Dear family and friends. I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to share with all of you that I have decided to run/walk the 2025 TRC NYC Marathon! I've always taught my children that you can do anything you put your mind to, so it's time to walk the walk. I'm taking on this challenge for two reasons. One is personal, to complete the NYC marathon, as an example that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to. The other is while achieving this personal goal I'm supporting an amazing cause. Autism Research. I'm asking that you please help me support this cause 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. I thank you in advance for your support.

WHY RUN FOR AUTISM?
1 in 31 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.