KidTalkNewsletter

Sp ri n g 2015

www.srcl in ic.org

The dream began … in 1988, the Walk-er Scottish Rite Clinic was built by the

Scottish Rite of St. Louis with a mission to make a difference in the lives of children with communication challenges. Twenty-seven years later, the Clinic has helped over 16,000 children and expanded to six clinical locations in St. Louis City (2) and County, Crystal City, Troy and Union, Missouri.

The dream grows…in January 2015, the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic became a fully integrated program of Maryville University thereby expanding and forti-fying the Scottish Rite mission to “help children communicate” at a nationally

ranked University. The Clinic retains its 501c3 status (now through the Univer-sity), same service mission, clinical loca-tions and created a new site in St. Louis County on campus in the new Myrtle E. and Earl E. Walker Hall. “The work of the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic is life changing and Maryville University is proud to support and enhance that special work. In the months and years ahead, we will serve thousands of fami-lies with your support,” notes Dr. Mark Lombardi, President of Maryville Uni-versity.

By integrating the Clinic into Maryville

“No Dream is Ever Too Big…”— Les Denney, Clinic Co-Founder

Maryville University650 Maryville University Dr.

St. Louis, MO 63141(314) 529-6619

(314) 529-9918 fax

F inding TheirBy Carrie Barry, MS, CCC-SLP

A t the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, the primary focus of KidTalk Language

Group (preschool language group) is ex-pressive language development.

All children who participate in Group have individualized

goals to help them im-prove their communi-

cation skills through increasing vocabu-lary, as well as begin-ning to put words to-gether into phrases.

Group is run similarly to a preschool in that

the program has planned activities related to a weekly

theme in the areas of circle time, crafts, fine motor, gross motor, snack, receptive-expressive language, among

others. Each activity has a primary focus of language development that is facilitated

“Rega rdi ng Luke’s progress, we’ve seen

him go from the most quiet little person we’ve ever known to, in a matter of days and

weeks, a conf ident little guy who’s now opening and walking through doors in several areas of development we thought would take at least several months to

even approach.”Jessica, mom of Lucas

Cont i n u ed on pa g e 3

Cont i n u ed on pa g e 3

Voices

(Lucas participated in Group and is now in individual therapy)

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To schedule a screening for a child, call 314.529.9200

12%

9%9%

14%

30%26%

$244,250 Special Events

$73,375Foundations

(Private/Corp)

$112,700Individual Donations $101,395

Reserves

$73,000Scottish Rite Foundation

$211,250 Investments

$815,970TOTAL

$74,959Admin

9%$131,502

Fund Raising

16%

$609,509Program

75%

12%

9%9%

14%

30%26%

$244,250 Special Events

$73,375Foundations

(Private/Corp)

$112,700Individual Donations $101,395

Reserves

$73,000Scottish Rite Foundation

$211,250 Investments

$815,970TOTAL

$74,959Admin

9%$131,502

Fund Raising

16%

$609,509Program

75%

Income

Expenses

2014 at a

Glance

To schedule a screening for a child, call Sharon at 314.533.7415

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For more information on how you can help, call Mona at 314.529.6619

KidTalk Celebration – New Location!The Clinic’s An-

nual KidTalk Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, No-vember 7, 2015. We are excited to announce it will be held at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten.

We promise there will be unique opportunities at this year’s KTC so please mark your calendars as you don’t want to miss this experience. Watch the Clinic’s website www.srclinic.org for more details coming soon.

More Ways to Give…A ny gift makes a significant impact on the life of

a child who needs speech or language services. Giving to the Clinic is now super easy. When choosing to make a gift, please consider one of the following options that fits your giving preference.

• Simply go to the Clinic’s website www.srclinic.org and click the purple donate button, choose the amount you want to give then designate the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic. You will have the option to choose a one-time gift or a recurring gift. You may also include Tribute information. Once you submit your donation you will receive an email confirmation right away.

• Mail a gift to the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, Maryville University, 650 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141. Donations may also be made to Maryville University with a notation directing your gift to the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic.

Either way 100 percent of your gift goes to serve the children at the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic.

Thank you!

University, costs have been reduced and clinical ser-vices expanded, all while continuing to remain a free community service as it has been since 1988. Kurt Witzel, Chairman of the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic Foundation notes, “The language needs of the children we serve never stops and we cannot continue to improve these children’s lives without your valuable support.”

by the activity planned. Over the course of a semes-ter (13 weeks; seven weeks during the summer pro-gram), most children who participate in Group make tremendous progress with their commu-nication skills. Many of these children go on to need additional support

through individual therapy, but they are well on their way to becoming capable and competent communicators.

“No D rea m i s Eve r Too Big”Cont i n u ed f rom f ront pa g e

F i n di n g T h e i r Vo ice sCont i n u ed f rom f ront pa g e

All services offered at the

Clinic are FREE

Early inter-vention is key

for success in school and

later in life

Children are in therapy an

average of 12-18 months

NON PROFIT ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

St. Louis, MO Permit #4468

Clinic MissionThe Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, a fully integrated program of Maryville University, is committed to teaching two through six year-old children with speech and lan-guage disorders the communica-tion skills necessary to succeed in school and throughout their lives. This goal is achieved through early identification and long-term therapy and by training parents in techniques to use with their chil-dren at home.

Walker Scottish Rite Clinic isa 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization now through Maryville University.

For more information, please contact Mona Monteleone, Development Director mmonteleone@maryville.edu or 314.529.6619.

www.srclinic.org

Maryville University650 Maryville University Dr.

St. Louis, MO 63141

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