**RUNNING THE STEAMTOWN MARATHON - OCT. 9TH**

There are many special people in my life, who are or have a loved one living with autism. These wonderful people will face challenges throughout their lives that I will never fully understand. What I do understand, is they need and deserve every opportunity to thrive. If this small gesture helps in any way, then I am thrilled to do it.

To those of you who are reading this and you know who you are. This is for you. I am running for you!

I will be running in the Steamtown Marathon on October 9th. That is a 26.2 mile race in Scranton PA.
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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 44 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.