Hello Family and Friends,

I have decided to partner with Organization for Autism Research to raise funds for this fantastic organization, based right here in Virginia. Please consider joining me on this incredible journey of generosity, grit, sacrifice and heart that will culminate in October 2025 on the streets of Chicago flanked by two of the best training partners I have ever had over 26.2 miles !!!! Read on to hear more about the amazing work OAR does every day. They are the real heroes.

Let's give a little now, to help a lot later! not only current individuals and families dealing with autism, but all the future struggles folks will face as well.

Please help me support by making a contribution to my fundraiser and sharing this page with your family and friends. Every dollar I raise will advance Organization for Autism Research's great cause!


WHY RUN FOR AUTISM?
1 in 36 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. By joining the RUN FOR AUTISM team, you’re supporting OAR’s mission to fund research and resources that help people with autism and their families today.


Here are some of the ways that OAR uses the funds raised by the RUN FOR AUTISM team:

$10 provides a Curriculum in a Box professional development set to general education teachers.
$25 provides 15 copies of A Guide to Safety to families and first responders.
$100 provides the Kit for Kids peer education resource to an entire elementary or middle school.
$150 provides 100 copies of a Life Journey through Autism guidebook sent to a community support group or military installation.
$1,000 provides a research grant for a graduate student studying autism.
$3,000 provides a scholarship for a student with autism to attend college.
$50,000 fully underwrites an applied research pilot study.