THANK YOU TO UOD VOLUNTEERS 

Thank you to the following volunteers who have successfully helped run the first 5th Grade Unit of the Understanding Our Differences program.

Felicia Falchuk, Sloane Goldhagen, Lisa Parker, Janhavi Wadhwani, Deborah Lee Hill, Greg Thompson, Deanna Salemme. A Special thanks to UOD Program Director Jenni Acosta and to speaker Brian Heffernan and his mom Julia Heffernan for coming to Burr and helping too! In addition to these volunteers, a humble note of gratitude goes to Principal Mindy Johal, librarian Mrs. Tarah De Patino, custodian Dan Diaz and our 5th grade teachers. We couldn’t have done it without them!

If you haven’t volunteered, don’t fret! You still have plenty of opportunities. You can Be An Understanding Our Differences Presenter to the Burr School 3rd 4th and 5th Graders for the upcoming programs:

3rd grade (Wednesdays 9:00 am-11:00 am)

November 29, 2017-- Physical Disabilities

February 14, 2018-- Blindness/Low Vision

March 14, 2018--Deafness/Hard of Hearing

4th grade (Wednesdays 9:00 am-11:00 am)

November 8, 2017—Learning Disabilities

May 2, 2018 -- Chronic Medical Conditions

5th grade (Thursday 11:30 am-1:00 pm activity, 2:00 pm-2:30 pm guest speaker)

January 11, 2018--Autism

The goal of this citywide program is to increase information, understanding, and acceptance of people with disabilities and individual differences in our community.

Volunteers do not need to have children in a specific grade, teaching experience, or a medical background. We will provide the training and materials. You provide the fun!

If you can volunteer for any of these events please contact Deanna Salemme at salemme@comcast.net