What started as 10 to 15 attendees, the special needs nightclub in Tucson, Club Zeus, is seeing more than 100 people come to the once-a-month dance party.
Club Zeus had their fourth event on Saturday that included karaoke, a DJ,"mocktails" and even speed dating.“Some of the speed daters actually found matches, and they're going to be going on dates tomorrow,” said Crisann Black, the creator of Club Zeus.“Really creating a ‘we’ environment,” said Black.She realized there was a lack of activities for adults with special needs.
“A lot of handicapped people are just at home doing not much and this, this gives them the opportunity to get out more,” said Kaiser.“My sister, she's got a support coordinator because she's got special needs. The support coordinator told us about it,” said Landwerlen. “The last one was so much fun and it's just a really great place to meet new people,” she added.“We have a lot of people, a lot of new faces,” said Sharon Callaway, a volunteer who has helped since the first event.
Black said she has no plans on stopping this event and she hopes she can encourage other moms to start something similar. “It just really has drawn a lot of awareness to me that there are so many states that are still lacking in support for people with special needs. I feel like if we can just try to pave that way for other people and other moms to be inspired to do this, that'd be awesome,” said Black.
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