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Abilities United in Action
Lynda Steele's Tall Tree Award Acceptance speech
Community Connections: Building Bridges with East Palo Alto
Moment by Moment: The Healing Journey of Molly Hale
Newsletter
Spring 2010 Abilities United Connect
Exemplary employee, team leader, role model
An extraordinary preschool for all children
A volunteer's legacy/Special thanks
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Free 2009 Abilities United Annual Report
Recent Articles About
Abilities United
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2010
Art by Design
(Mercury News, August 12, 2010)
Day on the Beach unites hundreds with special needs
(Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 18, 2010)
Abilities United interview on KBAY 94.5 FM
...audio
A Milestone Graduation
(Palo Alto Weekly, June 14, 2010)
Book Talk: Shtetls and Tunes to benefit Abilities United
(Palo Alto Weekly, June 4, 2010)
Moment by Moment: The Healing Journal of Molly Hale wins Film-makers Choice Award
(May 2010)
Lifetimes of Achievement: Elizabeth Wolf
(Palo Alto Weekly, April 30, 2010)
School Matters: Service Award Nominations Still Sought
(Mercury News, April 5, 2010)
South of Midtown
(Palo Alto Weekly, January 4, 2010)
Avenidas "Lifetime of Achievement" Award Winners announced
(Palo Alto Weekly, February 10, 2010)
Archive News
2009
Parents Work to Build Playground for Everyone in Palo Alto
(San Jose Mercury News, November 25,2009)
Park Planned for Children with Disabilities
(Palo Alto Weekly, November 20, 2009)
Art Unlocks Doors for Disabled at CSMA
(Mountain View Voice, November 20, 2009)
I've Just Experienced the Best Vererans Day Ever
(Palo Alto Weekly, November 13, 2009)
Kids Grant Small Wishes
(San Jose Mercury News, November 11, 2009)
Authors Luncheon
(Menlo Park Almanac, November 11, 2009)
Authors Luncheon
(Palo Alto Weekly, November 6, 2009)
Special friends to those with special needs
(Parenting on the Peninsula, pg 15, November 2009)
Experts to discuss special ed in hard $$ times
(Palo Alto Weekly, October 20, 2009)
Forum to examine options for families with special needs
(J Weekly, October 15, 2009)
The Dream Box Math Adds Up Initiative
Abilities United Community Connections TV show WAVE Award finalist
(September 2009)
Keep your child safe in the water
(Parenting on the Peninsula. August 2009)
Tall Tree awardees honored
(Palo Alto Weekly, April 16, 2009)
Education, environmental advocates win Tall Tree awards
(Palo Alto Weekly, February 6, 2009)
Abilities United Luncheon Raises Money for People with Disabilities
(Los Altos Town Crier, January 21, 2009)
2008
Abilities United Create Art at CSMA
(video)
Those Who Work With Disabled honored during Ceremony
(San Mateo County Times, October 3, 2008)
2008 People Who Care Awards
(Asian Journal, October 3, 2008)
Reporters Notebook
(The Daily Journal, October 2, 2008)
Recipients of 2008 People Who Care Awards Announced
(County of San Mateo, Sept. 29, 2008)
Aquathon Swimmers to Raise Funds for Nonprofit
(Palo Alto Daily, August 29, 2008)
Garden Therapy
(Palo Alto Weekly, August 13, 2008)
Connect Throught Art
(Palo Alto Weekly, August 13, 2008)
Cafe exhibition features Abilities United artwork
(Los Altos Town Crier, July 30, 2008)
Garden Club Grants
(Palo Alto Weekly, June 27, 2008)
New 88 Bus to Disenfranchise Some Disabled
(Palo Alto Weekly, June 20, 2008)
