Kirby in Windsor?? Was I duped?

May 14, 2006

Back in April I registered to attend a presentation featuring

Kirby sponsored by Autism today. The event was scheduled for today,

5/13/06, to be held at the Windsor Casino (in Ontario, Canada). I

reserved 2 seats and paid $149 for each.

Well today, after having my husband take the day off work (without

pay) hiring a babysitter, and crossing the border (we live in a burb

of Detroit) we get to the casino and THERE WAS NO CONFERENCE! The

staff at the casino called every department in the place and they

knew nothing about any conference, Kirby, or Autism Today. As

a matter of fact the casino is currently undergoing remodeling and

had no events scheduled for today AT ALL.

Does anyone know about the credibility of Autism Today? The link I

followed was from s EOH website. They charged my bank account

the day I registered, yet i received no info about a cancellation or

anything. I called the phone # listed on Autism Today's website and

just got a recording that was dated back in April.

Needless to say I am a bit worried about getting a refund. I am not

only out 300 bucks for the registrations, but also about 200 bucks

for hubbys lost pay as well as having to pay a sitter for her time.

I was in tears at the casino. This is $$ we could not afford in the

first place, then to get there and have people look at you like

you're an idiot because they have no clue what you're talking about

(thank God I had my confirmation with me), not to mention the sheer

dissapointment of not being able to attend the conference I looked

forward to.

So anyway, i guess this is a rant as well as a cry for any info

anyone might have regrding this event and/or Autism today. As of

today the Autism Today website still lists this event with no mention

of it being canceled.

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