Donggang Early Intervention Service Center of Eden invited graduates to come back for the 20th anniversary, and the former childish and cute slow-flying angels are now teenagers, sharing their experiences of growing up. 30th of April, “20th Anniversary Homecoming” celebration was held, and the Director of Donggang Early Intervention Service Center, Ms. Chiao-Wen Lin, said that the graduates of Early Intervention Service have inspired the parents on the spot to never give up on their children, and that instead of sitting at home complaining about the tricky destiny, it will be able to see the changes of children by receiving positive treatments as early as possible.
Representatives of graduates, parents, sponsor corporates and volunteers come back to Donggang Early Intervention Service Center’scelebration together.
Hundreds of graduates, parents, sponsor corporates and volunteers came back to celebrate today and cut the birthday cake together. Various direct service centers in Pingtung designed interactive booths with nostalgic children's games, DIY handicrafts and food sharing. A wall full of photos was posted on the staircase from the first to the second floor of the center. The wall displays images of services and activities over the past 20 years and shows historical slides, making you feel like you are walking through a time tunnel. During the event, parents of the graduates were welcome to share their hard work and joy on the stage.
Ting-Ting, a slow-flying angel, went back here with his mom and dad and found his childhood photos on the time wall.
Ting-Ting, a 4th grade student in the special education class of the Elementary School, has a delayed development due to a poorly developed corpus callosum. At the age of 18 months old, Ting-Ting went to Donggang Early Intervention Service Center, while he was soft, no strength, and had a delayed development of movement, language, and intelligence. Today, Ting-Ting came back to the center with his parents and could walk on his own. When he saw the educare givers who had taught him before, he smiled shyly and said, “Hello” to them.
Ting-Ting is a child with low muscle tone, so the time and effort required for practicing movement is longer than other children, even a grasping movement, or crawling, or practicing standing, are all very difficult for Ting-Ting.
Parents of the graduates shared their hard work and joy on the stage.
During his stay at the center, the educare givers, social workers and parents worked together to draw up an individualized service plan for Ting-Ting. Through the guidance of the center's teaching strategies and the hard work of Ting-Ting's training, Ting-Ting learnt to crawl, walk and walk up and down the stairs through tears and sweat time and time again. The pace of development has slowed down a bit, but the progress has exceeded initial expectations. After her working hours, his mother often takes him to the night market, not limiting his horizons just because of his body-challenged. The mother said, “With a slow-flying angel in the family, his growth is bound to be more difficult than that of ordinary children, and all parents can do is to accompanying and encouragement.
Inviting children to make crunchy sugar-coated fruit by themselves
Ms. Chiao-Wen Lin, Director of Donggang Early Intervention Service Center, said, “Looking back on the past 20 years, we have provided daycare, hourly, case management, and home-based services for developmentally delayed children in 17 townships in the vast south Pingtung District, helping more than 1,200 slow-flying angels to grow and flourish, and we look forward to working together to create an environment of community integration for the slow-flying angels through the continued support of all sectors of the community. We invite the public to join us in responding to the Eden Foundation's “Service Programs for Underprivileged Children” to help more slow-flying angels on their way to future growth.
