Please Join Team Zach

 

You are cordially invited to join Team Zach 

at the

Central New York Autism Society 2014

 "one piece at a time"

Autism Awareness Walk April 27, 2014

Longbranch Park, Liverpool, New York

We would love to have you walk with our team to show your support. While we have done this walk before, this is the first time we have invited others to join us to show their support for Zach. If you would like to let us know ahead of time that you will be joining us – we would love to offer you a “Team Zach” t-shirt. (email: leanne.morphet@gmail.com)

Registration begins at 9:15 and the Walk starts at 10am. Once again, there will be family-friendly activities at the Park for walkers to enjoy, vendor tables to visit with opportunities to network, and light refreshments will be available.

Zach has regressive autism – meaning he had normal speech, social and motor development until he was roughly 18 months old, when he quit speaking, lost his pretend play, and his eye contact. He was formally diagnosed with autism at age 2 - some 5 years ago. At the time, insurance didn't mandate coverage for diagnosis or treatment; so much of what we did was out of pocket.

We are grateful to our local organizations for providing opportunities for Zach to receive services and opportunities to be included in the community. Zach has been able to participate in the summer YMCA program for the past 2 years - and it has been a magnificent opportunity. While the families still incur fees, the CNY ASA is able to offset some of these costs with their fundraising. We are so grateful to be able to participate in this program!

CNY ASA serves families in the central New York area by creating programming for our kids such as the “iCan Ride Bike Camp” and the “Inclusive Summer Camp” options in conjunction with the YMCA – real programs, for real kids affected by autism, like Zach, in our community. If possible, please join us in the walk on April 27th. Also, any donations to this worthwhile organization would be greatly appreciated but are not required.

Donations can be made at
www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/TeamZachMorphet

-The Morphets Steve, Leanne, Sophie and Zach