AUTISM AWARENESS: Break 10000 Boards for Autism Awareness

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

10,000 BOARDS BROKEN!
WE HAVE REACHED THIS GOAL!
On January 27th the 10,000th board was smashed and the project came to a conclusion. We are proud to have been able to use martial arts to reach out and create Awareness for Autism.

Through this project, WE RAISED $72,000 for families dealing with Autism (COSAC). Thank you for your hard work and interest!

Please continue to spread the word and raise awareness.

LIVE! on "The Early Show" on CBS Jan. 23, 2008 @ 7:30am.
Location: The Early Show plaza is a ground-level set located in the General Motors Building at Trump International Plaza next to FAO Schwartz, 59th Street and Fifth Avenue. (more info.>>)

The Martial Arts EXTRAVAGANZA!
Sunday, January 27th
from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Brookdale Community College Lyndcroft, NJ
(click for more info.>>)

LIVE! Event Tuesday, November 13th from 10:00am to 1:00pm @ Striking Fist Martial Arts Supply, Woodbridge NJ


Live on FoxNews 5 Good Day NY... (click )		Live on CW11 Morning Show... (click)

Hello! My name is Michael Crocco.
I am the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the
United Taekwondo Academies.

I have spent the better part of my adult life learning,
training, competing, and instructing in the martial arts.

Recently, my friends and fellow martial artists decided to
raise funds for a non-profit organization that provides aid to
families dealing with Autism.

The organization is called COSAC (Center for Outreach
and Services for the Autism Community).

COSAC is a nonprofit agency providing information and advocacy, services, family and professional education, and consultation. COSAC encourages responsible basic and applied research that may lessen the effects of, and potentially prevent, autism. COSAC is dedicated to ensuring that all people with autism receive appropriate, effective services to maximize their growth potential and to enhancing the general public's overall awareness of autism. To learn more about COSAC and their services, click here or visit the COSAC website at njcosac.org.

I will Break 10000 Boards for Autism Awareness!

This work is so important, and so critical, that I decided I needed to take dramatic action right away. Therefore, before the end of January, 2008, I am going to use my martial arts skills to raise awareness for Autism and -- with your help -- I am determined to break 10,000 boards to do so.

It's a lot of punching and kicking, (and a lot of boards!) but it's nothing compared to the struggle that thousands of families go through every day when dealing with Autism.

This will allow me to do what I do best to help raise awareness for a disease that effects 1 out of every 150 families in the US.

With your help, I will reach my goal.

I'm Asking For Your Help... First Educate then Donate

1) The most important way you can help is education. By raising your own awareness and that of others, we can all learn to deal with Autism.

2) Another way you can help is supplying the Boards themselves. 10,000 boards is a lot of wood. It will be recycled, but not untill I'm done with it! I need donations. I am hopeful that a lumber or materials supply company will be able to deliver for this cause.

The board specs are as follows:

1"x12" (#2 or #3 Pine) cut into 10" lengths.
Please contact me for pick-up or delivery information.

3) And finally, there is something you can do right now -- right this minute!

Click on "Send a Donation" and write a check. Every dollar helps, so please be as generous as you can. Please make the check out to COSAC directly. We are also looking for Corporate Sponsorship for this highly visible project.

Don't forget to simply refer this website to the people on your e-mail list. Through a simple grassroots effort, we can make a difference for thousands of families. Spread the word!

Thank you for your support,

Michael G. Crocco
Co-Founder/Executive Director
United Taekwondo Academies