OK this is long term planning for me ..

I am running the Chicago Marathon next October 2021 to raise $ for Autism Awareness. Every dollar I raise will advance Organization for Autism Research's cause.

I have a little over a year to raise $1,250 for this organization ( yes I bought my way into the race ) :-)

For my Facebook friends if you want to give me a challenge before you donate like:
a. I'll donate $10 bucks for every goal you score in men's league hockey.
b. I'll donate xx amount if you train 30 miles this week.
c. I'll donate xx amount if you show up and buy me a shot ( local friends ).
d. Anything that keeps me from donating the whole amount by myself!

There is a little below about what the organization uses the $ for.

Thx

Ed
WHY RUN FOR AUTISM?

1 in 54 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.

$40,000 fully underwrites an applied research pilot study.