Milford's merriest join the Santa Crawl for Autism
Milford. This first-ever event raised money for PASS (Pike Autism Support Services), which will use the funds for training, workshops, support groups, field trips, Challenger Baseball, scholarships, and awareness campaigns.
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| 11 Dec 2019 | 01:39
Meg Ryan, Joe Thomas, Teresa Lutz, John Gandolfo, and Lorraine Gerholt (
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Tracy and Bill Dillon (
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Liz and Brianne Hoitsma (
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Linda Kelly (
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Darrin and Louise Sympson, Dawn and PJ Weissinger (
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Lili Pacheco and Marc Musarro from Spain, who said they were flying back the next day. (
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Cheryl Wetzel, Sheri France, Tracy Dillon, and Megan Ryan (
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Tammy, Vicki Stauffer, Deanne Connolly, Cena Block, and Jeanne Marie Passaro, director of the Autism Project (
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Joe Mangino, Bill Dillon, and Tim Reilly (
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Bill Dillon, Lorraine Gerhold, and Vicki Stauffer (
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Lynn Craddock and Pedro Pacheco (
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John Casella and Bonnie Rodriguez (
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Amanda Holtzer, Kelly Soesman, Nicole DeLauaro, Casey Moore, Trish McIntyre, and Karen Donovan (
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Trish McIntyre (
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Frosty the Snowman, some mischievous elves, an angel, snowman twins, and many, many Santas joined other holiday revelers in celebration and support of autism.
They began their crawl at the Log Tavern Brewery, moved on to the Dimmick Inn, and ended the day at the Jive Bar. Participants paid $25, with all proceeds to support the "Autism Clause."
Cena Block hosted Sunday's first-ever Santa Crawl for Autism, which is expected to be an annual event. Participants were asked to dress in their merriest holiday frippery, which really brightened up the Milford scene.
The costume contest winners were:
First place: Vicki Stauffer Sparnon, Snowman
Second place: Amanda Holtzer and Kelly Sloesman, Snowman twins
Third place: Deanne Connolly, Angel
Proceeds from the Santa Crawl will benefit PASS (Pike Autism Support Services), which will use the money for its training and workshops, support groups, field trips, I-Care I-Pads, Challenger Baseball, scholarships, and autism awareness campaigns.
PASS is based in The Milford Community House, 201 Broad St. (Suite #4) in Milford. For more information email info@passnepa.org or visit passnepa.org.
About PASS (Pike Autism Support Services)
PASS was started in 1996 by Jeanmarie and John Passarro when their son Evan was diagnosed at three years old, before the internet was a resource. They spent many hours researching and experimenting on what techniques worked best for their son to be successful.
Back then, nothing existed in Pike County to help people with autism, so they often traveled to support groups and doctors outside the area and brought what they learned back to Pike County. They created PASS to share their knowledge locally.
They are a constant advocate for families and in the schools and continue to be a source of information and support.
Evan is now 25 and a productive part of the community.
Source: PASS (Pike Autism Support Services)