Show Your Support

Write Letters on Behalf of ABOARD’s Autism Connection of PA

Do you have a mailing list of people that you can ask to donate to our organization? If you are interested in doing your own direct mail campaign on behalf of ABOARD’s Autism Connection of PA, please email or call our staff to help you draft a letter.

Instead of exchanging gifts during the holidays, you can ask friends and family to contribute to our organization in your honor. Checks can be made out to ABOARD’s Autism Connection of PA, and sent to 35 Wilson Street, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15223.

Write Letters to Congress

The political landscape is always changing and there are always new bills in congress that affect the autism community, either positively or negatively. Please contact us to see what current legislation is pending and we will send you sample letters that you can mail to your congressperson.

Contributions from Blog or Web Site Readers

Do you have a blog or web site with a readership? If so, you can help us by telling your readers about our organization, and asking them to contribute to our autism support programs.

There are other ways your readership can contribute to us, by Donating Books and Volunteering.

Donations can also be made directly through this web site. You can make your donation via PayPal on our Donations page.

Incoming Links from Your Web Site

If you have a web site, you can help us by simply creating a link from your web site to ours.

Please link to: http://autism-support.org/

Be Creative!

People have called us to offer their band for fundraisers, their bowling alleys for free events, their staff for fundraising helpers, and more! Contact us if you have other ideas about how your time, talents or resources may be used to benefit people with autism. Thank you for your contribution in whatever form it may take.

  • Autism Resources

  • Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

    Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

    Saturday, May 18th

    Stage AE on the North Shore

    REGISTER AS A WALKER OR DONATE HERE

  • Autism Friendly Performance of Disney's The Lion King

     

    Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
    The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to partner with Disney Theatrical Productions for this very special performance of Disney’s The Lion King. This presentation will be a sensory-friendly performance that allows families with members on the Autism spectrum to experience a regular Broadway production with several alterations that meet the needs of the audience. Pittsburgh will be the third city to offer this type of program, and The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust remains committed to making theater and the arts accessible to all audiences.
    The ticket purchasing process is as follows:
    • a brief questionnaire will need to be completed
    • choose the ticket price you would like to order
    • you will then receive a phone call from The Benedum Center                                                     asking for seat selections, based on your family’s needs

    PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

     

  • Three Rivers Rowing Event

    June 8, 2013, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

    From Enjoy a day learning about the Adaptive Paddle Program at Three Rivers Rowing Association — tour the facility, explore the equipment, try the practice tanks and sit in a dragon boat in the water.  Children ages 12 and older are encouraged to participate, along with their families and support staff.

    REGISTER HERE

     

  • Amusement Park Tickets

    SINCE THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS, PLEASE CALL

    AUTISM CONNECTION OF PA’S OFFICE AT 412-449-0165 FOR ORDERS.  THANK YOU

     

    IDLEWILD — $20.00 — tickets valid WEEKDAYS only, May 27th, June 7th-August 8th and September 2nd

    SANDCASTLE — $15.00 — tickets valid any day

    KENNYWOOD — $23.00 — tickets valid any day in May, June and September.  Valid WEEKDAYS in July and August.