Fwd: Autism Society of Delaware to leave ASA

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Jon Zinn wrote: From: Jon Zinn

Subject: Autism Society of Delaware to leave ASA

Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:40:45 -0600

.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE:

10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Sent to members and supporters of the Autism

Society of Delaware on Friday, 1/4 ...

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To The Membership

The Board of Directors of the Autism Society of Delaware voted in December to

end our affiliation with the Autism Society of America, effective March 31,

2008. We have notified ASA of that decision.

The primary reason for this decision is that ASD wants to be able to ally

itself with various national autism organizations on different issues and we

feel we can best do that as a free-standing organization that is not identified

with just one national organization. This means we will continue to support ASA

initiatives and stands, but we may also support other organization's initiatives

and stands as well. We are not considering becoming an affiliate of any other

national organization at the present time.

ASD is a 501© (3) non-profit organization. We will maintain our name and

logo so there will be no substantive changes for our members at this time. Those

of you who are members have actually joined the Autism Society of America.

Membership in ASD has been a " bonus " to that membership with no separate dues.

That will remain the same through March 31, 2008. We are currently looking at

potential membership guidelines and will make announcements prior to the March

date. We will also honor all memberships made over the past 12 months to ASA and

advise you as we always have about renewal.

We are also in the process of revising our bylaws and asking members to vote

on those revisions in January and February. They will be posted on our web site

soon, and you can find a brief summary in the January edition of The Sun. It has

not yet been mailed, but it is online.

Please feel free to send any questions my way, and to maintain your membership

in ASA as well as ASD and other autism organizations.

Theda M. Ellis, MBA, M.Ed.

Executive Director

Autism Society of Delaware

The Voice of Autism in Delaware

5572 Kirkwood Highway

Wilmington, DE 19808

fax

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Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. Start sharing!

M. Guppy

Don't tell God how big your storm is - tell the storm how big your God is!

Texas Autism Advocacy: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

" There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right to

compromise. We cannot negotiate the size of an institution. No one should live

in one. We cannot debate who should get an inclusive education. Everyone

should. We cannot determine who does and who does not get the right to make

their own choices and forge their own futures. All must. "

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This is very distressing, ASA is a great organization, networking and

supporting other organizations can only strengthen support for common

legislative issues for the disability community.

I am sorry to see this happening.

Nagla

From: Jon Zinn <asd-

newfreedom@...>

> Subject: Autism Society of Delaware to leave ASA

> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:40:45 -0600

>

> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage

{ FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Sent to members and

supporters of the Autism Society of Delaware on Friday, 1/4 ...

>

>

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> To The Membership

> The Board of Directors of the Autism Society of Delaware voted in

December to end our affiliation with the Autism Society of America,

effective March 31, 2008. We have notified ASA of that decision.

> The primary reason for this decision is that ASD wants to be able

to ally itself with various national autism organizations on

different issues and we feel we can best do that as a free-standing

organization that is not identified with just one national

organization. This means we will continue to support ASA initiatives

and stands, but we may also support other organization's initiatives

and stands as well. We are not considering becoming an affiliate of

any other national organization at the present time.

> ASD is a 501© (3) non-profit organization. We will maintain our

name and logo so there will be no substantive changes for our members

at this time. Those of you who are members have actually joined the

Autism Society of America. Membership in ASD has been a " bonus " to

that membership with no separate dues. That will remain the same

through March 31, 2008. We are currently looking at potential

membership guidelines and will make announcements prior to the March

date. We will also honor all memberships made over the past 12 months

to ASA and advise you as we always have about renewal.

> We are also in the process of revising our bylaws and asking

members to vote on those revisions in January and February. They will

be posted on our web site soon, and you can find a brief summary in

the January edition of The Sun. It has not yet been mailed, but it is

online.

> Please feel free to send any questions my way, and to maintain

your membership in ASA as well as ASD and other autism organizations.

> Theda M. Ellis, MBA, M.Ed.

> Executive Director

> Autism Society of Delaware

> The Voice of Autism in Delaware

> 5572 Kirkwood Highway

> Wilmington, DE 19808

>

> fax

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. Start

sharing!

>

>

> M. Guppy

> Don't tell God how big your storm is - tell the storm how big your

God is! Texas Autism Advocacy: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> " There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right

to compromise. We cannot negotiate the size of an institution. No

one should live in one. We cannot debate who should get an inclusive

education. Everyone should. We cannot determine who does and who

does not get the right to make their own choices and forge their own

futures. All must. "

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