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Check out what's new in this issue!
- ABC Pediatric Therapy Birthday Bash
- Ice Skating With The Miami Redhawks
- Night to Shine at Christ's Church
- Let's Get Crafty Handprint Snowman Card
- Explore Ohio's Holiday Lights Trail
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ABC Pediatric Therapy Birthday Bash
Friday, December 12, from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate ABC Pediatric Therapy Hamilton's 1st birthday! Meet the team, enjoy open play, meet other families, see our space, and have dessert! The birthday bash is located at 3320 Tylersville Road, Suite D, in Hamilton, Ohio.
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Ice Skating With The Miami Redhawks
Sunday, February 8, from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join the Miami Redhawks on the ice for an afternoon full of fun! On Sunday, February 8, 2026, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., the Miami Redhawks will be at the Miami Goggin Ice Center on the rink, ready to ice skate with attendees! All abilities are welcome, including those with wheelchairs! It is suggested that those who RSVP should arrive by 1:15 p.m. so that they can have plenty of time to purchase skates and put them on. Skate rental is $2.50 and can only be purchased by credit card at the Goggin Ice Center counter. Every person skating, including guardians and staff who will be assisting any individuals on and off the ice, must sign up. If an individual is not capable/comfortable being on the ice alone, then a guardian/staff member will need to be on the ice with the individual. This also includes helping to get on/off the ice safely. Register on our website! The registration deadline is Friday, January 30, 2026.
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A Night to Shine at Christ's Church
Friday, February 13, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
A Night to Shine is celebrating its 12th year! This incredible prom night experience at Christ Church, located at 5165 Western Row Road in Mason, Ohio, is designed especially for individuals with special needs, 14 years of age or older. Whether you’d like to attend as an honored guest or serve as a volunteer, Christ Church would love to have you be part of the celebration. Check-in for the event will begin at 6 p.m. During the event, parents and guardians (ages 18 and older) are invited upstairs to relax, enjoy refreshments, and take in a great view of the dance floor. Registration is open now for guests and volunteers!
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DDBP Outreach Online Understanding Behavior
Wednesday, December 10, from 5:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Learn the "function" or reason challenging behaviors occur in this virtual online class. Understand how to manage behaviors and encourage cooperation and positive family interactions. The online class is $10 per household, but the registration fee can be waived for any family experiencing financial hardship. Registration is required!
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Let's Get Crafty Handprint Snowman
Thursday, December 11, at 1:00 p.m.
Join We Thrive Together and get crafty! This week's craft will be a Handprint Snowman Card. The supplies you will need for this are paper, crayons/markers/colored pencils, tape/glue, and scissors. Join the virtual event!
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Urban Air Sensory Friendly Play
First Sunday of the Month from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Join the Urban Air Adventure Park Fairfield Township team for Sensory Friendly Play! This is designed for children with Autism and special needs. During Sensory Play, Urban Air Adventure Park is transformed into a calmer atmosphere for children with special needs and sensory processing difficulties. The cost is $15.99 per child. Urban Air Adventure Park Fairfield Township is located at 3175 Princeton Road.
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Become an Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council Ambassador
Are you interested in sharing your voice and making a difference in your community? The Community Ambassador Program spotlights Ohioans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who share important stories from their local communities. As a Community Ambassador, you'll bring local stories forward for people across Ohio to hear. Your perspective helps others understand what's happening in our state, including the challenges, successes, and positive changes, making Ohio more inclusive. If you are interested, fill out the interest form.
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The Gifted Event
Are you looking for an inclusive barbershop or hair salon that is sensitive to your child's sensory needs? Check out The Gifted Event! Vernon Jackson, creator of the non-profit The Gifted Event, a free haircut program for children with special needs and their families, has a mission to make barbershops and salons a safe and inclusive space for neurodivergent children and their families! Vernon offers haircuts in an inclusive environment at Noble Bar and Beauty, located at 2915 Highland Ave, Cincinnati, OH. To learn more about how your child can receive a haircut from Vernon or to sponsor a haircut, visit The Gifted Event's website!
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Donate to New Life Furniture Bank
Please help New Life Furniture Bank by donating sofas, dining room chairs, and living room chairs, as they are desperately low! Each week, the New Life Furniture team delivers around 50 sofas to families starting over. Today, only a few remain in the warehouse.
Here’s how you can make a difference:
-Schedule a FREE furniture pickup (gas donations appreciated)
-Book a Priority Pickup – New Life movers come inside your home!
-Drop off at the Blue Ash or Sharonville location
All gently used furniture is welcome and deeply appreciated. Schedule your pickup today!
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May We Help Adaptive Equipment Needed
If you have equipment you aren't using any longer, May We help will happily accept it as a donation and repurpose it back out into the world! Currently, May We Help is especially interested in Pediatric Gait Trainers! May We Help welcomes donations of all types of clean and functional pediatric and adult equipment. There is no requirement to donate to receive equipment! If you have the equipment you would like to donate, please bring it to 7501 Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45227, at one of the donation times located on May We Help's website!
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