McMains Children's Developmental Center: Caring for kids with developmental delays in the Greater Baton Rouge Area

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If you have a child with special needs or know someone that has a child with special needs in the Greater Baton Rouge Area, please take the survey to help assess the needs of families who have children with disabilities between the ages of 2 and 14.

Your input will make a difference in the future of your children with special needs.

Survey offered May 14- June 15

Online 24 hours a day

www.survey.lsu.edu/disabilityneeds

Via Phone M-F 9-9, Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5

CALL Toll Free 877.539.7878.

10th Annual Canoe Trip a Success!
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Check out the article from Sunday's 2theadvocate.com here!. More soon!

7th Annual Red Nose Day
Friday, May 8, 2009

Red Nose Day is a fun way to raise awareness of the work McMains CDC provides to children with disabilities while raising funds for the Center. Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child!

We appreciate and thank all our Red Nose Day sponsors:

Albemarle Corporation,

Cajun Industries, LLC,

Cortana Mall,

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic,

Buquet & LeBlanc

Citizens Bank and Trust

Peterbilt

and Board Member and 2009 Red Nose Day Chairperson, Tricia Sanchez.

Special thanks to our 2009 honorary spokeswoman, Supriya Jindal, shown above with children from McMains.

Download pdf of merchandise!

Please contact us at development@mcmainscdc.org or call 923-3420 for more information.

1st Annual Wheels to Succeed "No Such Thing As Impossible" Bike Ride A Great Success!
Saturday, January 17, 2009

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Thanks to all our sponsors, riders, and contributors, we netted $11,885, enough to buy 4-5 adapted bikes!

Special thanks to Ashley and Darron Leach who donated untold hours organizing the event as well as Jairo Alverez, who choose this as a way to celebrate his 71st birthday and help all children share his love of bicycling.

Thank you to the following sponsors who donated a total of $7100:

Castille Wood Prodcts,

Hannah, Colvin & Pipes,

Chuck Miramon State Farm Insurance,

Coast Concrete Services,

B&D Electric,

Alvarez Construction,

B&D Plumbing,

JRP Construction,

Roberto's River Road Restaurant,

The UPS Store on Highland Rd.,

Re/Max Total,

Coltene Whaledent,

Picou Builders Supply Co.,

McCleary Title Company,

J.Wayne Blount & Assoc.,

Habitat Digital Construction Inc.

We also wish to thank the following for their in-kind donations:
Circle K,

Dream Silk Screens,

Coca Cola,

Domino's Pizza,

Freedom Concepts.

And thank you to the nearly 100 riders and scores of volunteers who came out that chilly Saturday morning to ride 71 or 34 miles down River Road to raise money for adapted bikes for kids with disabilities!

Plans are already underway for next year's ride, which is tentatively scheduled for January 16, 2010.

Please contact Ashley Leach aleach@mcmainscdc.org or call 923-3420 for more information.

Therasuit Method

The TheraSuit method is an intensive physical therapy program designed by Polish born physical therapists whose daughter was born with cerebral palsy. The TheraSuit Method accelerates functional progress for children with neurological, motor, and sensory disorders. After learning about this method several years ago, it was a goal of ours to add this type of therapy.

In January, two physical therapists from the Center, Ashley Knecht Leach and Mandy Langlois brought this goal to fruition when they attended a 5 day course on the TheraSuit Method in Keego Harbor, Michigan. They were trained and certified by world renowned cerebral palsy specialist, Isabela Koscielny, thanks to a grant received in 2007.

We offered Therasuit last summer, and will do so again this summer. Interested parents should contact the Center for details as our openings are limited.

Please contact Ashley Leach aleach@mcmainscdc.org or call 923-3240 for more information.

Madeline Moreau with physical therapist Ashley Leach.

LANO Seal of Excellence

McMains Children's Developmental Center has been awarded the LANO Seal of Excellence by the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

The LANO Seal of Excellence is granted to well-managed, responsibly governed organizations that are deserving of the public trust.

The Seal designates successful compliance with the Louisiana Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector.

McMains CDC completed a rigorous review of our accomplishments, programs, activities, and management practices.
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The mission of the McMains Children’s Developmental Center is to identify and treat children with cerebral palsy, developmental delays, and learning disabilities to enable them to reach their potential and to function as independently as possible. The Center additionally aims to enhance the quality of life for the families of these children. The McMains Children’s Developmental Center (MCDC) is an affiliate of United Cerebal Palsy and the United Way. Our center helps children in the Greater Baton Rouge area, and surrounding 12 parishes with cerebral palsy and other disabilities such as sensory processing disorders, severe speech and learning disabilities, AD/HD, and autism. Special Events and Information

New Capital Area United Way Website

Capital Area United Way (CAUW) is excited to announce the launch of its new Web site. Visit www.thewaytohelp.org to learn about how you can assist in making sure help gets where it's needed most.

Wheels to Succeed

The Tiger Cycling Foundation and Royal Purple Racing have partnered with the McMains Children’s Developmental Center for a new program called “Wheels to Succeed.” This program will be an ongoing fundraising event in which the proceeds will go towards purchasing adapted three wheeled bikes for children with physical disabilities that receive therapy at the Center.

Children with disabilities often miss out on social and physical activities that most of us take for granted, like riding a bike. With the use of adapted three wheeled bikes children who aren’t even able to walk have the opportunity to ride a bike with their peers and family members. The therapists at McMains Children’s Developmental Center see children take their first ride everyday at the clinic, and it is amazing! The thrill of seeing children’s huge grins when they get on an adapted bike for the first time and realize they can actually ride is priceless.

Not only is riding a bike a fun activity for all children, it offers significant health benefits for children with disabilities:

Physical Activity – Increases gross motor control while strengthening and maintaining range of motion through extremities.
Cycling movement is similar to walking, facilitating the hip, knee, and ankle to extend.
Exercise – Aerobic capacity and endurance increase.
Health – Ventilation and respiration are improved.
Social Skills – Creates a lifetime leisure activity with health and self-esteem benefits.

Costing from $2500-$4000, these bikes are not easy for a family to obtain. It is important for every child to have the opportunity to ride a bike on a daily basis at home for the social and health benefits, not to mention it is FUN! Join us on our quest to provide a bike for all kids with disabilities and make dreams come true. Please contact Ashley Leach a href="mailto:aleach@mcmainscdc.org" class="content">aleach@mcmainscdc.org or 923-3420 for more information.