1st Annual Wrestle Against Autism Tournament

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930846219347221289.post-69365391664910440802008-05-06T14:00:00.003-05:002008-05-06T14:20:37.244-05:001st Annual Wrestle Against Autism TournamentWe get a lot of requests to donate money or items to worthy causes. We honestly are pretty picky about saying "yes" to many of these for one reason or another. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_MnzoslRoTzg/SCCu8e9TF7I/AAAAAAAAAEo/HJPirw7qHiQ/s1600-h/autism.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_MnzoslRoTzg/SCCu8e9TF7I/AAAAAAAAAEo/HJPirw7qHiQ/s200/autism.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197346324111103922" border="0" /></a>One recent request came from one of our customers who is a member of the <a href="http://www.mrwoa.com/">Mad River Wrestling Officials Association</a> (in Ohio). They are co-sponsoring a K-Open wrestling tournament on May 17th with the Ohio State Wrestling with proceeds going to autism research and support. What I was impressed with most was that their officials will be donating their time to officiate the all-day event. As a father of 2, I understand how important Saturdays in the spring are. We decided to provide a small donation to the event and some prizes to those who will be providing their time, but in all actuality, what we're doing as one the sponsors seems so very small that I hesitate to even mention it. One thing about autism that I didn't know was that despite autism being diagnosed in 1 in 150 children, it receives so fewer funds than other childhood diseases and conditions that are much less prevalent. (Source: Autism Speaks) Regardless, my hats off to the people behind the tournament and best of luck. For more information on the tournament and the cause visit <a href="http://wrestleagainstautism.com/default.aspx">http://wrestleagainstautism.com</a>.Jim Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122397816926172167noreply@blogger.com