Events
Saturday, November 28th saw thirteen deserving Mums converge on the Cavanbah Centre for our Mum's Pamper Day.
The day kicked off with morning tea & a screening of "The Proposal". Soon champagne corks were popping, a scrummy lunch ensued and Mums could be seen reading the latest magazines, enjoying a footsoak, having a massage and relishing the opportunity for an eyelash tint! Thanks, gorgeous Mums for sharing your day.
117 people attended our Sunday, November 29th Family Big Play Date/Christmas Party at Darlington Beach Resort.
Darlington Beach Resort once again outdid themselves, providing additional staff for the day, ensuring everyone had readily available sunscreen (for a very hot day!) and for supplying and cooking up another beautiful Pancake morning tea! Home Ice Cream donated delicious gluten free ice cream to top off those pancakes and also made sure Santa ha
Our major raffle, for over $1200 worth of Rydges Resort accommodation, was drawn at our December support meeting. The lucky, and very deserving, winner was Gary Carr with Tonia Fiszcosta drawn as the winner of second prize, an MP3 player, speakers & game controller. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all those who sold & purchased tickets!
Our sincere thanks go to our guest presenter - Ian McCombie, local Psychologist, who gave a very informative presentation focusing on caring for those with autism, their parents/carers & siblings.
Our Support Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month, ordinarily at our office in Park Avenue. During school holidays however, support meetings are held at Boambee Hall, where a fenced, shaded playground is available. If the second Tuesday of the month falls during school holidays, come along and join us from 10am for a relaxing morning.
Sue Larkey, International Author, Autism Spectrum Specialist & Teacher has once again wowed Coffs Harbour with her workshop. This full day workshop was $125 per person however Sue offered a discount to parents, allowing them to attend for $100. Coffs Coast Autism are very pleased to offer parents on our database an additional $15 rebate, giving them the opportunity to attend for just $85. For those with a receipt from this workshop, rebate forms are available for download here.
Our most recent AGM was held at the Coffs Coast Autism office on March 9th 2010.
As we received one nomination for each executive position, all executive members were automatically passed with most on hand to meet our members.
Congratulations to the 2010 committee members, voted in at our AGM:
Chairperson - Lexi Duffy; Secretary - Maree Gallagher; Treasurer - Michelle Anthony; Minutes Secretary - Michelle Turnbull (all elected unopposed). General committee members - Karina Stokes, Jayne Benn, David Connor & Michael Hicks.
A big thank you to the 2009 committee for their dedication and friendship, particularly outgoing members: Kerry Chapman, Steph Hardy, Vicki Wilhelm & Judy Bebe.
Only 50 tickets left to attend an amazing sports luncheon at Coffs Hotel - noon on Friday March 12th. Tickets available from Coffs Hotel. $50 covers unlimited beer/wine & softdrink plus a full meal! Fantastic value!
Guest speakers: Allan Thomas (Australia's best race caller) & Larry Olsen (Melbourne Cup winning jockey).
