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Pensacola: Creating A Center of Excellence for Autism
Thursday, July 10, 2008: 2:15 PM-3:30 PM
Sun Ballroom 3 & 4 (Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center)
A group of business leaders in Pensacola, Fl. and a hard-working ASA branch have teammed up to make this Panhandle Community A Center of Excellence for Autism in less than two years.
It started with a major fund-raiser that raised $170,000 in one night to support what has become an 8-week, full-time summer camp. The camp was part of a national news story by NBC.
We can do it either way -- with a panel or one presenter. If it was a panel, it would consist of four Pensacola business leaders who made a difference. We would have video, photos etc. that can be produced by my film crew at PNJ.com.
Each of the panelist would discuss one aspect that has made Pensacola a Center of Excellence for Autism and show the audience how they can do the same.
Learning Objectives:
- Creating a board of directors who can support change.
- Learn how to create a summer camp for your community.
- Partnering with the school board.
- Partnering with the local hospital to create an endowed chair to educate the community and assist autistic children.
- Using community resources to meet your goals
Content Area: Family and Sibling Support
Presenter:
Kevin T. Doyle, Community, leader
President and Publisher, Pensacola News Journal
Member, ASA Panhandle
Kevin Doyle is the president and publisher of the Penscola News Journal. When he arrived two years ago, he noticed that the autistic kids in this Panhandle city did not enjoy the benefits his grand daughter did in California and he set out to do something about it.