Rita Harden and Jacob Earley talk to Macarthur Advertiser about Buddy Walk Sydney!
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CTA 0019 Call 13 24 25 . . . That's Fairfax Community Classifieds Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 -19 It’s open house at Chesalon Living Oran Park Town. You could be celebrating a wonderful new retirement lifestyle in a friendly, active community. Walk through our beautiful custom built display villas. See what great facilities will be right at your door – and all with the reassuring care and experience of Chesalon. • contemporary displays now open to view • spacious and affordable 2 and 3 bedroom villas • facilities under construction include a community centre with a gym, indoor pool and alfresco café • 24 hour assistance button • sunny private courtyards living services care Join us on Saturday 29 October at Oran Park and test drive a new home, in a new town, with a great future. Call 1800 243 725 | www.chesalonliving.org.au Sales Centre, Grice Street, Oran Park New friends . New home . Your life . OPEN DAY Sat 29 October 2011 10am-2pm View our spacious architecturally designed display villas. Free sausage sizzle and entertainment on the day. L2398917-051011 TRAVEL RAMP, TUFF TRUCKS, SAUSAGE SIZZLE, PRODUCT REPS AND GREAT IN STORE SPECIALS NARELLAN STORE GRAND OPENING UNIT 2/9 YARMOUTH PLACE NARELLAN SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER 9AM – 3PM News macarthuradvertiser.com.au Be a buddy and take part in walk ‘‘You stop looking at all the disabilities and start looking at the a-bilities.’’ That was Macquarie Fields mother Rita Harden’s advice for parents who, like her, have a much-loved child with Down syndrome. As mother to Jacob, 14, Mrs Harden has become a passionate advocate for greater community awareness and inclusion of people with the chromosomal disorder. Mrs Harden and her son (pictured) will lead Team Jacob in this year’s Sydney Buddy Walk on Sunday, October 16 as part of International World Down Syndrome Month. ‘‘I think Jacob was about two the first time we did the walk and there were thousands of other people in the same boat as me and I thought finally someone understands,’’ Mrs Harden said. Mrs Harden said the annual Buddy Walk was an important event for her family and the wider community. ‘‘There is a tendency to look at the things that people with Down syndrome can’t do instead of what they can do,’’ she said. ‘‘My son is going to a mainstream school, was a star of his dance group and is very well loved by everybody in our church and community. ‘‘And as his mum, I want to do everything I can to educate people about the abilities of people with Down syndrome, as well as welcome new mothers.’’ Details: Visit buddywalk.org.au. COUNCIL BRIEFS Reserve works THE works in Gabun Gujaaja Reserve in Rosemeadow are now complete and works in nearby Noorumba Reserve are 40 per cent complete. Camp- belltown Council will now work on feral animal and weed removal in Noorumba Reserve, providing picnic furniture and a track network. The council will also allocate funding to build fencing on a section of the reserve to stop cattle from nearby land getting into the area. Shade for skaters THE council is considering installing steel shade structures and seating at skate parks in Leumeah and Macquarie Fields. The Leumeah park has seven shade structures made up of barbecue areas, table and chair shelters and plain-roofed shel- ters. The Macquarie Fields park has only one roofed shelter. The estimated cost of these works is $54,000 and the council will consider including the project in next year’s budget. Seed proposal THE council is considering working with the Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan to conserve the area’s natural flora. The Garden Trust has secured funding for the construction of a $19.8 million seed bank at the garden and council is considering a formal agreement for the storage of seeds for future use in bush regeneration.
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Transcript of Rita Harden and Jacob Earley talk to Macarthur Advertiser about Buddy Walk Sydney!
CTA 0019
Call 13 24 25 . . . That's Fairfax Community Classifieds Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 -19
It’s open house at Chesalon Living Oran Park Town. You could be celebrating a wonderful new retirement lifestyle
in a friendly, active community. Walk through our beautiful custom built display villas. See what great facilities will
be right at your door – and all with the reassuring care and experience of Chesalon.
• contemporary displays now open to view • spacious and affordable 2 and 3 bedroom villas • facilities under construction
include a community centre with a gym, indoor pool and alfresco café • 24 hour assistance button • sunny private courtyards
livingservices
care
Join us on Saturday 29 October at Oran Park and test drive a new home, in a new town, with a great future.
Call 1800 243 725 | www.chesalonliving.org.auSales Centre, Grice Street, Oran Park
New friends .New home .Your life.OPEN DAY
Sat 29 October 201110am-2pmView our spacious architecturally designed display villas. Free sausage sizzle andentertainment on
the day.
L239
8917
-051
011
TRAVEL RAMP, TUFF TRUCKS, SAUSAGE SIZZLE, PRODUCT
REPS AND GREAT IN STORE SPECIALS
NARELLAN STOREGRAND OPENINGUNIT 2/9 YARMOUTH PLACE NARELLAN
SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER 9AM – 3PM
Newsmacarthuradvertiser.com.au
Be a buddy and take part in walk‘‘You stop looking at all the disabilities and start looking at thea-bilities.’’
That was Macquarie Fields mother Rita Harden’s advice for parentswho, like her, have a much-loved child with Down syndrome.
As mother to Jacob, 14, Mrs Harden has become a passionateadvocate for greater community awareness and inclusion of peoplewith the chromosomal disorder.
Mrs Harden and her son (pictured) will lead Team Jacob in this year’sSydney Buddy Walk on Sunday, October 16 as part of InternationalWorld Down Syndrome Month.
‘‘I think Jacob was about two the first time we did the walk and therewere thousands of other people in the same boat as me and I thoughtfinally someone understands,’’ Mrs Harden said.
Mrs Harden said the annual Buddy Walk was an important event forher family and the wider community.
‘‘There is a tendency to look at the things that people with Downsyndrome can’t do instead of what they can do,’’ she said.
‘‘My son is going to a mainstream school, was a star of his dancegroup and is very well loved by everybody in our church and community.
‘‘And as his mum, I want to do everything I can to educate peopleabout the abilities of people with Down syndrome, as well as welcomenew mothers.’’
Details: Visit buddywalk.org.au.
COUNCIL BRIEFS
Reserve worksTHE works in Gabun GujaajaReserve in Rosemeadow arenow complete and works innearby Noorumba Reserve are40 per cent complete. Camp-belltown Council will now workon feral animal and weedremoval in Noorumba Reserve,providing picnic furniture and atrack network. The council willalso allocate funding to buildfencing on a section of thereserve to stop cattle fromnearby land getting into the area.
Shade for skatersTHE council is consideringinstalling steel shade structuresand seating at skate parks inLeumeah and Macquarie Fields.The Leumeah park has sevenshade structures made up ofbarbecue areas, table and chairshelters and plain-roofed shel-ters. The Macquarie Fields parkhas only one roofed shelter. Theestimated cost of these works is$54,000 and the council willconsider including the project innext year’s budget.
Seed proposalTHE council is consideringworking with the AustralianBotanic Garden, Mount Annanto conserve the area’s naturalflora. The Garden Trust hassecured funding for theconstruction of a $19.8 millionseed bank at the garden andcouncil is considering a formalagreement for the storage ofseeds for future use in bushregeneration.
