Lion President Mike Halbach introduced our speaker, Colleen Henggeler. Colleen is the Executive Director of Inspiring Possibilities. Lions & guest pictured left-right: Lion Don Pribilski, Colleen Henggeler and Lion Ken Neal.
This entity is a non profit organization set up to help children (kids) with disabilities. Provide services for individuals with special needs NOW.
- Use of adaptive marial arts components of physical fitness, occupational and physical therapy
- Kids with special needs generally have to be on a waiting list for these services
- Inspiring Possibilities—tries to alleviate the long wait for help with children with disabilities
- Use All-Star Martial Arts center in the Cypress area
- Their therapy includes teaching students on facial expressions—smile—etc, use positive instruction steps
- Program is costly due to human time, usually one on one with many of the students with disabilities, contract with board certified Behaviorial Analyst
- Try to help students become as independent as possible
- Cost is $2,000 per student per year
- Student attends twice a week
- Majority of students are under age 18 years
- Currently have 42 students.
In addition, new member Edward DeLany was installed into the Tomball Lions Club by District 2-S2 Governor Tony Austin at the monthly President-Secretary Meeting on February 05, 2020.
Lions left-right: District 2-S2 Governor Tony Austin, Tomball Lions Club President Mike Halbach and Lion Edward DeLany.
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