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Rollin' For Risk 2012

CHILDREN AT RISK
Presents:
6th Annual
“ROLLIN’ for RISK” BOWL-A-THON
(for Autism)
Sunday, January 22, 2012

WHAT:                       Get your New Year rolling by participating in this rock & roll 5 Pin recreational bowl-a-thon.  Rock and Bowl to 50’s/60’s/70’s+ classic rock sounds while raising funds to support Autistic children and their families! Prizes for Top Pledges, Top Scores & Mystery Scores!!  Welcoming back Heather from A Little Bit of Bling for phenomenal face painting at the event!!
*Special Guest* –
Shawn Barry, Ottawa’s premiere Elvis Tribute Artist!

WHEN:                      Sunday, January 22, 1 – 4 PM (bowling 1:30-3)
WHERE:                    Walkley Bowling Lanes, 2092 Walkley Road
WHY:                         For over 33 years, Children at Risk has been helping Autistic children and their families in the Greater Ottawa area. 
HOW:                         $120 minimum of Pledges enters your team of 4-5 persons.  Go to www.childrenatrisk.ca for registration info and pledge forms or call 613-741-8255.
*NOTE:  PRIZES FOR TOP 3 TEAM PLEDGES INCLUDE 1 SET NHL ALL-STAR TICKETS!!
For more information, call Brenda Reisch, 261-4442.    

Pledge (Word) Pledge (PDF)
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Entertainment Book 2012

Entertainment Coupon Books
Hot off the Presses - Children at Risk now has for sale the 2012 Entertainment Coupon Book at only $35 each!  Once again, they include $30 in Gift Cards, as well as all the regular coupons!
They can be obtained through our offices or at 22 Quickie Convenience stores throughout the city (list attached for the stores that are carrying them - books will be there by this Friday, August 26)).

We also can get books for Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver for those "out of town" relatives!
Centrepoint parents can also get them from Merle Hagerman at 613-226-4982.   East end or Tunny's Pasture buyers can call Brenda Desjardins at 613-867-5150.

Key To The City

Key to the City!
Children at Risk is proud to continue with the sale of the Key to the City Discount cards! With a New Key website coming April 1, 2011, there will be many exciting offerings:

•  Make sure to register your 2011-2012 card to take advantage of our many new services.
•  Deal Buys – buy gift cards/gift certificates at 50% off. For example buy a $50.00 gift card at Rideau Carleton for only $25.00! These deals will be available on a continuous basis. No more waiting for daily deals.
•  Key Find program – lose your keys? If the person who finds them contacts us we can let you know where to pick them up.
•  Many new merchants (see partial list on page 12)
• One low price of only $20 – still 3 pieces that can be used by 3 people.
•  Sign up for e-mail updates on our program and merchants. Never miss a new merchant opening.
•  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates on merchants, merchant’s events, specials, etc.

OPTIMUM POINTS
DONATION PROGRAM

A unique way to support Children at Risk

WE have a great opportunity for you to support us….made available by Shoppers Drug Mart through the Shoppers Optimum Program™.

BY donating some (or all) of your Shoppers Optimum Points™ to our organization, you are enabling us to use your points at Shoppers Drug Mart® toward the purchase of products and supplies we need for our ongoing fundraising activities.

To donate your Shoppers Optimum Points™, please go online to: 
https://www.shoppersoptimum.ca/OptimumTransfer/en_CA/charity.do
 
YOU will log in, Select Children at Risk and donate!  If you are not presently a Shoppers Optimum Member™, you can register right away or next time you are in a Shoppers Drug Mart ask for a card, which will be issued to you right on the spot at no cost. 
AS an added incentive – Children at Risk will issue an income tax receipt for any donation over 11,111 points (at the highest redemption, this will bring a credit worth $20 to Children at Risk)
NOTE: You must inform CAR of your donation and how many points –we get an email notice of a donation, but not who has done it!
With your support, this initiative has the potential for Children at Risk to “optimize” our fundraising dollars through this unique program!

