The Special Needs Family Hour Presents: Penguin Project Founder & the President of the New Tampa Players!

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Dr. Andrew Morgan, Penguin Project Founder, and Nora Paine, New Tampa Players President

Join us this Sunday on the Special Needs Family Hour at 1:00 pm!
Our guests this week are Dr. Andrew Morgan, the founder of the Penguin Project and Nora Paine, President of the New Tampa Players.

The Penguin Project is a unique theatre experience dedicated to children with developmental disabilities. Working side by side with “peer mentors,” children their age without disabilities, they create outstanding performances featuring professional equipment, fantastic costumes and the extraordinary talent of the actors and actresses.

“Our penguins may not be able to fly, but that does not prevent their spirits from soaring.”  Click on image below to watch the Penguin Project Promo.

For more information about the New Tampa Players click on the image below.

Pictured: Nora Paine, President of the New Tampa Players, and Julie Ames, SNFH.

Benefits of Drama Therapy with Loretta Gallo-Lopez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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Benefits of Drama Therapy with Loretta Gallo-Lopez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Loretta Gallo-Lopez and Julie Ames, SNFH

Loretta Gallo-Lopez and Julie Ames, SNFH

Our guest is Loretta Gallo-Lopez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and we discuss the benefits of Drama Therapy.

Loretta has over 25 years of experience working with adolescents and their parents. She is a Registered Drama Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and she is the Clinical Director & a Founding Board Member of the Focus Academy in Temple Terrace, FL.

Loretta Gallo-Lopez, MA Clinical Director, Focus Academy 
Loretta began her professional career as an ESE teacher and has been in private practice in Tampa for over 20 years. Loretta is a nationally recognized speaker, a published author of both books and articles about her work and is co-director of the ACT Project – a drama therapy and performance based social skills program. Like Focus Academy on Facebook .