Tennis for all abilities at ACEing Autism
Correspondent, Cade Wallace, takes us with him to his weekly tennis lesson at ACEing Autism. Watch Video
Meet Anya Rammohan
Meet Anya Rammohan, a 15 year old volunteer from our Thousand Oaks program. Tennis being a huge part of her life, she was excited to find something where she could share that passion. “This experience made me realize how much I love working with kids on the spectrum,” the bubbly high schooler shared. When she…
ACEing Autism is connecting kids through tennis
ACEing Autism is the latest service we’re proud to bring you under Resources We Love! See how they’re making a difference in the lives of children with autism through their exciting approach to fitness. Read Full Article
Major figure in Charlotte’s beer community departs the scene
Nils Weldy moved from Boston to Charlotte in July 2007. Number of local craft breweries and taprooms: zero. He moved back to New England—specifically Rhode Island, home state of Weldy and his wife, Michaela—over the summer. Number of Charlotte-area craft breweries and taprooms: 80-plus. And still growing. Read Full Article
Great Neck, NY
We’re excited to check-in with first time Program Director Jessica Shapiro and her Assistant Program Director Larisa Davidson, who took over the Great Neck program this year. “The support of the community has been huge, like the Great Neck Park District and the Epic Enrichment Center,” Jessica mentioned. “We have a lot of volunteers and…
Wilson student brings ACEing Autism to school
Being adopted at the age of four chanced Ulises Kuijken-Lewis’ life for the better, so now the Wilson senior is trying to pay it forward by directing ACEing Autism classes every Sunday this month to provide affordable tennis programming for children on the spectrum. Read Full Article
Meet Nils Weldy
Meet Nils Weldy, the first Program Director in the Charlotte, NC program. Involved with the organization since 2013, he originally teamed up with ACEing Autism after meeting ACEing Autism’s founder, Richard Spurling, at a Boston Chamber of Commerce tennis tournament in 2005. “It really was Richard and his vision of growing the sport that resonated…
Meet Sam Sostrom
Meet Sam Sostrom, an 18 year old athlete from our Phoenix, AZ program. Sam started the program 4 years ago and has never looked back since. “We’ve gone as many times as we could,” his mother Carolyn, said laughing. “It was great to see that he wanted to play more and so we connected with…
Milwaukee, WI
We’re checking in with new Program Directors Parsia Vazirnia and Jeffrey Ai from Milwaukee, WI, who had their session. “It was excellent. There was an overwhelming amount of support from parents, volunteers, and the Milwaukee community. We ended up with 13 participants and approximately 60 volunteers which was more than we were expecting. We had…
Meet Adrienne Bransky
We want to give a big shout out to one of our Program Directors, Adrienne Bransky for everything she’s done for ACEing Autism and the families it serves. On top of running a weekly program, she helped launch additional program locations in Texas, and helped develop several management tools that program directors, volunteers and staff…