First Meeting of the New Year!

We have officially begun the new year, and AutismUGA is ready to get going!

Our first general meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, February 1st at 7:30pm in room 137 of Tate!  Come join us and learn about the exciting events we have planned for this semester, including our Dart Tournament, Walk for Autism, Light it Up Blue, and much more!  There are going to be tons of ways for everyone to get involved, so we’d love to have you!  There will even be free pizza and drinks!

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, please email Stephanie at autismuga@gmail.com.

Last GET REAL Saturday of 2011

Our last Get REAL Saturday at Barnett Shoals Elementary is this Saturday!  It is the Christmas party, and it is always one of the highlights of the year for our kids!  Santa will be making an appearance, and there will be crafts and such being made.  If you want to volunteer, plan on being at the school between 9:30 and 9:45am.  The event will last until about 12.  This will give you plenty of time to get home to watch the game!

If you have any questions, email our Director of Community Outreach, Stephanie Rary @ augacommunityoutreach@gmail.com

AutismUGA’s 3rd Annual Dart Tournament

Sign up with a friend to help increase autism awareness and support the Athens community!

When: November 29th (Tuesday); 8:00-10:00 PM

Where: Upstairs of Magnolias Bar, Downtown Athens

What: Two v. Two dart tournament! Each team consists of two players, with each player pre-paying $10 or paying $12 at the door to play in a bracketed tournament and a losers’ bracket.

Fabulous prizes await the victors, and even if you don’t win the top prizes, you’ll receive AutismUGA koozies and are eligible for door prizes!

Admission is free, so round up a bunch of friends to cheer on your team as the fall semester draws to a close! If you’d like to support autism awareness but don’t know how, this is a great opportunity!

If you’re interested in signing a team up, email lilyukim@gmail.com and we’ll put you on the list! Thanks!

MEETING TONIGHT!!

Come to Aderhold Room G5 at 7:45 PM to hear all about AutismUGA and everything we have going on this semester. PIZZA will be served!

Also, if you want to be more involved, we have BOD/Exec Board applications available. They are due November 11 at 4:00 pm to our mailbox in the CLS (bottom floor of Tate) or email them to autismuga@gmail.com

 

First meeting of the Year!!

Mark your calendars! Our first general body meeting is next Tuesday at 8 PM! room and details to follow!

Our Walk for Autism was a Great Success!

Thank you to all who came out for the walk!!  We had a fantastic turn out of volunteers, and all of the families and children that attended had a great time!  A special thank you to Barnett Shoals Elementary School for allowing us to use their facility, to UGA Music Therapy students and the UGA volleyball team for volunteering, and to all of the resources that came out to offer support to families- We couldn’t have done it without you!

Light It Up Blue

With April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day and the month of April, Autism Awareness Month, AutismUGA is joining the effort by getting the greeks involved. Banners will be be on the front of sorority and fraternity houses with their projection lights blue! Join us in lighting up Athens!

Here’s s a short video to give you more information on this worldwide campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaZi04TMn5Q

Athens Banner-Herald Shout Out

http://onlineathens.com/stories/040311/new_809391628.shtml

Thanks for helping us spread the word about the walk. Also, the kids carnival should be so much fun!  We have a moon-bounce, games, crafts, and more!

Volunteer for Our Walk!

Next Saturday (April 9th) we will be having our walk at Barnett Shoals Elementary. We would love for you to volunteer and/or if you know anyone that would be interested in participating in the resource fair, email autismuga@gmail.com for more details. Hope to see you there!

Chick-Fil-A Percentage Night!

Here are the details: the Chick-fil-a (on Barnett Shoals Rd) is doing a philanthropy night that is benefiting:

Autism UGA
Invisible Children
Relay for Life
UGA HEROs
UGA Miracle

Each person who orders a Chick-fil-a MILKSHAKE or SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICH will be eligible to put their receipt in their philanthropy’s designated box. Each organization will receive a portion of those proceeds for their philanthropy. At the end of the night, the organization who has collected the most receipts will receive a bonus amount of money to be donated to their cause! Also, BUY-ONE-GET-ONE-FREE entrees all night!