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Batten Disease Support and Research Association 2023 Annual Conference

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Corporate Kids Events, a Nationwide company that provides event childcare, teamed up with the Batten Disease Support & Research Association, a non profit organization, based out of Washington on July 14th and 15th of 2023 for their annual conference. Corporate Kids Events (CKE) specializes in special needs kids camps and this event was to be held in Denton, TX for 2023. CKE has previously provided special needs event childcare for the organization and were thrilled to be doing so again in 2023.

The Batten Disease Support and Research Association (BDSRA), whose long term vision is “a world without Batten disease. Our mission is to support Batten families, fund and facilitate research and advocate for treatments and a cure.” The 2023 BDSRA Conference “Give Batten the Boot!” were 2 full days of educational sessions, family and sibling support groups, kids activities and even pet therapy. These sessions presented a unique opportunity for learning, sharing and networking and are helpful to those with Batten disease and their families.

Corporate Kids Events gave the opportunity for families to bring their children with them to this 2-day conference childcare event and enjoy their own side special kids camp with the theme of Western Theme™ while the parents learned more about Batten Disease and support family members living with someone that has the disease.

The kids camp welcomed around 35 special needs kids and 28 local special needs trained and experienced staff. “My favorite part of the event was watching the kids interact and relax with the therapy animals,” reported Program Manager Cindy. Using animals when working with special needs children has many benefits including helping the kids relax, learn and participate better and can help them build confidence. Furry friends also come loaded with positive emotions and unconditional love, so having therapy animals at this event was perfect for the kids!

Cindy also mentioned, “our local staff was amazing and really bonded with the kids through encouraging conversation and interaction and the kids really loved doing the arts and crafts projects with the staff.”

The Managers prepared several activities for the children including a play dough creation contest, decorating your own cowboy hats and visors. Arts and crafts are a great way for all kids to build self esteem, enhance communication and developing social skills with their peers. Corporate Kids Events always has a large arts and crafts component at all of their events in light of the joy, fun and skill building it brings.

Corporate Kids hosted 35 children for this 2-day kids camp, managed by Cindy and and Anne, two California Program Managers with strong backgrounds in working with special needs children. According to the reviews by parents, the animals were by far the favorite part of the kids camp.

The Batten Disease and Support and Research Association Event in Denton, TX was located at the Embassy Suites in Denton. You can learn more about the Batten Disease Support and Research Association here.

We look forward to hosting many more events with BDSRA in the future! Thank you for your trust in Corporate Kids Events!

Corporate Kids Events, A.K.A. CKE, has been providing professional conference childcare since 1998. We run programs at conferences, conventions, and gatherings across the US and internationally. We are experts in managing large groups of children, and have extensive experience with a wide variety of program types. Learn more by visiting our website (www.conferencechildcare.com).

 

Krista, National Program Manager

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I have worked with CKE for about 10 years.  I have enjoyed every event I have worked. My family lives in Southwest FL.  I have been in the education field for about 18 years and am currently a KG-1 special needs teacher at a private school.

Brian, National Program Manager

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Brian has a heart as big as the state that he calls home, Texas.  As a man of faith, he loves God and his family first and foremost and loves being a part of CKE.  If you don’t find him playing with his own children or grandchildren you will find him behind the mixing console, producing music.  Brian calls the Dallas area home with his wife TJ, twin boys Sean and Chet known as the Michaelz Monsterz, and their family dogs.

Sheleata, National Program Manager

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I’ve had the pleasure of working with CKE for several years as a staff member before taking the position as a program manager. Being a person that never meets a stranger I love the opportunity it gives to meet and interact with kids and their parents from many different areas.

National Alopecia Areata Kids Camp in June 2022

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Corporate Kids Events, a conference childcare company that provides nationwide services, teamed up with the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) for their 40th Anniversary and 37th Annual International Conference on June 30th through July 3rd, 2022.

 

The event took place in Washington, D.C. and was their first conference since 2019 due to COVID-19. This conference was aimed at connecting and networking with people and parents with similar challenges and included special guests, medical professionals and expert researchers for the parents and a very fun week long kinds camp for the kids aged 5-17yrs old. This is one of several events NAAF has each year and Corporate Kids Events has been providing childcare for the group for over 15 years.

NAAF was established in 1981 to offer support to those affected by Alopecia Areata. NAAF’s various support programs and resources offer different ways to create a sense of community amongst individuals with Alopecia and their families. Alopecia is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the hair follicles which results in unpredictable hair loss that can often come out in patches. NAAF has now been providing support to those with the condition for over 4 decades.

Campers with Program Manager, Miss Lucy

With the help of Corporate Kids Events, the NAAF Conference attendees were able to bring their children to the weeklong conference. While the parents attended their events, the kids enjoyed a wide array of activities, special guests, entertainment and conference childcare at the same location in different conference rooms as well as off site for field trips.

Corporate Kids Events hosted 100 kids aged 5-17 years. Our Program Managers: Lucy, Sam and Nicole have worked with the group previously so the kids knew them from previous camps. In addition we had around 20 local staff from the D.C. area. Lucy reported her favorite part of the event was, “being able to see the kids being so free and to see them grow over the years.” This was the 13th NAAF event Lucy had been a part of and had seen many of the kids when they were very young to now teenagers. Lucy Leon is one of the Senior Program Managers with Corporate Kids Events and has been managing events nationwide for over 13 years.

Campers with Chris Villanueva from the NBA

 

Campers with Ayanna Pressley, U.S. State Representative

Each of the event days, the kids had different activities or a field trip. The teens favorite was the field trip the Smithsonian Museum of National History where they got to visit the Butterfly Pavilion, Archeology, Ancient Animals and Pirate Treasures. Visiting the museum was an opportunity for the teens to learn, be inspired and to bring change to communities. Another special part of this conference childcare program was the special guests: Ayanna Pressley, US State Representative and Charlie Villanueva, NBA Superstar, both whom have Alopecia Areata. Meeting these influential individuals gave the kids inspiration to not let their condition get in the way of their dreams. “It was very inspiring,” reported Chris Walker, one of our local DC staff, “I was emotionally touched by these kids and had an awesome time getting to know them.”

And that is a wrap, another successful and fun conference childcare event complete!

 

The International NAAF Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 30th– July 3rd, 2022. You can learn more about Alopecia and NAAF by visiting their website (www.naaf.org).

 

We look forward to hosting future conference childcare events with NAAF, thanks for your trust in Corporate Kids Events.

 

Corporate Kids Events, or CKE has been providing conference childcare since 1998. We organize and run signature programs for meetings, conferences and gatherings in a COVID safe environment nationally and internationally. We are experts in managing large groups of children and have experience in a wide variety of program types to suit your needs. Feel free to visit our website anytime for more information or a free quote on your next event(www.conferencechildcare.com)

 

 

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