Karl's Kids Program, Inc. Blog

About Karl’s Kids Program, Inc.

TJ — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:21:05 +0000

The mission of Karl’s Kids Program, Inc. is to educate children on safety topics; to assist a child in having a good quality of life; and to promote family and community values through various means including but not limited to the natural bond between a child and an animal, primarily that of the dog.

Karl’s Kids Program, Inc. is an Independent Nonprofit 501(c)(3) Public Charity allowing the Organization to be flexible to meet the changing needs of the many Program Projects and Activities.

All pictures, logos, and graphics in this blog are the property of Karl’s Kids Program, Inc. unless otherwise stated. Written permission from the Corporation must be received before any material is copied or used elsewhere. Articles may not be copied without the permission of the author.

New Site in the Family

TJ — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:13:22 +0000

Our old Animal Services 2000 website has moved to its own domain and and has upgraded many of its features. With the move it also got a new look.

www.AnimalServices2000.org

Music Within and Richard Pimentel

TJ — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:24:53 +0000

I just watched an amazing movie titled Music Within about the work of Richard Pimental the Motivationl Speaker who as the intro on my cable menu said, “… a driving force behind the Americans With Diabilities Act…” The movie is rated R - has some bad language and shows scenes of the Vietnam War and drug use. All in all it was one of the milder of this genre of movies that I seen.

From Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Within ) comes the following:

The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past. As a young man, Pimentel (Ron Livingston) realized he had a remarkable gift for public speaking. Pimentel’s idol is College Bowl founder Dr. Padrow (Hector Elizondo), but upon trying out for Dr. Padrow, the ambitious young speaker is informed that he won’t have anything to talk about until he has lived a full life. …

But it is not as much about changing others’ perceptions of persons with disabilities as it is about altering their perceptions of themselves, and with a little help from foul-mouthed genius Art Honeyman (Michael Sheen)(who has cerebral palsy), free-spirited beauty Christine (Melissa George), and mercurial, hard-drinking veteran Mike Stoltz (Yul Vázquez), Pimentel will play a pivotal role in creating the Americans With Disabilities Act, and finally discover his inner music.

I enjoyed hearing some of the music from the Vietnam era and seeing a small glimpse of life in the public for people with disabilities before the ADA.

~ T. Jennings

Changes at karlskidsprogram.info Domain

TJ — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:03:17 +0000

Along with the website and forum, admin has now installed a blog. It is still in the development stage and will be undergoing more additions and changes in looks.

Website – www.karlskidsprogram.info / forum – www.karlskidsprogram.info/forum / www.karlskidsprogram.info/blog