PLEASE HELP ME GET MY AUTISM SERVICE DOG.

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Hello,

My name is lin. I am 20 years old, and I have autism. Autism is a

disorder

involving a spectrum of symptoms causing impaired and delayed learning,

difficulties with

impulse control, and inhibited social skills.

I am raising funds to obtain a service dog from Autism Service Dogs of America

(ASDA), a nonprofit

organization in Lake Oswego, Oregon. You can find out more about autism service

dogs

and Autism Service Dogs of America on their website at

www.autismservicedogsofamerica.org.

Having a service dog will help me in many ways. It will help control my anxiety

in new social

situations, reduce my depression by always being there for me, and encourage me

to get out in

the community and exercise more. Having a dog will improve my mood, require me

to socialize,

and increase my learning and general psychological and sociological development.

A service

dog will also be a good companion for me since I live in an assisted living

facility where all of the

other residents are elderly.

I need to raise $6,500 in donations to obtain my service dog. I am looking for

merchandise,

service certificates and/or gift cards that I can use for a raffle, which is one

event that I have

planned for fundraising. ASDA's Federal tax identification number is 71-0888906

and I have a

copy of their 501©(3) letter if you would like to see it. I would be so

grateful for your generosity

and if you call my mom, she would be happy to pick up any items that you might

have for me.

Her name is Jeri and her phone number is .

Another option to help me is to make a monetary contribution in the form of a

tax-deductible

donation. If you are interested in doing this, please make your checks payable

to ASDA and

mail it directly to them at 5232 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217. Please

write my name,

lin, in the memo section of your check so your donation will be

credited to me.

I also have an electronic giving site at:

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/MFFundraiser ,

which can be used to submit a donation online.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and support in my fundraising effort,

and I hope to

see you at my raffle. Hopefully I'll even have my new service dog for you to

see!

Sincerely,