We are celebrating our 25th auction this year (as well as Bornhava’s 35th year!). Our theme is “Through The Years” and we are reaching out to all of our past alumni to see where they are now. We would love […]

Once again, the Variety Club sent some elves to Bornhava and they brought a lot of smiles and good cheer. They kindly brought along a very large gingerbread man to say hi to all the kids, shared an ice cream […]

Got meat? We did at our 2nd annual meat raffle at the Moose Lodge in Lancaster a few weeks ago. Lots of meat. The good news is we gave it all away to our lucky winners! We had a great […]

Our Thanksgiving celebration is always a special occasion at Bornhava. Our special guest, Mr. Tom Turkey leads our Turkey Trot out in the play yard and all of the kids greet him as they go by. It is so nice […]

We have a new friend at Bornhava, and he’s a Buffalo Bill! Defensive tackle Harrison Phillips came and took a tour of our center a few weeks back and the kids (and staff) were very excited to meet him.  A […]

One of our favorite holidays here is Halloween; maybe its because our staff are all kids at heart, maybe its because of the free candy. Here at Bornhava, the staff gets decked out in their costumes and passes out treats […]

It is ideal for the skills that we are working on at school to be reinforced at home whenever possible. Here are some tips… When taking a walk: Hold hands (no strollers/wagons) – we are building gross motor muscles and endurance. […]

The Tower Foundation is a very important organization to the lives of many in our community with special needs. Bornhava has been a recipient of endowments from The Tower Foundation for many years. Recently, they asked some of our past […]

Ball skills are important for coordination of both sides of your body as well as eye/hand coordination and eye/foot coordination. You can also work to improve balance if you always practice ball skills while standing. Tips for playing with balls […]

The Variety Club is near and dear to our heart.  The grant money that we receive allows us to make much needed improvements to our center each year. But they go above and beyond by volunteering several times throughout the […]