Have you ever dreamed about going on an Alaskan Cruise? How about an Alaskan Cruise that includes Faye Parker and Diane Bubel, co-founder of the Bubel/Aiken Foundation? Well, Diane Walsh has done it again and will be making the arrangements for all those interested in this fantastic deal. Why not come sailing with us?
The cruise will be on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship Rhapsody of the Seas and will depart from Seattle, Washington on May 22nd 2009, returning to Seattle on May 29th, 2009. You will need to arrive in Seattle on the May 21st 2009 in order to be there in time for the cruise departure. Royal Caribbean will donate a portion of the cabin charge for every cabin booked, and used to the BAF. Other means of benefiting TBAF will be discussed pending approval from the Foundation.
Your ports of call, at this time, will be Juno, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, and Victoria, British Colombia. Pricing upon request, Diane must get your commitments now however, as time and space are limited. Don't forget that there are about 30 excursion trips that may be added to your voyage, including panning for gold, flying over the glaciers, wilderness trips to gaze upon the grizzlies. The excursions are at an extra charge, but they can add to the total cruise experience.
Since space is limited, deposits must be in by September 29th if you want a guaranteed balcony or junior suite. The deposit per cabin would be $500.00 or if you are sharing it would be $250.00 per person based on double occupancy. Inside cabins, if still available, can be deposited on at a later date, but must be arranged at this time. Airfare can be arranged through Royal Caribbean or you may obtain it on your own.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. Please e-mail Diane if you have any questions at dawalsh2@aol.com.
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Did you order a Beta Alpha "Cooking For Inclusion" cookbook and now wish you had ordered one for your mom, sister, and best friend? Or did you just not get your order in by the deadline? Apparently there are quite a few others in your shoes right now, and requests have been made for more cookbooks.
Cindy, who along with Carol, put in lots of hard work to put these cookbooks together, has spoken with the publisher about the possibility of reordering, and here is the news she brings to us:
I have many requests for additional cookbooks. I spoke with the publisher, and I would need 200 orders to get a reprint.So, if you are interested in becoming your own version of Rachel Ray or Paula Deen via this wonderful cookbook (I've already checked out the recipes!!), send an email to Cindy and let her know how many you'd like to order. Remember, this is a fundraiser for The Bubel Aiken Foundation. Also, your Beta Alpha Group gets credit for $10 per cookbook if you let Cindy know the name of your group.
I am keeping a waiting list, and if I think we approach that, I will reorder, so if you are interested in ordering and/or have shown it to people and they are interested in ordering, I need to know to track the additional requests. Please email me at cindyskuce@cox.net. We will also correct the few minor errors we came across when we do a reprint.
Here is some more information about the cookbooks:
"COOKING FOR INCLUSION"
2008 VOICES OF BETA ALPHA COOKBOOK
TO BENEFIT
THE BUBEL/AIKEN FOUNDATION
We need 200 additional cookbooks to reorder
Price: $20.00 (includes shipping)
Cost Breakdown: $10.00 goes to TBAF
$6.25 covers printing expense
$3.75 covers shipping
The cookbook includes 461 recipes from the chapters, Faye Parker, Aron Hall, Kristy Barnes, Jerry Aiken and the rest of the TBAF board and staff. There is also a write-up about each chapter and what inclusion means to them. They make a great gift.
Each Beta Alpha chapter will get credit on their BAF scoreboard for the number of cookbooks ordered under their chapter. If you do not belong to a chapter, you can designate which chapter is to get your credit. To clarify, if you order 5 cookbooks and $50.00 goes to BAF, that $50 goes on your chapter scoreboard.
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(Really sorry that this one didn't get posted sooner!)
Macy's "Shop For A Cause" is a One-Day Shopping Event on Saturday, September 20th.
With the purchase of a $5 shopping pass the bearer will have special savings on select merchandise throughout the store. All proceeds of the sale of shopping passes go directly to the Bubel/Aiken Foundation. By purchasing a $5 shopping pass you can support the BAF and enjoy a full day of fantastic discounts and events throughout the store.