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2011 PUMPKIN CARVING

Bidding Finished

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
EVENT:                      Children at Risk Sixteenth Annual Celebrity-Carved Pumpkin Contest
WHAT: Local Celebrities, Politicians, Media Personalities and community-minded businesses will “carve for the cause” – in the name of Autism!  Over 100 pumpkins will be transformed to Jack-O-Lantern works of art for one of Ottawa’s most popular, annual, seasonal fundraising events!  Helping to raise funds for Autistic children, Celebrity-Carvers include City of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Ottawa 67’s Players, Coach, GM & Owner, local MPP’s & MP’s, Sens Spartacat, Sports Alumni Jock Climie & Shaun Van Allen to name just a few.  You can vote for the best pumpkin or your favourite personality by donating your spare change, as well as bidding on Pumpkin Prize Packages (on-site & on-line www.childrenatrisk.ca)
Support Children at Risk and join the fight against Autism!
 Media Auction Specialists
WHEN:                 Thursday, October 20th to Sunday, October 23rd
      WHERE:               Merivale Mall, Carlingwood Shopping Centre, Place d’Orléans and Lincoln Fields
      WHY:                    For over 32 years, Children at Risk has been helping children diagnosed within the Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families in the Ottawa Region.  October is Autism Awareness Month and, to recognize this, Children at Risk will be hosting the pumpkin displays.  Proceeds will fund Community-Based Special Projects such as our *new* All-Day Summer Camp, Family Support Groups, Information Seminars and Educational Training Workshops - assists solely supported by fundraising and donations.  To date, this event has raised $75,301!
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:  Brenda Reisch at 613-261-4442
                                                                        PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:
JOIN US AT 10 AM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, MERIVALE MALL (center court)
AS THE CELEBRITIES BRING IN THEIR PUMPKINS!                                       Oct 6, 2011

    Note: **SOME SPACES STILL LEFT FOR CELEBRITY-CARVERS – CALL US!!**

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CHILDREN AT RISK:
  Fall 2011 RAFFLE

Dear Parents & Friends,
Tickets are NOW available for the Fall Raffle! After many weeks of gathering quality prizes, we can proudly offer them for sale.  Funds raised will support our Fall, Winter and Spring services.  These include Sibling, Friendship and Family Support Groups, Educational Training Workshops and Information Seminars as well as updating resource materials.  These valuable activities receive no government funding and are supported solely through Fundraising efforts and Donations.
*Note:  Tickets can only be sold to persons 18 years and older!
To kick off October as Autism Awareness Month, the Raffle will be drawn on Monday, October 3, 2011.
Here are more details on the First Prize:

• Return Trip for Two People to Any Scheduled WestJet Airlines Destination! This voucher covers all air travel fees, taxes and surcharges – making this prize worth a value of $4,604.  The prize is valid until October 1, 2012, but does have airline blackout periods on peak dates such as statutory holidays (Christmas, Easter and spring break, etc.)  It can be used independent of the rest of the prize. Value $4,604

• 2 Night’s Stay at the Radisson Hotel Calgary Airport in a Standard Guestroom  - Offering Complimentary High-Speed Internet, Fitness Centre, Airport Shuttle Service & More!
   (www.radisson.com/calgary-hotel-ab-t2e1l4/abcalair  )Valid to July 12, 2012.           Value $315
• 4 – Fares for “Country Dinner” Excursion with Alberta Prairie Steam Train (www.absteamtrain.com )
  No Expiry Date.   Value $294
• 4 – 1-Day Admission Passes for Calaway Family Fun Amusement Park (www.calawaypark.com )
  Valid to October 8, 2012.         Value $143
• 4 – Day Admission Passes for the Calgary Zoo.  (www.calgaryzoo.com )No Expiry Date.  Value $71
• 6 – Free Admission Passes for Historic Fort Calgary. (www.fortcalgary.com ) No Expiry Date. Value $66
• 2012 Entertainment Coupon Book. (www.calgary.entertainment.com ) Valid to November 1, 2012.  Value $45
• 2 – Day Pass Admissions for Heritage Park Historical Village. (www.heritagepark.ca )
  Valid to June 30, 2012.  Value $41
• Family Day Pass for the Royal Tyrell Dinosaur Museum. (www.tyrrellmuseum.com ) Valid to July 27, 2013.
  Value $30

TOTAL 1st PRIZE VALUE:  $5,609!
           
