Front row, from left:  Rotarian Susan Brodbeck, Jennifer Dantzler, Including Kids executive director, Shannon Callens, director of operations,  Rotarian Kathy Lemman. Back row, from left: directors Marilyn Crossley, Marcia Preston, Rotarians Oran Bain and Pam McNair,  directors Chuck Shepaerd, Bill Deubner and Tony Crossley.

 

NEWS RELEASE

 
Humble Rotary Gifts $3000 to Including Kids
 
October 28, 2015
 
The Rotary Club of Humble presented a community gift of $3000 to Including Kids to support their new “Center for Community Inclusion” that will serve young adults ages 16 and up in a centralized community setting with a focus of acquiring and/or generalizing the necessary life skills to be as independent as possible while being an active member of the community.
 
The gift will help to purchase a washer/dryer combo for the purpose of teaching valuable life skills to special needs young adults, exercise equipment to provide motor skill development for young adults and furniture to provide a typical environment to teach independent living skills.
 
INCLUDING KIDS, INC. provides research based behavioral intervention and instruction for children and young adults with autism and other related delays, endeavoring to cultivate their learning and social skills to facilitate their inclusion in the community and inspire them to become productive citizens.
 
Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears in the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. It currently affects 1 in 68 children, a statistic that is on the rise.
 
Including Kids is currently in their 13th year of operation.  They started by serving 10 children and their families and now serve upwards of 150 children/families  per year.  They have a full-time therapeutic program, multiple inclusion programs, after-school, community outreach and development programs, parent training, sibling support, and so much more. 
 
Instruct Inspire Include is the mantra for everything that they do. The community can assist Including Kids via volunteering and donating. Visit http://www.includingkids.org/home.html to learn more about Including Kids.
 
 
The Rotary Club of Humble raises community gift funds via its annual Humble Rotary Festival, Eat Fish, Change Lives , catfish fry and car show. The community supports this event via purchase of $100 raffle tickets for a new car, more than 50  business and individual sponsorships and participation in several auction events. More than 1200 attended the event last year. Individual event tickets are $12 and include a catfish fry and car show.This year’s event will be April 16th, 2016 at the Humble Civic Center Arena.
 

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