The sale of these passes can benefit your Beta Alpha group as well. With each sale of a pass we are asking that the buyer designate which Beta Alpha group they would like to have credited with the sale.
To purchase shopping passes please send an email to me at
illinoisvoices4inclusion@yahoo.com
with your name, email address, address, the number of passes requested and the Beta Alpha group you would like credited to. We will then respond with payment information.
Thanks - Karen
http://theclayboard.yuku.com/topic/25971
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School is Back So Please Remember They May Need Our Friend Mikayla
Our Friend Mikayla Book
Written and illustrated by third-grade students, Our Friend Mikayla, is an honest portrayal of the children’s first reactions to Mikayla, their barriers to acceptance and finally the true friendship they formed with her. At her parents’ request, Mikayla was included in a regular classroom. Not only did Mikayla’s classmates accept her, but they also began to see her as “just like them.” Their relationship with Mikayla and their journey to acceptance inspired the book. Our Friend Mikayla became the class project, mainly because Mikayla’s friends felt they had an important message to share with other children. Their goal was to teach other kids that, “From Mikayla, we’ve learned that people with disabilities aren’t really different. It doesn’t matter if your friend is in a wheelchair. Their disabilities don’t mean you cannot be friends. Having a friend with a disability is cool.”
Yes, school is opening and it is time to remember that there are school's out there that still do not have a copy of Mikayla in their library. Perhaps even your local library, or hospital could use a copy. So why not stop by the BAF Store and order your copies today? Think of all the sweet young lives you will be enriching...
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Since school has opened in some areas, and will be opening soon in others, we thought it would be a good idea to bring over some information from the Clayboard that is an excellent idea for children in schools, libraries, YMCA, or hospitals to name a few. Also, never forget holiday gifts for those children in your life.
Per Dianna:
I hope you all will want to support this wonderful project! The price is $6.00 + the cost to mail, and will be discounted for quantity orders of 5 or more. The more ordered, the better the price! And we will combine shipping. After production costs, 100% of the $6.00 will be donated to TBAF! We are hoping many will buy in quantities and donate to local schools and daycares. To view some sample pages of the 24 page book, please visit our website www.connectingforinclusion.com/Store.html
Please respond to Dianna Sharp at dianna@connectingforinclusion.com with an approximate number of coloring books you think you would be interested in purchasing or for more information. The books should be available for shipping the first or second week of September.____________________________________________________________________
Thank you all!
Dianna and all Connecting For Inclusion members
The TBAF Logo bears are now available!! They are plush 9 inch, in the BAF colors, perfect for sitting on your office shelf, your classroom computer monitor, on your bedroom dresser, for gift baskets, or you can donate some to a local children's hospital or program for a child's special cuddly friend. Combine it with a Mikayla book for a wonderful teacher's gift. The footpads display the message" INCLUSION AWARENESS". Each bear comes with a BAF hangtag. All lettering and the logo are embroidered. This is the first of 3 editions planned, you'll want all 3 for your collection, and each edition will be different. We only have a limited amount of the first edition, and production on the second edition will begin when these are sold out. BAF will receive $10.00 for each bear sold. ( See pictures below. ) Many have been sold already and the positive feedback has been wonderful and very much appreciated. Don't miss out on having one of the first edition before we go on to the second edition.____________________________________________________________________
total cost: $17.00 (incl shipping)
BAF- GETS $10.00
My cost for bear- - $5.50
materials/shipping- $1.50
I take Paypal or checks. Please PM me or email cindyskuce@cox.net to order and I will provide payment information,. If using Paypal, there is an additional cost of .53. I do ship international and to Canada, but there are additional shipping charges (a few dollars) for those locations.
Thanks!!
Cindy Skuce
Beta Alpha/Rhode Islanders for Inclusion Awareness
There has been a wonderful fundraiser for BAF that has been going on continually for the last two years and has raised over $8500 so far for BAF. That is almost one camp, that is what we need to do even it it is one camp at a time. We appreciate the efforts of this group to see that this fundraiser has gone on for so long. Please check out the information from the Clayboard
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