Our Supporters
The Autism Association is partially funded by the Western Australian Government's Disability Services Commission and the Australian Government to provide services for people with autism. The Association also relies on the ongoing generosity of Western Australians to support its activities through fundraising.
Community Fundraising
A special thanks to members of the community who give up their time to help support people with Autism. We very much appreciate your efforts and to know that we have such wonderful support in the community is very gratifying.
Rottnest Channel Swim 2010
We would like to express our sincere thanks and congratulations to Dave Reeve, father of four-year-old Jeremy who has Autism, and his colleague Trevor Magee. Earlier this year they competed in the Rottnest Channel Swim 2010 and raised an incredible $6,280.00.
Dave and Trevor's support, along with the help of their friends and family who sponsored them via the website www.everydayhero.com.au plays a vital role in assisting the Autism Association to meet the needs of a growing number of children diagnosed with Autism. More importantly, the impact of thier support makes a tangible difference to the services we provide to children with Autism and their families.
Again, we would like to thank you for sharing our vision of a better life for people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and taking the time to consider their needs.
Drawtism 2010
Above: Pictures of Lisa’s Drawtism event held in May 2010 at the Scarborough Church of Christ Auditorium.
Lisa Cocks, a mother of two children with Autism, took on the challenge of organising and hosting a fundraising night of Pictionary to raise awareness and funds for the Autism Associations, Residential Respite Service.
Lisa put the challenge out to the community and asked businesses and people to donate prizes and join in with her Drawtism event to raise awareness of Autism and support a great not-for-profit organisation which helps so many people with Autism and their families, such as herself.
It ran just like a trivia night and Lisa, dressed in a blond wig, encouraged people who attended to dress up and have a theme for their table. There were lots of spot prizes for things such as best dressed which the morning crew from Nova helped pick, fun games like “Coin Toss” as well as a silent auction. Jean Taylor, Executive Manager of Residential and Respite, said a few words on behalf of Residential Respite.
The Drawtism event was a huge success and a great time was had by all. On the night Lisa managed to raise an incredible $4022.09 for Residential Respite Services.
A big thank you goes out to everyone who helped to organise, participated in and donated to such a great cause.
There is a lot of interest for another big game event for next year but Lisa is unsure whether she will take on the challenge however she is willing to support anyone who does.
Grants
Currently, the Autism Association of Western Australia receives income from the Australian Government, State Government recurrent grants and grants from other sources.
Above: ABC presenter, Russell Woolf, shares the pleasure of the occasion as Joan McKenna-Kerr, CEO and Tasha Alach, Manager Early Intervention, receive the Lotterywest cheque from the Premier, Colin Barnett.
Major Sponsors
Organisations, businesses and individuals regularly give support by making a single grant or regular grants to support our ongoing activities.
