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LBWDC supports families every step of the way!
Dreams Happen…at Low Birth Weight Development Center
New Board Trustee Officers Announced:
Board President:
Cesar Rea
Vice President:
Dr. Roy Heyne
Treasurer: (not pictured)
Sandra Norris
Secretary:
Liz Heyne
October 2010
Volume 2, Issue 1
Footprints
Important Dates:
Tuesday, Oct. 12th from 1-2pm—Staff Potluck Lunch-eon
Tuesday, Oct. 19th from 3-5pm—Monthly Parent Meeting
Thursday, Oct. 21st from 6-8pm—Oak Cliff Young Profes-sional Mixer
Thursday, Oct. 28th from 6-8pm—Policy council Meeting at CCG
Inside this issue:
Parent Policy Council 2
Parent Education 2
Community News 3
Safety Month Activi-ties
3
Employee of the Month
4
Sponsor a Child 4
Only as high as I reach can I
grow, only as far as I seek can I
go, only as deep as I look can I
see, only as much as I dream
can I be.
- Karen Ravn -
Everyone is a dreamer...
Every dreamer is a believer…
Every believer is an opportu-
nity…
Opportunity is LBWDC.
We are: Life. Support.
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ESL -
ESL 1 - Mon, Tues, Wed
10-11 am
ESL 2—Mon, Tues, Wed
11-12 noon
Calumet Community Center
See Mark for registration
GED- El Centro, Downtown
Call 214-824-2000 for info
Free Parent Education Classes
Read with Me—KERA program
for parents to help provide oppor-
tunities for reading with your kids
Tues and Thurs at 3pm
At LBWDC
Instructor—Mark Morales
Computer Classes
Basics of Microsoft Office
Excel
PowerPoint
Typing
Email/job search
Wednesdays m– 9:30-11am
At LBWDC
LBWDC is actively seeking a
parent representative for the
Parent Policy Council. Parent
Policy Council meets on the
fourth Thursday of each month
from 6-8pm. This group is
made up of parents from Early
Head Start and Head Start
Schools under the ChildCare-
Group umbrella. LBWDC is
one of those centers.
There is childcare available for
all age children and dinner is
provided for both children and
adults. There is also reim-
bursement for mileage.
These meetings are an inte-
gral part of our center opera-
tions. Through these meet-
ings, parents interact with
staff and shape the policies
and activities of the center.
Parents have a voice in how
the programs work and what
policies need to look like. We
need your help and input in
order to make the program fit
the needs of our families.
Simply go to the meetings,
participate in discussions
and bring back information to
our parents.
Please contact Mark if you
are interested or would like
more information. The next
meeting is Thursday, Oct.
28th at 6pm at the Child-
CareGroup Office.
We Need You… for Parent Policy Council
Read with Me continues; with a
twist!!
During the month of October, we
are having a contest to see which
class can get the most books read
by parents and children.
Each family will be given a bag-
gie with bookworm cutouts, mark-
ers and crayons to take home.
Please check out books from the
library, take them home and read
with your child. For each book
read, decorate a bookworm, write
the title of the book in a circle and
hang it on the classroom door.
The class with the most book-
worms gets a pizza party!!!
Happy reading!
Fall festival is Friday, October
29th from 3-5pm. Children and
parents may dress if you would
like. Get ready for some fun:
Pinatas
Games and Prizes
Pumpkin Painting
Cookie Decorating
Face Painting
Ask the teachers how you can
help!!! Last Year’s Fun!!!
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Family Fun
Register for classes
by contacting mark
Morales at
mmorales@lowbirth
weight.org or call
214-467-2800.
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The Oak Cliff Young Profes-
sionals Group will have their
monthly mixer at LBWDC on
Thursday, October 21 at 6pm.
This is a group of young busi-
ness professionals interested
in helping the community.
This group holds an annual
toy drive for LBWDC and sup-
ports our programs throughout
the year.
Teen Parenting Program:
As the selected provider of
teen parenting Assistance for
the City of Dallas, LBWDC
delivers outreach, education
and prevention classes to 7
DISD schools each month.
Since January 2010, we have
provided services to almost
110 teens in high school and
provided childcare to 22 chil-
dren while their teen moms
remained in school.
We have developed a smok-
ing cessation program in con-
junction with March of Dimes
for teens and pregnant moms.
