It’s that time of year again, the time we officially kick our fundraising into gear. We’ll be walking in the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Greater Hartford on June 3rd. We’ll also be holding several special fundraising events through our Across the Board initiative, so make sure you sign up for the Across the Board Newsletter.
If you’d like to donate, or join us on our walk, you can do so here.
Today we registered our team for the 2012 walk! Feel free to sign up to walk with us, or make a donation. You can find our team page here.
These just arrived today! Thanks again to Funagain for the game grant, and for helping us build an awesome library for special needs service providers to borrow from!
Tonight we were notified by Funagain Games that we were awarded a $100 board game grant that we had applied for! This will help us grow our game library which will eventually be available for special needs service providers to borrow from. These games are also to be used at game days we host to raise Autism awareness and funds for Autism Speaks.
Our Walk Now for Autism Speaks 2011 team photo!
Yesterday we participated in the 2011 Greater Hartford Walk Now for Autism Speaks. We had a strong showing from our team and we were even chosen to cut the ribbon to kick off the walk.
Overall we had a great day, and a great Walk season overall. Our official funds raised to date is $3,275.00! The final count will be even higher as we’re waiting for several donations to post.
First I’d thank to thank everyone who donated. Every bit helps. I’d then like to thank our corporate sponsors for their generous donation of funds, items, etc… I’d like to thank our team for being there to walk with us, and supporting us every step of the way. I’d like to thank my wife, Beatrice, for managing every aspect of everything that had to do with our team and fundraising.
Last, but certainly NOT least, I’d like to thank Aiden. I’d like to thank him for being so awesome. I’d like to thank Delfi and Grey too for being so supportive of their big brother, and gracefully allowing him to hog the spotlight for an entire day.
Even though the walk is now over you can expect to see more events from us in the near future. We hope to see you there!
We drew the winners for our giveaways today. Here are the winners and what they’ve won!
Bikram Yoga Basket - Chris Haas
Barnes & Noble Gift Basket - Susan McCabe
CT Science Center Tickets - Libby Terra
Stepping Stones Annual Membership - Sarah Ryor
Of course we can’t forget our iPad 2 winner…Paul McCann!
Congratulations to all our winners, and a big thanks to all those who donated! We’ll be contacting each winner individually to let them know they’ve won and to arrange delivery of the items.
Though our giveaways have ended, you can still make a donation here.
We just received an e-mail notifying us that from all teams that raised over $2500, Aiden’s Awesomeness has been randomly selected to cut the ribbon on walk day! We are so excited to receive this amazing news, and hope you will join us this Sunday, June 5th, at Rentschler Field to walk for Autism Speaks!
Here’s our Walk banner, ready for Walk day on June 5th! If you’re attending the Greater Hartford Walk Now for Autism Speaks event, there’s no way you’ll miss us!
We’ve decided to put one of the Cora dolls we have up for auction on eBay. Bidding starts at $15, and 100% of the winning bid will be donated to Autism Speaks. Shipping via USPS First Class mail will be provided at no cost.
