Important informational post
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Behind the cut is a list of companies that give to Autism Speaks. If you have any information on OTHER companies, pass it to me and I'll pass it to the person I got this from.
These are the companies and organizations donating to, or supporting/promoting, Autism Speaks as of early April 2011. If anyone knows of any others, please pass info along.
United States
Ongoing Donors:
-Toys R Us/Babies R Us
-TJ Maxx
-Zales
-Build-A-Bear Workshop
-Lindt Chocolates
-Dollar General
-Etnies Shoes
-White Castle
-Modell's Sporting Goods
-Scentsy
-Lord & Taylor
-The Bachman Company
-General Motors/Chevrolet
-Ask.com
-Bath & Body Works
-FOX Sports
-Landscape Structures
-Pump It Up
-NASCAR: Dover International and Charlotte International Speedways also contribute separately
-NEST Home Fragrances (sold through Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman)
-Amber Alert Registry
-Artists for Autism (including affiliated cafes)
-Lindamood-Bell Tutoring - promotes them highly, not sure about $$$ raising
-WrongPlanet should be mentioned in here somewhere because of the recent Autism Speaks involvement - not sure where they belong, though
Intermittent, or April Only (apparently - some of these were unclear)
-Casey's General Stores
-Panera
-Mattress Warehouse
-Lamar Digital Advertising
-Home Depot
-Dave and Buster's
-National Football League
-Joe's Crab Shack (IL and MO)
-ThinkGeek - 4/11/11: is reconsidering their donating but haven't actually said no yet - please contact them re: this
-CafePress - ongoing through this April, then will stop permanently
-St. Louis Cardinals (MO)
-Charlotte Checkers & Eagles (NC)
Canada: (as Autism Speaks.ca)
-SeaMiles
-The Globe & Mail (appears to be MAJOR media partner)
-KRG Children's Charitable Foundation
-National Hockey League - incl. NHLPA and NHL Alumni Association, U.S. teams
UK: as Autistica
-eBay UK
-Giveacar
-Adventure Cafe Ltd. (organizes/operates Autistica's fundraising bike challenges)
Please be aware that the following are arms of Autism Speaks or have merged with them:
-Autism Treatment Network/Toddler Treatment Network (U.S.)
-Shafallah (based in Qatar)
-Athletes Against Autism (U.S./Canada)
-ACRE (Autism Coalition for Research & Education)
-NAAR (National Alliance for Autism Research)
-CAN (Cure Autism Now)
Note: this list NOT intended to include individuals (celebrities, etc.) because otherwise we could be here all day (sigh)
The ThinkGeek situation has a happy update!
These are the companies and organizations donating to, or supporting/promoting, Autism Speaks as of early April 2011. If anyone knows of any others, please pass info along.
United States
Ongoing Donors:
-Toys R Us/Babies R Us
-TJ Maxx
-Zales
-Build-A-Bear Workshop
-Lindt Chocolates
-Dollar General
-Etnies Shoes
-White Castle
-Modell's Sporting Goods
-Scentsy
-Lord & Taylor
-The Bachman Company
-General Motors/Chevrolet
-Ask.com
-Bath & Body Works
-FOX Sports
-Landscape Structures
-Pump It Up
-NASCAR: Dover International and Charlotte International Speedways also contribute separately
-NEST Home Fragrances (sold through Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman)
-Amber Alert Registry
-Artists for Autism (including affiliated cafes)
-Lindamood-Bell Tutoring - promotes them highly, not sure about $$$ raising
-WrongPlanet should be mentioned in here somewhere because of the recent Autism Speaks involvement - not sure where they belong, though
Intermittent, or April Only (apparently - some of these were unclear)
-Casey's General Stores
-Panera
-Mattress Warehouse
-Lamar Digital Advertising
-Home Depot
-Dave and Buster's
-National Football League
-Joe's Crab Shack (IL and MO)
-ThinkGeek - 4/11/11: is reconsidering their donating but haven't actually said no yet - please contact them re: this
-CafePress - ongoing through this April, then will stop permanently
-St. Louis Cardinals (MO)
-Charlotte Checkers & Eagles (NC)
Canada: (as Autism Speaks.ca)
-SeaMiles
-The Globe & Mail (appears to be MAJOR media partner)
-KRG Children's Charitable Foundation
-National Hockey League - incl. NHLPA and NHL Alumni Association, U.S. teams
UK: as Autistica
-eBay UK
-Giveacar
-Adventure Cafe Ltd. (organizes/operates Autistica's fundraising bike challenges)
Please be aware that the following are arms of Autism Speaks or have merged with them:
-Autism Treatment Network/Toddler Treatment Network (U.S.)
-Shafallah (based in Qatar)
-Athletes Against Autism (U.S./Canada)
-ACRE (Autism Coalition for Research & Education)
-NAAR (National Alliance for Autism Research)
-CAN (Cure Autism Now)
Note: this list NOT intended to include individuals (celebrities, etc.) because otherwise we could be here all day (sigh)
The ThinkGeek situation has a happy update!
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Date: 2011-04-16 10:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-04-16 04:39 pm (UTC)And ThinkGeek's response is a million kinds of awesome! :D Sure, they might be embarrassed over having supported Autism Speaks without having done enough homework, but that they're going to do what they can to fix it is just sheer classiness unto itself. <333333 (Just so long as they actually do it instead of just saying they will.) Although I have yet to order anything from ThinkGeek, I love browsing their merchandise and am always just thinking about purchasing something, so this makes me very glad that I won't have to boycott them. ;)
Btw, stupid question: What does ASAN stand for?
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Date: 2011-04-18 01:10 pm (UTC)I suggest googling for "asan autism".
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Date: 2011-04-18 04:20 pm (UTC)And in case anyone else was wondering, "ASAN" apparently stands for "Autism Self-Advocacy Network."
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Date: 2011-04-16 09:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-04-18 02:23 pm (UTC)