Dear Family, Friends & Neighbors,

On Sunday, November 6th I'm running the New York City Marathon! This is a first for me and I'm doing it for a cause I care about, OAR, in a city I love, New York!

Did you know that 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism? By contributing to my run, you’re supporting Organization for Autism Research’s mission to fund research and resources that help people with autism and their families.

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.


Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your contribution and moral support—I’m going to need it on mile 22!

Love,

Chelsea