Our National Holiday
Adopt-a-Family Campaign

Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) is pleased to announce its third annual Adopt-A-Family Holiday Campaign! This is open to residents of the United States who have a child living with them with autism. The holiday season is a happy time filled with warmth, love, generosity and hope.

TACA, in partnership with the National Autism Association (NAA) and Healing Every Autistic Life (HEAL) will be adopting approximately 75 families to help provide the things that will make this holiday special.  We will be providing holiday gifts for your children, assistance with special needs such as diapers, groceries, vitamin supplements, etc. Holiday giving will be valued at approximately $200 and will be based on family need and family size. 

Apply to be Adopted – Deadline November 24, 2008

If you are a family in need, we will do our best to make 2008 a special holiday season for your family.  To qualify, you must:

• Be a TACA member (sign up on our website – it takes less than a minute)
• Have at least one child with autism
• Live in the United States of America

We are no longer accepting applications for 2008. Please check back next year if you are interested in applying for our 2009 program.

GUIDELINES TO HELP WITH OUR ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM

Join TACA, the National Autism Association (NAA) and Healing Every Autistic Life (HEAL) in Making This Holiday Season One to Remember:

Your help will allow us to reach more than the 75 families we are budgeted for:

• Sign up to be a delivery person, shop for the family, and experience the joy of helping others in your area.
• Enjoy your holiday even more by knowing you have made a difference through adopting a family yourself (guidelines below)

If you can’t adopt, and personally deliver a basket to a family – there are still ways to help:

• Donate cash or in kind items to the TACA Adopt-A-Family Campaign.  You can do this via mail or online.
• Donate a gift card from these national chain stores:  Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target and Costco. (This will provide the parents of the adopted families the opportunity of shopping for their children’s holiday gifts themselves.)
• Donate a gift card from these national grocery chains: Safeway, Kroger, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target and Costco. (This will provide the parents of the adopted families the opportunity to purchase their holiday meal themselves.)

To help, please contact Moira Giammatteo at (949) 640-4401 ext 107 or email.

Holiday Adopt-A-Family Guidelines for those delivering baskets to an individual family:

• Call (949) 640-4401 or email Moira Giammatteo to register to Adopt-A-Family.
• Purchase gifts for each child. You are not obligated to spend more than $25 for each gift.
• Purchase a gift certificate from a grocery store chain. The dollar amount should be at least $15 for each family member regardless of age.
• Call your family no later than December 15 and make arrangements to drop off your gifts.
• Contact Moira Giammatteo to let us know that you have dropped off gifts to your family and share the story of giving during this holiday season.

Special note: If funds received exceed number of qualified families we will continue this program throughout the year to assist families in crisis through the AutismCares Program.

 

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