Help Support CARD

Autism Endowment Fund Established!

We’re proud to announce the creation of the Autism Endowment Fund at the USF Foundation.  The purpose of this endowment is to support the ongoing operating expenses of CARD-USF.  Through the generous donations and pledges of the CARD Development Advisory Board members and friends of CARD, the Autism Endowment Fund was established in Spring 2009.  If you would like to support the Autism Endowment Fund, donations and pledges can be made online https://usfweb2.usf.edu/foundation/asp/ssl/adfdn/funds.asp or by check payable to USF Foundation and note the endowment in the subject line. Your gift will support CARD and special projects right here in our community for a lifetime!

Your generosity makes a difference right here in our community. And you can make that difference and support CARD-USF by doing something you already do-Enjoying magazines!  Magazine subscriptions make excellent holiday presents and they continue to give the gift of reading all year long.

We’ve teamed up with QSP/Reader’s Digest, a trusted source, to provide an online opportunity to renew or purchase your favorite magazines.  Check out our simple webpage and share it with your friends and family across the country!  They can support CARD-USF too.

http://www.magfundraising.com/centerforautism

YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK:

CARD hosted the 2nd Literacy for ALL:  Autism, Literacy and Learning Workshop.  Learning Literacy Wherever the Road Takes You with generous support from the Junior League of Tampa.

Through a large memorial donation, CARD has purchased many resources on autism spectrum disorders for the LOUIS DE LA PARTE FLORIDA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (FMHI) RESEARCH LIBRARY http://library.fmhi.usf.edu The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute Research Library and CARD-USF collaborate to keep relevant, quality materials related to autism available in the library. Anyone is welcome to use the Library.

At your local library or bookstore, check out the book, Rules by Cynthia Lord, a 2008-2009 Florida Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Selection for grades 3-5.  Suggested activities can be found on the author’s website  http://www.cynthialord.com/materials.html  or http://www.myssyra.org/

CARD-USF provides communities, organizations, agencies, service providers and families with the knowledge and skills to support children and adults with autism and related disabilities.  We also work with early intervention, schools, employers, and colleges and universities. 

We invite you to join CARD-USF in its mission to support families and professionals to become educated, networked and coordinated to create a welcoming community for ALL people.  Call 813-974-2532 or email card-usf@fmhi.usf.edu

Money Raised Here Stays Here

Here’s what your donations supported right here in our community:

• Autism and Co-Existing Mental Health Disorders Conferences
• Annual Autism Community Leadership Award
• Spring Around the World and Egg Hunt
• Annual Hispanic Gathering
• Literacy for ALL:  Autism, Literacy and Learning Workshops in collaboration with the Junior League of Tampa
• Visual Strategies “Make and Tech” Workshops
• Kaleisia Family Development Project
• Artist in Residence Workshop
• Project GO: Fitness and Fun

Check out more projects and activities in our CARD-USF Snapshot Flyer

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