What Can We Do?

I know you are wondering where we’ve been lately………..well you won’t believe it! I had started (and just posted last night) a “Christmas in July” post with pictures of Kyle at Christmas and was going to then do one with pictures from his birthday party 12-23-06…..with Kyle in shorts! You would have really thought it was July!

Anyway, I have designed a business card with Kyle’s diagnosis history of Autism and FXS that includes his blog and the websites for Autism Speaks (AS) and National Fragile X Foundation (NFXF). Gator handed one to Tom Lukan with Team Aruba (TA) Motorsports…..drag racing team from the island of Aruba who are making their US home base here in Union. Gator knew that Tom did not have Internet access, but thought he might have a chance one day to look at Kyle’s blog. The next words out of Tom’s mouth were “What can we do to help?”. We never dreamed what would happen next (details to be announced at a later date)!!!!!

Tom asked us to contact Autism Speaks about being a sponsor and having their logo on TA’s drag cars and trailers. I emailed the Carolina division of AS and received a reply back saying their Corporate Development Manager, Lara, would be contacting Gator. Gator then put Lara in touch with Tom. After exchanging info. about TA, Union, and TA’s race schedule, Tom then asked how to make this go national.

Before the day was through, Tom and Lara were discussing Union and how to bring more awareness to the epidemic of Autism (we are waiting to see where this may lead us!!!) That was Thursday! By Saturday afternoon, we had the beginnings of a team to walk and raise money for AS at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on October 6th, 2000+ t-shirts being made to give to participants & more to sell to raise money! By this weekend the "Proud Supporter of Autism Speaks" logo will be on the TA trailer and car.

Tom has since made more phone calls and we have others involved! Tom has also arranged other things........of which we can not yet discuss. Bless Tom’s heart…he just kept asking “what can we do” and “what else can we do”. Needless to say, our lives have been very hectic……..oh we have therapy sessions, work, laundry, groceries, etc. to do in between organizing and raising money for all this!

Hang on gang; we are in for a wild ride!