Healthy Sleep
-Written by Rainbows’ Shirley Fisher RN, CSN How much sleep is enough? How much sleep does my child need? How much sleep do I need? All good questions, right? To understand what amount of rest is necessary, we look at the importance of sleep and why we need it. *“Sleep is an important part of good health. […]
42nd Annual Blarney Breakfast
The 42nd Annual Blarney Breakfast kicked off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Wichita on Friday, March 17 at Old Chicago East. More than 1,000 people attended, raising $52,000 in net proceeds to benefit children birth – 21 with special needs served through Rainbows’ Targeted Case Management Program. “It’s a great event bringing the public, […]
Bub & Tucker
written by Gerald (Bub) Isaacson “Hello! My name is Gerald Isaacson, but most people call me Bub. I am 69 years old and recently retired after working in the Graphics Industry nationwide. I was born in Ogallala, Nebraska, and moved to Wichita in the mid-50’s where I eventually graduated from South High. I have been […]
The Blarney Impact
This year marks the 42nd year of the Blarney Breakfast. This special celebration of St. Patrick’s Day is one of the oldest running in Wichita! The Blarney Breakfast began in 1975. KAKE TV hosted a letter writing competition to decide which charity would host and receive proceeds from a St. Patrick’s Day event. Margaret Shook, […]
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 […]