2nd Prize – 2 Ottawa Senators Club Seats Tickets (with parking), Ottawa Senators Hockey Jersey &
                  Ottawa Senators Memorabilia (Value $460)

3rd Prize – Crabtree & Evelyn “Iris” Home Fragrance Package PLUS 2- $100 Molly Maid Certificates (Value $325)

4th Prize – Joseph’s Bayshore – Hilites/Colour/Cut/Dry & Loma Hair Products PLUS Roses R Us (Value $242)

5th Prize – “Family Fun” Package – Family Passes for Agriculture & Aviation Museums,
                 2012 Ottawa Entertainment Coupon Book, Key to the City Discount Card, PlaSmart Plasma Car &
                 Kiddie Kobbler  Gift Certificate (Value $218)

6th & 7th Prizes – Week ‘O Dining Gift Certificates:  Emerald Buffet Chinese Restaurant, Grace O’Malley’s Irish Pub
                & Restaurant, M.I.C. Canadian Eatery & Whisky Pub, Nate’s Deli Family Kitchen, Perkins Restaurant &
                Bakery, Shoeless Joe’s Restaurant (Value $183 each)

8th Prize – Lexmark Interpret S405 Print/Copy/Scan/Fax Unit & Package of Copy Paper – (Value $152)
                  Courtesy of The Computer Media Group
Our Raffle offers:

• Tickets $2 each, 3 for $5 or a book of 12 for $20!
• Prizes worth a total of $7,372!
• Maximum 3,500 tickets sold

For more information, do not hesitate to contact us at the office, 741-8255, or by email, car@childrenatrisk.ca   
Yours truly, Brenda Reisch, Fundraising Chairperson, cell 261-4442
235 Donald Street, Suite 212 · Ottawa, Ontario K1K 1N1 · Tel. (613) 741-8255 · Fax (613) 741-5530
www.childrenatrisk.ca · car@childrenatrisk.ca  · A Registered Charity · No. 10691/3775/RR/0001

CHILDREN AT RISK:  2011 RAFFLE

CHILDREN AT RISK Sixteenth Annual Raffle

  Dear Parents & Friends,

Tickets are NOW available for our 16th Annual Fundraising Raffle! After many weeks of gathering quality prizes, we can proudly offer them for sale. The prizes are fabulous!  As we almost sold out of our 6,000 tickets last year, we printed 6,500 tickets this year!I hope everyone can join me in trying to make this year a sell-out!!Unsold tickets represent lost Fundraising $'s for Children at Risk.  Funds raised will support our Community-Based Special Projects.These include Sibling, Friendship and Family Support Groups, March Break & Summer Camps, Educational Training Workshops and Information Seminars as well as updating resource materials. These valuable activities receive no government funding and are supported solely through Fundraising efforts and Donations. Tickets are $2 each, 3 for $5 OR $20 for a Book of Twelve!  For tickets to buy or sell, contact our offices at 613-741-8255, or by email, car@childrenatrisk.ca <mailto:car@childrenatrisk.ca> , and we can cheerfully send them out to you!(NOTE:  if you are buying them for yourself, just let us know and we can even fill them in for you - just send us back your payment). We would only need for each family to sell 2 books, would sell out!

*Note:Tickets can only be sold to persons 18 years and older!

The Raffle will be drawn at 2 PM our Autism Community Annual Family Picnic -- Sun., June 26, 2011.

  Our Raffle offers:

·Tickets $2 each, 3 for $5 or a book of 12 for $20!

·Prizes worth a total of $10,990 (up again from 2010!)!

