Thank you to the staff of MRSB Chartered Accountants for creating a Summer Fun basket with all proceeds of ticket sales supporting the Autism Society of PEI. $525.00 was raised in total and the lucky winner of the basket was Lori Kays. Thank you to everyone for your support!

A huge thanks especially to the staff at MRSB Chartered Accountants for choosing to support the Autism Society of PEI with both fundraising and volunteer efforts. Above: Staff of MRSB spend a Saturday afternoon volunteering to support a S.T.A.T.S Charity Golf Tournament grocery bagging fundraising event at Sobeys on Allen street.

As of January 10th, 2014 I will be taking extended leave from the office and will be returning on March 10th, 2014. The office will be closed during this time but our dedicated Board of Directors of the Autism Society will still be checking emails, mail, phone calls, monitoring the website and touching base on Society details while I am gone. On behalf of the Autism Society of PEI, please have a safe winter and do not hesitate to email, phone or touch base with our Board of Directors will I am gone. The office email of Nathalie@autismsociety.pe.ca and the office phone number of 566-4844 will be monitored. The office will reopen on Monday, January 10th, 2014. All the best, Nathalie Walsh Executive Director, Autism Society of PEI

Upcoming events for the Autism Society of PEI from January until March 10th, 2014.

As noted just prior to the holidays, I will be out of the office from January 10th until March 10th so this will be a very important outline for you to have with a listing of the all of the Autism Society of PEI events to be taking place while I am gone. Please be sure to mark these dates in your calendars 🙂

January
Sunday, January 5th- The Regular Monthly Swim for the Autism Society of PEI will be held at the Credit Union place in Summerside from 4:00-5:00pm. These swims are generously sponsored by Vector Aerospace and are free and open for all those with autism and their family and friends. Please be sure to invite anyone who you think may benefit or enjoy these swims.

Saturday,January 4^th, 18^th, 25^th – The Regular Weekly Swim for the Autism Society of PEI will be held at the Cari Complex on the UPEI Campus here in Charlottetown from 7:00-8:00pm. These swims are generously sponsored by D.P Murphy Inc and are free for all those with autism and their  family and friends. Please be sure to invite anyone who you think may benefit or enjoy these swims. Please note: Remember to sign in at the front desk before the swim and that the locked rooms are open for us to access as of 6:45pm.

Please also note that the regular scheduled swim for Saturday, January 11th is cancelled due to scheduling conflicts!

Wednesday, January 15^th– On Wednesday, January 15th starting at  6:00pm there will be a Registered Disability Savings Plan information session held on behalf of the Autism Society of PEI. The presentation will run from 6:00-7:00pm and will be followed by a one hour Coffee and Conversation support meeting for parents and family members of the Autism Society of PEI. The RDSP Session and the Coffee and Conversation meeting which will be held immediately after, will be hosted at the Catholic Family Services Bureau at 129 Pownal Street in Charlottetown. If you plan on attending this session we ask that you please RSVP to Nathalie@autismsociety.pe.ca or by calling 566-4844.

 
February

Sunday, February 2nd- The Regular Monthly Swim for the Autism Society of PEI will be held at the Credit Union place in Summerside from 4:00-5:00pm. These swims are generously sponsored by Vector Aerospace and are free and open for all those with autism and their family and friends. Please be sure to invite anyone who you think may benefit or enjoy these swims.

Saturday, February  1^st, 8^th, 15^th, 22nd- The Regular Weekly Swim for the Autism Society of PEI will be held at the Cari Complex on the UPEI Campus here in Charlottetown from 7:00-8:00pm. These swims are generously sponsored by D.P Murphy Inc and are free for all those with autism and their  family and friends. Please be sure to invite anyone who you think may benefit or enjoy these swims. Please note: Remember to sign in at the front desk before the swim and that the locked rooms are open for us to access as of 6:45pm.

On Saturday, February 15th at 2:00pm, the Autism Society of PEI will host our Annual Family Sleigh Ride event. The sleigh ride will take place at Terpstra’s Farm and as per usual, there will be a stop along the sleigh ride route for sledding and then the children are welcome to visit the animals in the barn and enjoy a hot chocolate and cookie afterwards. This is a family event sponsored by the Autism Society and is free for all paid members of the Autism Society. If  you don’t have a membership, or need to renew your membership then please be sure to  fill out the above form and send it in with your $10 payment for the 2014-2015 year before the Annual General Meeting in March 2014. Membership runs from March 2014-March 2015 but you will be considered a member for the remainder of this year as well! I ask that anyone who plans on attending the event RSVP to email my email Nathalie@autismsociety.pe.ca as it will be checked while I am gone and the Board of Directors will be keeping a tally on how many families will be attending this event. It is very important to RSVP if you will be there so that we can notify Terpstra’s of how many sleighs we require. Please RSVP with a total number of how many will be attending on behalf of your family.

(Also please note this event starts at 2:00pm so arrive around 1:50-1:55 to get loaded onto the sleighs! Sleighs will be departing from the barn shortly after 2:00pm!)  Please find directions on Terpstra’s website on how to get to Terpstra Farms:     http://www.terpstrafamilycottages.com/directionsmaps.asp

March

Sunday, March 2nd- The Regular Monthly Swim for the Autism Society of PEI will be held at the Credit Union place in Summerside from 4:00-5:00pm. These swims are generously sponsored by Vector Aerospace and are free and open for all those with autism and their family and friends. Please be sure to invite anyone who you think may benefit or enjoy these swims.

Saturday, March 1st, 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, 29th- The Regular Weekly Swim for the Autism Society of PEI will be held at the Cari Complex on the UPEI Campus here in Charlottetown from 7:00-8:00pm. These swims are generously sponsored by D.P Murphy Inc and are free for all those with autism and their  family and friends. Please be sure to invite anyone who you think may benefit or enjoy these swims. Please note: Remember to sign in at the front desk before the swim and that the locked rooms are open for us to access as of 6:45pm.

Wednesday, March 29th, 2014 The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 26^th from 7:00-7:30 at the Catholic Family Services Bureau at 129 Pownal street in Charlottetown. The AGM will be followed by a coffee and conversation family support meeting. Please join us if you wish to hear updates on the Society’s 2013 year.
Thanks for taking the time to read my email and again please keep this email close on hand so you will have a listing and details on all of the Autism Society of PEI event’s taking place while I am gone.

Have a great evening, Nathalie

The Autism Society of PEI would like to extend a huge thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Charlottetown for their donation to our organization which has allowed for us to purchase lots of wonderful new resources for our lending library. Be sure to stop into the office to see our new resources! We have many educational and informative books on many issues and topics that span the Autism Spectrum. Thank you to the Kiwanis Club for their generosity.