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The Huron Expositor • November 11, 2009 Page 9
Satellite group forms for Huron families with Down Syndrome
Dominique Milburn
INIMMIMMENO
A small group offamilies sprea
throughout Huron County is hopin
that, soon, their numbers will grow.
The London Down Syndrome Asso
ciation has recently agreed to provid
funding to a Huron County satelli
group, led by Goderich-area mothe
of three, Jennifer Black.
Piles of goo built up on tables in late
October. Slowly, careful eyes wer
etched out of orange skins abo
ghoulish smiles— smiles which we
mirrored on. the faces of the faces o
four area families as they gathere
for only the second meeting of thei
newly established group during
Pumparty.
pumpkin -carving
Theirs is one that has been a lon
time coming, said mother of thre
Jennifer Black.
For more than two years, she an
her brood have been members of th
London Down Syndrome Association
but the long-haul to the Forest Cit
has meant many missed opportune
ties for her three-year-old daughter
Amiera, to connect with other specia
children like her and Black to benefi
from gathering with other parents.
That's why last spring, Black
plucked Huron County families from
the LDSA mailing list, hoping to es
tablish a Huron -centered satellite
support group.
Now, the group includes 10 fami-
lies, but according to Black, there is
ample room to grow.
"I know there are a lot more fami-
lies with Down Syndrome members
in Huron County," she said. "(The
group) is hop-
ing that if we
can get the
word out about
what we're
doing, more
people will get
involved."
What they're
doing, Black
said, is provid-
ing accessible
support and
family events
designed to al-
low their chil-
dren to inter-
act with other
Down Syn-
drome young-
sters, and par-
ents to share
new experienc-
es. A Huron County chapter of the London Down Syndrome Assocla-
"We're trying tion Is selling calendars to support the work down by the orga-
to bring some nizatlon.
of the LDSA services to us, even if its
only once a month," she said, adding
d that if interest allows, she is eager
to establish speech therapy sessions
g within the county. •
"One of the biggest things for fami-
lies is helping improve language and
communication," she said. "Other
te than in -school help, there are not
r many speech therapy options up
here."
But it' not just the children in the
e group, whose ages currently range
ve from 13 months to 30 years, that
re benefit from the local interaction.
Black said the parents and caregiv-
ers have much support and advice to
r share among them.
a "We're going to do a Mom's Night
soon t4 get the moms together for a
g fun night away. Even though there
e is a huge age range in the group, it's
d been really good for families as a
whole to learn from each other."
e The Huron County Satellite pro-
' gram receives funding by the LDSA,
?' and soon, some of its members will
be spotlighted on some pages in the
1 association's second edition calendar,
due to become available this month.
The LDSA 12 -month calendar is
one of many of the association's fund-
raisers, and Black lent her support to
the project by providing design work
free -of -charge. She said five Huron -
area residents are featured in the
pages of this year's calendar.
"Every cent from the sale of the
calendars goes into funding therapy,
programs and events for the kids,
and now includes the Huron Coun-
ty satellite program," she said. "It's
completely volunteer driven."
Calendars can be purchased
through the association web site,
www ldsa.ca, or through Black her-
self.
She said that families can contact
her directly for more information
about future meetings of the Huron
County Satellite program or LDSA
events. 519-529-7272, or jen.black@
hurontel.on.ca. You can also look her
up on Facebook.