Raising funds for intervention

Woy Woy Public School will host a fundraising night to raise funds for its early intervention program at 7.30pm on Wednesday, June 16.

Event organiser Ms Jodie Stephenson said the fundraiser was a great way for parents of the school as well as the wider community to join together to help local children with an identified disability.

"Early childhood intervention provides support for infants and young children who have developmental delays or disabilities, their families and communities in order to promote the child's development and inclusion," Ms Stephenson said.

"The components of early childhood intervention can include therapy, education, health services, inclusion support in early childhood services, formal and informal family support, and the provision of information and support for transition into school systems.

"The early intervention program at Woy Woy Public School is in need of resources and the more help the children receive earlier in life the more chance there is of them being able to attend mainstream school.

"We will be selling a large range of educational books and games with proceeds going to the early intervention program."

For more information, phone 0404 040 378.

Email, 1 Jun 2010 Jodie Stephenson, Woy Woy Public School