Fresh off our recent triumph with the Idea Parties (we're up to ten attendees now- great things being generated. Lots of forward momentum for all!), my good friend A and I went in search of psycho-educational testing for her learning disability (which may be dyscalculia or might just be lazy teachers). While we were hunting for information at the local Health Centre we met David, who is the volunteer coordinator. Naturally, we engaged in conversation about the services available for A, which lead to a discussion of what volunteer positions are available at the Centre. Lo and behold, A and I are now going to be mentoring GBLT youth! Awesome. I'm really looking forward to getting to know the kids and seeing how I can apply my skills to help them reach their potential.
In other news, I'll be doing crafting at a local retirement home a couple of times a month. It'll be interesting to see how ordinary crafts can be adapted to fit the needs of the elderly, who may or may not have the fine motor skills to construct what they imagine. Everything is do-able, it's just a question of maybe altering the medium. I'm looking forward to it.
Our next Idea Party will be on August 29, 2012, 7 pm at the downtown
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