July 29, 2024
From left: Rachel Partin (TLF Hope Center), Lew LaPaugh (TLF), Lynn LaPaugh (TLF), Alicia Garcia (OUCARES), Aimee Halonen (GFS) and Rachel Morawski (GFS) are pictured with donations that will benefit OUCARES programming for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. |
Thanks to a collaboration with the Ted Lindsay Foundation (TLF), Corewell Health Ted Lindsay Foundation Hope Center and Gordon Food Service (GFS) Brighton store, Oakland University’s Joanne and Ted Lindsay Foundation Autism Outreach Services (OUCARES) received generous donations that will benefit programs for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
GFS Brighton employees donated items including art supplies, games, fidgets, sprinklers and sports equipment for OUCARES summer camp and school year programs.
“Generous donations from GFS employees allow us to bring in quality products to our social, recreational, and summer camp programs,” said OUCARES Director Alicia Garcia. “These donations also help to support ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) services at the TLF Hope Center.”
Gordon Food Service Brighton employees have supported the TLF Hope Center and OUCARES for several years, raising awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder and making a positive impact in the community.
“A member of our team has an immediate family member who is autistic. We as a team put on a few fundraisers a year for causes that are near and dear to our hearts,” said GFS employee Rachel Morawski. “For the Month of April, Autism Awareness Month, we do the TLF fundraiser in honor of our team member’s family. We know directly how living with autism can be a challenge, especially with a stigma on a social disability, when with the proper understanding and educating ourselves there should be no stigma at all.”
The Ted Lindsay Foundation facilitates the connection between Gordon Food Service, Corewell Health Ted Lindsay Foundation Hope Center and Joanne and Ted Lindsay Foundation Autism Outreach Services.
"We are grateful for the collaboration of GFS Brighton's group project with the Ted Lindsay Foundation. It is an awesome project that benefits the TLF HOPE Center and the Joanne and Ted Lindsay Foundation Autism Outreach Services at OU,” said TLF President Lew LaPaugh. “Their teamwork and dedication makes this project a great success. We look forward to strengthening this great project."
For more information, or to support the Joanne and Ted Lindsay Foundation Autism Outreach Services, call (248) 370-2424 or email [email protected].