Florida City CenterFlorida City CenterFlorida City CenterFlorida City Center

335 South Krome Avenue

Florida City, FL 33034

Phone: 305.242.8122

Fax: 305.242.8837

Patchesppec@gmail.com

Ft Pierce CenterFt Pierce CenterFt Pierce CenterFt Pierce Center

4100 Okeechobee Rd.

Orange Blossom Business

Center

Ft Pierce, FL 34947

Phone: 772.462.6601

Fax: 772.462.6634

Patchesinc@bellsouth.net

June 2013….EJune 2013….EJune 2013….EJune 2013….E----News LetterNews LetterNews LetterNews Letter

PATCHES receives Proclamation

Dr. Larry Feldman of the Miami Dade County School Board presented Rise305 and

PATCHES with a Proclamation during the June 19th school board meeting.

PATCHES founders Kyle Smith and Joanie Ippolito wish to thank Dr. Larry Feldman for recognizing and honoring PATCHES and Rise305 with a Proclamation from The School Board Of Miami Dade County, Florida. It is an honor to be a part of a wonderful and supportive community that comes together to serve the children

of Miami-Dade County.

L—R: Joanie Ippolito, Dr. Feldman, Cary Cohen-Rise305,

Paul Wilson-Rise305, Kyle Smith, Fernando Fin-Rise305

Thank you all

so much!

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Mark you calendars

Tuesday, July 30

Hibachi Buffet & Grill

Copy Flyer on next page

(Share it with friends & don’t forget to bring it with you)

August 17

LAMP Seminar -

See info. on page 4

PATCHES 6th Annual PATCHES 6th Annual PATCHES 6th Annual PATCHES 6th Annual

Spaghetti DinnerSpaghetti DinnerSpaghetti DinnerSpaghetti Dinner

Saturday, September 28th, 2013Saturday, September 28th, 2013Saturday, September 28th, 2013Saturday, September 28th, 2013

The Women’s Club of Homestead

17905 SW 292 St

Time: 5:00 until 9:00

(Dinner served between 5:00 & 7:30)

Take Out Available

Adults $10.00 Children 5 and under $5.00

Advanced Ticket Sales Contact:

Brandi at 305-242-8122 or

Sharon 786-255-5394

Larry Roth will be making his popular sauces so you know the food is good!

It’s a great evening when you can share a good meal with friends while having fun

and also helping a 501 c 3 provide nursing care for sick children. .

“PATCHES DAY”

The Hibachi Buffet & Grill proudly supports PATCHES

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

11:00 AM- 10:00 PM

The Hibachi Buffet & Grill wants to donate 15% to PATCHES

a licensed 501 c 3 non-profit pediatric nursing center for

children with extreme medical conditions.

You Must

Present your server with a copy of this Flyer

Everyone has to eat….right?!

Let’s enjoy lunch & dinner together for PATCHES.

Invite friends and family to join you for great food while

supporting a nursing center for medically fragile children.

Hope to see you there.

326 S. E. 1st Avenue, Florida City … 305-246-1313

Delights

Sushi bar, hibachi grilled foods cooked

to order and Chinese bar.

Friendly & spacious place to go.

335 S. Krome Ave.,

Florida City, Fl. 33034

305-242-8122/patchesppec.org

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Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)

An AAC strategy for teaching language and communication using iPads and speech generating devices.

August 17, 2013

Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Hosted by: PATCHES PPEC

Location: Goulds Park

11350 SW 216th St

Miami, FL 33170

$79*

.5 ASHA CEU's/5 contact hours

For more information or to register, visit: www.aacandautism.com/trng

* A 50% discount is available for parents and students. Emailsusan@aacandautism.com to register.

Course Description

Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP) is an augmentative alternative communication (AAC) approach designed to give individuals who are non-verbal or have limited verbal abilities a method of inde-pendently and spontaneously expressing themselves through the use of a voice output communication de-vice. LAMP was initially developed to give non-verbal individuals with autism a means of communication but can be adapted to benefit individuals with a variety of disabilities. The components of LAMP address the fea-tures and vocabulary available on the device as well as the method of teaching communication while taking

into account the individual’s sensory needs. Topics to be covered include:

The 5 components of LAMP: readiness to learn, joint engagement, and pair- ing a unique and consistent motor plan with auditory output and a natural response. ► The role of motor learning in language development and AAC fluency ► Device features that support implementation

► Choosing and teaching vocabulary

► Introduction to the Words for Life AAC iPad

app and vocabulary file for PRC devices

Presenter: Janie Cirlot-New, M.S., CCC-SLP

Janie is the Director of the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability at Mississippi State University. Janie has a Master's Degree in Speech Pathology from the University of South Alabama and holds the Certifi-cate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Janie is licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of Mississippi. Janie has provided augmentative and alternative com-munication services to individuals of all ages. She developed the augmentative and alternative communication evaluation and training program at the T.K. Martin Center and continues to provide evaluations, intervention and training in the area of augmentative communication. She served as principal investigator on a U.S. Depart-ment of Education funded project to assist local education agency teams in utilizing assistive technology to allow students access to the general curriculum and to improve literacy skills of students with expressive com-

munication disorders

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As Founders of a licensed not-for-profit nursing center, we are blessed to be able carry out

our mission in a community that truly cares about the smallest, weakest and sickest children.

Providing pediatric nursing care and therapies to medically fragile children requires an unlimited

amount of financial resources. Shortages in funding and scholarship children are common. Our

community partners are people and corporations who have heard about the PATCHES mission

and have stepped forward to help.