·48 draws, with an average Prize Value of almost $227 (1^st 14 prizes
over $300 each!)

·Maximum 6,500 tickets sold - That's just over a 1 in 135 chance of winning!

·Minimum Prize Value of $40!

LOOK AT OUR 1^ST THREE PRIZES:

#1Weekend's Stay for Two at Macies Best Western Hotel, Gift Basket from Lincoln FieldsShopping Centre, Joseph's Bayshore hair cut & colour, Plug Optical Certificate, Restaurant Certificates from Theo's Greek Taverna, Capone's Ristorante, The Works Burger Bistro and a pedicure from Hair
World.VALUE:$1,092

#2Hot Air Balloon Ride from the Ottawa Sun/Sundance Balloons for Two, One Night's Accommodation Travelodge Hotel, Gift Certificates from KS on the Keys Restaurant & Fadi's Hair Design.VALUE: $764

#3"Toronto Fun"AVIS 4-Day Rental, Family Pass for Science Centre, 4 Passes for CN Tower, 4 Passes for Casa Loma, 4 Passes for Hockey Hall of Fame, 2 Passes Art Gallery Ontario, Gift Card for Keg Restaurant & PC Cards from McDaniel's Your Independent Grocer. VALUE:$637

Yours truly, Brenda Reisch, Fundraising Chairperson, cell 613-261-4442

Children at Risk, 235 Donald Street, Suite 212·Ottawa, Ontario K1K
1N1·Tel. (613) 741-8255 ·Fax (613) 741-5530
www.childrenatrisk.ca <http://www.childrenatrisk.ca/>
·car@childrenatrisk.ca <mailto:car@childrenatrisk.ca> ·A Registered
Charity ·No. 10691/3775/RR/0001

Rockin For Risk

CHILDREN AT RISK & THE JEWEL
Present:
10th Annual
“ROCKIN’ for RISK” (for Autism)
Saturday, April 9, 2011

WHAT:                       50’s/60’s/70’s Plus rock & roll dance party featuring the live classic rock sounds of local band Intersection.  With MC Brian Sylvester from The Jewel 98.5 FM, this entertaining evening also includes contests, prizes, as well as our Evening Sandwich Buffet, Raffle and Silent Auction, along with Free Parking.  Special Entertainment includes Shawn Barry, Ottawa’s premier Elvis Tribute Artist, Vocal Group Armony and dance demos from “Dance with TLC”.

WHEN:                       Saturday, April 9 - 7:30 PM to 12:30 AM
(Doors Open at 7 PM)
WHERE:                     Algonquin College, Building D Cafeteria – Woodroffe & Baseline Campus
WHY:                          For over 32 years, Children at Risk has been helping Autistic children and their families in the Greater Ottawa area. 
HOW:                          Tickets - $25 advance, $30 door, $225 Table of Ten (advance sales only) -
call 741-8255 or go here for retail sale locations
 (LCBO licensed event, must be 19 years of age or older)
For More Information, call Brenda Reisch 613-261-4442

RETAIL TICKET SALE LOCATIONS

ADVANCE TICKET PRICES ONLY AVAILABLE TO MID-DAY, FRIDAY APRIL 8TH

ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE STUDIO
233-7911
928 Gladstone Avenue (located west of Preston Street)
Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 10:30 PM, Friday 1 PM to 10:30 PM
                                       Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, closed on Sunday (also closed March 12, 13 & 20)

CODY PARTY CENTRES (Cash or Credit Card ONLY)
EAST – 1060 Ogilvie Rd.                                                                              741-1881
(located on the south side of Ogilvie, just east of St. Laurent intersection)

Hours of Operation:    Monday to Friday 9 AM to 8 PM,            Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM

WEST – 473 Hazeldean Road, Kanata                                                      592-5663
(corner of Hazeldean & Castlefrank Roads – Kentucky Fried Chicken Mall)

Hours of Operation:    Monday to Friday 9 AM to 8 PM,            Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM

