Carissa Garabedian, Author at KnowDifferent.net

Exciting News From SOAR 365

September 10, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

SOAR365 has been selected as 1 of 8 Richmond non-profits to be apart of 12 Bars Of Charity – Richmond!

12 Bars of Charity is a friendly local competition in which the ultimate goal is to get the most people to sign up under 1 of the 8 charities! When a participant signs up under the charity’s team they receive a team colored sweatshirt (SOAR365 is the Maroon Team), free admission and transportation to the participating bars and drink specials. $15 of every admission goes to the team’s charity! The charity with the most team members receives a $1,000 bonus!

Faison Center’s , ACES FOR AUTISM

September 9, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

Our 8th annual ACES FOR AUTISM Golf Tournament to be held at James River Country Club on Monday, September 30, 2019. Registration will begin at 11:30 AM with a boxed lunch and shotgun start at 1 PM. A sit-down dinner and awards will immediately follow play. It is all about fun and there will be lots of hole and shot awards as well as raffle prizes. Players can sign up with a full 4-person team or a partial team that will be filled by the tournament committee.

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive

September 9, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

Mister Rogers’ caring and trusting ways created a calm, safe place to learn about ourselves, others, and the world around us. Join us in honoring his warm legacy by giving a sweater to those in need.

Cookin’ With Carissa – Mini Egg Bites

September 3, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

One of the things that I love about cooking, is being creative. One thing I am not great at is having to measure and following recipes to a tee.

It is my hope to offer you some simple recipes that won’t take too much time and will allow you to be creative without a ton of ingredients or tools.

Swinging Into September

September 1, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

Well, September is here. Goodbye to the lazy days and less structured days of Summer. Welcome back to routines, homework and Fall Fun. It has been a rough few weeks for me but I am moving forward! We actually decided at the last minute to take a day trip to the beach to celebrate this last weekend of Summer, it was exactly what I needed! For me, the ocean and sunshine is therapy!

My Back To School Prayer

August 31, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

As we get ready to send our children back to school, here is what I have been praying for every night, for all of our children:

Give me the strength to be his voice when he cannot

Read more on My Back To School Prayer…

Keeping It Real, A Day( or 2) In The Life Of Raising A Child With Autism

August 30, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

It’s been a road of many emotions these last few weeks. It’s funny how they can go from sadness to anger to frustration to trying to find the joy, all in a minute.

August App of The Month – Happy Math

August 27, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

Have fun with Multiplication Facts using Happy Math!

Features Include:

Ten skillfully planned lessons allow your child to progress at his own pace.

Review sessions follow each lesson.

Beat-the-Clock Quiz games give your child a fun gaming activity which increases speed-of-recall.

American Family In Midlothian Offering 6 Week Inclusive Group Fitness Camp

August 27, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

This is so exciting, I love that more opportunities are being offered for our kids to join in. What a great way to let our kids explore fitness. All info is in the flyer above and you can check out the clip that was on NEWS 12, right here.

Coming In September; Cookin’ With Carissa

August 26, 2019 By Carissa Garabedian

So, September will bring a new column we are going to try. For years, I have been asked by many friends and readers to incorporate some simple recipes, preferably with video, but I am not at the video part yet. Let’s see how this goes and we can build together as time goes by.