In 2005 after months of long hours and hard work our first pediatric nursing center opened its

doors on N. Krome Avenue in Homestead. After outgrowing the space, we relocated in May

2008 to S. Krome Avenue in Florida City. Due to a tremendous need for services we opened

second center in Ft. Pierce, Florida.

The need to provide cost effective pediatric nursing care and therapies continues to

grow. Our Florida City center has outgrown our space with no ability to expand. With the help

of the management at Orange Blossom Mall, we have a new home in Ft. Pierce where we can pro-

vide care for up to 85 children.

Community support truly matters in the lives of PATCHES and our children. Whether the sup-

port comes in the form of baby wipes, supplies, Gift Cards, or monetary donations…every single

donation matters.

Each of our communities have come together and shared in our mission of caring for the sick

and fragile children in our areas. Because of the “love of a good community” we have been able

to help those who can’t help themselves. The need to provide quality nursing care and therapies

for the children in our areas isn’t going to end….the need is growing. We know that with your

continued prayers, friendship and support we can make a difference.

PATCHES wants to thank Our Special Communities for all they’ve done to help us help those

who need us the most. We couldn’t do it with you.

Kyle & Joanie

“A Message” from The Founders of PATCHES

Sea shells, sand castles, suntans, swimming,

vacations to see family, visits to theme parks

whatever you are doing this summer we hope

you are having a great time and that you and

your family are safe.

Thinking of you this summerThinking of you this summerThinking of you this summerThinking of you this summer

“Ribbon Cutting Event” at Ft. Pierce PATCHES“Ribbon Cutting Event” at Ft. Pierce PATCHES“Ribbon Cutting Event” at Ft. Pierce PATCHES“Ribbon Cutting Event” at Ft. Pierce PATCHES The morning started with wind gusts and thunder storms through out the state of Florida but it didn’t put a damper on the Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting organized by Diana Gonzalez, Community Liaison at the Ft. Pierce PATCHES nursing center. They planned on a large crowd and that is what they got. The community came out to visit the non-profit pediatric nursing center to see for themselves what PATCHES is all about. They saw the beautiful new center located in the Orange Blossom Business Center. Visitors spoke with Joanie Ippolito-Founder, Gail Stewart-DON and many of the nurses, therapists and staff members about the nursing care and therapies that the center provides. Visitors enjoyed a wonderful continental breakfast while touring the center. We would like to thank All In Fun Party Rentals, Silver Platter Catering, Organo Gold and

Marisol Photography. We are forever grateful for your generosity.

Ft. Pierce….Happenings

L: Joanie Ippolito-Founder & Gail Steward, DON

Just one of the tours taking place at the center

L: Diana Gonzalez -

Community Liaison

Guests preparing for their tours

Thank you

for supporting

PATCHES

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The Keiser University Nurses Association organized a 4 day Eat 4 PATCHES at their local Chili’s Restaurant with Chili’s donating 10%. The student nurses from Keiser Uni-versity come to both PATCHES locations to do their pediat-ric clinical rotations. The students work side by side with our nurses learning how to provide nursing care to medically complex children. We are thankful to Keiser for organizing

this Eat 4 PATCHES Event.

Many of the PATCHES Team along with families and children from the nursing center had a great evening cheering the Port St. Lucie Mets on as they were all invited for an evening of

fun!

Thank you Mets for the invitation….we had so much fun!

Keiser Student Nurses Association plans another

Eat 4 PATCHES Fundraiser ….

At Maya’s Mexican Grill

July 14, 2013

see details

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Ways To GiveWays To GiveWays To GiveWays To Give

Automatic Giving—Electronic giving is a convenient way to give regularly and systematically. If

you would like to give consistently by becoming an electronic giver at PATCHES. Please con-

sider filling out the form on our website and returning it to our office. www.patchesppec.org

We take credit cards for your donating convenience. You may stop by the center, or

call to use the credit card feature or use PayPal on our website.

Donate By Mail: Make checks payable to PATCHES and mail to:

PATCHES

335 South Krome Avenue

Florida City, FL 33034

501 C 3 Not for Profit charity.

All donations are tax deductable as allowed by law.

Shop through iGive or GoodShop

Every time you shop at one of the over 720 name-brand internet stores in the iGive.com Mall

or GoodShop, we will receive a donation. The donation amount varies depending on the store

and the amount of your purchase at no additional cost to you. Some of the stores include

Home Depot, Amazon, Apple, Dell Computers, Target, Macys and many, many more.

Back to school shopping begins now & the holidays aren’t far away so if you plan to shop consider doing it thru iGive.com and help PATCHES at the same time.

The iGive Button is on the PATCHES website. By registering the iGive Button gets uploaded

On-line shopping

can helpPATCHES

& it cost U Nothing

Thank you for your generous donations to PATCHES……

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Krantzler, Ingrid Tower-Bateham, Dhanesh Budhram, Interval International, Inc.,

Bernard Williams & Company, LLC., Regina Dayan, Jessica Fain, Mary Snow, David Scharlin, William Kauf-man, Maria Luis Gonzalez de Silva, Peggy Kniskern Wilson, Mr. & Mrs. Brian Keeley, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Karl, Sonny Holtzman, Myra & Reva Wexler, Jewish Journal in Los Angeles, Susan Freudenheim, Jose Romano, Stephen Greenberger, Barbara Barbanell, Judy London, Michele Price, David Yarus, Louise Stubins, Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Spatzer, Cahlin Design Group, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fain, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Brodie, Mr. E. Richard Yulman, Mr. & Mrs. Raulson, Ann G. Keusch, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Feldman, Al & Jane Blake, Mr.

& Mrs. Robert Ares and Winston Townsend.

These donations help some of the smallest, weakest and sickest children in our communities.

Thank you.

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