The Alpine Autism Center is hosting our 6^th Annual 5K Walk/Run on April 20, 2013 at America the Beautiful Park.  April is Autism Awareness month and this is your chance to show your support for this important cause.  Autism now affects 1 in 88 children and that number keeps growing.  Last year, almost 600 people came out to show their support of children and families affected by autism in the Pikes Peak Region.  By participating in this event at the America the Beautiful Park, your contributions stay right here and help families in your community. 

Our goal is to raise at least $45,000 at this year’s event, but we need your help!  Registration is $15 per person or $30 for a family.  The registration price includes a t-shirt and goodie bag.  There will be lots of exciting vendors to visit and a kid’s race for the little ones that starts at 9:45am.  Registration and check-in starts at 8:30 and the actual race begins at 10:00.

Along with your registration, the best way to raise the most money is to start a fundraising page and send it out to all your friends and families to support this cause you have chosen.  There are prizes for the top fundraisers, so get started now and tell your supporters how important this is to you.  To register or start a firstgiving page please go to www.firstgiving.com/aaccs  We can’t do it without you! If you have any questions or need help registering or setting up a fundraising page, please call us at 719-203-6903.  We appreciate your support and can’t wait to see you on April 20^th!

A cold Saturday night, November 2nd there is not a better way to spend your weekend than with your friends at Alpine. A vendor will be here from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be a cover fee at the door of $25. Deuces Wild Casino Games we will have Texas Hold’em, Black Jack, Roulette, Craps and Poker all chip purchases donated to Alpine! *Entrance provides $25 in chips to play.

To purchase tickets:

https://alpineautismcenter.ticketbud.com/3rd-annual-casino-night-with-wine-and-microbrew-tastings 

Call (719)203-6903

Sponsorship Levels

• Title/Casino Sponsorship: $1,500
• Company Name and Logo prominently displayed in event program
• Company Logo displayed on invitation and registration web site as Title Sponsor
• Company Banner displayed at entrance of Casino Room
• Entrance tickets and Casino chips for 6 guests

• Vintner Sponsorship: $500
• Company Name and Logo displayed in event program
• Company Logo displayed on invitation and registration web site
• Company Banner displayed on one wine tasting station
• Entrance tickets and Casino chips for 4 guests

• Brewer Sponsorship: $250
• Company Name and Logo displayed in event program
• Company Logo displayed on registration web site
• Company Banner displayed at beer tasting station
• Entrance tickets and Casino chips for 2 guests

On Monday the 24th of September the Golf Classic will be held at The Country Club of Colorado. Practice and registration begins at 12:30. Shortly after practice, the shotgun start begins at 1:30. That evening at 5:30 we will have dinner and our silent auction. Dinner is being donated by Texas Roadhouse. For the auction this year we have some very neat items. There are a few sports items you just may not be able to live without. Follow us on Facebook as the event gets closer we will reveal some items.

Every few months Alpine hosts a Parent Support Group meeting opent o the public for those who are or know someone affected by autism. Each meeting  our staff cover a variety of topics ranging from IEP’s, to diet changes, or how to help manage sibling rivalry.

So far we have had a very postive response from the families who join us for these meetings and we only hope to continue to grow. Since the meetings are completely free and we can sometimes offer free child care as well, our hope is to make the experience as simple and stressless as possible so that those who have never attendend have the opportunity to connect with other’s who are coping with similar situations without worry about scheduling.

For our upcoming meeting we will be discussing the curriculum we use here at Alpine, and we will be featuring 2 very special guests. Merrick William a C.A.R.D ( Center for Autism Related Disorders) representative who will be sharing information about the C.A.R.D curriculum and locatrion updates, as well as Joe Mohs, an author who has recovered from autism after years of intensive ABA treatment as a child. He will take us through the journey of his life after being diagnosed with autism to the place he is now, with a college degree and a sucessful career.All with the support of family and people like the staff at Alpine.

We invite each and every one of our readers to join us for this unique occasion on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held here at our center, located at 2760 Fieldstone Road Colorado Springs, CO 80919. If you would like to be added to our mailing list for regular updates about upcoming Parent Support Group Metting please contact our center at (719)203-6903 or email us at Tana@alpineautism.org

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