Order your Choose Blue shirts to support World Autism Awareness Month (April). Short-sleeve shirts are only $10 and long-sleeve shirts are $15. Join the Choose Blue campaign and order a blue shirt to wear during the month of April. Payment and order forms are due to Faith, Hope & Charity no later than Thursday, March 8th. The Choose Blue Shirts will be available for pick-up at Faith, Hope & Charity on Friday, March 30th.

"Choose Blue: For Autism Awareness and Advocacy" during World Autism Awareness Month in April. Storm Lake is Choosing Blue as part of Autism Speaks' Light It Up Blue campaign to educate people on the disorder. Autism Speaks is an organization whose mission is to change the future for all who struggle with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

For the second year, Faith, Hope & Charity has teamed up with the Riesenberg family, and Storm Lake Radio to promote for Autism Awareness in the community. Knowing how hard it is for an outsider to relate to Autism, as well the pain-staking process of finding information and treatment options, these groups want to make a difference in the community.

With the Autism rates on the rise (Autism affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys, autismspeaks.org), more parents than ever will receive the news, "Your child has Autism." Through projects like Choose Blue, Light It Up Blue and the Iowa Walk Now for Autism Speaks, parents will have a support system and be able to easily identify the information and tools to raise a child with Autism.

By increasing awareness and highlighting resources provided within the community as well as by Autism Speaks, children affected by Autism (and their families) can receive the help they need sooner. With the support of the community and families, we can change the future ... Autism does not have to be a silent disease. Please join Faith, Hope & Charity, the Riesenberg family, and Storm Lake Radio as they Choose Blue: For Autism Awareness and Advocacy during the month of April.

On April 20th, FHC will host an Autism Awareness Walk with a blue balloon release to kick it off at 5:15 p.m. Families, friends and other supporters are invited to come to Faith, Hope & Charity to walk around our campus to promote Autism Awareness. Following the conclusion of the walk (6 p.m.), participants are encouraged to head to Lake Avenue Lounge (downtown Storm Lake) for a fundraising meal (starting at 6 p.m.) -- complete with live entertainment.

For more resources please visit faithhopeandcharity.org, autismspeaks.org, or lightitupblue.org. And, for more information on Choose Blue: For Autism Awareness and Advocacy plans contact Stephanie Beck at Faith, Hope & Charity at 712-732-5127, ext. 102 or stephanie@faithhopeandcharity.org.

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