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Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism Speaks
Sunday, October 10th
www.walknowforautism.org/greaterboston The dog days of summer are here, but October 18th is right around the corner. We are gearing up for another great walk! Last year, with your support, the Greater Boston Walk raised $1.3 million to fund research, community resource provider grants, and many family services intiatives. We want to be just as successful this year and need your help to do that. To help with your fundraising: - Make sure you and ALL of your team members are registered! Kids can fundraise too! In fact, kids can be amazingly successful and we will be providing information on a proven technique involving having kids write letters.
- Update your fundraising webpage! It has been proven that people are more likely to donate when a page is personalized. Having a picture of your family and telling the story of why you walk are two of the most effective tools to utilize.
- Setting a fundraising goal can also help! One team set a goal of $8,030 because that is the number of days their family has been affected by autism. This inspired others to give and the team reached well past their goal! Other goal setting ideas could include birthdays ($1,125 for 11/25) or the cost to cover therapy expenses for one month. Let everyone know what your goal means to you!
- Use your email center to send a message to those in your address book. There are letters available to get you started, but be sure to personalize it by adding in an update on your family and why you are walking! Sending "Thank You" messages to donors are important too and also available in the email center.
- Reach out to people who have donated to you in the past. You can find a list of donors from 2007 and 2008 in your Personal Headquarters. To access this list click on the "Reports" tab and select "Past Event Donation Statistics."
Grand Club and FIVE Grand Club
The Grand Club is a way to get VIP treatment on Walk Day! Every individual walker who raises $1,000 or more becomes a member. You'll receive a commemorative pin, recognition on Walk Day, and other great benefits. Start fundraising today to join our current members of the Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism Speaks Grand Club. Congratulations to: | Rebecca Ackerman
Gerry Chiasson
Mike Marrone
Eileen Camelio
Lea Irzyk
Joshua Geary
Kristina Naumann | Deirdre Legge
Ellen McGuigan
Jaqueline Hubbard
Rosemarie Hubbard
Gerry Gustus
Barry McLean
|  | Our FIVE Grand Club ($5,000 or more raised by Walk Day) will have a special VIP tent all to themselves at the big event - with special treats and giveaways!
Congratulations so far to Bill Sansone and Jess Wilson
An Amazing Kick-Off Event!
This year's Walk Kick-Off event was an evening of incredible inspiration and lots of valuable information. We are very grateful to our speakers, 14 year old Rebecca Ackermann who captains a very successful team, Doing it For Dave, in honor of her twin brother and Mike Mayes, a young adult with autism, who was non-verbal for many years and who is now attending college and providing leadership and inspiration to others. We are also very grateful to fabulous Ch. 5 News Anchor Randy Price who joined us once again and is always a great friend to our families, volunteers and fundraisers.
Save the Date!
UNO Chicago Grill wants to curb your hunger and help Autism Speaks as they raise money Labor Day Weekend; September 5th - September 7th. You are invited to dine in or out all day long at your favorite UNOS and have 20% of your bill (excluding tax and tip) donated back to Autism Speaks. More details coming soon!
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