Recap
Autism Awareness Resource Fair and Fun Day
Saturday April 26th 10am-2pm
Anticipated participation:
-approx 200 Parents and kids
- participation recorded by the number of Autism Awareness stickers issued
Purpose:
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To connect parents of children diagnosed with Autism with the available resources and
programs within the community.
To provide recreational activities to children diagnosed with Autism
To promote Columbus Parks and Recreation
Vendors for Resource Fair
1. Autism Hope Center
2. Autism Learning Center
3. Parent to Parent Georgia
4. Georgia Council for Developmental Disabilities
5. CSU and GA Inclusive Post Secondary Education Consortium
6. Sheriffs Dept.-Project Lifesaver
7. Lee County Autism Resource Center
8. Camp Dream
9. Big Bear Farms Therapeutic Equine Program
10. Pastoral Institute-Sarah T. Butler Children’s Center/Dr. Sim’s
11. MAY Institute
12. Speech and More
13. GA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
14. Chattahoochee Flint Transition Alliance
15. Phenix City Children’s/ Dr. DeRamus
16. Columbus Parks and Recreation
Activities
DJ Joe
Jump houses (2)
Bean bag toss
Bean bag can toss
Spin the wheel
Disc Drop
3 in a row
Ducks in a pond
Balloon Dart
Egg Relays
Sack races
Basketball hoops
Face painting
Tattoos
Balloon animals
Volunteer list completed to pair volunteers with activity
Food
200 Hot dogs and buns-North Highland Church (Extra case purchased by Parks and Rec)
Chips and Drinks- Autism Hope Center/ North Highland Church
Water-Parks and Rec
Cotton Candy- Parks and Rec
Popcorn- Parks and Rec
Snow cones- Parks and Rec
Staff working:
Melissa 8-4
Shannon 9-3
Destiny 9-3
Volunteers: n from CSU, Kendrick High, North Highland,
Equipment: Popcorn machine, carnival games, tables for games already at Pop Austin
2 Jump houses, 15 tables for vendors, 3 coolers of ice , cotton candy machine, and snow cone
machine delivered Friday to Pop Austin
Parks and Recreation signs-will be picked up from Macon Rd.
Marketing:
88.5 The Truth
Facebook-Autism Hope Center
Muscogee Moms
PrizesFor carnival games-Parks and Rec
Tshirt giveaways- Autism Hope Center