Save the date: Saturday, March 31st - 5k
AwareFare 2012
What is AwareFare?
AwareFare is our annual major fundraiser during which participating restaurants donate a portion of their proceeds from the day of the event to The Union County Chapter of the Autism Society of NC.
Why we do AwareFare?
To raise awareness about autism and provide support for local families. The majority of the money raised from this event provides grants to educators who impact the lives of children on the autism spectrum in Union County. A small portion of the proceeds support our monthly educational and support meetings, communications, and advocacy.
Thank you to our 2011 Participating Restaurants:
- La Strada Pizza & Pasta-Wesley Chapel
- The Coffee Table-Wesley Chapel
- Papa's Pizza To Go-Weddington
- Alice Jules Coffeehouse-Monroe
- Gino's/Jim & Judy's Kitchen-Wingate
- Bellacino's Pizza & Grinders-Stallings
- The Brown Derby-Monroe
- Achieve Therapy Services-Matthews
- Dr. Anne Hines, DAN!Practitioner
- The Brain Balance Center of Charlotte
- Anytime Fitness-Wesley Chapel
- Stallins United Methodist Church Women's Circles
- Southbrook Christian Preschool
Money raised from our Corporate Sponsors goes directly towards event promotion.
If interested in participating in 2012, please email us at unioncountyautismsociety@yahoo.com.
Past Events:
- October 2011-Wesley Chapel held their 1st annual 5K and Tot Trot on October 1st and proceeds benefited the Union County Chapter of the Autism Society of NC! Thank you to Anytime Fitness and Kinetic Spine & Sport in Wesley Chapel for presenting this event!
- April 2011-Thank you to everyone that participated in our first Autism Awareness Fun Run on Saturday, April 30th, 2011! Also, thank you to Kristin Sharpe for all that you did to make this event a huge success!
- April 2011-AwareFare was April 12th in Union County! Thank you to all that ate out on the 12th and a special thanks to our participating restaurants and corporate sponsors: LaStrada Pizza & Pasta in Wesley Chapel, Coffee Table in Wesley Chapel, Papa's Pizza to Go in Weddington, The Brown Derby in Monroe, Alice Jules Coffeehouse in Monroe, Bellacino's Pizza & Grinders in Stallings, and Gino's in Wingate! All funds raised from this event go back into the community in the form of teacher grants and family scholarships.
- July 2010-Thank you to the Waxhaw Business Association for holding their second "Tossin' for a Cause" Cornhole Tournament to benefit the Union County Chapter of the Autism Society of NC! The event was held on July 3rd, 2010 and raised over $900.00 for our chapter!!! We used the funds for teacher grants and scholarships for camps or after school activites. Keep posted for application forms for both.
