June 27th and 28th: L.I.F.E. Presents Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities
Dr. James Partington of Behavior Analysts, Inc. will present workshops during the two day conference for families and professionals.
Date: June 27th and 28th
Location: Gateway Fellowship Hall, 60 N. Recker Road, Gilbert, AZ 85236
Cost: $150 each for family members; $200 each for professionals (CEU units provided)
The conference workshops include: Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities and The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS™-R) and WebABLLS™ Introductory Workshop.
Read more details about the conference and download a registration form.
Friday, May 2, 2008: 2nd Annual L.I.F.E. Golf Tournament
Join us at Long Bow Golf Club for the 2nd Annual L.I.F.E. Golf Tournament
12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start (Registration begins at 11:15 a.m.)
5:30 p.m. Dinner and Awards
$800.00 per foursome ($750.00 per foursome if you register and pay by 4/4/08)
Includes golf, dinner, raffle tickets, on course activities, putting contest and chance at $1 Million Dollar Hole in One
Helicopter Golf Ball Drop - 5,000 balls dropped at $10.00 per ball. First ball in cup wins Grand Prize.
Sponsorship levels range from $750 to $10,000. More details to come soon. E-mail Carrie at carrie@laurensinstitute.org with questions.

October 1, 2007: L.I.F.E. Invites the Community to Fundraising Event
Join us at It's a Wonderful L.I.F.E. our premiere, semi-formal fundraising event!
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Trilogy Ballroom at Power Ranch
Tickets and sponsorship levels range from $50 to $5,000. Learn more about the event and find out how to register on our event page.

August 20, 2007: L.I.F.E. Announces Grand Opening & Celebration Event
L.I.F.E. officially opened to clients on July 20. The administrators and staff are so excited to be officially offering occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, music therapy and habilitation services to developmentally disabled children. Join L.I.F.E. in celebrating this achievement during the Grand Opening Celebration and Open House Event!
When:
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, September 21, 2007 |
Where:
3341 E. Queen Creek Road, Suite 109
Gilbert, Arizona 85297 |
Download a printable flyer for the event.

June 28, 2007: Little brother's cord blood helps girl with rare disorder
Dianna M. Náñez from The Arizona Republic writes about the Reed family and why they feel passionate about opening L.I.F.E. to serve the East Valley's developmentally disabled children. Read the full story ...

June 6, 2007: Rich Maston and Kathleen Walsh officially join the L.I.F.E. administrative team as clinical directors.
Rich is a brings a life-long love of music, several years experience as a music therapist and business savvy to L.I.F.E. Read more about Rich ...
April 13,2007: L.I.F.E. Raises $40,000 at First Annual Golf Tournament to Fund Sensory Rooms
The Lauren’s Institute For Education's (L.I.F.E.) First Annual Golf Tournament was held on at Trilogy Golf Club at Power Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. The 104 golfers and 25 additional dinner guests made the event a success by helping to raise $40,000!
The money will fund two state-of-the-art sensory rooms that will be designed and provided by Abilitations, a company that provides equipment for individuals with special needs. These rooms will include tactile walls, calming beds, visual projectors, large bubble tubes, musical walls and much more.