LEGEND RECORDS – 2 Locations
1315 Wellington Street (basement entrance, door right next to Hillary Cleaners)             596-5766
Hours of Operation:  Monday to Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM, Sunday 12 noon to 5 PM

2525 Carling Ave., Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre                                           No Telephone
(at the Moore’s end of the mall)
Hours of Operation:  Monday to Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM, Sunday 12 noon to 5 PM

PFLUG OPTICAL
723-2766
1580 Merivale Road
(located in strip mall, close to the north-west corner of Meadowlands Dr./Merivale Rd.  intersection)
Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 AM to 6 PM, Thursday 10 AM to 9 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, closed Sunday & Monday

**ALL LOCATIONS WILL ACCEPT CASH, VISA, MASTERCARD AND AMERICAN EXPRESS**
(no Debit Please!)

OR
YOU CAN CALL 741-8255 TO ARRANGE FOR PICK-UP OR MAIL DELIVERY (some charges may apply)

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Rollin For Risk Bowlathon

Sunday, January 23, 2011

WHAT:                       Get your New Year rolling by participating in this rock & roll 5 Pin recreational bowl-a-thon.  Rock and Bowl to 50’s/60’s/70’s classic rock sounds while raising funds to support Autistic children and their families! Prizes for Top Pledges, Top Scores & Mystery Scores!!
WHEN:                      Sunday, January 23, 1 – 4 PM (bowling 1:30-3)
WHERE:                    Walkley Bowling Lanes, 2092 Walkley Road
WHY:                         For over 32 years, Children at Risk has been helping Autistic children and their families in the Greater Ottawa area. 
HOW:                         $120 minimum of Pledges enters your team of 4-5 persons.  Go to www.childrenatrisk.ca for registration info and pledge forms or call 613-741-8255.

For more information, call Brenda Reisch, 261-4442.
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Celebrity Pumpkin Carving

Howling Halloween Fun - Local Celebrities “Carve for the Cause”

Children at Risk, Ottawa presents their Fifteenth Annual Celebrity-Carved Pumpkin Contest!!  This annual, seasonal fundraising event is being held from Thursday, October 21 to Sunday, October 24.  For over 31 years, Children at Risk has been providing supports to Autistic children and their families in the Ottawa Region. 
2010 marks 15 years of enthusiastic and talented local Celebrities, Politicians, Media Personalities and local Businesses helping to recognize October as Autism Awareness Month by carving up bootiful pumpkin creations!  Veteran Carvers will be challenged by first-timers, with over 100 pumpkins being sacrificed in the name of charity!!  Participants include City of Ottawa Mayoral Candidates Clive Doucet, Andy Haydon, Larry O’Brien, Jim Watson & Charlie Taylor, Senator Mac Harb, Ottawa Senators Alumni Shaun Van Allen, Ottawa 67’s Owner Jeff Hunt, GM Brian Kilrea, Coach Chris Byrne & players Thomas Nesbitt, Ryan Martindale, Travis Gibbons and Marc Zanetti – plus the Six O Power Dancers, MP’s David McGuinty, Pierre Poilievre, John Baird & Royal Galipeau, MPP’s Lisa MacLeod, Bob Chiarelli, Madeleine Meilleur, Dalton McGuinty, Phil McNeely & Yasir Naqvi and Richard Robinson’s Academy of Fashion Students to name just a few - plus many other local radio, television and newspaper personalities.  Participants compete for the lucky “Top Thirteen” list of carvers for 2010! 

