Autumn's oldest son, Austin, dressed in the bunny costume to send love to one of our AiN kiddo's. We also wanted her to know that the bunny will be stopping by for a quick visit.
The following day, Autumn and Juliana, who was dressed as the bunny, hopped over for a quick visit and drop off her Easter Basket.
A special thank you to Pleasant Hill Ambassadors and AiN board member who helped AiN out with preparation of our 3rd annual egg hunt. With the help of Pleasant Hill Ambassadors 1000+ eggs were stuffed and 30+ baskets were put together.
Thank you to Kellie Conde, board member for taking time out of your busy life to help prepare for this event. Pleasant Hill Chamber Ambassadors: Michael Brionez at J Rockcliff Realtors, Pam Green at Keller Williams Realtor, Rod Harris at Generation Mortgage Company, Debbie Smith at AHA! Movement, Jeanne Schwass at JBS Promotions, and Susan Wood at Susan Wood Photography.
This event is possible because of wonderful business supporters and the grant that AiN was award by SMPS Family Fund.
Our first Trunk or Treat was successful! We had 56 children registered who might have otherwise not been able to enjoy the traditional trick or treating experience that many children take for granted. Though we aren't sure how many secretly entered without letting us know they made it to this special event. We do know at least 45 kids did show up, and some from the other side of the Bay! The skeletons, the princess, the policemen, the butterflies, minecraft skins, and so many more stopped by at least 30 trunks at Oak Park Christain Center in Pleasant Hill on October 24th. Support came through various people within our community. We had sponsors from local business, AiN board members and volunteers, Diablo Valley College staff and students, and Oak Park Christian Center church members setup their trunks for this special event. Kids seemed to flock to the trunk who brought a live chicken, though their was a fortune teller, fire fighter, fishing, and so much more there! As kids had a blast parents enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere and a time to socialize with other parents. Here is what one parents said.
A special thank you to Ally's Girl Scout Troop and Oak Park Christian Center Youth Group, and AiN volunteers and their families!
This event was successful because of our sponsors and volunteers!
A huge thank you to the following our Gold Sponsors!
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1. How long have you been a part of AiN and what is your position? From the beginning, I'm a nurse.
2. What do you hope to accomplish with AiN? Bless the families and children we serve and care for.
3. What experiences have you gained so far with AiN? The special needs childern are SPECIAL!
4. What is your favorite thing about AiN? Knowing that the parents trust us with their children.
5. How has volunteering with AiN changed your perspective on volunteering with special needs children? From the beginning, I made it no secret that I do NOT like children but working with these special children, I found myself falling in love with each and everyone of them.
6. What do you look forward to when attending the events? Seeing how excited the children are to arrive at AiN.
7. What is your favorite activity? That's hard to answer, I usually keep myself available to help with those doing 1:1's, so I don't participate in many activities, it is fun to watch from a distance, those doing the activities how excited the children get.
8. What is the hardest part of attending the events? Having the rare child that cries when the parents leave them but it's good to see how when the parents return, the child doesn't want to leave or are so excited to tell their Mom's & Dad's what they had done while the parents were gone.
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May 16th's Revive theme was Science. We came up with a fun ways to incorporate science into our obstacle course! We decided to have the kids walk on eggs to see if they break them. We even had a little girl try to run over an egg with her wheel chair to see if the egg would hold up. Check out the fun!
All in Need Family Support (AiN) put a team together for the Energy for Life Walkthon in the San Francisco Bay Area which was held on April 18th. The team consisted of board members and volunteers and friends, together we we're able to hit our goal of $700 for the research for mitochondrial disease.
AiN chose to walk the Energy for Life Walk, a 5k, which supports the research for mitochondrial disease because two of our children at AiN have mitochondrial. We wanted to show our support and love for these children and their families by walking with them at the Mito Walk. AiN loves Erin and Kevin!