News from BASC

News

Cycling Workshop to be held in Crossmahon School on 18 February 2012 for our children. Anyone interested can contact Olive or Kate on 0863976057 before 28 January 2012. Participants must bring their own bicycle and helmet and is open to 12 children on first come, first served basis. The workshop is being paid for by BASC.

Down Syndrome Cork organises 2 iPad Talks

Down Syndrome Cork is holding an Introductory iPad talk for families who DO NOT HAVE an iPad with Isolda O’Connor BSc M.I.A.S.L.T Speech, Language & Education

1.5 hour introductory talk about iPads and iPods and their use in therapy and augmentative communication

30 minutes question time for specifics related to parents’ concerns about the benefit to their child and his/her needs

Venue: Convention Centre, Seven Springs Moran Hotel
Date: Saturday 4 February 2012
Time: 11am - 1pm
Cost to be confirmed

To book your place contact: 021 464 9500

Down Syndrome Cork is holding an Introductory iPad talk for families/schools who HAVE an iPad with Isolda O’Connor BSc M.I.A.S.L.T Speech, Language & Education

1 hour introductory talk about iPads and iPods and their use in therapy and augmentative communication

1 hour ‘hands-on’ working session with iPads and iPhone/iPod (2 iPads, 2 iPods and 1 iPhone provided by Lemon Squeezy)

1 hour specific advice e centred on apps and device access and integration into the school day that may be useful for the specific client in question. (To that end child descriptions/summary provided in advance will help the planning to be specific and useful)

Follow-up: up to 3 phone calls in the 3 months following the training for technical support or app choice advice.

Venue: Convention Centre, Seven Springs Moran Hotel
Date: Monday 13 February 2012
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Cost: £25 per parent (teacher or SNA goes free)

To book your place contact: 021 464 9500

BASC AGM will take place on Monday 20 February 2012 in The Lodge at 8.30 p.m. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated. If you know of anybody else who would like to attend feel free to allow them accompany you.

Cork City Women’s Mini Marathon

Thirty members of Team Inchydoney took part in the Cork City Evening Echo Mini Marathon on Sunday 25 September raising funds for BASC.

Well Done!

The Evening Echo Mini Marathon raised €2,853 for BASC thanks to everyone who helped raise such a large sum.

Eli Lilly Choose BASC as one of their Christmas charities

Here’s what they said:

The management, staff and contractors employed at Eli Lilly S.A., Dunderrow, Kinsale, annually run a series of fun events just before the Christmas break to raise money for charity. The money raised at these events is then shared between a number of selected local, national and international charities. Charities are proposed and sponsored by employees and contractor staff and selected through a selection process.

I am pleased to inform you that Bandon Area Special Childrens Group (BASC) has been selected by the committee to receive funding from our 2011 activities.

West Cork Honda 50 Club

Approximately one hundred Honda 50 bikes took to the road on

27 August to raise funds for BASC. They gathered in Bandon GAA Pavilion and were welcomed

with tea and scones.

The bikes left Bandon and travelled through Dunmanway and Bantry and stopped for refreshments in Durrus and then visited the beautiful Mizen Head.

The group returned via Schull, Skibbereen and Clonakilty.

The tired bikers were treated to a barbeque cooked up by Jack Hallissey, music and chicken bingo to finish off a lovely day.

BASC wish to thank the people of West Cork for their extraordinary generosity. We wish to thank all the suppliers who donated to the Honda Run, especially SuperValu Bandon, Jakes Café, Noel Caplice, Robert Gabrial, Tobin's bakery, Jack Hallissey, Calltrim Foods, Coolmore Cakes, Martin Desmond, Denis Hayes, Joe and Niall McCarthy for facilitating us in the Bandon GAA Pavilion, Maybury Buses, Dunmanway, Clona Milk, O'Learys Fashion and members of the Friends Together Group who helped us on the flag day. BASC also wish to thank our friends and family who helped us collect on the day.

Most of all, BASC sincerely thank the West Cork Honda 50 Club for nominating us as their sole charity. We appreciate the time and effort that went into organising such a big event. The club members are too many to thank individually but special thanks to Benny, Mick, Paddy and Nora McCabe.

To celebrate the events success, the Honda 50 Club presented the funds to BASC on Friday, 7 October in Bandon GAA Pavilion at 9 pm.

The parents and children of Bandon Area Special Children (BASC) wish to thank the West Cork Honda 50 Club for choosing BASC as their sole charity for the recent West Cork Honda 50 Run to Mizen Head. Their generous donation will help us fund our social club for children with special needs. BASC also wish to thank local businesses, too many to mention who supported us with supplies for the day out. Finally, BASC wish to thank everyone who contributed to our collections throughout West Cork.

Club News

The Junior Group meet in the Bandon Town Hall on Tuesdays at 4.30 until 6.00 pm. The Senior Group meet at 6.30 until 8.00 pm on Tuesdays. They are presently doing an art workshop with local artist Deirdre Crowley.

We have found two fabulous Support Workers!

Welcome to Kate McCleary and Olive Hurley