Lansdowne Children's Centre

We popped by Koolatron Factory Outlet in Brantford this morning where they are selling all items at cost for Lansdowne Children's Centre !

They are open from 9am-5pm today, so pop by and support this hidden gem. Lots of cooling products, outdoor items and Kenmore items. :)

As a bonus, our friend Andrew donated some prizes to our 6th Annual Heroes Walk & Roll. Thank you for all that you do for us ❤️

Join Shrek's Ogre Army and dress in green when you come to Harmony Square Brantford tonight for a FREE Outdoor Family Movie Night.
We're hosting Fairy Tale Trivia as part of pre-show entertainment, starting at 830, AND bringing supplies for you to craft your own ogre face.

Contest fun from Harmony Square Brantford Join movie night in the Square this Thursday.

Could there be a future for the Lansdowne Ride fundraising event?

Full Story on our website at -->
https://www.lansdownecentre.ca/post/lansdowne-families-salute-motorcycle-fundraisers



Lansdowne Charity Motorcycle Ride

LANSDOWNE FAMILIES SALUTE MOTORCYCLE FUNDRAISERS 20th Anniversary Charity Motorcycle Ride Raises Over $55,000 For Special Needs Programs at Lansdowne Children's Centre

Thank you Mayor Kevin Davis for all your support of our work, children and families at Lansdowne Children's Centre. Among your many accomplishments you have also been a strong partner in the community effort to bring a new children’s treatment centre to Brantford. Best wishes for your next chapter!

FULL STORY --> Kevin Davis resigning as Brantford mayor https://www.lansdownecentre.ca/post/thank-you-mayor-kevin-davis-city-of-brantford




Lansdowne Charity Motorcycle Ride
Heroes Walk and Roll for Lansdowne Children's Centre
Autism Services at Lansdowne Children's Centre

Thursday Night FREE Outdoor Family Movie with

Thursday, July 11 - approx. 830 p.m. (dusk)
Onondaga Community Hall
42 Brantford St, Onondaga

Bring your own chairs, blankets, and snacks.

The Springfield Swans honoured Autism Therapist Lynsee Greer with a $400 donation to the Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation.

The Springfield Swans are a local service club whose volunteering supports various community programming.

Swan member Carrol is Nana to Lynsee and chose to dedicate her Day of Giving to make a donation in support of programs offered by Autism Services at Lansdowne Children's Centre in


Thank you, Swans, for your great work and support!

WOW! 😍 Thank you!💚 to all the riders, volunteers, sponsors and supporters of the Lansdowne Charity Motorcycle Ride It's been a great ride over 20 years, and we are so thankful for each one of you who has given in support of our children and youth programs.

Who remembers the ground breaking in 1997, or the Grand Opening in June 1998? We've enjoyed 26 years at 39 Mount Pleasant Street in Brantford.

At the time of publication in 1998, Lansdowne is reported to serve 1,000 children and youth in the community. Today in June 2024, the Lansdowne Annual Report shows 3,651 infants, children and youth served in the last year, and 2,970 additional families waiting for assessment or start of services.

The Foundation would like to extend a special thanks to our friends at Josmar Acres for their continued support by running their annual Berry Day. 🍓 $2,100 raised!

We would like to extend our gratitude and thanks for another successful event! Pictured here is Andrea and her family and Senior Development Officer Candace Kingyens.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Canada Day long weekend.

Girl Power! Celebrating the first Girls Night Out youth group.
Next event is July 18, check the website event calendar for registration details. www.lansdownecentre.ca/eventcalendar

Celebrating the last day of school for the year we thought to share some pictures from when Lansdowne Children's Centre was based in the Lansdowne Public School, in Brantford.

Lansdowne Children's Centre staff would support children in the school environment, removing kids from class to practice skills in communication, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

Lansdowne Children's Centre was founded in 1974, and remained in the Lansdowne Public School location until 1998, when the children's treatment centre moved operations to 39 Mount Pleasant Street in Brantford, the former Jane Laycock School building.

Brandt Group of Companies joins in support of Lansdowne child ambassador Lexa MacMartin and family.

Lexa was born with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), and has already overcome two open heart surgeries. ❤️❤️

From only a few weeks old, Lexa has worked with Lansdowne Occupational Therapists to help her eat and drink safely.

Lansdowne Physiotherapists have helped Lexa to strengthen her low muscle tone.

Lansdowne Speech Team has helped Lexa communicate her needs and have collaborated with her school to create an accommodating experience where she can thrive.

The Thanks A Billion program supports communities by giving to organizations that Brandt employees and customers care about, currently contributing over $20 million to community programs.community

Thank you, Brandt, for your sponsor partnership and support of the programs and services accessed by nearly 4,000 infants, children, and youth who connect with Lansdowne Children’s Centre.

Thank you, MacMartin Family, for being strong, caring ambassadors for all Lansdowne families.

You are making a difference.

A larger collection of photos from our day with Brantford Red Sox
More photos available from Crystal Young Photography in the official Red Sox photo album here --> https://www.crystalyoungphotography.com/BrantfordRedSox/BrantfordRedSox2024/RedSoxPanthersJune9

Who's ready to cheer 🎉 for the Ride . and show thanks for all the riders in the Lansdowne Charity Motorcycle Ride ?

Join the group at Lansdowne Brantford for the motorcycle parade. Bring your signs and pom-poms to 39 Mount Pleasant Street for 10:45 a.m. on Saturday July 6. (Ear covers too, it's going to be loud!) The Ride will be coming down Mount Pleasant Street shortly after 11:00 a.m.

Are you interested to ride, pledge or volunteer at on Saturday July 6? Check out
Lansdowne Charity Motorcycle Ride

The online registration at www.LansdowneMotorcycleRide.com will be closing on Friday, June 28.

