Morristown, NJ
It’s check-in Tuesday! Today, we’re heading to Morristown, NJ, where Kirstyn and Hudson Bonetti look back on their first-ever session as Program Directors! “I didn’t think it was going to feel like a community that quickly,” the mom of two joyfully shares. “I felt like I got to know the parents right away.” She continues…
Proud of our Special Olympics Athletes
Two gold, five silver, and three bronze. That is the number of medals ACEing Autism athletes won during the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games competition held in San Antonio, TX! We’re so proud of all of them for not only having amazing results, but for competing hard, and giving it their all. Congratulations Tej M,…
Redding, CA
Today, we’re heading to our brand new program in Redding, CA, to check in with Program Director Karina Chang. “It was incredible to see the participants improve so quickly in such a short amount of time,” the rising high school senior said. Karina, along with her co-Program Directors, her father Tony Chang, and Rebecca Berg,…
Burlingame, CA
Today, we’re heading to Burlingame, CA, to check in with Gianna Carlevaris and Rachel Leonard. “It was great to see everything that goes into it,” Rachel, the new Program Director, mentioned. “Even with a few bumps in the road, it was amazing to see volunteers go the extra mile.” Gianna continued, “our new volunteer Oliver,…
Washington, D.C. – Georgetown University
We’re excited to check-in with first time Program Director Naveen Shah from our Washington, DC – Georgetown University program. After learning about ACEing Autism at the TOC National Championships last year, Naveen knew he had found a great way to add a missing piece to his club tennis team. “I always felt like we were…
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…
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…
Durham, NC
The Durham, NC program was started 5 years ago by Alexander Brandt who was part of the Men’s Durham AcademyTennis team. “He wanted to give back to the community and ACEing Autism has been part of the community ever since,” Gavin Levinson, current Program Director said. Both Chloe Bayer and Gavin are senior members of…