Walk Now for Autism, 2008

Did you know that every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism?

Three years ago, our daughter India was diagnosed with PDD-NOS – an Autism Spectrum Disorder. After three years of intense therapy and lots of support from organizations dedicated to families of children with Autism, India has come a long way and while she still has some trouble with communicating and overstimulation, she no longer presents with the symptoms typically associated with Autism.

Please help me give other children the same opportunity by supporting me as I walk with Team 352X again in this year’s Autism Speaks Walk Now for Autism fund-raising event.

This is my 3rd year walking — 2nd year with Team 352X — and I consider it one of the most important things I do each year. Your financial support is most appreciated, not just on behalf of my daughter India and the great kids my wife Salomé teaches at 352X, but for all the kids and their families who benefit from an increased awareness of autism and the additional resources that are becoming available due to that increased awareness.

That was a serious run-on sentence, all to simply say: Thank you for any support you might be able to offer. The money raised at Walk Now for Autism supports Autism Speaks’ mission to finding the causes, effective treatments and a cure for autism through funding essential biomedical research.  Autism Speaks Now directs 75¢ out of every dollar raised to autism research, awareness and outreach.

I’m starting my personal fundraising goal at $500 and I’ve donated $50 myself to start things off. Last year, with the help of friends like you, I ended up raising more than $1000 and together with Salomé we raised over $2,000.

You can show your support by making a donation online or visit www.walknowforautism.org and enter my name: Guy L. Gonzalez.

You can also use the donation form located on my page to mail a check; please make checks payable to Autism Speaks and mail to:

Autism Speaks/Walk Now for Autism
5455 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 2250
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Thank you for taking an important step in the fight against autism.

Sincerely,
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

NOTE: Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Autism Speaks 501 (C)(3) Tax Id #: 20-2329938

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Written by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is the Chief Content Officer for LibraryPass, and former publisher & marketing director for Writer’s Digest. Previously, he was also project lead for the Panorama Project; director, content strategy & audience development for Library Journal & School Library Journal; and founding director of programming & business development for the original Digital Book World.