Team To Olivia & Beyond is BACK for our 3rd year
participating in the 2024 7th Annual Eagles Autism Challenge! Our
team has been on fire since we first teamed up with the Eagles Autism
Foundation, and we are not stopping any time soon.
To look back at our fundraising growth from where we started Year
1 to today:
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Year 1: $11,765.21 (team of 7
people)
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Year 2: $23,450.00 (team of 27
people)
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Year 3: Completed fundraisers to date: Clean
Juice Eagles Smoothie/Raffle + NFL Survivor Pool + Team Olivia Merch + Carlino's Thanksgiving Pie's + Sedona Taphouse January Dine Out for Charity + Virtual Raffles + we were on the news!! 😊We are still going strong with many more upcoming fundraisers for the year! We also have 11 SPONSORSHIPS from local businesses that are supporting us on this years Team To Olivia & Beyond t-shirt that we look forward to wearing this year! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!! GOLD: Breslin Murphy Roberts Elder Law, Clean Juice Glen Mills, LOTT Builds, The Quizzo Guys, North Penn Custom Tees, TELL Industrial Services, Inc, Team Toyota Glen Mills, Twin Valley Coffee SILVER: Contoured Med Spa, Pinadelphia BRONZE: ChopHouse Grille
As a team, yes, all of our fundraisers raise money that we donate to the Eagles Autism Foundation, however we like to focus on the autism awareness - autism acceptance - autism inclusion factor for each event and how can we touch more people in our communities to bring even more awareness to action. This is how you make a difference. This is how you bring people to ask questions and be knowledgeable of the queues.
We have created a Team Instagram account to capture
all the hard work AND THE FUN we are having throughout the year! In the words of Olivia, "my Mom likes to throw a lot of Eagles parties"! – Follow us on Instagram:
@ToOliviaandBeyond
So – why are we doing all of this? Who is Olivia anyways? Why do we
fundraise and advocate for autism awareness? Olivia is our why, and the 1 in 36
people under 21 living in the US who are on the autism spectrum, making it the
fastest-growing developmental disorder.
In July 2020 (when Olivia was 2 years old), the Talley family’s lives
changed forever, when Olivia was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder +
Developmental Speech Delay at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Because of
the wide range of symptoms and severity, Olivia is now 1 in 36.
As a team, we
spread autism awareness and acceptance by advocating, taking action, and
promoting inclusion for the daily struggles out of their control like Olivia.
By doing so, we gain strength to help other families that are impacted by
autism, and our community is knowledgeable of the daily social struggles someone
with ASD has, so they can be aware of the queues, allow extra patience where
needed and avoid common triggers.
The Eagles Autism Foundation helps us create that voice for Olivia to
process the world around her and be exactly who she is, all in her own way! Together,
we are making a difference for not only our girl Olivia, but for the autism
community. We are shifting the stigma; we are creating inclusion, and we are
bringing autism awareness to action!
Thank you for your support! Every dollar makes a difference!
Look at the 2023 Eagles Autism Foundation Impact Report (page *23*): https://mags.philadelphiaeagles.com/view/379018727/22-23/