3rd Annual Knight PALS Holiday Festival
Date and time
Location
University High School
2450 Cougar Way Orlando, FL 32817Description
Join the UCF Center for Autism (UCF CARD) and PALS (Providing Autism Links & Support) for our 3rd Annual Knight PALS Holiday Festival on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at UCF.
Upon arriving, families will enter the airport for a one of a kind experience! Families will be given a passport to travel around the world with PALS! Participants are encouraged to visit each country, where there will be games, crafts and other information! Each country will have a special stamp for individuals that visit. Participants who go around the world will receive a special prize provided by PALS!
You won't want to miss out on all the festivities including a unique experience around the world, holiday characters, games, snacks, crafts for the holidays, raffle prizes, inflatables and over-the-top festive entertainment!
PALS is able to host this event from our virtual fundraiser walk, the 2018 Reindeer Dash 4 Autism event, November 23rd -December 23rd. Celebrate the season with PALS and set a family goal to walk an ambitious 59 miles by midnight, December 24th to represent the 1 in 59 children diagnosed with autism. Please visit www.reindeerdash4autism.com for more information.
Get involved, Start a team & even purchase a shirt today by visiting: https://2018reindeerdash4autism.eventbrite.com
Once you have your team, individuals can donate at: https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/2018-reindeer-dash-4-autism
Drawings for teams who raise $300 or more will be placed in a drawing for amazing prizes such as Airpod headphones, Go Pro, Nintendo Switch, Disney Tickets, 4k Samsung TV and Xbox One. #2018reindeerdash4autism
Please email Lindsiann.Taylor@ucf.edu or call 407-823-6020 for questions about this event!
About Knight PALS
Knight PALS is a student organization at the University of Central Florida. The goal of this organization is to increase autism awareness and supports for adults with autism within Central Florida by providing self-determination enhancement programs for adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) through workshops, social events, and trainings as well as creating opportunities to develop and enhance socialization for adults with ASD.
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Providing Autism Links & Support (PALS) community family events are events hosted within Central Florida counties (Orange, Brevard, Seminole, Lake, Volusia, Sumter, Osceola) at little to no charge for families registed with UCF Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD).
PALS recognizes an autism diagnosis not only changes the life of the individual diagnosed, but also that of family members. Families have to bear a lot of extra daily stress, therefore, PALS hosts these events to include all.
These events are a way for local Central Florida families to network with one another and build stronger, better tomorrows and happy todays!
Individuals must be registered with UCF CARD to participate.