Wow! $100,00 and counting!
Thank you!
As TACA's founder and executive director, words cannot express my gratitude for your help with the TACA Family and Friends campaign. I know how busy you are and the fact that you took time and made the effort is greatly appreciated. Your hard work has made this 5th annual TACA Family & Friend's campaign our most successful to date, raising over 25% more than in 2008 - and all in a down economy!
Why are your extra efforts so important? For two important reasons:
- Your support creates autism awareness and allows TACA members to talk about autism and their beloved children.
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You participate provides a way for members to help TACA raise the funds we need to continue providing our services at no charge to families.
While thanking you, I could not help but reflect on this campaign and its original purpose. The TACA Family and Friends campaign came about from all the families and relatives who said "how can I help."
For over nine years, I have always been reluctant to tell families that need TACA how they can help us. Families affected by autism are tremendously busy and challenged every day. Our goal is to have TACA there for you when you need us.
This campaign was also created to put a face on autism, share stories and build communities in family's back yards by reaching out and getting help for the group that supports them. TACA's mission and efforts are grass roots. Besides supporting families - awareness about autism is a crucial part of what we want to accomplish. Autism is anything but easy and educating more or your family and friends about the impact of autism is crucially needed. Maybe during the past few months more of your friends and coworkers asked about your child affected by autism, knew more about the cause and what TACA does to help. Now your community of support may be a little stronger as a result of helping TACA.
Where do the funds from the Family & Friends campaign go? They go to help families living with autism just like yours. TACA has grown from 6,500 to more than 14,000 families in the last year, and our mission is more critical than ever.
Your help - from the TOP FUNDRAISER to the family who raised $25 from neighbors means so much to TACA and to me personally. I was deeply touched as I read each of your personal stories on your web sites and saw the photos of your beautiful children and families. I am grateful for each donation made in honor of a child that is loved.
Last area of business - to thank you for your help! The acknowledgement of your efforts will be according the incentives defined in our Firstgiving page. We will be sending you a follow up email on the small way of saying thank you for your hard work.
Together we can make a difference for all the TACA families - including yours. I truly appreciate your support and wanted you to know your help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Lisa Ackerman
OAKLEY SPECIAL EDITION TACA's |
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