A few years back, I found a link to The Doug Flutie Jr Foundation that told about a program that donates new computer's to families of children with Autism. I have a son with (now!) High Functioning Autism who was fascinated with animation so of course was very interested. He needed to be sponsored by a school or non profit group, no problem. And some paperwork needed to be submitted, well worth it. Literally within a few weeks a huge package arrived at my door! It was a beautiful brand new computer, not a refurb or a no name a but a real honest to goodness brand name computer! My son was off and running. Several film classes and a few film festivals later he is considered a promising future film maker in his school and among other animator's (see the pic above of him, on the left, receiving his award at the most recent film festival). Here is his latest work! Pardon the language, he is after all, a teenager!
If you live in the New England area or NY you may be able to qualify for this program. Follow the link below to look into it. If you'd like to make a donation, follow the second link.
Thank you Doug and Laurie Flutie!
http://www.flutiefoundation.org/Programs-Laurie-Flutie-Computer-Initiative.asp
http://www.flutiefoundation.org/Donate-Donate-Online.asp
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