Bay Area Nonprofits Receive $1.26 Million in Silicon Valley Impact Grants From Cisco Foundation
(Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2008)
Lynn and David Mitchell, Honored to Serve
(Palo Alto Weekly, May 13, 2008)
New Show in Town
(Palo Alto Daily, May 5, 2008)
Stanford Reaches Out To Community Partners
(The Stanford Daily, May 2, 2008)
Hope Never Hindered
(Los Altos Town Crier, April 23, 2008)
Abilites United
(Palo Alto Weekly, March. 26, 2008)
Name Change
(Mercury News, March 13, 2008)
C.A.R Changes Name to Abilities United
(Palo Alto Weekly, March. 5, 2008)
2007
Donations Ease Strain for Mother
(Mercury News, December 25, 2007)
Helping AJ
(Mercury News, December 6, 2007)
A New Home for Art
(Palo Alto Weekly, Nov. 2, 2007)
Hitting the Books
(Mercury News, November 1, 2007)
People Who Care Awards
(Menlo Park Almanac , Sept. 30, 2007)
Visions of the Southwest
(Palo Alto Weekly, June 1, 2007)
Cycle of Life and Art
(Metro Silicon Valley, May 2, 2007)
Weekly Holiday Fund Tops $3 Million Mark
(Palo Alto Weekly, May 1, 2007)
The Next Frontier
(Packard Children's News, Spring 2007)
Holiday Fund Targets Programs for Kids, Families
(Palo Alto Weekly, April 23, 2007)
Palo Alto Human Services Spared Cutbacks
(Palo Alto Weekly, April 18, 2007)
Old Palo Alto
(Palo Alto Weekly, March 30, 2007)
A New Home for Art
(Palo Alto Weekly, March 30, 2007)
Renovated Therapeutic Pool Reopens in Palo Alto
(Los Altos Town Crier, Feb. 21, 2007)
SILVAR Santa
(Palo Alto Weekly, Feb. 9, 2007)
Abilities United Art Show at Allegro
(Menlo Park Almanac, Jan. 17, 2007)
Silicon Valley Realtors Donate $236,205
(Los Gatos Weekly, Jan. 17, 2007)
Growing Strong
(Palo Alto Weekly, January 10, 2007)
Discover the Art of Love
(Palo Alto Weekly, January 10, 2007)
Tracey Jarrett's Story on Cisco Human Network
2006
Authors' Luncheon Set for Nov. 4
(Menlo Park Almanac, Nov. 1, 2006)
Many Authors
(Palo Alto Weekly, November 1, 2006)
Author...Author
(Palo Alto Weekly, October 11, 2006)
Abilities United featured in Los Altos Main St. Cafe Art Show
(Los Altos Town Crier, Sept. 13, 2006)
Donors Set to Swim for Cash
(Palo Alto Daily News, Sept. 8, 2006)
Innovative Software Teaches the Developmentally Disabled
(Mercury News, July 18, 2006)
A League of Their Own
(Palo Alto Weekly, June 28, 2006)
Weekly Wins 11 Journalism Awards
(Palo Alto Weekly, June 7, 2006)
Dr. Harry Hartzell: A Lifetime of Preparing Kids for Success
(Palo Alto Weekly, May 10, 2006)
Stanford Sponsors Day for Volunteers
(Mercury News, April 29, 2006)
Stanford Set for Community Outreach
(Palo Alto Weekly, April 26, 2006)
Inside the Box
(Palo Alto Weekly, January 20, 2006)
A CLEAR VIEW - Hands Building Community
(Pacific Art League January 2006)
Tax Rule Change Doesn't Lessen Value of Donating Car to Charity
(Los Altos Town Crier, Jan. 4, 2006)
2005
Standing Proud
(Palo Alto Weekly, December 21, 2005)
Author Event
(Palo Alto Weekly, November 4, 2005)
Authors Anne Lamott
(Palo Alto Weekly, November 2, 2005)
Abilities United Also Seeing Increase in Autism
(Mountain View Voice, Oct. 28, 2005)
Four Authors at Benefit Luncheon
(Menlo Park Almanac, Oct. 26, 2005)
Local Authors Celebrated
(Los Altos Town Crier, Oct. 26, 2005)
Local Organization Abilities United Comes to Aid of Those with Disabilities
(Los Altos Town Crier, September 7, 2005)
Inclusive, Developmental Preschool Opens in the U.S.
