Re: Life Center for Autism Foundation

[Guest guest]

Congrats and good luck with your nonprofit. Keep us posted!

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> The Life Center for Autism Foundation is a non profit foundation

> that received final government non profit status approximately 3

> months ago.

>

> The mission is to provide children, adults and families affected

by

> autism the opportunity to build social relationships. Our tag

line

> is " no one should feel alone " .

>

> For the past 12 months, we have been meeting with government,

> business and foundation leaders to ensure that we have community

> support. We have received tremendous encouragement from these

> leaders and recently hired an activities coordinator to begin

> planning social events.

>

> Our short term goal is to have an event of the month and then hold

> that event in 3-4 different locations throughout the greater

> Cleveland area. Currently we are focused on a bowling month. We

> are also working with local farmers to develop a friendship garden

> that can be tended and harvested throughout the spring and summer.

>

> The foundation has recognized that there is an abundance of

services

> on the east and west side of Cuyahoga County. It is the

foundations

> long term goal is to have an activity center in southern Cuyahoga

> County. This activity center can provide social opportunities

while

> act as a meeting place for all agencies.

>

> Our website should be up and running in the next few weeks. The

> highlight of the website will be a community calendar. Until the

> website is up and running, I welcome anyone to join our

> Group. It will be our way of gaining feedback and input on

> activities you wish to see implemented. You can join with this

> link: LifeCenterforAutism-subscribe

>

>

> Debbie May

> Co-Founder

> Life Center for Autism Foundation

>