Our Parents' Application
Process is now closed for the November 15, 2008 International Your Day
Away. We thank all of our sponsors for fulfilling the wishes of all of
our parent applicants throughout the world.
If you are a parent who wants to apply for 2009 services, please click
on the link to "Parents
Apply" and fill out the application.
Across
the world—from Long Island
to Namibia, Dublin to Cairo, Hawaii to Australia, Houston to Israel—on
Saturday, November 15, 2008, communities will band together to support
local
families with children with Special Needs.
Your Day Away™ is a
U.S.-based not-for-profit with an
international reach that partners with organizations, schools, social
service
providers and parents around the world to allow for one day out of the
year
when parents and guardians with special-needs
children can get away from their daily routines
and enjoy the recreational,
cultural, health & wellness, and gastronomical opportunities
available in
their local communities.
Whether its autism,
learning disabilities, psychological
disorders, Down syndrome, Tourette’s,
ADHD, rare genetic diseases, or any other childhood disorder,
kids with special needs require a lot of attention and exhaustive work
on the
part of their parents and guardians.
It's a day away from the
countless doctor appointments,
visits with therapists, scheduling medications and tutors, negotiating
with
teachers and school districts, hours of helping with homework,
attending to
physical needs, or constantly thinking about the stressful situations
special-needs families often find themselves in, it is a full-time, and
often
overwhelming, job.
There’s a lot of pressure
being a parent or guardian of a
child with special needs. It seems sometimes it is just hard to stop
for a
second to take a breath and relax.
Well, it’s time for a
break.
Your Day Away™ is treating
parents and guardians of special
needs children to a full day off—at spas, health clubs, concerts,
movies,
museums, makeovers, shopping sprees, day trips, yoga classes, sports
events,
elegant dinners, etc.— one full day of relaxation and well-deserved
payback for
all the hard work they do, all provided free of charge by local
communities,
businesses and organizations.
Parents will have the
opportunity to take a break and be
treated to a day of pampering. If childcare is needed, Your Day Away™
will help
provide payment for any caregiver or babysitter service for the day as
well.
Your Day Away™ 2008 will
coincide with the publication of
the book Alphabet Kids-
From ADD To Zellweger Syndrome: A Guide to Developmental,
Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders For Parents and
Professionals
by Robbie Woliver, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
November 15, 2008.
If you are interested in
helping to coordinate this in your
region, or know of someone else who might be interested, please let us
know.
Also, if you are affiliated with an organization or business that wants
to
participate, please contact us. This extraordinary one-day worldwide
event is
expected to attract much attention to the participating
organizations—but even
more so, it will be a much appreciated day for those parents and
caregivers who
so deserve a special, unforgettable day for themselves.
Described as the
Make-a-Wish™ for parents of children with
special needs, YDA will conduct ongoing programs for these parents. The
November 15, 2008 worldwide event will be the kickoff for the daily,
ongoing
outreach of Your Day Away™ which will provide services to parents of
children
with special needs throughout the year.
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