"A Mother's Wish" Update to provide affordable quality programming for individuals with moderate-severe autism

Dear everyone:

It is the third month of "A Mother's Wish" (AMW) campaign: I am continuing to meet wonderful people whom I hope will partner with me on my mission to provide affordable quality programming for individuals with moderate-severe autism, as well as the people who have shown incredible support and assistance for this endeavour. 

With AMW, I have sought to roll out the campaign at a pace that matches the fact that I am still running it on my own (with the awesome help of my boyfriend who helps to upload content on the Website). This pace has allowed me to meet with interested parties who have challenged me to hone my vision for AMW and the game plan for its implementation. In this month's update, I present an updated vision of AMW and a calendar of events to invite active participation. I sincerely hope that you will join me in this endeavour. To learn more, please click on all the links (underlined AND in bold).

1. Updated Vision of“A Mother’s Wish” 

Learn more about the 3 Pillars of A Mother’s Wish — Training and Consultancy, Community Network, and Public Outreach. You can also get an overview of the Phases of the Campaign for 2013.

2. Calendar of Events

a. First training workshop for caregivers and professionals [Monday, April 22^nd, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Orchard]: Choose from a comprehensive system of five workshops on academic learning , behavioural management, communication & interaction, independence & life skills, and special needs parenting. The first workshop to get a minimum signup of 10 participants ($60/3-hour session per participant) will run on the date. 

To RSVP or for enquiries, please reply to this email or SMS me at 8163-4509 by April 8^th.

b. Free Public Outreach Event (in conjunction with Olive Tree Development Centre): “Glimpse into An Unusual World — Raising Loved Ones with Autism” [Sunday, April 28th, 4–6:30 p.m., Novena]: Find out more about “A Mother’s Wish” campaign to provide affordable quality programming for youths and adults with autism and how you can play an invaluable role. There will also be a talk on Music Therapy (one of the services we would like to provide) by Ms.Chen Hsueh Lien. You can also network with other families and service providers.

To RSVP or for enquiries, please reply to this email or SMS me at 8163-4509 by April 8^th. Or contact Loo Kwong (Olive Tree Development Centre) at 96783211 / 62525200.

c. “A Mother’s Wish”Strategy Get-Together [Sunday, May 12^th, 7:30–9:30 p.m., Orchard]: This informal get-together is for service providers and families of autistic youths and adults (aged 13 and above), as well as interested parties, who would like to contribute to the rollout of “A Mother’s Wish” Community Network — affordable quality programming for youths and adults with autism. 

To RSVP or for enquiries, please reply to this email or SMS me at 8163-4509 by May 5^th.

3. Sebastien's Art

Please check out my autistic son Sebastien's latest art portfolios: Portfolio 2 and Portfolio 3. Please note that 30% of all direct sales goes towards the campaign fund . For those of you who are interested to purchase these affordable art pieces, please contact me for prices and additional info. 

4. Campaign Fund Update: $969.56 

We hope to be able to subsidise some of the activities for youths and adults with moderate to severe autism with the fund. However, it is our hope to obtain far more significant funding in the future by being a non-profit organisation. If you can help us with that, please please reply to this email or SMS me at 8163-4509.

Finally, we would like to thank and acknowledge Ms. Angelia Poon and Ms. Patricia Sharma for their purchases of Sebastien’s paintings in March, along with the people who have purchased All Because of the Hummingbird… or the Horse (70% of sales of this book goes towards the fund). 

Thank you all for your support.

Best regards,

Kah Ying