My Story…
I’m excited to return to Falmouth this summer and fundraiser for MGH and the Lurie Center for Autism! The Lurie Center provides support for families navigating an autism diagnosis and the systems that come with it from health insurance to the IEP process. While my everyday work is working directly with children with Autism, I’m excited to do something more for family support!
Description
All money raised through the ASICS Falmouth Road Race will help fund the Lurie Center's Family Support Team; a consultative lifeline helping patients & families navigate the difficult medical, therapeutic and life decisions related to caring for an individual with autism. Whether it is a question about insurance, educational support, adult services, or a sibling adjustment concern, because of the generous donations collected through this event, the Family Support Team is just a phone call away. They meet one-on-one with families, but also field an estimated 7,500 calls per year, and make an additional 4,500 or so follow-up calls.
Autism diagnoses are on the rise. The number of patients seen at the Lurie Center is growing steadily with more than 10,000 appointments during the last year. Unfortunately, less than half of the clinical costs are covered by health insurance reimbursements.
Charitable support is essential for the vitality of the clinic and there is an extraordinary opportunity to double this event's fundraising efforts. Thanks to the Nancy Lurie Marks Foundation, every donation received will be matched dollar for dollar.
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Aug 18 | Katie Boligitz | $55.35 |
Aug 14 | Katie Roche | Undisclosed amount |
Aug 10 | WordPlay Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy | $28.10 |
Aug 08 | Elma May & Jon Brey | $55.35 |
Jul 31 | Emily Lewis | $38.45 |
Jul 25 | Christine Lapierre | Undisclosed amount |
Jul 21 | Kat and Steve | $55.35 |
Jul 21 | Anonymous | $28.10 |
Jul 20 | Rachael Wood | Undisclosed amount |
Jul 20 | Alexa | $28.10 |