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Doug Flutie, Jr Foundation

for Autism, Inc.

Proudly serving the Autism Community for 10 years!

1998-2008

Year in Review NewsletterDecember 2008

Season's Greetings!

As we near the end of 2008, the staff here at the Flutie Foundation have

been taking some time to reflect on how fortunate we are to have such

wonderful support from all of our sponsors and donors. Even though the

economy is suffering through a rough time and two of our biggest events of

the year were hampered by rain, you still came out in large numbers in order

to support our Foundation's mission, and for that we are very grateful.

It's due to your incredible support that today we are announcing over

$350,000 in grants to organizations assisting individuals with autism and

their families. Please visit our website for a list of the 2008 grant

recipients. We also were able to grant over $150,000 in program support for

programs such as our Laurie Flutie Computer Initiative and the

AccesSportAmerica Summer Water Sports Program.

Below you will find our 2008 Year In Review Newsletter!

Have a wonderful holiday season!

The Staff of the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc.

In This Issue

Flutie Bowl 2008

9th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge

Autism Update Conference 2008

9th Annual Doug Flutie, Jr. Golf Classic

1st Annual Rock 'n Ride

The 9th Annual Eastern Bank Flutie 5K

VH1 Classic's Rock Autism Celebrity Bowl-Off

Flutie Flakes Return

2008 Programs

Make a Donation

5th Annual Flutie Bowl!

January 7th

Lucky Strike Lanes

Boston, MA

Everyone had a great time at the 5th Annual Flutie Bowl at Lucky Strike

Lanes in Boston! Comedians Lenny e and Steve Sweeney handled MC duties

and kept everyone laughing. Several current and former members of Boston's

pro sports teams were in attendance including Jo Jo White, ML Carr, Glen

Murray, Ward, Lonie Paxton, Meriweather, Sammy and many

others!

A live and silent auction helped this event raise close to $100,000 for the

Foundation! Thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteers who make this

such a great event!

Sponsors included: 890 ESPN Radio Boston, Boston Celtics, Boston

Interactive, Ch. 5 WCVB, Commonwealth Capital Advisors, DeScenza Diamonds,

Eastern Bank, Elms College, Game Time Shop, Gilbane, Hewlett Packard,

Keller, Limos by Liz, Martignetti's, Murray Sackman, Papa Gino's, Philip

Ventures, Shipyard, Sports Profiles, Valley Crest Landscape Development &

Viti Motors.

To see more photos from this event, click here.

9th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge

March 8th

Basketball City

Boston, MA

A very special thank you to Bob Forlenza of Tudor Investments and Basketball

City for all of their continued support with this annual event to benefit

the Flutie Foundation and LADDERS, Inc. This fun and exciting tournament

raised over $175,000 this year, bringing the 9-year total to over 1 million

dollars!

Thank you to all of the Team Sponsors and to Carmine's Catering who provided

lunch and dinner and photographer Aduama who has been shooting photos

at this event since the first annual tournament.

If you are interested in getting involved in the 10th Annual Full Court

Charity Challenge on March 7th, 2009, please contact Kerri Kennedy-Blume for

more information.

To see photos from this event, please click here.

Autism Update Conference 2008

Friday, March 28th

Waltham Westin Hotel

Waltham, MA

Both parents and professionals joined us for our annual Autism Update

Conference in March, which is co-hosted with Children Making Strides.

Presenters included Dr. Kathleen Quill, who discussed integrating several

methodologies in treating children with autism; Dr. Leonard Rapport & Dr.

from the Autism Consortium who discussed the Consortium's very

important genetic discovery; and a moving presentation from the author of

" Look Me in the Eye: A Memoir " and adult with Asperger's Syndrome -

Elder Robison, who offered his experiences growing up with autism.

Congratulations to Heidi Bowden (Pictured above with her daughter Addie) who

was presented with the Doug Flutie, Jr. Award for her hard work and

dedication to the autism community. Heidi organizes the Annual Maine Autism

Resource Fair and runs a Girl Scout Troop for " girls with varying

abilities " .

The 2009 Autism Update Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 7th in

Norwood, MA. Please check our website often for updates and additions to

this year's event!

9th Annual Doug Flutie, Jr. Celebrity Golf Classic

Presented by Sun Life Financial

June 23rd & 24th

Hyatt Regency Downtown Boston

Pinehills Golf Club, Plymouth, MA

The 9th Annual Doug Flutie, Jr. Celebrity Golf Classic got off to a great

start on the evening of June 23rd with the Pre-Tournament party presented by

Sports Illustrated at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Boston.