This year - the pumpkin creations will be on display at Merivale Mall after our Reception at 10 AM on Thursday, October 21 – then additionally at Carlingwood Shopping Centre, Place d’Orléans and Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre from Friday, October 22 to (new!) Sunday, October 24.  Visitors to the Malls can vote for their favourite pumpkin or celebrity by donating spare change.  Celebrities have also donated “Prize Packages” for silent auction bidding (on-site & on-line www.childrenatrisk.ca )
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   Organizations with an Online Auction Website). 
With the support of the Celebrity Carvers and generous donations from our community, funds raised in the previous 14 years total over $66,316!  All proceeds will help Children at Risk “fill in the gaps” in publicly-funded Autism services with their Community-Based Special Projects, which include Family Support Groups, Information Seminars and Educational Training Workshops.  Children at Risk recognizes the importance of supporting the whole family as they cope with the daily challenges of raising an Autistic child.  With the funds raised through events like the Celebrity-Carved Pumpkin Contest, these children can be provided with the best opportunities to achieve their maximum potential!

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Benefit Concert For Autism

Sunday, October 3, 2010 - 3pm

All Saints Anglican Church (Chapel at Laurier East in Sandy Hill)

The Concert is featuring an exciting line-up of Classical & Popular Musical performances from both professionals and promising young stars!

The performers we have are:

1) Valentina Kotko and Marlene Basarab - piano duets

2) Donnie Deacon - violin, NAC Orchestra  

3) Angela Blackwell –clarinet, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra

4) Marc Coderre – inspirational singer

5) Eric Pusey – piano, ASD adult

6) Alisa Klebanov - violin 

7) Marie-Sophia Pera - violin 

8) Susan Lines - soprano  

**SILENT AUCTION OPENS AT 2:30 PM**

Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Students – Available through:

Join our Guest Host Lucy van Oldenbarneveld* and spend a musical afternoon supporting Autism in our community!

*Lucy van Oldenbarneveld is co-host of CBC News Ottawa at 5, 5:30 & 6. Lucy’s work with CBC has taken her almost literally from one side of the country to the other. Before coming to Ottawa, Lucy was the host/reporter of the afternoon radio show at CBC Whitehorse. Lucy has reported on a number of significant Canadian events, including the 2002 G8 summit in Kananaskis. Lucy is involved with providing journalism training in different parts of Africa - most recently in Abuja, Nigeria.

The International Order of the King‟s Daughters and Sons Ottawa Autism Circle is holding a fundraising musical Concert to benefit Children at Risk and the Ottawa Chapter of Autism Ontario.  A confirmation was just received that CBC TV Ottawa News Co-Host Lucy van Oldenbarneveld will be attending our event as Master of Ceremonies!!  To show our appreciation to the Artists, CBC Television, Lucy and the All Saints Church, who are supporting this event at no charge, we need to fill the church!  Tickets are only $10 adults, $5 students - all proceeds will support Autism locally in our community!!  See attached flyer - and please print and post!
For more information or to buy tickets see retail locations below or call/email Children at Risk - 613-741-8255, car@childrenatrisk.ca
Brenda - cell 613-261-4442

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ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (613-741-8255)

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RIDEAU VALLEY ROLLER GIRLS

RIDEAU VALLEY ROLLER GIRLS
On Saturday, August 7th, The Rideau Valley Roller Girls will be holding a double-header meet of which Children at Risk is invited to be recipient charity. The Rideau Valley Roller Girls (RVRG) are an all-female, flat-track, not-for-profit Roller Derby league based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are a collective that is run by skaters for skaters with a focus on women in sport. RVRG gained not-for-profit status in October, 2008. Through fund raising, partnerships and volunteer work they strive to give back to the communities that have supported them! RVRG has two home-base teams, the Slaughter Daughters and Riot Squad, and one travel team, the RVRG Vixens. For more info about RVRG go to www.rideauvalleyrollergirls.com Event info will be coming!!

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AUTISM RESEARCH IN MOTION IS COMING TO OTTAWA
OPEN HOUSE
Location: Nepean Sportsplex
1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, (just south of West Hunt Club Road)
Look for our Autism Research in Motion Vehicle in the parking lot (North-East part of parking lot)
Date: July 8, 6-9 pm
Snacks will be provided – Hall C (Nepean Sportsplex) at 7pm

Dr. Jeanette Holden and Dr. Jessica Ward-King and their Research Team invite you to Celebrate the Autism Spectrum and our Mobile Autism Research Lab (Autism Research in Motion!) at our Open House, sponsored by RCP-Autism Ontario Ottawa Chapter. Bring the whole family to take a walk through the Mobile Lab and learn about our research projects.

