Southport Magazine

Put Together the Pieces, the autism/Asperger’s support group for the Oak Island and Southport area, hosted an Autism Awareness Day event in the Southport City Gym on Saturday, April 20th, 2013. Courtesy photo

Put Together The Pieces, The Autism/Asperger’s Support Group Of The Oak Island/Southport Area, would like to express their gratitude to those who have contributed to our Autism Awareness Day event:

Southport Parks & Recreation
Brunswick County Parks & Rec
Perry Smith, musician
Andrea Swepson of Speak & Play
Heather Winterbottom
Janice Florio of O.T
Sherry Waters of Play Solutions Inc
Amy English, Yoga Instruction
Autism Speaks, materials
Build A Bear, Autism Speaks bear donation
Positively Autism, gift certificate donation and materials
My Autism Team social network, materials
Sally Winey, for her support and bear gift
John Pike & Surfers Healing
T.K. & Brunswick County Crime Prevention
Sandbox Learning, donation
T.E.A.C.C.H
Oasis
Gracie the Clown
Southport Taffy & Fudge Factory, samples
Autism Treatment Center, Son Rise program materials
Sensory World, 20-lb. weighted blanket donation/materials
DreamCatcher Weighted Blanket, two lap pads and gift certificate
Sunset Slush Ice
Southport Fire Department
Adopt-An-Angel
Walmart, gift card donation
Shari, E Salon & Spa, gift certificates donation
Alicia Perez—A huge thank you to Alicia who did a ThirtyOne Gifts fundraiser, giving 100% of the proceeds to our cause, donating a cooler to raffle off, and for her ongoing support.
Our Gluten Free snack friends for donating samples
And all who volunteered to help…
Thank you and see you next year!

By Dina Scalia, coordinator of Put Together the Pieces