(Nikkei Business, April 18, 2005)
English Version
Four Decades of Discovering the Abilities in Disabilities
(Palo Alto Weekly, March 16, 2005)
CAR Milestones Preschool Integrates Children With and Without Disabilities
(Community Information Program, January 2005)
Mothers Love Symposium
(Palo Alto Weekly, January 12, 2005)
Learning to Work and Working to Live
(Proyecto Vision, 2005)
2004
Saying it with Flowers
(Palo Alto Weekly, December 17, 2004)
A Milestone in Child Development
(PA Weekly, December 15, 2004)
Growing Confidence
(Mercury News, December, 2004)
Authors' Luncheon Set for November 6
(Menlo Park Almanac, Nov. 3, 2004
Around Town
(Menlo Park Almanac, Oct. 27, 2004
Authors Luncheon
(Palo Alto Weekly, October 6, 2004)
Good Works
(Mercury News, June 11, 2004)
Keeping up with Technology
(All Business, June, 2004)
Trying a Little Kindness
(PA Weekly, April 28, 2004)
Passing the Buck
(PA Weekly, Jan. 21, 2004)
40 Years of Discovering the Abilities in Disabilities
(PA Weekly, 2004)
2003
Disabled Twins Help Convince Arnold
(PA Weekly, Dec. 19, 2003)
Living the Life of Riley
(Menlo Park Almanac, Dec. 10, 2003)
A Portrait of Hope
(Menlo Park Almanac, Dec. 10, 2003)
Budget Cuts Target Our Most Vulnerable
(Mercury News, Dec. 9, 2003)
Disabled Support
(Palo Alto Daily, Dec. 7, 2003)
Corporate Challenge Aquathon
(Fitness Management, Fall 2003)
Book Talk: For a Good Cause
(Palo Alto Weekly, October 1, 2003)
After 40 Years, CAR Runs Smoothly
(MV Voice, Aug. 8, 2003)
Betty Wright Swim Center Classes
(MV Voice, May 9, 2003)
Local Kids Working Wonders for Others
(Palo Alto Daily, Aprl 3, 2003)
Molly Hale
(Palo Alto Weekly, February 21, 2003)
Abilities United Case Study
(Macromedia)
2002
Wheelchair Accessible Planter Beds
SRI Sharks
(Menlo Park Almanac, Dec, 25, 2002)
Healing Waters
(Mountain View Voice, Nov. 13, 2002)
Technology Served the Way NPOs Need It
(TechSoup, Sept. 13, 2002)
A Heritage of Healing
(Palo Alto Weekly, August 16, 2002)
Health: Aquatics
(Palo Alto Weekly, August 7, 2002)
Therapy Uses Plants to Boost Health
(Mercury News, Aug. 2, 2002)
Non-Profits Say They Are Drowning in Paperwork
(Silicon Valley May 2, 2002)
Developing Artists
(Palo Alto Weekly, March 8, 2002)
Carrying Her Torch
(Palo Alto Weekly, January 16, 2002)
Activity, Supportive Community
(Menlo Park Almanac, Jan. 9, 2002)
2001
Painting offer Glimpse Into Minds of Disabled
(San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 28, 2001)
Betty Wright: A Lifetime of Assisting the Disabled
(Palo Alto Weekly, Nov. 28, 2001)
Tademy at Authors Lunch
(Menlo Park Almanac, Oct. 10, 2001)
Active Meeting Point
(Palo Alto Weekly, August 15, 2001)
2000
Abilities United Exec Honored
(Palo Alto Weekly, July 5, 2000)
Non-Profits in a For Profit World
(Palo Alto Weekly, Mar. 22, 2000)
1994-1999
How to Reach Out
(Palo Alto Weekly, July 14, 1999)
Marion Bracken:
Abilities United
Co-Founder
(Palo Alto Weekly, Apr. 1999)
Authors Luncheon Features Noted Authors
(MP Almanac Oct. 21, 1998)
Book Talk
(Palo Alto Weekly, October 7, 1998)
Book Talk
(Palo Alto Weekly, September 3, 1997)
Betty Wright
(Palo Alto Weekly, May 7, 1997)
Palo Alto Wins Housing Grant
(Palo Alto Weekly, October 25, 1995)
Opening Doors to Independence
(Palo Alto Weekly, March 1, 1995)
Authors Raise Funds
(Palo Alto Weekly, October 24. 1994)
Archive Newsletters
Spring 2010 Abilities United Connect
Spring 2009 Abilities United Connect
Summer 2008 Abilities United Newsletter
Contributing to Our Community
Summer 2007
Creating Connections, Making Friends
Summer 2006
Inspiration from Within!
Summer 2005
Where Dreams Come True!
Summer 2004
Press Releases:
Abilities United Artists Showcased at Pacific Art League and Allegro Framing
(7/7/09)
Harvesting the Best of Community Spirit
(6/18/09)
2:1 Challenge Grant from Sobrato Family Foundation
(2/17/09)
Abilities United: A New Name for C.A.R
(3/5/08)
Community Connections: Volunteering and TV Show Production
Annual Reports
2009 Abilities United Annual Report
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