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EEK & Friendsâ„¢

Exceptionally Excited Kids / REACHING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, TOGETHER!

About Me

EEK (Exceptionally Excited Kids)â„¢ is a nonprofit organization for all children and young adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities. EEK was established in 2005 by Sue Marabito and Erica Sandoval. We are both mothers of a child with a disability; my daughter Unity has Autism, and Sue's son Joey has Down Syndrome. Our program involves playing, socializing, exercise, family involvement, and more. We believe that individuals with challenges have the right to participate in the same sports and recreation activities as their non-disabled peers with NO discrimination. Everyone has the right to be included!

Exceptionally Excited Kids!


EEK is dedicated to bringing awareness of equality and inclusion for those who are challenged, and we are passionate about helping animals too... specifically turtles! Our logo is the turtle in reference to help persons with dis-ABILITIES to "Come Out of Their Shells."For more than 100 million years, leatherback turtles have graced our oceans. At an astonishing eight feet long and up to 2,000 pounds, they journey between continents and dive to incredible depths. But in the last 10 years, 95% of the leatherbacks in the Pacific Ocean have vanished, victims of human pressures.The Leatherback Trust, Tagging of Pacific Predators, Conservation International, Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment and Energy, and Yahoo! invite you to join in their mission to support these beautiful hard-shelled reptiles. (cute!)Go to http://www.greatturtlerace.com for more information. Our sponsored turtle is named Freedom!You can safely shop online and support EEK at the same time! Just click on any of the links below...
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My Interests

EEK Founders Erica and SueAnd the reasons why... Joey and Unity

I'd like to meet:

Everyone!~



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Music:


Movies:

Snowcake, The Ringer, Finding the Words, Normal People Scare Me, Miracle Run, The Other Sister, Transamerica, Miracle Worker, I am Sam, Forrest Gump, Molly, Benny and Joon, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Rain Man, Blue Sky, As Good as it Gets, A Beautiful Mind, At First Sight, There's Something about Mary, Mask, Pumpkin, Johnny Handsome, The Mighty, Million Dollar Baby, My Left Foot, The Piano, Shine, Simon Birch, Sybil, The Three Faces of Eve...

Television:

Programs that promote the importance of teaching children to celebrate and value diversity.

Books:

Books for and about children with 'special' needs or disabilities.

Heroes:

People who advocate for and change the lives of those who have a dis-ABILITY!~

My Blog

Never doubt!!!

I went to the Valley Watch meeting last night (a group that monitors registered child sex offenders in Hemet)  and they have a quote that I love soooo much:"Never doubt that a small group of thou...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Fri, 23 May 2008 01:55:00 PST

Celebrity Golf Tournament is almost here!!

It's almost here!!!  There are still openings for golfers...  Tickets for the celebrity pairing party, silent auction and dinner (at the Palm's Restaurant in Hemet) are only $20.00.  Th...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:56:00 PST

Stigma?

Do want to combat stigma?May is Mental Health Awareness Month!You know, shunning someone due to mental illness seems ludicrous in our day of promising treatments and campaigns.  Stigma compromise...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:58:00 PST

Erica interviewed by E-Advocate Kendra Kellogg

Here is my interview from this afternoon with my bestest online friend Kendra Kellogg founder of the new site "E-Advocate."  Kendra is wonderful and I feel so blessed to have met her on MySpace!&...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:14:00 PST

Inland Empire Autism Resources~ Available at U of Redlands and now online

For families in the Inland Empire area, below is thelink to the brand new I.E.A.S.A.- A special resource guide for all that is Autism in our area. This guide is a resource for ALLdisabilities includi...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:01:00 PST

Festival of Friendship (SEE UPDATE! 3-30-08)

Best Buddies® is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employm...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:02:00 PST

EEK is in the paper!

Here is a copy of our article in the Press Enterprise!!By DIANE A. RHODESSpecial to The Press-Enterprise It is not unusual to see young people stretching, jumping and doing yoga at...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:10:00 PST

THIS IS SO EXCITING!

The email campaign that I have been working on along with Kendra from The Hawkeye Ranch For Autism, is the featured action on Change.org!!!  Kendra and I wrote separate emails to reach a larger b...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:28:00 PST

EEK News~January 2008

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to thank all EEK's myspace friends for all your support and encouragement.  We are so grateful to everyone who is supporting us!   We are constantly  wor...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:28:00 PST

HATEFUL SPEECH!!

I have been thinking a lot lately about "hateful speech" and how people use certain words so casually.  Words DO wound.  This is what bothers me the MOST~ The word "retard" or "retarded" has...
Posted by EEK & Friends" on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:40:00 PST