ROYAL COURT - PowerPoint Presentation

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ROYAL COURT

GENERAL INFORMATIONSlide2

Fiesta Especial

®

Royal Court

Creating visibility for the leadership and contributions individuals with disabilities make in our community each day.Slide3

The Fiesta

Especial®

Royal Court is a leadership and

life skills

development program for individuals with disabilities. Through this program, participants have numerous opportunities to learn and develop skills in social environments, leadership interactions, problem solving, communication and more.

The Royal ProgramSlide4

Who Runs The Program?

Who Can

Participate?

Who

Benefits?THE WHO OF IT ALLSlide5

Reaching Maximum Independence, Inc.

A local nonprofit organization that assists

children and adults with developmental disabilities to Reach their Maximum level of Independence through educational outreach, vocational and

residential services.

WHO RUNS THE PROGRAMSlide6

Residential Options in family homes, group homes and apartment living environments.

Day habilitation and vocational

training through Life Enrichment & Adventure Club.

Educational Community Outreach

Fiesta Especial® by RMI

AccessAbility

Fest

High School Transitional Programs

WHO IS RMI?Slide7

5K & Parade

Celebration Day

Royal CourtSlide8

Children and adults with disabilities who

would like to

develop their leadership and life skills through a community training and instruction program

.

Target Age Range: 4 - 36WHO CAN PARTICIPATESlide9

Advocacy for children and adults with disabilities in the San Antonio Community

Leadership experience and skill development

Social Skill

Development

Organizational RecognitionTestimony

(if applicable)

WHY PARTICIPATE???Slide10

Social Skills

Appearance

& grooming

Clothing

for various social situationsAccepting difference in things and people

Peer

interaction

Understanding

various

social

situations

Accepting

compliments

and

praise

Staying

with the group

Social etiquette

development

Leadership

Development

Goal

setting

Recruiting

support

Public

speaking

Networking

Interviewing

Role

modeling

Practicing

independence

Problem

Solving Skills

Staying engaged in a task and/or activityScheduling activities for a variety of reasonsKnowing what is expected in a given circumstancesCommunication SkillsAsking for financial supportTelevision interviews: commenting/respondingTurn taking skillsFollowing directionsInitiate and respond to greetingsConversation skillsAsking for a breakOther SkillsLearning about one’s communityAdvocating for wants and needsDeveloping a plan of actionAccepting responsibility

Skill DevelopmentSlide11

Individuals

with disabilities in the SA

community

Nominating

organizationsSpecial Ed.Programs in Bexar County

WHO BENEFITSSlide12

2012 Organizations

CALAB, Inc. ($3,118)

Monarch

Academy ($3,330)

River City Christian School ($204)Down’s Syndrome Association ($9,355)Ability

Pediatrics ($5,338.16)

University

United Methodist Church ($885

)

CHARITIES

Charities:

$11,115

Fiesta Especial:

$11,115Slide13

2013 Organizations

Clark H.S. Friends Having

Fun ($9,910)

Monarch Academy ($2,844)

Alliance of Pediatric Providers of SA ($1,791)Down’s Syndrome Association ($1,099)

Converse Elementary Special Ed ($963)

CHARITIES

Charities:

$8,303

Fiesta Especial:

$8,303Slide14

2014 Organizations

Job Adventures ($2,800)

Alliance of Pediatric Providers of SA ($2,000)

SpeciaLives

for Fiesta Especial ($1,549)Monarch Academy ($1,500)

Converse Elementary Special Ed ($778)

Brighton Center ($688)

Texas A&M San Antonio CEC ($300)

CHARITIES

Charities:

$3,283

Fiesta Especial:

$4,832Slide15

A field trip experience filled with Social Studies, Science, Reading, Communication, Arts, Math, Life Skills application and Critical Skills development.

65 Special Education programs from all

over San Antonio and surrounding areas

participated with 1,300 students

$6,925 given out in bus scholarships

418 adults from local day habilitation

programs

FIESTA

ESPECIAL

®

By

RMI

Celebration DaySlide16

Admission is determined by a

fundraising contest

($1 = 1 Vote)

Two Categories: 16 and up | 15 and under

16 and up comprised of King, Queen, 2 Dukes and 2 Duchesses (6 total positions)15 and under comprised of Prince, Princess, and 4 pages (6 total positions)Court is made up of top 3 fundraising pairs in each age category. Everyone else may serve on the Royal Court Entourage

2014 Fiesta Especial

Royal CourtSlide17

Orientation – February 7th

Coronation – TBD

Meet & Greet – March 21

st

5K & Parade – April 18th

1 TV Appearance

1 Scheduled day of visitations

A

minimum

of 3 other appearances

As

a

Fiesta® sanctioned program,

the Fiesta Especial® Royal Court will receive many invitations to participate in other Fiesta San Antonio events. Many

opportunities, around 40 or more,

will be available. Fiesta

Especial®

By

RMI

will cover the costs of the Royal Court member and

one caregiver.

All others are responsible for their own admission

to

events

.

COMMITMENTSlide18

What’s Next?

Complete a general interest form

Find a nominating organization

Submit a agency agreement

Sign a permission slip

Solicit votes (donations)

Submit a mid-campaign report

Submit nomination with all funds raised

by December 11th at 5pm.

Await the announcement and get ready for fun!Slide19

Candidate personal approach / First to respond

Internal Fundraising Campaign

Internal Voting Campaign

Highest Grade

Other Ideas?

***Submissions nominating a single individual will only be eligible for a Duke/Duchess or Page position. They must still compete on a fundraising level with other nomination pairs. In the event that a single is selected to serve, one position on the court will be eliminated.

Selecting Your Candidates

Each Nominating Organization may submit two candidates

– one

male and one female in the same age category. No more, no less.***Slide20

Nominees

are submitted as a pair

, one male and one female candidate in the same age group. Organizations may submit only ONE nomination. Organizations may team up to meet this criteria

.

Submission Deadline: Nominations and all funds raised are due by 5:00pm on Thursday, December 11

th

at the offices of RMI. ($1.00 = 1 Vote) This is based on the actual amount submitted.

50% Return: Fifty percent of the funds raised will be retuned to the nominating organization or if a for-profit, their NP designee no

later than January 16

th

. All undesignated funds will remain with Fiesta Especial® to cover costs of the event.

(W-9 Required with Nomination Submission)

Sponsorship Sharing:

for donations received at the

$1,000 amount or higher, Fiesta Especial® will work

with you on recognizing your donor as a sponsor of the

Royal Court throughout the Fiesta® season.

AGENCY AGREEMENTSlide21

GETTING STARTEDSlide22

RESOURCES

Customizable Flyer

Sample Letter to Parents/Guardians

Candidate Permission Slip and Rules

Candidate Fund Collection FormNomination Form

Fundraising IdeasSlide23

Questions?

Contact Information

Melanie Cawthon,

Fiesta Especial

210-656-6674 x 101 | melanie@rmihomes.org