MAKING THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE..........

I am not a promoter of Sacramento's Capital Christian Center. But the sponsorship of their charter high school's Prom for Students with Special Needs on May 15, was a truly commendable event. The disabled deserve equal opportunity to share in the experiences of everyday life others share, and rites of passage such as a high school prom are a vital part of being and feeling included. The staff and volunteers of Capital Christian Charter High School helped make the dreams of 60 disabled and special needs students come true, by organizing and providing the opportunity for them to share in this prom, "Evening of Dreams". Kudos to all those who faciltated this wonderfully inclusive event and for giving those five dozen special needs students the chance to experience the same social milestone of their high school years their brothers and sisters, and other students experience. This is another step forward in the inclusion and empowerment of the disabled. Coming as it does in light that the disabled, blind, and elderly, will be caused to inordinately sacrifice for California's budget crisis, it is reassuring that the Faith Community renew its consideration and provision for them to be fully participatory in the everyday opportunities of life, so many other non-disabled, or more youthful persons, all but take for granted.........In The Inclusiveness Of Jesus The Lord Of All God's Creatures, Fr. Troy