Valley of Columbus RiteCare News
About the Autism Learning Center
The Autism Learning Center is dedicated to providing interventions based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to motivate children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental delays to independently communicate, play and socially engage in their community.
At The Autism Learning Center we work one-on-one with each child to teach language, social skills and independent living skills. We serve a wide range of children with a variety of cognitive functioning and communication levels. We teach language and play skills to pre-verbal children and social skills and emotional regulation to high-functioning verbal children. We also work to reduce problem behavior such as aggression and tantrums. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Speech-Language Pathologist oversight is provided on all programming.
At the Autism Learning Center we encourage you to be involved with your child’s progress. Extensive data is collected during each child’s therapy session and is reviewed with parents weekly. Parents are encouraged to participate in hands on training with their child and behavior specialist to address each child’s specific goals and objectives. We also provide regular parent training and information sessions on topics such as potty training, special education, and play skills.
Contact
6100 Veterans Pkwy
Suite 11
Columbus, GA 31909
Phone: 706-221-8966
Fax: 706-221-8967
info@theautismlearningcenters.com
Mark Werner, CEO of Charbroil presents a $1,000 check
Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus
RiteCare Donation
Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus’s RiteCare program was provided with a very generous donation from Charbroil - major provider of Backyard cooking products. In attendance from the Autism Learning Center (our RiteCare partner): Ms. Stacey Bass, Regional Director, KNR Therapy (Autism Learning Center’s parent company), Ms. Shelly Langley, Clinical Manager, Autism Learning Center, and Ms. Nicole Land, Autism Learning Center. From the Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus present: Illustrious Phil Harris, 33, Chairman of the Executive Committee (and RiteCare Chairman), Honorable Brother Roger Buterbaugh, 32 KCCH, General Secretary, and Honorable Brother Joseph Oelgoetz, 32 KCCH, Personal Representative. The check was presented by Mark Werner, CEO, Charbroil. RiteCare is all about helping children in our community communicate.
RiteCare Update - August 6, 2022
In January of this year the Valley of Columbus RiteCare Clinic, the Autism Learning Center, LLC (ALC), Columbus, GA, was acquired by Florida based, Shields Capital (SC), a health care centered capital investment group and KNR Therapy (KNR), located in Tampa, FL. KNR provides home, school, center and community based Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in Central Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Massachusetts.
Nicole Hilmes, the founder and Director of ALC, who continues to work with the new owners said, “Our team is thrilled to join forces with KNR. Our goal at ALC has always been to provide interventions based on the principles of ABA to help children learn how to independently communicate, play, and socially engage in their community. We are confident that together with KNR our combined efforts will make a stronger organization and allow us to better serve our families. This is a huge step forward for families, in addition to the support, we can continue to offer our employees.”
ALC provides clinic and school-based ABA therapy services to children ages 2 to 18 years old. As Nicole’s son, “Drew”, has grown up and thanks to his mother’s commitment to all children with autism, has progressed from nonverbal to being able to communicate with a Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP) device. The KNR partnership will allow her to spend more time with Drew and her husband, Brigadier General, Andrew “Andy”, Hilmes who recently relinquished his Command of the Combat Readiness Center and Director of Safety at Fort Rucker, AL, in preparation for his retirement.
We recently met with Frank Bequer, the founder of KNR, and some of his senior staff members at ALC and presented them with a check for $5,000 on behalf of the Scottish Rite Foundation of Georgia, Inc., RiteCare© Childhood Language Program. This brings the Valley up to date on the funding commitment we made to them as our RiteCare Clinic. Frank was firm in his commitment to continue to partner with RiteCare and is looking forward to his return trip to participate the Valley’s Second Annual, Charity Dove Shoot, Saturday, September 17, 2022, in Lumpkin, GA. To learn more about The Autism Learning Center, LLC (ALC) in Columbus, Georgia, a division of KNR Therapy, please visit their websites.
We have two major fundraising projects ongoing. The upcoming Dove Shoot, Saturday, September 17, 2022, will raise money to fund our commitment to RiteCare. We need volunteers, donors, paid sponsors, prizes to raffle off and registered shooters to make this a success. We are also raffling off a 12 Gauge Benelli M2 Field Shotgun to raise money for the Valley. You can donate cash, buy sponsorships and register to shoot with a credit card online on the Valley’s website www.scottishritecolsga.com, or just call me at 706-527-7126, to purchase shotgun raffle tickets.
Also, thanks to Honorable Brother Joe Oelgoetz, we have received a generous contribution of $1,000 from Char-Broil in Columbus. Other than the Dove Shoot Sponsors this is our first contribution from a major corporate donor.
Thanks to all of the Brothers who make the Valley of Columbus the great success that it is.
Phil Harris 33°, Chairman
Executive Committee
