We have donated to numerous local entities across the state of Florida in our efforts to spread autism awareness, advocacy, and activism. Our first year we hadn’t even planned to donate, it was simply an event for awareness. We ended up having donations of about $300 dollars at the end of the night and decided to donate that to an organization called TOPSoccer. This organization needed soccer equipment to teach children with varying diagnoses soccer and get them outdoors in social activities. The motor and social skills gained from an experience like TOPSoccer are invaluable to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Our second year we realized the impact we could have and decided to actively fundraise. We were blessed to have a team of people who contacted us and jumped in to seek raffle item donations. We were astounded at the amount of items we were able to get donated by very kind individuals and organizations. One of our most notable raffle items was a brand new Sensenich prop! This effort was expanded by the same group of people for our third year and all of the raffle items couldn’t fit on the tables we had brought. Part of these proceeds benefitted places like the Hope Center for Autism and special education classroom at Deerfield Elementary. Our third year we were also able to donate to three different Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) which work with 19 counties in the state of Florida (FAU Card, UF Card, and UCF Card). We also sent funds to Spectrum Thrift Store in Jacksonville Beach, Florida that employs individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. At our fourth event we surpassed the previous year’s donations and raffles and had even more interaction as people travelled from all over the state to enjoy an afternoon with us on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes. Our venue was now accessible by cars which allowed more people to show their support. Through funds raised at that event we were able to support employment opportunities, sensory gardens, special education class trips to the outdoors, and much more!

As the years have gone on we have been able to make more and more of an impact. We are always seeking new organizations and classrooms to help and if you or an organization you know would like to apply for funding please visit our “Get Involved” tab and fill out the form.