 12 noon sharp. Cost is $7 for shoes and a game. Go to check-in desk and tell them you want to be part of the Stars and Strikes bowling. It’s fun!

EGA is excited to partner with Friends of Parks for free swimming lessons at River Ridge pool beginning in July! Instructors will be there to teach the kiddos to swim. Children will likely be grouped by age. It is open to any child with special needs who wants to learn/improve their swimming skills. There are some stipulations, so please let us know if you are interested. exceptionalgeorgetown@gmail.com

We will have our end of school year/end of season bowling party at Mel’s at 1 pm on Saturday, May 30th. This event is open to any kiddos with special needs. Even if you haven’t participated with the teams, you can come to the party!! There will be pizza, drink, shoes and a free game of bowling courtesy of the Chisholm Trail Elks. Please RSVP to exceptionalgeorgetown@gmail.com.

The next sensory movie showing will be Dreamwork’s “Home,” on Saturday, April 18 at 10 am at City Lights Georgetown. Special discounted cost is $3.50 and adult caregiver gets in free and is required. Sensory movies accommodate for neurological disorders by adjusting sound, raising lighting, and relaxing traditional movie rules. Thanks City Lights for making this possible.