Autism Fundraiser
By Brad Burnette, Executive Director, Autism Spectrum on the Emerald Coast Inc.
On behalf of our organization, I invite everyone to join us at our 2nd Annual SPRING FAM JAM. This family & music festival will be held on Saturday, April 21, at the NWFSC in Niceville. The gates open at 9 a.m. with music and fun continuing until 4 p.m.
Spring Fam Jam, with more than 40 participating booths, include live entertainment, arts and crafts merchants, food and beverage vendors, various demonstrations, local therapy providers, and a large Children’s Area.
The Children’s Area includes: bounce houses, inflatable slides, an inflatable obstacle course, face painting by Enchanted Parties, Home Depot building kits, Army Ranger’s Reptile Team, 501st Legion, live entertainment, and many more children’s activities. Children’s Area armbands are $10. Armbands grant access to all the previous listed activities in the children’s area.
Be sure to register for the 5K Color Run! This year we are running a Road & Trail Course with 8 color stations. Participants will be covered in colored powder as they make their way around the course. Walkers, wagons, and strollers are all welcome to participate on the Road sections of the course. The Road sections of the course have 4 Color Stations and total approximately 2 miles in length.
You do not have to be a conditioned athlete to enjoy this run! The run starts at 11:00. Early Bird Pricing, which is just $25 for participants 13 years of age and older, ends April 6. Day of event will be $35. For participants, ages 6 to 12 years old, the registration fee is $20. Children 5 years old and under are free.
Spring Fam Jam is ASEC’s premier fundraising and community awareness event. This event allows us to continue to provide services to the local autism community that we serve. For a fundraiser of this size to succeed, the participation and generosity of the community is required and very much appreciated.
For Color Run registration visit our website: SpringFamJam.com
Event Coordinator: Brad Burnette (850)496-3062 or [email protected]
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: As the father of a son with autism, I am very familiar with the great challenges all families encounter. Organizations that advocate on behalf our kids and provide support to the families affected by autism are hugely important. We invite all our readers to support such organizations and events like this FAM JAM. Refer to ad on this edition…See you there!