Events
Monthly Gathering
True Love for Hope has a family gathering at the Bread of Life Christian Church in Atlanta every month. As for San Diego and New Jersey, the gatherings occur periodically.
We welcome all families with children dealing with autism along with all individuals who are interested in volunteering. The following is an introduction to the Atlanta gathering.
At the gathering, we offer children’s care. The volunteers will prepare games and interactive programs meant to further develop the children’s coordination, creativity, and social skills. Furthermore, we strive to provide a loving, and harmonious environment, so that these children have the chance to build long-lasting friendships.
At every gathering, we hope to provide parents with opportunities to interact with each other, learn from professionals, recharge for the month, and build friendships.
Additionally, while parents are welcome to participate, they can also drop their children off and have some time for themselves. We offer children’s care during this time for your child with autism along with any other children.
For more information about this event, please email trueloveforhope@gmail.com or contact Martha Xu at 404-578-1472.
Meeting place
Bread of Life Christian Church in Atlanta
4995 Avalon Ridge Parkway, Norcross, GA 30071
*The event is free for all participants.
Participant Requirements
Participants need to fill out a registration form, a disclaimer and a questionnaire regarding their children when attending the gathering for the first time. We also expect you to register in advance, so that we can accommodate everyone attending the event.
For the gathering in San Diego, please email truelove.sandiego@gmail.com to get more information. As for the one in New Jersey, please email hzfzwj@gmail.com.
Day Camp
True Love will hold many different camps including a Thanksgiving camp and a summer camp in Atlanta. Please keep up-to-date with True Love News for more details.
Below is a photo gallery of past events.
Art Contest & Exhibit for Special Needs Children
True Love Art Contest
As a parent or teacher, have you noticed a talent for art in your child? The beautiful color combinations paired with their imagination not only touch the hearts of their relatives and friends, but also touch the hearts of thousands of people. We hope to develop the strengths of these children with autism to increase their confidence, reduce their problematic behaviors, and make them healthier. The True Love Art Contest is open to all special needs children in the United States and China. In addition to receiving prize money, children will also have the chance to see their works of art become beautiful greeting cards. All contestants’ works will be shown in the online gallery!
Entry rules:
1. Only 3 to 12 years old children with autism are qualified for the competition. Group A is made of 3 to 7 years old children and group B is made of 8 to 12 years old children.
2. The work must be done by the child.
3. The artworks are going to be put on thank you cards, birthday cards and Christmas cards. Each painting must have a title, and each person can submit multiple entries.
4. Date of submission: April 2 – August 1 every year
5. Submission link: http://52.201.36.22
6. Each entry must be accompanied by a title. We recommend writing a description.
7. In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, the names of the contestants must not appear in the photo in any form. The main committee will hire senior teachers to blindly evaluate and select 20 winning entries.
8. All contestants’ works will be posted in the online gallery.
9. Date of the announcement of the winners: September 1 every year
10. Awards are below:
First Place: One contestant will receive a prize of $150 (One person)
Second Place: Three contestants, one winner for each type of card, will receive a prize of $100
Third Place: Six contestants, two winners for each type of card, will receive a prize of $50
Excellence Award: Ten contestants (5 in Group A, and 5 in Group B), will receive a set of greeting cards
True Love Table Tennis Training Program
Every Saturday at 10:00 am, Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy will provide lessons for children with special needs. The program consists of an hour of coaching and one hour of practice. If you would like to join, the cost
EC sports
EC sports will be providing discounted services to our special needs children! The lesson will most likely occur at 10-11 a.m. on Saturday. The address for EC sports is 2550 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta, GA. The coach is experienced, so no parents are required. The price of this event is 50% off, so it will cost $25/hour.
True Love will help pay for the first five ping pong sessions for every child with special needs. After the child experiences ping pong and we confirm that their parents can pay, the parent will be responsible for paying for future ping pong sessions.
Families who are interested can email us at trueloveforhope@gmail.com or contact Martha Xu at 404-578-472.
True Love appreciates the support of the Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy and EC sports.
True Love Music Program
Atlanta:
Mr. Pu, a teacher at the WP Music Academy, has lots of room in his heart for our special needs children. As a result, he has been organizing an interest class for drums with the hope that it will begin soon.
We are also starting a class for singing and dancing.
True Love will post updates regarding these classes.
New Jersey:
Ms. Amy, a choir teacher, will take charge of the vocal and performance lessons for the special needs children in New Jersey.
The local news outlet called this event: Lovely Music in the Sunset: A True Love Performance https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bbrYyGUKIEAHNat4ETEHWw
Greeting Card Fundraiser
True Love is selling cards designed by special needs children. The proceeds from these cards will all go to support programs for them.
While some may say that the works of Picasso or Da Vinci are the most valuable, True Love believes that the art work of these children is truly priceless.
The works selected for the greeting cards come from our True Love Art Competition. Each card is a dollar excluding the shipping fee. Below is a sample picture of the greeting card.
Would you like to buy a few to support True Love? Please contact us at trueloveforhope@gmail.com to order the cards. In the email, please provide information on the type of card, the quantity of cards needed and a mailing address.
News Report: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/r4dlW8CBKaTiA5H2aTeKvw
Others
True Love also organizes the following activities in Atlanta from time to time. We provide homework tutoring, lego therapy, basketball training classes, hands-on crafting classes, etc. For more information, please contact Martha Xu at trueloveforhope@gmail.com.
Below are photos from past events:
