Katie Lightfoot is the Director of the BOOST Conductive Education Camp for the United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay.  Her photo is attached.

United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay, based in Petaluma, strives to enhance the quality of life of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, their families, and their communities. They envision a future where people with disabilities live with dignity, participate meaningfully and experience success.

Boost Conductive Education Camp in Santa Rosa, is an intensive, five-week therapeutic movement program for children and teens with cerebral palsy and motor disabilities. It’s where participants use repetitive motions to improve tasks from grasping utensils to taking first steps.

BOOST began in 2001 after two Sonoma County moms vowed to find an easier way than traveling out-of-state to help their daughters with cerebral palsy get the care and support they needed to progress. Since that time, BOOST has helped children by using the practice of Conductive Education to maximize participants’ independence and quality of life, and to improve the confidence and psychological well-being of both BOOST participants and their families. Every day at BOOST, students are taught motor skills and their families learn how to integrate the practices of CE into all aspects of daily life.  BOOST serves up to 20 participants in 3 classrooms, and each room is staffed with 1 conductor, 6 participants, 6 parents, and 6 volunteers.  Participants’ results and improvements range from sitting independently, to catching a ball, and to taking first steps. The results are life changing for BOOST participants and their families.

Rotarian Host families are needed for a May 2016 visit by Rotarians from District 3060 (State of Gujarat India). As part of this years RFE program, our District will host an 8 or 10 person Team from District 3060 Between May 3 - May 20 or 21.

We are looking for host families willing to host an Indian couple n their home for two or three nights during this time, from the three major areas in our District: Northern District clubs, Central and Coastal clubs and Southern District Clubs, including but not limited to the following cities: Napa, Sonoma. Santa Rosa, FT. Bragg, Mendocino, Arcata, Eureka, Sebastopol, Petaluma.

Your participation as a host will be a rewarding and enriching multi-cultural experience. You will make great friendships and have and increased opportunity to go on a future RFE exchange. Clubs can learn about this program and inform their members by having a speaker from the RFE program talk at your club.

Interested persons should contact:

Greg Freitas
District 5130 RFE Chair
gregcfreitas@comcast.net
707-763-5224 or 707-971-0770

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