Last Call, to get in on the Last Ride

“Being active in our community is at the core of who we are as RBC", says Dolly Sharma, Vice President Commercial Financial Services, Brantford Norfolk Tillsonburg. "We volunteer because we believe that we can make a difference and hope that we inspire others to do the same.”

This past week, friends from RBC stopped by Lansdowne Children's Centre to volunteer their time to assist in preparation for the upcoming 20th annual Lansdowne Charity Motorcycle Ride on Saturday July 6. RBC also presented Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation with a donation of $1,500 towards support and recreation programs for children and youth with special needs.

Thank You to Gregg Crealock, Ellysia deVries, Chris deVries, Dolly Sharma for all your support and the help you provide to Lansdowne kids.

A few of our Who-friends have been spotted around Brantford, getting ready for WhoVille at Lansdowne! Excited for this event, presented in partnership with our great friends from

Listen Tuesday's for the on 98.9 MyFM in Norfolk, Haldimand and Brant.

Follow the link to preview moments recorded by Meghan and Maisie, and read more about this story on our news blog.

https://www.lansdownecentre.ca/post/lansdowne-and-98-9-myfm-raising-awareness-with-milestone-moments

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We are so thankful for the donations and support of our community members and the great support through the Brant Community Foundation . Thank you for all that you do! ❤️

Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation supports programming and services at Lansdowne Children’s Centre. Brant Community Foundation is happy to provide support for the Camp and Recreation program that offers recreational programming for children and youth connected with Lansdowne Children’s Centre services.

Happy Diwali to all our celebrating client, staff and community families!
Learn more about the Festival of Lights wit h National Geographic for Kids, here: https://loom.ly/3KDQt8Y

Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the bravery and sacrifices of others, and to share messages of hope, peace, and for the deliverance of those who are still caught in conflict.

According to Unicef,
"Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated. The number of countries experiencing violent conflict is the highest it has been in the last 30 years. The result is that more than 30 million children have been displaced by conflict..."

Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation is honoured to share that we were selected as a 2023 Canada Post Community Foundation grant recipient!

The $5,000 donation contributed to Lansdowne Children's Centre's ability to enhance the CARE camp program, adding additional evening recreation programs that included nearly 100 more children and youth clients.

The recreation programs for children and youth, ages 4 to 18 years old, who access services for communication, physical and/or developmental needs through Lansdowne, included Swim Nights, Bowling Nights, Indoor Playground Nights.

Said Sarah Thompson, manager of Recreation Services at Lansdowne Children's Centre,
"Recreation delivers programs not funded by the province. Through recreation programs, supported by generous donations like this, our children and youth clients can improve their quality of life, while having fun!"

Recreation programs in the community create a more inclusive environment, wtih full citizenship experienced by all children and youth. Participation builds confidence and capacity, and opens doors to reach mainstream offerings and lifelong committment to healthh and wellness.

Recreation programs provdie opportunity for skill building in leisure settings, and an opportunity for developing children to explore their interests and the environment around them. It's also an opportunity to make new friends and practice social skills.

Jennifer White and Candace Kingyens represented Lansdowne Foundation today at a cheque presentation at the Canada Post office on Dalhousie Street in Brantford , along with local Canada Post representatives John Comeau (Local Area Manager), Sheila White (Retail Lead Hand, Brantford), Shelly Drummond (Superintendent, Brantford) and Jarrett Smith (Supervisor, Brantford).

On behalf of all the children and youth who access programs, resources and services at Lansdowne Children's Centre, and their families, to all our friends at for your kindness and support.

You are invited to hear a Team of Professionals share information on a variety of resources and tools that can help you to provide a decent quality of life for your loved one with a disability.

This LIVE WEBINAR is organized by Family Engagement Services, and presented by The Professional Team of Guelph Financial – IPC Investment Corporation & The "Special Needs" Planning Group

https://www.lansdownecentre.ca/event-details/bubble-wrap-the-future-a-virtual-live-webinar-presented-by-family-engagement-services

"Bubble Wrap" The Future - a virtual Live Webinar presented by Family Engagement Services | Lansdowne A virtual Live Webinar presentation. You are invited to hear a Team of Professionals share information on a variety of resources and tools that can help you to provide a decent quality of life for your loved one with a disability.

The Foundation would like to thank Benefit Show / Connect Marketing for putting on such an amazing show tonight at Sanderson Centre . 🎶🎵🎸

We are honoured to be the recipient of the proceeds of this show for a number of years, and this $6,000 donation will go a long way in helping the children and youth with special needs in our community. 🙏

We would like to thank the team at the Benefit Show, the staff at the Sanderson Centre, the performers and their team, and of course all of you that come out to support us and share a truly amazing evening of laughs, love and music. Thank you!! ❤️

Attention Client Families, You are invited to take part in Caregiver Craft Night!
Wednesday November 8 - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Lansdowne in Brantford
The adults can craft while the kids play, supervised. Register online and please share your childcare needs. Limited space available. Presented by Family Engagement Services.

https://www.lansdownecentre.ca/event-details/caregiver-craft-night-hosted-by-family-engagement-services-1

Caregiver Craft Night hosted by Family Engagement Services | Lansdowne Parents and caregivers of Lansdowne child/youth clients are invited to participate in a Winter Craft Night. Childcare is provided. Please register in advance.

Looking for something fun to do this Thursday night while benefitting Lansdowne Children's Centre Foundation? ❤️

Join us for a night of music with The Traveling Milburys at the Sanderson Centre ! A special thanks to for putting on this show for us! :)

Tickets can be purchased here:
https://tickets.sandersoncentre.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1386.html