The Distinctive Learning Centre Update 2009
Dear Supporters:
When ATN initially began pursuing funding for the Distinctive Learning Centre (DLC), we believed it was a goal we could achieve in a short time. We assumed, naively as it turned out, that the demonstrated need for this type of special school, together with our reputation for delivering high quality services to people with disabilities, would be enough to make this dream a reality.
Though we were intensely committed to this endeavor over the past three years, we were equally committed to creating a strong foundation for the school prior to its opening; therefore we sought a stable and sustainable funding base which would ensure the DLC’s existence for more than just a year or two.
It is with a great deal of regret, that we are announcing we have not been successful in establish such funding, and the DLC project will not go forward as was originally envisioned.
However, over the past three years, a number of generous donors, who also believed in the value of the DLC, contributed to this dream. The good news now is that we are planning to use these funds to offer summer and evening programs that we will be offering free of charge to assist young people with significant learning needs.
More information about these activities will soon be sent to you.
In the meantime, thank you so much for your support and interest in this process. Please contact me by phone, (519) 433-7950 or via email, vicki@atn.on.ca
Vicki Mayer