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Tickets Now Available for August 28th Bike Run & Fundraiser!

Tickets Now Available for August 28th Bike Run & Fundraiser!

The bike run kicks off at 11:30am with stops throughout Northwest Indiana with plenty of food and entertainment! You can bring the whole family to the fundraiser at White Rhino Bar & Grill from 4-8pm for 50/50 raffles & prizes, food and draft beer (cash bar for anything else). Plus – the kids get to jump right next door at FunFlatables!

Northwest Indiana Bike Run for Autism

Northwest Indiana Bike Run for Autism

Saturday August 28th Bike Run & Fundraiser for the National Autism Association of Northwest Indiana’s Helping Hand Grant Program

Region Inclusive Basketball Camp

Region Inclusive Basketball Camp

The National Autism Association of Northwest Indiana is happy to co-host the first ever inclusive region basketball camp! The main focus of this camp will be to ensure that all the kids have fun.

2010 RailCats Outing

2010 RailCats Outing

Celebrate Father’s Day by taking Dad out to the ballgame!
Gary RailCats vs. Rockford RiverHawks
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Game Time:  2pm

This was a very popular event last year and we anticipate that tickets will sell out quickly.
Tickets are $10 per person which gives you:

Entrance into the ballpark and the private Party Deck along 1st base
All you can [...]

Deadline for Helping Hand Grant Apps is May 31st

Deadline for Helping Hand Grant Apps is May 31st

The 2010 Helping Hand Grant program is coming to an end soon! We gave away $4,000 in 2009 to families in Lake and Porter counties who needed helping paying for therapy, therapeutic horseback riding lessons, doctor visits, supplements, social skills groups, and tuition.
We have been busy holding fundraisers so that we can continue to [...]

Impaired Energy Production and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism (DVD)

Impaired Energy Production and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism (DVD)

MAY SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
Topic: Impaired Energy Production and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism

DVD Review from the 2008 NAA National Conference.  Discussion will follow.

TOSS FOR AUTISM!  A Cornhole Tournament

TOSS FOR AUTISM! A Cornhole Tournament

On Sunday, April 25th at Buddy & Pal’s in Schererville, 25 teams from Indiana and Illinois participated in a cornhole tournament benefiting the NAA-NWI’s Helping Hand grant program and other outreach programs. The event raised a total of $1,326! A great time was had by all. A big thank you to Region [...]

2008 Family Festival at the Color Room Salon & Day Spa

Many thanks to the wonderful staff and clients of the Color Room Salon & Day Spa in Dyer for putting on this annual fundraiser for us. Every year we raise thousands of dollars for our Helping Hand grant program, which provides financial aid to autism families.

Autism One 2008

GFCF Night

June 2008
We decided it would be a good idea to have a “tasting” of GFCF (gluten free, casein free) items for parents who were considering implementing the diet to help their children. Thanks to the generosity of many vendors such as WiseWay, Enjoy Life Foods, Pamela’s, Anna’s Breads and others, we had a large [...]