Recent update January 27 2008

Several exciting events which have happened and are coming up:  First, I have received the Volunteer Service Award from Secretary Spelling of the U.S. Department of Education, which is a really great honor and I hope this brings more attention to  dysgraphia in addition to SPLAT’s mission to get more laptops to kids here in the U.S.    I received an award from the International Dyslexia/Dysgraphia Society Inland Empire and got to speak at their meeting.  This was really great because they got to see how dysgraphia does not have to slow you down if you’re lucky enough to have a laptop and a great school like Los Encinos to support you.  The segment taped by Good Morning America, and a new one being taped by CNN next  week will hopefully air soon and bring more donations.  And finally a great group of musicians get together once a month to play for free, and collect money for a local charity that they pick.  This group called Grass Roots Acoustica are going to play for SPLAT money on Saturday March 1st.  If you want to come, I’ll be there with my family, its at LuLu’s in studio city, 13203 ventura blvd at 8:00.   Finally, I just got 5 almost brandnew laptops!  I am really grateful for everything that is happening because it keeps the donations coming, and I’m able to give my students their laptops when they graduate to their home with their family.   I am also really glad that I ‘ve been able to help other people with dysgraphia.