Peter Yarrow's Puff the Magic Dragon Autographed Books and CD Available for Purchase

Get your own autographed copy of Peter Yarrow's Puff the Magic Dragon book and CD. Each book is $18 and can be purchased through the Amit Program office. Call us to order today at (404)961-9966.

Pictures from our Annual Event online and Available for Purchase 

Many, many thanks to event photographer, Duane Stork, for the beautiful pictures he took of our Annual Event, "Music With a Message" a concert with Peter Yarrow. Please visit his website and take a look at the evening. When ordering pictures, Duane will generously donate 20% of the proceeds to the Amit Program. Please consider Duane Stork of Photo Reflect, for photographing your upcoming simchas.

Visit our gallery at:

http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/
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Jacob Schlanger's Amit House Rock Concert
A Big Hit!

Friends and family joined Jacob Schlanger for a concert with local musicians Ben Deignan, Marie Kelly and Jon Schlanger on Sunday, May 18. He organized this concert for his bar mitzvah project, and the proceeds went to the Amit Program. So far Jacob raised almost $700 for the Amit Program! It was a beautiful day at the Paper Mill Grill in Marietta, and a fun time was had by all! Thank you, Jacob!
 

Amit's Early Intervention Program Takes Off!

In thanks to a large gift from the Samsky Family Foundation, The Amit Program has launched an Early Intervention Program for preschoolers, which will be useful in screening and diagnosing developmental disabilities much earlier than has been done in the past. 

Five speech and language therapists have been hired for the Samsky Family Speech Therapist position. In this new program, the therapists are already going to five Jewish preschools that have been chosen as pilot schools to provide on-site speech therapy for preschool aged children on a weekly basis. In addition to being on-site, the therapists will work closely with preschool staff and educators to ensure they are up to date with the latest research and techniques for early identification of children with developmental delays, and early intervention techniques that will allow these children to thrive and reach their potential.  The therapists will also train and supervise on-site facilitators. They will be able to offer direct speech/language therapy services to those children who have been identified as needing this service. Amit will bill parents for individual and small group therapy as well as facilitation. The schools that are participating in this program are Temple Emanu-el in Dunwoody, Congregation Beth Shalom in Dunwoody, Congregation Dor Tamid in Alpharetta, the Marcus Jewish Community Center Keshet School in Midtown, and the Ahavath Achim campus of The Epstein School in Buckhead.

Interfaith Disability Conference

Interfaith Disability Connection

The Shepherd Center and

First Presbyterian Church of Aatlanta

Present:
That All May Worship: Beyond The Ramp

A Discussion of Religion, Acceptance and Inclusion

August 3, 2008

Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA

Interfaith Disability Connection (IDC), The Shepherd Center and the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta will present this educational conference Sunday, August 3 at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Titled, That All May Worship: Beyond the Ramp, this one-day event will focus on how religious communities can make their houses of worship even more accessible to those with disabilities. Topics will go beyond eliminating physical barriers and discuss creating services and programs in which all members can easily participate.

http://www.interfaithdisability.org/
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