GIA FFF

09/01/2026

🙌THIS SATURDAY - After Bowling!
2026 End of Summer Spectacular!

Saturday, September 5th 2026
Time: 5:00pm -8:00pm

🎥MOVIES AT THE PARK🍿🎥

Sims Park
New Port Richey, FL 34652

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08/29/2026

My name is Deanna Olson with GIA FFF Caregiving. We work with Special Needs Young Adults and Children in Suncoast Regions (Pasco, Hernando, Tampa, Sarasota & Pinellas Counties) We’ve found resources, therapies and an amazing community the last 5 years.

🎧I’m here as a listening ear if this sounds like you - or - there’s a family or a friend or your that I can be of assistance to.

🧩Autism.

Somebody may have mentioned this to you once or twice perhaps even a mother-in-law and someone you love and trust their opinion

🙌Autistic.

And if that word makes you wince, ask whether you would say the whole word out loud. Because that is what it is short for.

📞❤️ 727-226-5220 📲

08/25/2026

ANNUAL ST PETE EVENT - Join the waitlist - JUST OPENED - Join quick!

Join Surfers for Autism for our 14th Annual St Pete Beach Surf Festival on Saturday, September 5th from 8am to 4pm!

08/25/2026

Congrats to your success over the years Surfers for Autism! Our son Adventures of Amazing Aaron enjoyed meeting everyone years ago 🏄‍♂️🌊🏄‍♂️
Families - Waitlist is available for 9/5/26 at St Petersburg Beach - amazing this years positions were filled in just a few hours of opening!

“Join Surfers for Autism for our 14th Annual St Pete Beach Surf Festival on Saturday, September 5th from 8am to 4pm!
We are so excited to be back in Pass a Grille Beach! Come out to participate or volunteer with this amazing non-profit organization at 8th Ave. Kids and young adults with autism and other special needs will get a chance to feel the glide of the surf through the help of dedicated people and watermen. SFA offers a chance for local businesses and resources to connect with the special needs community in their area.
Participant and Volunteer check-in starts at 8 AM Saturday morning at the Registration tent.”

08/25/2026

Thank you everyone for the amazing amount of response to last weeks post on several Facebook groups!

Adding additional contact information to help ease the flow of communication:

Deanna Cell 727-226-5220
Main business number 727-505-9877
Email: [email protected]

08/25/2026

Yes! Open to the Public - New Parents welcome to come meet our amazing group every Saturday for Bowling!

⭐️Discounted Price - 2 Games of Bowling, Shoe Rental, Ability to Socialize, Arcade Access and Terrific meal options!
⭐️Lanes are set up and ready by 3:30pm
⭐️Bring Headphones for Sensory Issues
⭐️LANE GLO “NORTH” Is located 6935 Ridge Road, Port Richey FL 34668

08/17/2026

Saturday September 5th
End of SUMMER event!

⭐️New Port Richey Parks and Rec
⭐️NPR AQUATIC Center
⭐️Movies in the Park
⭐️Huge Event for our Young Adults and Children - SPECIAL NEEDS LET’S SEE HOW BIG OF A GROUP WE CAN GET TOGETHER!

08/17/2026

Regulation before Therapy, at the start of a Life Skills day with their companion.

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08/17/2026

🍁🗺️🎥🩱🚴‍♀️🏊🏽‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️👙🧃🍁
⭐️Get outside, stay hydrated & HAVE FUN!

We are ACCEPTING and eager to meet new families for the month of September 2026

Walking and Nature 🍃
⭐️ nature paths: Use local parks with flat, smooth, and wheelchair-accessible trails.
⭐️Scavenger hunts: Add a fun visual goal or checklist to a slow-paced walk to keep things engaging.
⭐️Rhythmic marching: Move to music played on portable speakers to build coordination.

Adaptive Sports and Cycling Outside 🚴‍♀️
⭐️Bicycles: A great way to get cardio and get the body moving
⭐️🚴🏿‍♀️Cycles and trikes: Use three-wheeled or hand-powered cycles designed for balance support. Even Neil M using the wagon or wheelchair with his client around Busch Gardens
⭐️Bocce ball or co****le: Play these low-impact lawn games to build upper-body movement and focus.

Gardening and Sensory Movement🍃
In ground or raised flower beds: Stand or sit comfortably while digging, planting, and watering
⭐️Yard maintenance: Raking leaves or sweeping patio floors builds functional strength.
⭐️Stretching on the grass: Do simple yoga poses or balance exercises on a soft outdoor mat.

Water and Pool Activities🏊‍♀️🩱
Ramp/Stair entry pools with hand rails
🩱Veterans Park Pool
🩱New Port Richey Aquatic Center
🩱Community Pools (Where clients live)
Ramp entry pools or Pools with easy-to-Use hand rails with zero-depth entry or lifts, low-stress movement. No above ground pools.
⭐️Water walking: March in shallow water to use natural resistance without joint strain. Make it fun, start with low resistance then move on to have clients walk with keeping their knees high, holding onto the side or using a pool float or pool noodle
⭐️Float on back - Using their core strength

Team and Group Sport ⚽️🎳🏒⛳️

⭐️Rec Center sports: Wesley Chapel District Park on Tuesdays at 4:00pm GIA FFF. Join community programs for adapted soccer, basketball, or t-ball.
⭐️Wheelchair basketball: Fast-paced game that builds upper-body strength and agility.
⭐️Sitting volleyball: Great for hand-eye coordination and team play without needing standing mobility.
⭐️Unified sports: Programs that mix athletes with and without disabilities on the same team. (See video, Gordon - a caregiver, along with local friends and APD disabled consumers on the ibudget waiver work together.) They choose games such as soccer, volleyball, football at local events.
⭐️Special Olympics: programs in the central Florida area geared towards our adults with disabilities on the same team. Building character, strength, agility, and coordination and learning how to work together with a team.