We celebrated with our families at our annual spring picnic.  We had a cupcake competition, a bounce house, face painting and balloons.  We had over 140 people attend and our board especially enjoyed spending time with them all. A special thanks to  Desiree Salas, Kristy Bristow and Trisha Folk-Dubios for their wonderful work in making it such a fun and successful event!

To wrap up the month we had an amazing Bowling for Autism.  We had over 50 people attend and some amazing prizes and trophies for the winners.  The trophies were sheer works of art made by Anthony Nunyah and Dino Sanchez!   Thanks to Marina Haley, Christina Ertz and Kristy Bristow for their hard work. Jerry Lundy won our 50/50 raffle walking away with over $200 dollars.  Thanks to Legoland we were able to give away 7 sets of four tickets to the following families; Sandra Sleiman, The Simpson family, Keri Maughan, Atoor Georgis, Kathleen Jones, Melissa Van Hook and Christine Ertz.  If that were not exciting enough we also gave away prizes from Nationwide Vision, Costco, Salon Lola, Skate Land, Sumits Yoga and Heidi Bonaroti,  and last but not least Big Five.  A big thank you to our sponsor Essential Source for all of their support!

We could not have these great events if it were not for our fantastic board members and volunteers. Thank you volunteers for all that you do!  We could not do it without you. A special thanks to Trisha Folk-Dubois and Desiree Salas for working so hard on Bowling for Autism and our picnic.  They’re hard work made this month fun and exciting.  Be sure to check us out on Facebook to see all the pictures!

Join us for Autism Awareness Month!

Saturday, April 27, 2013   10AM – 12PM

Brunswick Via Linda Lanes

9027 East Via Linda

Bowl for: $25 Per Individual Player, $50 Per Couple or

$125 Per Team of 5 or $150 team of 6

(includes 2 hours of bowling, shoes and a pitcher of soda per team)

Viewing Tickets: $15 minimum donation per ticket

Sponsor a bowler: $10 minimum donation

Trophies, Prizes and 50/50 Raffle

GREAT FUN FOR EVERYONE!

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HEY KIDS!

Would you like YOUR ARTWORK to appear on

Autism Society of Greater Phoenix’s 40th Anniversary T-shirt?

How about winning a Michael’s Gift Card or free art supplies?

All you need to do is:

1. Draw or paint anything Autism related on paper or sheet canvas (at least 8×10” but no larger than 11×17”) sign your name on the front.

2. Put it in a large envelope (flat, not folded – with the words DO NOT FOLD written on the envelope)

3. Include the registration form from this pdf  ASGP KIDS ART CONTEST

4. Submit it by April 8, 2013 to:

Autism Society of Greater Phoenix – Art Contest Attn: Cynthia Macluskie

PO Box 10543 Phoenix, AZ 85064

INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.

PRIZES: Grand Prize Winner gets a $50 Michael’s Gift Card, and his/her artwork appears on the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix 40th Anniversary T-Shirt. Three other winners will each receive a goody bag filled with Art Supplies.* A winner will be selected from each of the following age categories:

Primary (Pre-K–2nd Grade), Elementary (3rd–5th Grade), Middle School (6th–8th Grade), & High School. The Grand Prize T-shirt Design Winner will be determined from those four age category winners.

CONTEST RULES: T-Shirt Art Contest is open to Maricopa County residents in Pre-K through 12th grade. Only one entry per person is allowed, and the submission must be the child’s original artwork. Autism symbols such as puzzle pieces, puzzle piece ribbons along with images appropriate for a 40th Anniversary celebration are encouraged but not required. Deep contrasting colors scan better for the T-shirt than faint pastels. Tracings and computer-generated artwork are not allowed. Select artwork will be displayed at the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix’s Spring Picnic at McCormick Railroad Park on April 20, 2013 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM where winners will be announced and awards given. Contestants must be present to win. By submitting artwork to Autism Society of Greater Phoenix you are allowing us to use your image to be reproduced in marketing and fundraising campaigns for our 501c3. All artwork will be available for pick up as well that day. Any artwork not picked up will become property of ASGP unless other arrangements have been made.

T-shirts will be sold all year at all Autism Society of Greater Phoenix’s Events for fundraising purposes.

For a flyer click here  ASGP KIDS ART CONTEST