The CADSA Board was recently approached by Certain League Farms regarding establishing a partnership to better support young adults with Down syndrome who are transitioning out of school and into work. As a parent of an adult with a disability, Mike Bills - the Founder of Certain League Farms - has first-hand experience with employers being ill-equipped to support individuals with disabilities in the workforce. His vision is to provide agricultural-based vocational opportunities and programming for those with disabilities.

Certain League Farms will be offering Community Nights once per month throughout the summer. This is an opportunity for anyone to visit the farm. See the flyer for additional information.

The first program Certain League Farms would like to offer for CADSA members is A Certain Purpose - a weekly program to learn about horses. The flyer contains a rough outline of what would be covered. The facilitators are open to feedback if there is information and/or approaches that we feel would be more appropriate and/or beneficial for participants.

To offset the costs of programming at Certain League Farms, a designated fund is being established for CADSA members. In addition to $5,000 that has already been pledged by Bob Bower and the Giving Tree Farms Foundation, proceeds from the sale of his book, The Perfect Christmas Tree, will be contributed to this fund. Bob had a son with Down syndrome who loved Christmas and was the inspiration for this story. The Perfect Christmas Tree is now available for presale at Barnes and Noble.  

Hole Sponsor:
Sweet Encounter Bakery

Get your team together and make plans to join us at our 2nd Annual CADSA Charity Golf Outing on July 14, 2024 at Wheatfield Valley Golf Course (1600 Linn Rd, Williamston, MI 48895). Registration is now open. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Deadline for sponsors is July 8. Please help us spread the word by sharing the Facebook event and/or posting an event flyer (Click here for PDF. Click here for PNG).  

Come join Coach Alex, and learn the fundamentals of becoming the healthiest version of yourself with a fitness/resistance training class. This class is intended for ages 10 and up regardless of experience level. Parents/siblings are more than welcome to participate if space allows.

Class are held at the CADSA Meeting Space (808 W. Lake Lansing Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48823 - Room 105) on Thursdays from 6:00pm-6:45pm. Cost is $5 per family, per month.

Register on the CADSA website. In addition, if you did not participate in May, complete this form for each participant.

Dine at Noodles & Co. (1965 W Grand River Ave, Okemos, MI 48864) on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 4pm-8pm and 25% of your purchase will be donated to CADSA. Show the flyer or use the code GIVING25.

Save the Date: Lugnuts

Our 2024 Lugnuts Outing will be on Saturday, June 15 as the Lugnuts take on Cedar Rapids. Game time is 7:05pm and fireworks will follow the game. It is also “Star Wars Night”. This is an event for CADSA members of all ages and their families. Group ticket information will be emailed to CADSA members and posted on social media.

Open Spot

Is your child interested in performing? Registration for the Open Spot summer session is now open. Learn more at https://openspottheatre.com/programs/lansing-camp/

Raise Right

For more than 25 years, RaiseRight has been empowering individuals and families to use gift cards to turn their everyday spend into funding for their favorite non-profit. Unlike paying with cash or credit cards, every time participants purchase or reload their favorite brand gift cards from RaiseRight, they earn real money that goes directly toward their designated organization. CADSA is brand new to the Raise Right program; we are hoping it will be a helpful funding source for our organization.

Enrollment Code: R79PEQX1ZDF9

Amazon Wish List

We have found there are several items we need for our CADSA office and programming. We have created an Amazon Wish List with these items to guide those who would like to contribute. Thank you for your donations and for spreading the word.

Kroger Community Rewards

This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Currently, CADSA receives about $25 per quarter through Kroger Community Rewards.