OT: Wear a White Ribbon for Autism Awarenesss

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In a message dated 2/25/2003 11:28:03 PM Central Standard Time,

yogilmore@... writes:

> The ASA has the " puzzle piece " ribbon, but where are you going to get

> a ribbon with puzzle pieces on it?

Actually, I bought a lot of that ribbon several years ago for making pins for

our schools. I still have alot left. JoAnn Fabric has been selling the

ribbon for years, saw it there about 2 weeks ago.

Donna

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The autism community needs more tools to get our message out to the

public at large. I think wearing a white ribbon similar to the pink

ribbon for breast cancer or the red ribbon for hiv/aids would be a

very easy, inexpensive and effective way to put the issue of the

autism epidemic on a lot more people's minds.

The ASA has the " puzzle piece " ribbon, but where are you going to get

a ribbon with puzzle pieces on it? You can get white ribbons anywhere.

And the color white represents the innocence of the babies and

toddlers struck by this horrible disease.

Spread the word, and spread white ribbons for autism epidemic

awareness!

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Why White? Many autism groups sell puzzle ribbons as fundraisers. FOX

sportscasters have worn the puzzle ribbon on their broadcasts. The puzzle

ribbon itself is supposed to be readily available at most of the major fabric

stores.

There are also small ceramic/metal puzzle pins available.

Maybe you are new to this whole Autism Awareness game but there is no need to

reinvent the wheel....

One place to order the metal pin is <A

HREF= " www.autismillinois.org " >www.autismillinois.org</A>

And while you are searching around don't forget your " I Love Someone with

AUTISM " bumper stucker and button. There are multiple places to get them as

well (including thru me-proceeds got to my ASA Chapter))

L.

Treasurer-Autism Society of Illinois

President-Autism Society of America-Northeast Illinois Chapter

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White has been already used for another charity, I can't remember which.

OT: Wear a White Ribbon for Autism Awarenesss

> The autism community needs more tools to get our message out to the

> public at large. I think wearing a white ribbon similar to the pink

> ribbon for breast cancer or the red ribbon for hiv/aids would be a

> very easy, inexpensive and effective way to put the issue of the

> autism epidemic on a lot more people's minds.

>

> The ASA has the " puzzle piece " ribbon, but where are you going to get

> a ribbon with puzzle pieces on it? You can get white ribbons anywhere.

>

> And the color white represents the innocence of the babies and

> toddlers struck by this horrible disease.

>

> Spread the word, and spread white ribbons for autism epidemic

> awareness!

>

>

>

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> opinion of the Research Institute.

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The puzzle piece ribbons are easy to make. You can find the ribbon at

Micheals and you just take a jgsaw puzzle piece, paint it whatever color you

want and when dry glue it on the ribbon. Our Autism chapter has made and

sold about 3000 of these so far and we use the money for our chapter to pay

to have workshops/info sessions with professionals to provide info and

help/support families with Autism..

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If you don't have a 's/JoAnn's/etc. nearby you can buy the

puzzle ribbon online at:

http://www.jkmribbon.com/offray/novelty2.html

The puzzle ribbon is manufactured by Offray and is called JIGSAW

5. It comes in 10 yard bulk and is 7/8 " wide. You can buy it at

this www.jkmribbon.com website at the wholesale price for orders of

$25 or more (at least that is the way I understand it). I think the

ribbon is about $7.50 for 10 yards.

Timary

> The puzzle piece ribbons are easy to make. You can find the ribbon

at

> Micheals and you just take a jgsaw puzzle piece, paint it whatever

color you

> want and when dry glue it on the ribbon. Our Autism chapter has

made and

> sold about 3000 of these so far and we use the money for our

chapter to pay

> to have workshops/info sessions with professionals to provide info

and

> help/support families with Autism..

[Guest guest]

autism awareness month is april...annually

[Guest guest]

I called JoAnn Fabrics today and found a couple of spools of the Puzzle Piece

ribbon. It was described to me as being a white background with bright

multi-colored puzzle pieces on it.

I was going to go buy the ribbon and start handing these out to various schools,

etc.

Is there a specific week or month that we distribute these ribbons that is known

as Autism Awareness Week/Month?????

And please let me know if this ribbon is the right one.

Re: OT: Wear a White Ribbon for Autism Awarenesss

The puzzle piece ribbons are easy to make. You can find the ribbon at

Micheals and you just take a jgsaw puzzle piece, paint it whatever color you

want and when dry glue it on the ribbon. Our Autism chapter has made and

sold about 3000 of these so far and we use the money for our chapter to pay

to have workshops/info sessions with professionals to provide info and

help/support families with Autism..