Cook County 4-H joins fundraiser

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May 8, 2012

Cook County 4-H joins fundraiser

Staff Report Gainesville Daily Register The Daily Register Tue May 08, 2012, 07:56 AM CDT

Gainesville — Members of Cooke County 4-H are scheduled to participate in the fourth

annual “Kids Entertaining Kids” fundraiser and silent auction set for

2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Sherman Municipal Ballroom, 405 N.

Rusk St. in Sherman.

Proceeds will benefit the Texoma branch of the Early Childhood

Intervention (ECI) organization.

A press release explained that ECI provides services each year to

almost 650 infants and children — from newborns to infants up to age

36 months — who have a development delay and are residents in Cooke,

Fannin, Grayson, Delta, Lamar or Hopkins counties. Texoma Community

Center (formerly Mental Health Mental Retardation Services of Texoma)

is the host agency for the program, and the ECI division of the

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) provides

funding.

The July event will give children the opportunity to see other youth

giving of their talents to improve the lives of other kids who have

developmental delays. The release added that area businesses will have

the opportunity to become sponsors and donors.

The ECI program is designed to encourage and assist parents with an

infant or a child who appears to be slow in development or has medical

conditions that usually result in developmental delay. It provides

developmental therapy and support services for infants, children and

their families. Services include screening, assessment and referral;

providing developmental services in home and community-based settings;

related services such as: occupational, speech and/or physical

therapy; family support and training; sa pecial equipment, toy, book

and video lending library; service coordination for the child and

family; referral and transition services; and other services specific

to child and family needs.

The developmental therapy service noted above is a homebound and/or

community-based training program. It is designed to help children who

have poor learning skills, poor cognitive skills, delays in gross

and/or fine motor abilities, delays in speech and language, hearing or

sight impairment, poor social and emotional development and certain

medical conditions that are likely to result in developmental delay.

Related services include, but are not limited to: physical therapy,

speech therapy, developmental services, nutritional services,

behavioral intervention, guidance from the staff nurse, and

development and use of adaptive equipment and clothing.

The release explained that parents are provided with education and

guidance that helps them develop and maintain a positive attitude and

learn coping skills. Basic parenting skills are taught as well as

information on the special needs of their child.

For more information about the fundraiser or ECI program, call (903) 957-4865.

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