Tag: Autism
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Bowlero North Brunswick to hold autism-friendly bowling event July 8
Bowlero North Brunswick will hold an autism-friendly bowling event from 9-11 a.m. July 8 in partnership with the New Jersey chapter of Autism Speaks at the bowling alley, Carolier Lane. The event is free and open to the public by registering at http://act.autismspeaks.org/site/Calendar?id=100683&view=Detail
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Wallet cards help promote understanding
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK Offering an informational resource to help its officers better handle encounters with residents who have autism or intellectual disabilities, the East Brunswick Police Department (EBPD) continues to promote autism wallet cards. Officially called the Wallet Card Project, the program was created by Disability Independence Group Inc., a nonprofit legal…
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Autism walk to provide services for children, first responders
POAC (Parents of Autistic Children) Autism Services and the Sayreville School District will hold the annual Walk for a Difference and resource fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. om May 20 at Sayreville War Memorial High School, 820 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. There will be free rides, entertainment and activities for the…
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Applebee’s goes ‘blue’ to raise money for Autism Speaks
Representatives of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar present a check for $77,080 to Autism Speaks, whose mission is to change the future for all who struggle with an autism spectrum disorder. In support of Autism Awareness Month, Applebee’s locations owned and operated by Doherty Enterprises in New Jersey, Long Island, Florida and Georgia, donated a…
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Pallone announces Boggs Center to get $2.2 million grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) announced that The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers University is the recipient of a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (LEND) training program grant totaling $2.2 million over five years. The grant will support the Center’s work on developmental disabilities, including autism, and…
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Arnone Report for March
The past two weekends have been filled with fun festivities throughout the county and the list of activities throughout the rest of March includes parades, plays and performances. March is the month to celebrate the end of winter by getting outside and with two holidays happening this month, there are plenty of great events to…
