Summer 2008 Abilities United Newsletter
Articles About Abilities United:
2008
New 88 Bus to Disenfranchise Some Disabled (Palo Alto Weekly, June 20, 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)
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)
Visit the mural painted by 207 children with developmental disablities at the Aquatics @ Abilities United
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)
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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)
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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)
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2002
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)
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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)
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2000
Abilities United
Exec Honored (Palo Alto Weekly, July
5, 2000)
Non-Profits
in a For Profit World (Palo Alto Weekly, Mar. 22, 2000)
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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)
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Abilities United Newsletter
Creating Connections, Making Friends Summer 2006
Inspiration from Within! Summer 2005
Where
Dreams Come True! Summer 2004
Seeds
of Happiness
49ers
Score Big with Abilities United Clients
Century
Theaters Hires Abilities United Clients
Abilities United News
Volunteers
Needed: Aquatics @ Abilities United
Two
Decades of CARF Certification
Abilities United
Vision Survey Says....
Visions
of Volunteers!
Campbell
Site Moves
Fund Development Corner
Pave
The Way to Our Future
Goal!!!!!!
Did
You Know?
Another
Special Donor
Special
Thanks
Save
the Date!For these upcoming special events.
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Press Releases:
Community Connections: Volunteering and TV Show Production
Abilities United
Receives ComputerWorld Award for Visionary Use of Computer Technology
Total
K Day Pools
District Talent to Refurbish Local Pool Facilities
Abilities United
Names Century Theatres "Employer of the Year" and Announces 8 New
Community Partners
Abilities United
Employment Services Receives $60,000 Grant from the Peninsula Community
Foundation.
Abilities United
Launches Independent Living Skills Program (ILS) for People with
Developmental Disabilities
Planting
Seeds of Happiness Art
with a HeartWheels
for Abilities United
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