LBWDC has been selected from
more than 2700 other agencies
to be a finalist in the American
Marketing Associations ―Best
Tagline Contest.‖ Our new tag-
line is Life.Support.
It represents what LBWDC
wants to provide for our families
and the community. We are
there to provide the support,
whatever it may look like, to
help our families reach their full
potential.
Whether it is improved parenting
skills, continued education or a
healthier child—we help Dreams
Happen.
Community News
October is Fire, Pedestrian and School Bus Safety Month
alarms contain an alarm signal
device within them.
School Bus Safety Week is
October 18-22.
When you are waiting for the
school bus, you should wait at
the bus stop, and stand well
back from the curb.
When you get off the bus:
Look to the rear of the bus
before you step off the bottom
step. Our friends at the Pupil
Transportation Safety Institute
tell us that more and more
motorists are passing stopped
school buses on the right
shoulder - where the door is.
Take (five giant steps) straight
out the bus door, and out of
the danger zone.
Make sure you have eye con-
tact with the driver, and wait
for the driver to signal you
before you cross in front of the
bus.
Never go back for anything
you have left on the bus.
Never bend down near or un-
der the bus.
Walking near school:
When school is opening in the
morning and closing in the
afternoon, it is a busy and
crowded area.
There are children being
dropped off or picked up by
both school buses and par-
ents.
It is important to look carefully
to the left, right and left again
if you have to cross the street.
If you must walk through
parked traffic, stop and look
carefully before stepping out
from between vehicles.
Remember the danger areas
around school buses where
the driver can't see you.
Don't run between parked cars
and buses.
Pedestrian Safety Training
To comply with Federal regu-
lations and to help keep fami-
lies safe, we will be providing
every family with specific train-
ing required by Head Start.
Mark will contact you to give
you training packets and set
up times to meet with you.
We must verify your comple-
tion of this training with a sign
in sheet.
More information will be sent
home with you very soon.
October 3rd, start the begin-
ning of Fire Prevention
Week.
The theme of Fire prevention
week this year is Smoke
Alarms: A Sound You Can
Live With! It is important to
know the difference between
smoke alarms and smoke
detectors. Smoke detectors
are hard wired into a fire alarm
system panel, while smoke
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October is Chil-
dren’s Health
Month.
This month, each
child will need to
have their lead lev-
els checked through
a finger prick.
Dental Screenings
will be scheduled
onsite. Dates to be
announced.
All children’s re-
cords will be
checked to make
sure immunizations,
well—checks and
screenings are up to
date.
Monthly Parent
Meeting
Tuesday, October
19th from 3-5pm.
At LBWDC. Food
and childcare will be
provided. This is a
great way to get
your volunteer hours
and learn more
about our programs.
We will have a
speaker presenting
financial education
information. Other
topics include: car
safety and transi-
tions.
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345 Calumet Ave Dallas, TX 75211
214-467-2800 [email protected]
Employee of the Month
Robert Dominguez
Once in a lifetime, you get the opportunity to
meet people that make you a better person by
just being around them. Robert has that effect.
Above and Beyond is the norm for him. We are
truly blessed to have him be a part of the
LBWDC family. Please take a moment to con-
gratulate him on a job well done!!!!!
All donations are tax
deductible. We rely on
donations from our
friends to help us make
Dreams Happen!!
Please contact Janie
Bordner at 214-467-
2800 or jbord-
if you wish to make a
donation.
For a donation of $1000
you can sponsor 4 chil-
dren for an entire year.
This is just $83 per
month.
$83 per month gives 4
children the opportunity
to reach their full poten-
tial, to get an early head
start on learning and to
dream. At the National
Head Start Association
dinner on Sept. 22,
Lucille O’Neal spoke as a
parent and and talked
about how thankful she
was that her four chil-
dren, including NBA star
Shaquille, had the oppor-
tunity to attend Head
Start. That’s dreaming
BIG!
Volunteers Needed:
We have a huge need for volun-
teers and groups to help. Oppor-
tunities include:
Building and grounds maintenance
Computer Instructors
Infant playground design and con-
struction
Storage shed purchase and as-
sembly
Please contact Janie Bordner if
you are interested in volunteering.
Don’t be surprised if it changes
your life.
Sponsor a Child this Holiday Season
W E ARE ON THE W EB!
W WW . LOW BIRTHW EIGHT . ORG
Life.Support.
Guests having fun on the Cata-
maran Cruise benefiting
LBWDC.