Autism Benefit at Carolines on Broadway

From OAR Press Release:

Autism Benefit at Carolines on Broadway

Arlington, VA, May 5, 2006 – Enjoy an evening of song and laughter and support autism research at the same time. On Monday, May 22, join comediennes Jackie Hoffman and Kristine Zbornik, singers Andrew Halliday and Liz Callaway, and friends of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) for the ninth performance of Other Voices titled A Night of Comedy and Song.

Other Voices is a benefit co-hosted by OAR and Shotgun Productions, a New York nonprofit dedicated to developing works by emerging theatrical artists. The benefit is named in recognition of children with autism, many of whom cannot speak, and emerging artists whose voices have not yet been heard. For the past nine years, Shotgun Productions has produced a series of memorable comedy and cabaret evenings to benefit autism research and programs. OAR has been their autism research partner since 2002.

Tickets for Other Voices: A Night of Comedy and Song include cocktails, dinner, and the show. Tickets cost $175.00 a person and are limited to the first 200 people. Proceeds will benefit the Organization for Autism Research and Shotgun Productions. For tickets or more information, please call Patricia Klausner, Shotgun Productions, at (212) 689-2322, Lori Lapin Jones, OAR Co-Chair, (516) 466-4110, or Mike Maloney, OAR, toll free at (866) 366-9710. You can also visit http://www.researchautism.org/ or www.Shotgun-productions.org.

ABOUT OAR: The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) is a national, nonprofit organization formed and led by parents and relatives of children and adults with autism and Asperger Syndrome. OAR is dedicated to promoting research that can be applied to help families, educators, caregivers, and individuals with autism find much-needed answers to their immediate and urgent questions. Committed to the excellence in its services to the autism community, OAR seeks to fund applied research that will make a difference in individual lives; provide information that is timely, useful, and cost-efficient; and offer opportunities for the autism community to collaborate and make advances together.

In its first four years, OAR has awarded 17 grants totaling more than $650,000 for applied research studies, provided $27,000 in grants to graduate students conducting research related to autism and published and distributed more than 7,500 copies of its three community-friendly resource guides in its Life Journey through Autism guide series: A Parent’s Guide to Research, An Educator’s Guide to Autism and An Educator’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome to parents, teachers, and others at no cost.

Contact:
Mike Maloney
2000 N. 14th Street, Suite 480
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: (703) 243-9710
Fax: (703) 243-9751
mmaloney@researchautism.org

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