Meet Riley Hoben Seven-year-old Riley’s life began quite a bit different than most. It began on a cottage road, delivered by her father. After calling an ambulance, they were able to instruct Kim (her mother) on how to best help Riley while she waited for their arrival. Finally, the family was taken to the nearest hospital. The hospital was not equipped for infant care, so they kept the newborn warm with light and hot saline bags. Soon, Riley’s sugars were dropping. If they continued to drop, Kim was told Riley would begin to have seizures. Luckily, the hospital was able to call a neighbour, a retired neo-natal nurse to come and administer a needle to get her sugars back up, saving her life. READ FULL STORY HERE>> |
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| 6-year-old Lily, one of our youngest donors, has one kind heart. This year, when Lily’s birthday rolled around, she made a very special decision. Instead of asking for gifts for her birthday, she asked for her friends to make a donation to Grandview Children’s Centre. |
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| Campbell Children's School Update |
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This month, the kids are having fun celebrating winter! During recess, students and teachers alike are building snowmen, tobogganing and jumping around in the snow. They'll be sad to see it melt this spring. |
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That's a wrap on our Holiday Campaign, raising $65,900. We want to thank everyone who donated, with a special thanks to Glenn and Lorrie Willson for matched giving. Thank you for believing in the magic of Grandview. Each one of you has made a difference. |
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Don’t toss those broken crayons! Colouring and drawing with crayons is a great tool for developing fine motor skills, but crayons always seem to break. Keep the broken pieces, as colouring with small crayons help kids develop a more mature grasp and strengthen the small muscles of their hands.” |
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Feb 3 - UOIT Hockey Event Feb 7 - Tape a Toonie Day Feb 19 – Rodman’s goes Toonies for Grandview March 24 – Club Carib Dinner & show |
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Grandview Kids Research Associate, Dr. Meghann Lloyd, is recruiting 3-5 year old children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for a motor skill intervention study in Oshawa. All children receive 12 weeks of intervention, 2 hours/week. The motor skill intervention is an instructional play-based program. |
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| | | Tape a Toonie for Grandview Kids! On February 7th, schools and daycares throughout Durham Region will be collecting toonies in support of Grandview Kids. Click here to donate online! |
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| Click the photo to watch! Global Toronto went along for the ride as 100 wonderful kids got their wish and hopped on a plane to find Santa, including Grandview kid Rylee who got to meet the big man himself. |
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| DurhamRegion.com covered the makeover of our confidential room! Special thanks to Stephanie & Howard Humphry of MTC and Oshawa Furniture Galleries, who made this possible. |
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| Clarington This Week and Durham Parent published Grandview Kid Rowen's story as part of our holiday campaign. Check it out! |
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