UPCOMING EVENTS:
PAST EVENTS:
APRIL 8, 2005 - MOTORCYCLE RIDE TO ALBERTA WITH ROCK 101 FM: details to follow shortly...
We're also hoping to host a 2005 Dinner/Fashion Show Event like we did last year- if you know of an interested restaurant and/or hotel, fashion boutique, please drop us a line at: administrator@autismbc.ca
APRIL 8, 2005 - ARTS COUNTY FAIR EVENT 14: This year's Rock Concert at Thunderbird Stadium - Featured Bands: Matthew Good Band, K-OS, Metric, Stabilo and Tupelo Honey. The event was among the safest and most successful Fairs, with some 14,000 attendees (up from last year's 10,500) and no major incident. As of yet, we are unable to provide an indication of the proceeds of this event.
   
  
The Autism Society has been busily looking at new ways of fundraising and, as such, has had excellent success with a number of smaller projects throughout the 2004 year, including:
PAST EVENTS:
August 6, 2004: The Foundation Patron’s of the Autism Society staged their: First Annual Autism Society Celebrity Golf Tournament which was held at Sandpiper Golf Club and Rowena’s Inn on the Harrison River. A resounding success with great prizes and a silent auction a great time was had by all - click here for photos of this event. Many volunteers participated in this event, include the Committee, comprised of: Bob Blacker, Chairman, Betty-Anne Faulkner, Co-Chair (President & Owner, Pretty Estates), Barb Ruff, Ester Gooding and John Cochlin as well as the following people: (list to be posted shortly). On the weekend of June 26th: a number of children participated in a BC Round Robin-Style Soccer Tournament, in the Lower Mainland resulting in $1201 donation. Mr. Major Rasode made the Autism Society the benefactor of the proceeds of t-shirt sales (from participating parents) at this event. The Autism Society wishes to thank Mr. Rasode for his generous donation and hopes that all the children had a fun time.
Held on April 8, 2004: in support of the Autism Society (as well as the Canadian Liver Foundation), Arts County Fair 13 at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium raised $5000 for the Autism Society. Tiffany Glover, ACF 13’s Volunteer Coordinator was on hand to assist ASBC’s volunteers: Clay Deibe, Amanda Brown, Rhiannon Vining, Stephan Atkinson, Michelle Burtnyk, Sarah Burtnyk, Rosalyn Serrano, Ruth Kirlachti, Mario Batara, Bernadette Marzo, Diego Zaragoya, Danielle Friesen, Ralf Funaro, Len Steres, Julia Plummer, Jessica Askew, Cody Spong, Lindsay Clark, Megan McIsaacs, Jared Cochlin, Erika Palomar, Kathleen Nillas, Jessica Fung, Jason, Sunny Chandan, Esther Gooding, Michael Lewis, Lisa Hiebert, Lindsay Purcell, Tamara Leger, Mike Leger, John Esson, Kim
Jordan, Laurie Romey, Richard Wiklo, Todd Antifaev, Avery Raskin, Jennifer Weatherbee, Marcia Gamble, Allison Mason, Marie Gauthier, Marianne Brown, Rachel Roy, Armond Gaudry, Ally Hibbert and Nancy Shoening who came out to assist ASBC with the event. (President, Vice-President and Directors of both the ASBC Board and Foundation Patron’s names are in italics). All of our volunteers participated in selling tickets, selling band items or in the play area where there were a number of fair-like games. ASBC wishes to extend a warm thank-you to all those who came out to volunteer. ASBC is awaiting some pictures from this event. When we receive them, we will post them on our site for all to see. March 15, 2004: An Elegant Evening of Dining and Fashions raised just over $8,000, $2,500 of which was a donor-match donation made by Scotiabank towards this year’s ASBC Summer Reimbursement Program. Hosted by Le Bistro Chez Michel, featuring elegant fashions by Francesca Boutique, hair by Holly’s on the North Shore,
with wines donated by Mission Hill, Wine World Marketing Group Inc. and an Okanagan winery, the evening was a resounding success. Master of Ceremonies, Harry Meshen, of Western Lawn and Garden Supply, shared with the crowd a heart felt story regarding his young grandson, Cole, who has autism.
A number of distinguished supporters attended the event including: Fran McDougall, Executive Director, Make a Wish Foundation, Ken and Dodi Thorhaug, President, Canadian Progress Club, Jeanette and Al Brown, Past President of Lions Gate Rotary and Phillip McLeod, current President, Lions Gate Rotary, Terry Lehouillier, Manager, West Vancouver Coast Capital Savings, Sue Godey, General Manager, North Shore Credit Union, Holly Back, Owner of Holly’s on the North Shore, Nina Celich, Silvia Bombara & Francesca Martin, Co-Owners of Francesca Boutique, Betty Anne Faulkner, President, Pretty Estates – Rowena’s Inn & Sandpiper Golf Club, Bob Blacker, Past Deputy Chief, New Westminster Police Department and current Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, Barb Ruff, Manager, Scotiabank, Commercial Banking Centre North Shore and Ruth Lumsden, President, diningoutguide.com. Article & Pictures from this event will be available to view shortly.
COMMENTS ON FUNDRAISING:
We look forward to what the future holds and we are excited at the possibilities they will bring to our organization. All non-profits are facing obvious financial barriers, with reduced government spending, competition for donor dollars and economic insecurity. Although health-related charities dominate in giving trends by the public, autism is not related amongst the top ten. With this in-mind, the Autism Society is faced with the daunting task of changing the public’s perceptions and becoming a readily recognizable non-profit organization.
We both greatly appreciate and need your support as we endeavour to improve our organizational capacity to inform, educate, and advocate for our membership and those persons who live with Autism in our Province.
We are looking at, and are open to, new possibilities. We are also open to any suggestions or assistance that the general public may wish to provide.
If you have any comments or ideas that you would like to share, please forward them to: administrator@autismbc.ca and we'll make sure that they go to the right person.
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