On World Down Syndrome Day, Saturday, March 21, VSA Arts of Tennessee and MTSU’s organizational communication class will hold a children’s festival from 2 pm-4 pm at MTSU’s Reese Smith Jr. Baseball Field preceding the game against Florida Atlantic.
The "Cooper’s Field of Dreams" festival is open to all children with and without disabilities, and will include games, face painting, arts and crafts, photos with MTSU’s mascot, music, and other exciting activities.
Selected children will be able to run onto the outfield with a baseball player and have his/her name announced with the player, and one lucky child will throw out the first pitch of the game. All children will be allowed to run the bases after the game.
Free tickets will be provided for the first 50 children who register and one adult per child. Additional tickets are available through VSA Arts of Tennessee at the discounted rate of $4 per person, which will include entry into the festival and the game. Registration forms are available at vsaartstennessee.org by contacting Lori Kissinger at userk7706@aol.com or by calling (615) 826-5252.
The festival is being dedicated to Cooper Rafe Cox, a 2-month-old child with Down Syndrome who has recently been fighting for his life at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. He is suffering from a severe heart defect and is waiting for a much-needed operation.
His mother, Emily Bumbalough Cox, says that she and her husband Zac Cox never knew they could love anyone so much. To see family pictures and read more about baby Cooper’s condition, visit Emily’s blog at http://ezandccox.blogspot.com.
Cooper’s Field of Dreams is sponsored by Coastal Risk Services and MTSU’s National Panhellenic Council.
Registration forms and checks made out to VSA of TN should be mailed no later than March 15, 2009, to VSA Arts TN, 1210 Lake Rise Place, Gallatin, TN 37066. For more information, please contact Lori Kissinger at userk7706@aol.com or by calling (615) 826-5252.
VSA Arts of Tennessee, the local VSA Arts International affiliate, is a nonprofit organization that promotes arts, education, and creative expression involving people with disabilities.
It designs activities to create and support avenues of creative expression for people with disabilities; to promote disability awareness of creative endeavors; to help eliminate barriers for people with disabilities through the arts; and to support the efforts of professional artists with disabilities. You can learn more at www.vsaartstennessee.org.
Organizational Communication in Communities is a class designed to teach students to design and evaluate communication objectives, strategies, and events, as well as the basic operational components of nonprofit organizations.
The interdisciplinary major in Organizational Communication is anchored by the Department of Speech and Theatre. The major prepares students for careers in employee communication, special events and fund raising, strategic communication, and conflict management. Learn more at orgcomm.web.mtsu.edu. |
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