April is World Autism Awareness Month. Digital River's Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Council is proud to coordinate participation in the virtual RUN FOR AUTISM presented by the Organization for Autism Research (OAR).

Please help me support by making a contribution to my fundraiser and/or sharing this page with your family and friends. Every $ I raise will advance OAR's great cause.

From April 1st to April 30th YOU all have the opportunity to join the team, run, walk, bike, or donate.

WHY RUN FOR AUTISM?

RUN FOR AUTISM is an event created to help raise money to fund research and resources that help people with Autism and their families. OAR is based in the United States, however, Autism resources are shipped worldwide and runners in the RUN FOR AUTISM program across the globe are raising money for OAR. The charity partners with the London Marathon, Berlin Marathon, and Dublin Marathon as well as many U.S. races.

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.