An Evening for Autism – Background
We got started as a group sitting around one day in a classroom during a break, Sharon Volpe, Joy Manesiotis, and myself. Sharon Volpe participated in the Walk Now for Autism in Pittsburgh on an annual basis. We all agreed and said we should do more to raise money for a cause like this. Of course, we laughed at the idea and said there is no way we could do something like this. It takes too much time and we are all perfectionists to some point. If we did something, we want to do it right. Sharon would not give it a rest and said we could get help. I told her that if she got help, I would take a minor role. Within a few weeks, she had several other NA faculty members lined up with their spouses.
My wife, Annmarie, jumped on board. Nate and Rachel Tengowski joined the committee with the Most Valuable Team Member, Paulette Bundick, a.k.a “The Basket Lady.” Last year, she made 87 Chinese Auction baskets nearly herself. Everyone drops off their various donations that we collect in the local community and then magically she turns them into beautiful baskets. Every year, Continue Reading