What we raised & quo vadis
June 14th, 2010 | Published in News, Info
Hello everyone — been a while. It has taken that long to get all the calculating done, but done it is, and here it is.
The final net tally of funds raised for the Geneva Centre through The Autists on May 2, 2010, after every cent of expenses, is $177,346.09.
The Autists will rise again in spring 2011 — precise date still pending
Yes, we are amazed. Yes, the Geneva Centre will be able to do a great deal more good for those with autism who need a hand with socialization into the world out there. And yes, darn right we’re doing this again next year.
Where the money goes
The programs that will receive this money cover many aspects of getting oneself into society — from tapping the work market to having a go at all the fun pursuits the bulk of Western civilization takes for granted. Everything from building a career, making a respectable living, gaining confidence, exercising independence, buying property, partaking of travel to exotic locales, finding love, raising a family and paying taxes to living through a difficult divorce, filing for bankruptcy, rising anew from the bitter ashes of defeat, wondering where all the years went and why your kids hate you — it’s all to be that much closer to those who previously could only guess what it tasted like!
Another round of thanks
And all of you who volunteered, attended the event, played and performed at the event, donated cash, services and materials to transform The Autists from a bent little idea into a gleaming, spanking, vivid reality — you are to be congratulated, thanked and lauded publicly. Let it be known that all of us on the Gala Steering Committee as well as the management, staff and volunteers at the Geneva Centre for Autism are doing our best to see that that happens.
Avoid disappointment — visit here often
Keep coming back here, to the official insider blog of The Autists, please. I will keep you posted on all the news, gossip, breakthroughs and other listable things (I like to list) that come along, as they come along.
Cheers for now,
Uncle Charlie Creative Inc.