PEOPLE WITH ASD (ALL AGES) AND THEIR FAMILIES

ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR 2010 RESEARCH!

Brain Waves and Where do the Eyes Look?
Sniff Test: What do YOU Smell?
Questionnaires – Special and Savant Skills
Genetics of ASDs
To learn more about these projects see the descriptions below.

Location: Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, ON, K2G 1W2 
Dates: July 8-11, 2010

For more information or to book a time email us at: mobilelab@autismresearch.com
Or call Toll-free: 1-866-ASD-CARC (1-866-273-2272) or 613-548-4417 ext. 1165

Book early to get the time-slot that is best for you

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU!
Mobile Lab Autism Research in 2010 – Please Join Us!

Brain Waves and Where do the Eyes Look?
Do people with ASDs look at a picture the same way as those without an ASD? Using EEGs and eye-tracking to measure brainwaves and gaze, we are testing whether people with ASDs, and their family members, have the same brain-wave patterns as people without ASDs. 

A hairnet containing 128 small sensors is put on the participant’s head to record brain electrical activity. Once the hairnet is in place, the participant is asked to watch a TV monitor as it shows pictures of faces, objects, and animals. The whole procedure takes less than forty minutes. 

Smell Studies – Sniff Test: What do YOU Smell?
Do people with ASDs, and their family members, identify smells the same as those without ASDs?

Savant and Special Skills
Do people with ASDs and their family members have special skills and, if so, what are these? This study involves completing a questionnaire.

Genetics and Environmental Factors and risk for ASDs
To identify the genetic and environmental factors that increase the risk for ASDs, we need to examine both the genes and environmental factors in all individuals. To study a participant’s genes, we need a sample of saliva or spit. All family members are invited to spit into a tube or small container. We are developing a series of questionnaires about environmental factors and you will be notified when these are available on-line later this summer. The genetic studies are also important for correlating with the results from the above studies and other questionnaires that are on-line at: www.AutismResearch.ca.

The Mobile Lab vehicle and equipment were purchased through major funding from the following:

CHILDREN AT RISK:  2010 RAFFLE
Sunday, June 13 turned out to be a fabulous day for the Autism Community Annual Family Picnic - it was wonderful to see so many families enjoying the BBQ, water play, Infatables, Fish Pond, Cookie Decorating, Bubble Play, Pick n' Pay, Balloon Toss and much more!  Many, many thanks to all the Volunteers who made this possible - especially Steve & Stephanie (loading/unloading, delivery  and set-up of supplies) as well as Mike (BBO pick-up and return), ticket sellers Alicja & Yves, Pick n' Pay Hazel, Cookie Decorating  MaryAnn & Olga , Kelly on Draw-Detail, Irma on Fish Pond, Liz/Julie & Friends on Raffle tickets and full-time cook Dan Oickle - not to mention many other Volunteers who jumped in to help at the Inflatbles, BBQ and other areas of need (please excuse not knowing everyone's name!)

As you are aware, we also did the drawing of the Children at Risk 15th Annual Raffle tickets at the Picnic - great excitement at the start with the First Prize winner only having purchased her tickets shortly before the draw!!  Attached you will find a list of the Winners and Ticket Numbers - if you are printing this out, keep in mind it is set up on legal-sized paper (with 44 draws in all).  Although we did not sell out the Raffle this year (we had printed 6,000 tickets instead of 5,000) we did sell more than last year and will bring in a profit of over $8,000!!  This will go a long way in helping Children at Risk continue our supports, as funds have been much more difficult to raise over the past year with our challenged economy!  Hat's Off to all those who purchased and/or sold tickets and Congratulations to the Winners!!

Brenda Reisch
Children at Risk, Ottawa
613-741-8255
car@childrenatrisk.ca

Winners!