Under-utilized in the Roanoke Valley, the Roanoke CATS Communication Loan Library has been moved and is now serving the counties of Russel, Tazwell, Washington, Wise, Buchanon, Scott, Smith and Dickinson, as well as Bristol City.
Thank you to all of you whose comments and reviews helped Children’s Assistive Technology Service earn a top rating with Great Nonprofits! We are a volunteer managed organization, growing fast, and flub-ups happen, though we do our best to fix them! We appreciate your support so that we might find our way to sustainability and better service for all of Virginia’s kids with disabilities.
It’s almost time for Hallowheels, CATS annual fundraiser. Business sponsors contribute funds for materials needed to create costumes which include a child’s wheelchair. Businesses who would like to support a child’s dream-come-true costume should
Children’s Assistive Technology Service celebrated its 5th birthday yesterday evening at the home of founder and CEO Cathie Cummins and her husband Randy. In attendance were members of the Smith Mountain Lake community (Lions Club, Antique Boat Club, Civitans, neighbors, and friends) who have provided financial baking along with volunteers who repair, promote, transport, and deliver equipment to children across Virginia.
Hallowheels has become CATS annual FUNdraiser, and will be expanded this year. With the help of Bennett’s Village in Charlottesville, and Attendants4You LLC in Richmond, the event will be conducted simultaneously in four locations: Roanoke, Lynchburg, Charlottesville and Richmond. Children who depend on wheelchairs for mobility, between the ages of 4 and 16 years, are now being recruited to participate, on a first come first serve basis.
Across the state of VA there are children living with physical limitations who do not have the equipment they need or the resources to obtain it. You can help these children by supporting our “Plan to Expand” on Roanoke Valley Gives Day, March 13, 2019.
Thank yous have gone out, and commemorative tee shirts for the big event are in the mail! CATS volunteers Ruthie and Richard Phillips are happy the BIG ASK is over, and it’s back to business as usual. Thank you to those all over the state who contributed to Roanoke Valley Gives Day for much needed operational funding for all of our locations.
The weather was perfect for the Kids on the Move Expo yesterday! We want to thank our hosts: Tidewater Community College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Program! We would also like to thank the manufacturer’s reps
This happy team of volunteers braved the chilly weather and imminent snow storm to move the Richmond inventory from storage units to our new “place.” Yes, folks, a real place. Over the next couple of months we will be installing a workshop, office and storage for incoming donations, and ready-to-go inventory at 2545 Gayton Centre Drive in Short Pump of the greater Richmond area.
Jason Grandeo and Anissa Davis, University of Lynchburg DPT program faculty, are at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in Washington DC this week. Read more to see the full poster presentation.