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Inclement Weather Update
On Tuesday
2/9/10,
all individuals and students are to stay sheltered in place
at the residences and all transportation is grounded. All
direct support staff are essential employees and need to
report to work. The East Village office will be open for
staff needing the resource. Staff training is canceled
for the day.
As of February
8, 2010, at 3:00PM, all electricity has been restored and
all 52 homes have power.
All direct support staff are essential employees and must
report to work.
On Monday 2/8/10, all individuals and students are to stay
sheltered in place at the residences and all transportation
is grounded. All direct support staff are essential
employees and need to report to work. The Brookeville campus
will not have snow cleared until Monday afternoon and will
be closed for the day. The East Village office will be
open for staff needing the resource. Staff training is
canceled for the day.
As of February 7, 2010, at 12:00PM, only 4 of 52 homes do not
have electricity. The individuals that live in the 4
homes are in the Bower / Northcreek area. All homes
are equipped with food and CSAAC's emergency plan is in
place. For more information,
click here to send an
email.
Please check this website for further updates.
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What's Happening Around CSAAC
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Upcoming Events
Join us
for "Cooking for a Cause" on Thursday, March 18th in
Potomac, Maryland.
Click here to learn more
Save the
Date for the 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Charity Golf Classic to benefit CSAAC to be held Wednesday,
June 2.
Click here for more information
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Aktion Club of CSAAC News
 On
Wednesday, January 13, the Kiwanis Aktion Club of CSAAC
celebrated its first annual Charter Night. Members of the
club are adults supported at CSAAC who have a desire to give
back to their local communities through a variety of
projects. Recently, the Aktion Club members participated in
the Walk Now for Autism in Washington DC. The club is
sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Village
Maryland. Click here to view photos of Charter Night.
Click here to view photographs
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Holiday Fun at CSAAC
 On Friday, December 18th, children and adults
supported
by CSAAC participated in our annual Holiday Party with DJ
Debbie
Bulles which was held at CSAAC’s Brookeville campus gym at
the Community School of Maryland. Philicia Gainous-Jones,
Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator for CSAAC and her team of
volunteers did a wonderful job turning the gym into a winter
wonderland. Our own Santa Claus,
Greg Tetlow, and his helper, Pam Tetlow,
arrived on the scene and distributed gifts to everyone.
Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed cakes donated by
Chef Glenn Frankel.
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4th Annual CSAAC Honors Gala
 CSAAC’s
30th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, November
13, 2009 was a huge success raising nearly $115,000 for
CSAAC Foundation.. Kirk McEwen, Washington, D.C. market
radio DJ was the master of ceremonies. Awards were given to
The Insurance Exchange for “Corporate Partner of the Year,”
Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union for “Corporate Supporter
of the Year,” to Jesse Garchik, Kevin Rosenberg, Jennifer
and Greg Wilson for “Volunteers of the Year.” Dorinda
Greenfield received the 1st Hilda Langley Memorial Service
Award of Excellence. Jane Ford Salzano, CSAAC’s Founder was
honored, giving a very moving account of the history of
CSAAC. The evening included silent and live auctions,
including an all expense paid trip for four to Santa Fe New
Mexico with air transportation provided by American
Airlines, and a ruby and diamond necklace from Adeler
Jewelers, to name a few. The CSAAC Employee band, known as
“Chapter 7,” closed out the evening with dance music. CSAAC
Foundation thanks our top sponsors The Insurance Exchange,
PEPCO, Comcast Business Class, Booz Allen Hamilton, Linemark,
and American Airlines for their support in making this event
memorable. Click
here to view photographs
and
Click here to watch video
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CSAAC Web Store: “Through
My
Eyes - the ‘InFocus’ Project,” a Social Enterprise for
Adults with Autism
 The
idea began in December 2008 when CSAAC staff person, master
photographer and photoshop professional, Craig Pardini,
along with Executive Director Ian Paregol, volunteered to
teach a weekly photography class for the adults in the CSAAC
program who wanted to learn a new set of skills. During
each class, a theme is selected and the individuals access
the community to find subject matter. “I don’t dictate what
pictures they take,” says Craig, “I suggest that they take
shots of what interests them around the theme of the week.”
Recent themes have been portraits of people, landscapes,
architecture, group photos, and black and white stills. The
skill level of the group has improved tremendously.
Once the photographs were displayed in the halls of CSAAC’s
Jane Salzano Center for Autism, visitors started asking if
they could purchase the photos for display in their offices
or homes. The idea of a web store was born.
Coupling that concept with an enterprise that is operated by
persons interested in photography who aspire to run a small
business, and we have a win-win-win opportunity.
Click here to access the online store
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CSAAC’s
Halloween “Dance to Help the Homeless”
 Halloween
comes just once each year, and the children and adults
supported at CSAAC look forward to our annual festivities.
This year’s party for the 130 children and adults in our
residential program was held on Friday, October 30, at
CSAAC’s Community School of Maryland, Brookeville campus
gym. The theme for this year’s dance was “We Care About
Those In Need” – dancers and staff supported Interfaith
Works- Fannie Mae Walk for the Homeless, by completing and
collecting registration forms needed to help Interfaith
Works qualify for a program grant to help the homeless in
the DC Metro area. Individuals and staff alike participated
in “reflective walks” starting the week before Halloween to
raise awareness of homelessness, and to show their gratitude
for having homes of their own. At the party, everyone
danced to DJ music and had a fabulous time. Special thanks
to Chef Glenn Frankel for the donated party cakes.
Click here to view photographs.
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Gala Kick Off Event at Ceviche Honors Sponsors
 On
Tuesday, September 22nd, CSAAC Foundation hosted a Gala
Kick-Off Party and Networking event at the hip Latin
restaurant, Ceviche, in downtown Silver Spring. New
business connections were established as sponsors enjoyed
meeting one another and CSAAC leadership. Raffle prizes
were awarded to Jhenileen Libongco of Montgomery Village
Foundation and Lincoln Pitts of ALCO Pharmacy. Thank you to
these sponsors on board as of September 24: The Insurance
Exchange, Comcast, PEPCO, Linemark, Booz Allen Hamilton,
CareFirst, Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union,
Monument Bank,
Sandy Spring
Bank, Danya International, Eagle Bank, ALCO Pharmacy, The
Meltzer Group, The Gazette Newspapers, Therrien Waddell
Construction Group, United Health Care, Philadelphia
Insurance Companies, HSBC, Rembert Pendleton Jackson
Financial Advisors, Jhennie’s Jewels, The Salzano Family,
The Myers Family, and The Cunningham Family. Additional
thanks go to Nesrin Abaza, CEO of Latin Concepts, for
offering Ceviche as the event location.
Click here to view photographs.
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In-Focus Class Photo Shoot
 On,
September 14, 2009, adults with autism supported at CSAAC
who are in the In-Focus photography class, Matt D, Jason P,
James L and Brian D went on a photo shoot at the Rockville
Civic Center. The photo tour was led by the class
instructor and master photographer, Craig Pardini. Ian
Paregol, Executive Director and class instructor and Dide
Cimen, Vocational Supports Director also assisted with the
photo shoot. The photography students toured the grounds to
take picturesque landscape and architecture style
photographs. Several of these photographs will help kickoff
the upcoming CSAAC social enterprise Web store entitled
“In-Focus Gifts.” Photos taken by the class will be offered
on the store site as gifts for donation and proceeds will
benefit CSAAC Foundation. It is said that a picture is
worth a thousand words…..so please
Click here to view the photo shoot
photographs taken by the class. For more
information on the Web store, contact
Craig Pardini
at 240-912-2263.
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