Proceeds benefit local families supported by the National Autism Association - Northern Virginia Chapter and the JCCNV Special Needs Programs for local children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

                          

The EVENT will also feature special prizes and giveaways along with the Drawing of the winner of the 2008 Art Fundraiser by a special audience member.  The day of the event will be the last day to the purchase the Art Fundraiser tickets.

• Autism is the fastest growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.

• Autism costs the nation over 90 billion dollars per year, this figure is projected to double in the next decade

 

Virginia has the 15th highest incidence of Autism in the US.

• 1,786 Fairfax County Public School Children have Autism Diagnoses

• 1 out of every 112 children in the Fairfax County School System has an Autism Diagnosis