Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Paul BJ Mather is fundraising for National Autistic Society - JustGiving

Paul BJ Mather is fundraising for National Autistic Society - JustGiving: "I will be completing a weeklong trek through the Indus Valley, in Ladakh, In the Indian controlled Kashmir.� The trek will cover 16km per day through tough Himilayan terrain.� The trek starts out at Leh, in Ladakh, sitting over 3000m above sea level, this gives the challenge of coping with Acute Mountain Sickness, therefore a week prior to the startout of the trek will be spent acclimatising to the altitude.� Ladakh is currently the only region of the Kashmir deemed safe to travel to by the Foreign Office and British High Commission."

Sunday, May 16, 2010

This is how your donations and support can make a difference

£15 - helps pay for one of their Autism Helpline advisers to send information about autism support to five worried parents
£25 - pays for the first stage of training a volunteer befriender, who will spend a few hours a week with a person with autism or their family, offering much-needed support or friendship
£50 - gives ten people access to our Autism helpline, a crucial service providing information and support to people with autism and their families
£75 - pays for three families to attend out EarlyBird programme, which provides vital help and support to families of pre-school children with autism
£100 - helps pay for a child to be diagnosed at our assessment centre
£500 - provides gardening equipment for up to 50 adults at one of our adult services
£1000 - replaces play equipment at one of our schools and benefits more than 50 children
£2,500 - gives a person with autism the opportunity to gain full-time, supported employment. Companies taking part in the scheme include Boots, HSBC, Marks & Spencer and BT

This is what makes the NAS a great charity to support!



Did you know that in one year:

  • 2.6 million people visited their website
  • 38,000 queries were dealt with by their helpline
  • 1,650 families were supported by our Parent to Parent support line
  • 2,788 families attended their help! family support programmes
  • 432 places were available for children in their schools
  • 388 children attended their out-of-school clubs
  • 344 adults were supported by their Prospects employment service
  • 250 adults used their residential services
  • 177 adults received day support