OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER: April is Autism Awareness Month

Friday, April 10, 2009

April is Autism Awareness Month - news and information

April is Autism Awareness Month

Find out what's going on with our corporate partners, April and May retail store campaigns and more here.

Family Services Provider Grants
Mark Your Calendar
Autism Awareness Month
Help Us Help Your Community
Walk Director Name Change

Family Services Provider Grants : The next round of Autism Speaks grant cycle is open for applications until June 25th. There is a free informational webinar on April 21st for anyone who wants to learn more. Click here for full details.

Mark Your Calendar and Get Ideas for Your Team's Fundraising : Visit our MA Community Calendar online and check out some upcoming information sessions, fund team wrap-around events and more.

Autism Awareness Month : Here are some things you can do to help raise awareness...

Have a table display at your local library, festival, school or local store. Contact us at greaterboston@autismspeaks.org if you would like banners to display, great informational materials about autism, balloons or other materials.
If you haven't yet registered for the Walk, do so quickly and easily by clicking here. The, you can send out automatic e-mails to your address book,add a link to your personal page on Facebook, etc. It's easy to share your story and invite people to join your fundraising team or donate to your efforts.
Ask your company to support awareness by letting you place informational materials (Again, contact us at greaterboston@autismspeaks.org for supplies!) around the office or building. Invite your co-workers to join your team or donate - hang a banner at your desk or on your office door! Hold a bake sale, potluck lunch or dress-down day to raise funds.
Whether you want to raise funds and awareness at an office, school, club, church or your own home, you can find MANY simple fundraising ideas and easy instructions here.

Help Us Help Your Community : Please let us know of any club, school, service provider or business that might be interested in supporting or participating in the Walk. We need to expand autism awareness in all of our and recruit more teams for fundraising. We will be happy to follow up with any leads for Walk sponsors, teams, volunteers, etc.

Together, our Walk participants provide a community of hope for autism. We look forward to working with you over the coming months to make the Walk a great success. Thank you for your support. Together, we continue to make a difference in the Greater Boston area.

Walk Director Name Change : Greater Boston Walk Director Melody Horgan has recently married and is now Melody Gaeta. Same person, different name!

Mailing Address:
New England Chapter
85 School Street
#100
Watertown, MA 02472
US

Contact Name: Melody Horgan
Telephone Number: 6179241225

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