Fun on the Farm Help Build The Farm for Adult Children with Autism Thursday, September 25 - 6:00 PM • Bill Evans, EmCee FAP – Friends of Autistic People and Rick & Marjorie Fuscone Invite you to Funding a dream... Fun on the Farm Join Us to Build The Farm for Grown Children with Autism With Bill Evans, our EmCee and Auctioneer and special guests Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and First Selectman Peter Tesei Thursday, September 25th, 2008 6:00pm to 8:30pm Fuscone Residence • Conyers Farm • North Street, Greenwich Featuring: Wine Tasting, Champagne, Heavy Hors d’oeuvres Live Music by Tor Newcomer Showing of FAP’s DVD on THE FARM Project Award Recognition Scholarly Excellence – Dr. Margaret Bauman, Ladders Institute Philanthropic Excellence – Jim McArdle, McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center Business & cocktail attire Kindly RSVP as soon as possible to 203.661.8510 Directions: From north/south, Merritt Parkway to Exit 31; Conyers Farm is 3 miles north, toward Banksville/Bedford; take entrance north of Upper Cross Road; additional directions at gate Honorary Chair Lara Spencer Co-Chairs Rick & Marjorie Fuscone Joan Warburg Committee Members Kathie Lee Gifford Luisa & Daniel Frasca Marei von Saher Laura Pope Joan Warburg Justina Gagne Pray Susan Bevan Vicky Skouras Cynthia Blumenthal Elizabeth Gayola Carrie Zuckerman, Manhattan ASA Peggi de la Cruz Rick & Marjorie Fuscone Denise Levan Stephanie & Kofi Appenteng Judy & Mike Kondracki Stephanie & Peter Brant Christina Falow Linda Kramer Liz Cahill Carlotta Grenier-Schaller Brita & Tibor Darany Jodi Maxner Stephanie Paulmeno Leslie Lopez Carrie Jachymcik Honorary Board Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, State of CT Rep. Christopher Shays, US Congress Temple Grandin, Ph.D., CSU, Designer livestock facilities Peter Tesei, First Selectman, Greenwich, CT Sen Christopher Dodd. US Senator William Finch, Mayor, Bridgeport, formerly CT Senate Professional Advisory Board Dr. Margaret Bauman, Ph.D., Director, Ladders Institute Dr. Nancy O’Hara, Autism Spectrum Disorders Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., OAR President & CEO Scientific Council Alan Harchik, Ph.D., May Institute Howard Klebanoff, Esq. Dr. Ami Klin, PhD., Director, Yale Autism Program Michael Powers, Psy.D., Director, Children w Special Needs Ctr. Phoebe Tucker, SLP, AAC, Montano Assistive Technology Ctr. Patrick Sciaratta, Executive Director, FAF Linda Grimm, Director, Ben Haven Learning Network Directors Siegrid Fried Brita Darany von Regensburg, president Nancy O’Hara, M.D. Tibor Darany Richard Slagle, Esq. Jim Thompson Directors Emeriti Jim Funnel, Esq. Richard Seltzer Betty Davis www.autisticadults.com Friends of Autistic People (FAP) is a 501(c) (3) organization with a mission to help children with autism who have matured into adulthood. FAP was founded by Brita Darany von Regensburg almost single handedly in 1997, against great odds, without the customary help of an existing civic group or larger organization. FAP’s mission is to raise awareness of the community that autism needs continue even after children age out of school. After age 21 they are grown children but still have autism. They don’t just disappear. We have often heard that FAP had put autism on the map in Connecticut and was the first organization to educate legislators at State and National level about the needs of Children on the autism spectrum. FAP organized a series of legislative forum meetings and lectures at Greenwich Library and Greenwich Hospital. FAP was also the first to bring internationally known Dr. Temple Grandin, scholar and business woman with autism, to Greenwich in December of 2001 to hold a standing room only lecture to a mesmerized audience at Greenwich Library. Today, in addition to its awareness raising activities, FAP is working to realize an important vision to create The Farm, a Village that will offer a living solution for adult children with autism. The first stage was to research and visit other existing farms. The current phase is fundraising to buy land and build the farm. Sites are under consideration in Easton – Newtown, close enough to serve the entire Fairfield County area and even beyond. Sponsors: Bonni Manning Catering, Inc. response card:response card 8/19/08 6:59 PM Page 1 Funding a dream... Fun on the Farm Corporate Donors □ Corporate Benefactor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 □ Large “Virtual Table” for Ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,700 □ Small “Virtual Table” for Six . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600 Individual Donors □ Farm Archangel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 □ Farm Guardian Angel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 □ Organic Farm Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,700 □ Horticulturalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600 □ Stable Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 □ Patron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 □ Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300 Benefactors, Virtual Table, and Patrons & above levels will be listed in the journal and receive a free photographic portrait taken at the event (Please request during event) Your contribution in excess of $100 per ticket is tax-deductible. Reservations are limited and will be accepted in order of payment received. For further information contact FAP at 203.661.8510 www.autisticadults.com/fapacademyfarm.php Name (print):____________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ City: ____________________________________ State: ______ Zip Code: ________ Email: __________________________________ Phone: ________________________ □ Check enclosed made payable to FAP Amount: ________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your support. Friends of Autistic People 974 North St. • Greenwich, CT 06831 • 203-661-8510