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What's Happening Around CSAAC
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6th
Annual Charity Golf Classic
Join us on Wednesday, June 5 at Blue Mash
Golf Course in Laytonsville, Maryland, for the 6th
Annual Charity Golf Classic hosted by Mid-Atlantic Federal
Credit Union (MAFCU). Each year, we sell out to 130+
golfers, so don't delay and register today!
Click here
to download the sponsorship and
registration brochure. To view a slide show of last year’s
event,
click here.
Click here to register!
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 Take
5 for Autism
On April 19, 2013, a fashionable fundraiser to raise autism
awareness and the need for CSAAC’s services was held at
Take 5 Boutique in Bethesda, MD. Artwork by CSAAC’s
In-Focus Photography group participants was on display and
available as gifts for donation. CSAAC thanks
Take 5 Boutique owners Mahir and Sakina Iskender for
hosting the event,
The Bottle Shop of Potomac for donating the wine, and
Roti Mediterranean Grill of Bethesda for sponsoring the
food served at the event. The event raised nearly $1,500
for the In-Focus photography program, and orders are still
flowing in for artwork as a result of the event.
Click here to view the
event slideshow or
click here to purchase
artwork from the CSAAC Web site.
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 CSAAC
"In-Focus" Photographers Celebrate and Capture the National
Cherry Blossoms Festival
On April 10, 2013, the CSAAC "In-Focus" Photographers:
Brian, James, Matt and Jimmie, along with In-Focus
instructors / founders Craig Pardini and Ian Paregol,
Executive Director visited the Tidal Basin, home of the
annual National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC to
capture the beauty of the cherry blossoms through the lens
of autism.
Photographer, Craig Pardini teaches the In-Focus team skills
and new
techniques each week. As each skill is developed by each
individual photographer in the In-Focus Project, new ones
are added. The members began with basic skills necessary to
hold a camera and operate a camera through and including
computer image enhancement and production framing.
This is the third year
that the class participated in this photo-shoot to
strengthen their entrepreneurial and photographic skills!
One of the missions of this shoot was for Brian, one of the
In-Focus Photographers to capture a photograph to send to
President Obama as a gift! CSAAC’s “In-Focus Project”
enables individuals with autism to hone their artistic
talents while building business-venture skills through
micro-enterprise. This program was made possible, in part,
by a generous grant from The Letaw Family Foundation. The
top photographs from today’s shoot will be available for a
gift for donation on the In-Focus link on this website and
on display for a gift for donation at the
Take 5 for Autism event on April 19th.
Click here to learn more about the In-Focus program.
Click here to see the WUSA
9 story and photographs.
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 CSAAC’s Intensive Early Intervention Program
was featured in Montgomery Magazine’s January/February 2013
issue.
Click here to read online
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CSAAC’s 7th Annual Honors Gala
On Friday, November 9th, CSAAC’s 7th Annual
Honors Gala was held and raised nearly $150,000 for CSAAC
Foundation. Master of Ceremonies,
CBS
Tampa “The Fan” sports radio
personality
Kirk McEwen welcomed the 320 attendees to
the Bethesda Marriott for a night of food, fun and music.
This even could not have been held with the generosity of CSAAC’s many sponsors including: The Insurance Exchange,
PEPCO, Linemark, Comcast Business Class, Capital One, Sandy
Spring Bank, Ernst & Young, Unite Here
courtesy of CSAAC parent John Gage, American Airlines
and EagleBank.
Miller and Smith Homes received the “Corporate Partner of
the Year” award for their work in donating time and
materials toward the full rehabilitation of one of the
residential homes used by adults supported at CSAAC. Direct
support staff Lougbouhoh Gbaka received the Hilda Langley
Award of Excellence for her professionalism in supporting
individuals with autism at CSAAC. Craig Pardini received an
award from CSAAC Parent Mary Depenbrock and her son Brian
for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the
In-Focus Photography Program. The Casino Night-themed event
began with hors d'oeuvres, an array of gaming tables, and an
open bar. During dinner, awards were presented and were
closely followed by a live auction which included trips to
Sonoma wine country in California, a villa stay in the
Bahamas, an autographed Bruce Springsteen guitar, and fine
jewelry from Adeler Jewelers. The Connections Band
featuring CSAAC’s own Ian Paregol, Don Rodrick and Eric
Valenstein closed out the evening with live dance music and
a crowded dance floor.
Click here to view the slideshow
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