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I swear by 891bringing back the ‘swear jar’Novita clients cruisin’ the zoo on a ClubYackety Yack Zoo Day, organised by Novitaand ParaQuad SAEvery year, popular SA radiostation 891 ABC Adelaide holdsa special winter appeal to raisemoney for a local cause. In 2006the ABC has chosen to supportsome very special Novita families,through its fantastic I Swear by891 campaign.Throughout June, 891 will beencouraging South Aussiebusinesses, sporting clubs,workplaces and even families to puta special I swear by 891 box in theiroffices, clubrooms or homes. Andfor the month of July, everyone whoswears will be asked to donate a goldcoin to support Novita children whofind communication through speechvery difficult.will help Novita support thesechildren and their families – throughthe creation of Club Yackety Yack, aspecial community of children andfamilies with complex communicationneeds.’Mr Rappensberg says that becausethey are unable to communicatequickly and freely with their peers,Club Yackety Yack children can missout on activities that other childrenenjoy on a regular basis.‘With the help of thousands of SouthAustralians who register for the ISwear by 891 campaign, we arehoping to raise more than $40,000 forClub Yackety Yack,’ he says.Novita Chief Executive, GlennRappensberg, says many Novitachildren can find even simpleverbal communication extremelychallenging.‘For most of us, speech is a gift thatwe take for granted – and often usefor silly purposes, like swearing. Butfor many Novita children, their speechis not adequate to meet even themost basic communication needs,’he says.‘Imagine not being able to ask aquestion, let someone know that youneed their help or even say “I loveyou”?‘But the good news is, money raisedthrough the I Swear by 891 campaign‘This will allow us to organise a rangeof special Club Yackety Yack familyevents, like a weekend camp anda zoo day, to give member familiesa rare chance to explore, learn andreally connect with other families justlike theirs.’Novita and 891 ABC Adelaide arenow on the hunt for businesses,sporting clubs and families tobe part of the I Swear by 891campaign in July. For moreinformation, tune in to 891 ABCfrom mid-June or contact LindaMcIntyre, Novita BusinessDevelopment Coordinator on8243 8231 or via email atlinda.mcintyre@novita.org.au byMonday 26 June.