Boy with autism shares special bond at car wash

The link brings you to a great article on a young boy making a difference in his community. As you may know April was Autism Awareness Month. What a great way to help raise awareness in our community. http://www.timesherald.com/article/20130505/LIFE01/130509790#.UYZobE0eWRk.facebook The Arc … Continue reading

Independent Fiscal Office projects $500 million shortfall in revenues – time to tell your story

The Following post provided by The Community Outreach LEARN community listserv who provides tips and tools to promote quality early education to school, community and business leaders and policymakers. Last week, the Independent Fiscal Office reported that they estimate that … Continue reading

The Reading Phillies baseball game

Hello everybody, this week my blog will be about the Phillies game I went to with my class. Today I went to the Reading Phillies game it was a lot of fun even though we were only able to stay … Continue reading

Chandler Balch: What I Have Learned Working at The Arc Alliance/My Hopes

Hello everybody. This week is my second to last week blogging for The Arc Alliance and my last week working with Satchel, so I am going to recap my experience as a blogger for you. My first day at The … Continue reading

Chandler Balch: My School Year in a Nutshell and How I Survive Gym Class

Today we’re going to recap the 2012/2013 school year, and I will also discuss how I survive gym class in a wheel chair. Let’s start with something awesome regarding the school year. As of today we’ve got 41 days left … Continue reading

Legislator of the Year Presentation

Rep. Gene Digirolamo with Tim and Carol Lawrence On April 9th 2013 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania as part of The Arc of Pa’s SAGA day Representative Gene Digirolamo was presented with the legislator of the year award. This is an annual … Continue reading

Chandler Balch: Computer Frustrations and Family

This week my blog is going to be a little bit random. It will be about my internship with The Arc Alliance, and how I now can blog much faster than before. Also, I am going to tell you a … Continue reading

Chandler Balch: Wheelchair vs Dogs, Skunks, and Fireworks

What happens when you mix a skunk, a fast dog, and me in a wheelchair? You get a very stinky problem! Hopefully your stinky dogs stay outside when they are sprayed directly by skunks; unfortunately that wasn’t the case for … Continue reading

Sping-Fords Dancing with the Stars

Hello everybody this week my blog will be about  Spring-Fords Dancing with the Stars. It was a lot of fun!! There was a total of eleven dance teams. My favorite was the lunch ladies. Now a little bit of background SNAP … Continue reading

Chandler Balch: How I Navigate Summer Camp

Hello everybody, this week my blog will be about how I navigate summer camp. My summer camp is called Variety Club. It is located in Worcester, PA. It serves kids ages four through 21, so technically it caters to some … Continue reading