Upcoming community events

Wheelchair Rally! Sunday, June 10th, 2018

Run/Walk for KidsInclusive – Check out our new Event Video!

A big THANK YOU  goes out to videographer, Tanja Trombetta and her crew from Creative Nest http://www.creativenest.ca/ for creating A KidsInclusive Run/Walk video!  We are happy to include this awesome video of our annual Run/Walk event on our website and Facebook page(S) .  For those of you who missed this year’s event – check it out (below) and join us in 2019!

Run/Walk 2018 Celebrates Raising over $32,000!

On Wednesday, May 9th, members of the Run/Walk organizing committee and University Hospital Kingston Foundation representatives joined Run/Walk founder Marvin Switzer and 2018 Run Ambassador ‘Bo’ to officially celebrate and present the cheque announcing $32,000 raised at this year’s event.

Introducing Mila!

Please take a few minutes to meet one of our 2018 Run/Walk Ambassadors:  ‘Mila’

You can sponsor Mila by clicking here: uhkf.kintera.org/kidsinclusive2018

Local youth share their experiences with Provincial Advocate for Children & Youth!

Logan Stewart and Brooke McKillen recently had the opportunity to speak about their lives and experiences with the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, Irwin Elman and staff Sandy Wynia-Katz.  Both Logan and Brooke were able to openly discuss their disability and their experiences both positive and negative.

November 20, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).  To celebrate this milestone, the Provincial Advocate for Children & Youth launched a “listening tour” which now takes place each year around the week of November 20th.   During this year’s tour, Irwin Elman travelled to different communities (including ours) to ‘listen’ with the intention of developing a ‘”shadow report” created from the voices of youth in his mandate.  The following link is to the 2016 report titled “We Have Something To Say”:

https://www.provincialadvocate.on.ca/documents/en/We-Have-Something-To-Say-Report-EN.pdf

KidsInclusive and Kingston’s Nightime Santa Parade!

KidsInclusive kicked off the holiday season with their first ever float in Downtown Kingston’s Nighttime Santa Claus parade on Saturday November 18th.  The float’s theme was “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer – Celebrate Differences”.  We were thrilled that the rain held off and everyone had a great night.  Thank you to all our little elves, reindeers and their families who participated in the parade and to Aarde Construction for donating their truck and flat bed for the float!

On The Road Again!

On The Road Again!

Janessa Gerhardt has a cool, new set of wheels thanks to Queen’s University engineer, Claire Davies and her team of 4th year students (Building and Designing Assistive Technology Lab).

Due to Janessa’s limisted range of motion she was unable to pedal a traditional bicycle.  The students redesigned the crankshaft of a 3-wheel bike along with other design modifications, and now Janessa has wheels again!  Go Janessa!

For more information on this story go to: http://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/road-again

Ameliya’s life was turned upside down after catching a common cold

Last fall, Ameliya was diagnosed with a rare disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS).    When she  was sick with a cold a couple weeks prior, her body created anti-bodies to attack the virus; however, those anti-bodies turned on her and started to attack her nervous system and the myelin insulation surrounding the nerves.   At the height of her illness, Ameliya could no longer sit up, walk, or hold her head up on her own.  Following a lengthy inpatient stay at CHEO, Ameliya began attending therapy at KidsInclusive.  She continues to amaze us with her strength, fighting spirit and her mischievous giggle during weekly appointments.   Recently, Ameliya’s family organized a fundraiser to raise awareness for GBS; community members had the opportunity to participate in a silent auction, enjoy great food, face painting and Little Rays Reptiles!  The Pellett family graciously chose to donate funds raised to CHEO and KidsInclusive where Ameliya had received treatment, as well as the GBS Foundation to further research.

We were honoured to receive a cheque for $1000 from Ameliya and her mother Miranda!  Thank you from KidsInclusive!

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             Ameliya with KidsInclusive Physiotherapist, Karen Forbes

 

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