The impact of Blarney Breakfast
Four year old Noah Thornton is Autistic. Noah can have challenging behaviors and experiences sensory integration issues. Thanks to the Blarney Breakfast, Noah will receive a number of sensory items for self-calming. Among other useful tools, Noah will receive a weighted snake, Stetchyz sheets, and a Hanging Crow’s Nest. Weighted items like the snake have […]
42nd Annual Blarney Breakfast
Written by Blair Miller, Rainbows’ Special Events Coordinator The first time I attended the Blarney Breakfast was years ago when I was in high school. As a patron of the event, I never imagined that one day I’d actually be involved in planning it. Along with the tireless Chi Epsilon Chapter ESA women, I am […]
Putting the GROW in You GLOW they GROW
Rainbows will be hosting the 6th Annual GLOW Run | Walk in Augusta on Saturday, May 20. This event includes a GLOW 5K and 1-Mile Family Fun Run | Walk to benefit children with special needs and their families. All proceeds from the Run | Walk benefit children and families in Butler County. Through Rainbows’ Early […]
3 Steps to Contentment
Written by: Rhiannon Miller, LMSW – Rainbows’ Mental Health Specialist & Lori Haas – Rainbows’ Mental Health Assistant Experiencing frustration is a part of growing up. You can teach your child how to handle frustration so they can be in charge of their feelings and learn new skills more easily. There are three steps to […]
Valentine’s Day 2017
Anticipating the upcoming Valentine’s holiday and taking an opportunity to learn, Miss Autumn’s class at Rainbows’ Kids’ Point made love potions… and a really awesome, fun mess! Kids love to pretend, so incorporating imagination with scientific inquiry is a great way to get them interested in asking questions and testing their theories out. Miss […]
Meet Jenna
With your donation, Rainbows can continue to help more than 3,500 local children like Jenna learn to walk, talk and succeed – revealing each child as an original work of art like no other. The piece below was written by Jenna’s mother: Jenna is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, developmental delays, and epilepsy. In her first year, one of […]
Why We Glow
Rainbows’ 6th annual GLOW Run | Walk supports services for children with special needs in Butler County. Our Butler County staff is amazing! “I have wanted to work with special needs children since I was a child,” said Angela Pulaski, a physical therapist who has worked at Rainbows since 1997. She was inspired to study in […]
Brand New Year
Your family is a corporation—you are the CEO. Have a family meeting this month. Everyone participates. Kids want to feel like they have input in the family’s decision-making. Make sure the family “officers” feel like they are being heard and acknowledged. Spend an hour or two making long-range goals and planning for the year ahead, […]
Volunteers in 2016
Written by Sidni Garwood, Volunteer Coordinator As our Mission Statement says, Rainbows brings together community resources to benefit children with special needs. Because volunteers are a resource of our community, they are a fundamental part of our mission here at Rainbows. “I would definitely recommend volunteering at Rainbows,” said Alexia Duling. Alexia, a 16 year old sophomore at Bishop […]
The Best of 2016
What fun we have had over the last 12 months, creating weekly blogs for our followers! Our goal was to provide useful information and resources as well as share the news and excitement happening at Rainbows, and we hope we have accomplished just that. In case you missed them, we compiled a list of the […]