The next day, the event moved to Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, MA where,

for the first time in the 9-year history of the event, the tournament was

rained out. However, the rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the golfers

and celebrities who came out to support the Foundation.

The 10th Annual Doug Flutie, Jr. Celebrity Golf Classic is scheduled for

June 22nd & 23rd. If you would like more information about this event,

please email Kerri Kennedy-Blume.

The 1st Annual Rock 'n Ride

To Benefit The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation and Pitching in for Kids

Even a rainy forecast on August 3rd couldn't keep close to 100 riders from

attending the 1st Annual Rock 'N Ride to benefit The Doug Flutie, Jr.

Foundation for Autism and Pitching in for Kids, which raised over $30,000!

Riders registered at Bruce Rossmeyer's Boston Harley son in Everett, MA

and were treated to complimentary food and water donated by Stop & Shop and

SmartWater.

A Harley son Fat Boy was also raffled off and won by Juergen Blake of

Middleton, MA! The Fat Boy was generously donated by Boston Harley of

Everett.

A very special thank you to the staff at Pitching in for Kids, who donated

their portion of the funds as a grant to the Flutie Foundation. Also, thank

you to Bruce Rossmeyer and the staff at Boston Harley son in Everett,

the Hard Rock Café, Dennis Moschella, Boston Harley Owners Group, all of our

volunteers, and, of course, all of the riders!

The 9th Annual Eastern Bank Flutie 5K!

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Thank you to everyone who took part in the 9th Annual Eastern Bank Flutie 5K

at MetroWest Medical Center! This annual event raised over $46K this year!

It was a rainy day but we still had a strong showing from the community with

over 700 runners participating.

We would like to thank the following sponsors:

Eastern Bank, MetroWest Medical Center, Everett Funeral Home, Jeff

Cammuso, Waverly Landscape, PMN, Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, SmartWater,

City Sports, Knockouts, WZLX, Dunkin Donuts and Stop & Shop.

For race results and to see photos from the race, please click here.

VH1 Classic Rock Autism Celebrity Bowl-Off

November 13th

Lucky Strike Lanes

Hollywood, CA

VH1 Classic's Rock Autism Celebrity Bowl-Off took over Lucky Strike Lanes in

Hollywood as rock stars, actors, and athletes alike put on their bowling

shoes in the fight against autism. The evening benefited the Flutie

Foundation and two other autism organizations: hollyrod4kids & ACT Today!

The event raised $10,000 for our Foundation!

The event was hosted by actress Holly Peete, her husband NFL legend

Rodney Peete, and former Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Members of

the bands Velvet Revolver, Camp Freddy, The Cult, L.A. Guns, Great White,

Steel Panther, Lit, Goo Goo Dolls, Rooney and Lifehouse came out to bowl for

the cause as did Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Gibbons of ZZ Top,

Ian of Anthrax, former NFL players Sehorn and Ed Marinaro, and

Salley of the NBA.

To see photos from this event, please click here.

Flutie Flakes Return!

In honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation, PLB

Sports rolled out a new commemorative box of Flutie Flakes with a portion of

the proceeds from the sale of the Flakes supporting the Foundation! The box

was released in early November 2008. To get your box of Flutie Flakes,

please visit PLB's website .

Programs Funded by the Flutie Foundation in 2008

AccesSportAmerica Water Sports Program

The Flutie Foundation proudly partnered once again with AccesSportAmerica in

order to provide an exciting water sports program during the summer. Forty

five individuals with autism took part in the 2008 program, where they

learned skills like canoeing, windsurfing and sailing. This was the 5th

year that we have sponsored this program that has offered hundreds of

individuals with autism and their families the chance to take part in an

activity together. Please click here to see photos of the Flutie

Foundation's staff taking part in the program along with some very special

athletes!

Laurie Flutie Computer Initiative

The Flutie Foundation and Hewlett Packard partnered once again to bring

computer technology to families and classrooms for children with autism.

This year, HP donated 20 desktops and 6 laptops to the Foundation for us to

provide to families who could not otherwie afford them and to classrooms

that assist children on the autism spectrum. Since the program began, close

to 400 computers have been given to schools and families helping thousands

of people.

Make a Donation

Click here to make a contribution to the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation and

help a family in their fight against autism. Thank you for your support!

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The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation

PO Box 767

Framingham, MA 01701

1-866-3AUTISM

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