Thank you for checking out our families fundraising page. Our wonderful daughter Sadie is diagnosed with Autism and is fortunate enough to be very high functioning. However, there are countless other families affected by Autism needing significant resources to help their loved ones. Our family is dedicated to raising monies to help provide resources to these families, and to raise money to better understand Autism Spectrum Disorder and develop new treatment strategies to help those who need them. I met the team from OAR when I participated in the Marine Corps Marathon several years ago and I have to say that they are an amazing organization full of amazing and caring people who share the same goals as our family. Please help our family support OAR by making a contribution to my fundraiser and sharing this page with your family and friends. Every dollar raised 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.