Real Short Hills with Keller Williams Premier Properties of Essex, Union, & Morris Counties will host the 3rd Annual Short Hills House Tour Benefitting Autism Awareness. The tour was created to gather interesting homes being sold by KW, to showcase what's really in Short Hills, while raising money to help a good cause in need & close to my heart. Autism affects 1 in 45 children in NewJersey. That is 1 child in every two classrooms, really. To see more about my motivations read more in the blog, start from the bottom!
A Short Hills House Tour participant will have the opportunity to view 6 homes in the Short Hills area, with a minimum $25.00 donation. All of the proceeds from the tour will go to Autism NJ as well as Millburn Township Public Schools, for the Benefit of Autism Awareness locally within our schools. The items received by the district will include materials that celebrate, acknowledge, or educate during Autism Awareness Month in April.
Many collaborations were made to make this all possible, with Autism NJ, KW (a driving source to be sure we give back to the community we serve), Caring Kids, Hartshorn's PTO, SEPAC, MESPEC, Education Foundation, and even the School Board to create a great event and get the benefit it provides. Each year it just keeps getting better! Thanks to all who support this effort!
Jacky Elliott, Team Leader at KW, helped launch the original relationship between Autism NJ and Millburn Township. Dr. James Crisfield, former Millburn Township Superintendent, supported the nice union and appreciated what was provided to the district from Autism NJ by KW.
My "real" favorite of what was acquired from Autism NJ for Millburn Township Public Schools was a lesson plan that came out of the first Autism NJ kit. It simply help teachers educate children about differences amongst each other. The lesson wasn't specifically about autism, but yet it had an objective to teach kids about acceptance. Frankly, it warmed my heart and Byrnn Alerbici a Director with Autism NJ, truly deserves real recognition for creating it and the entire Classroom Resource Kit.
I hope you will attend the tour, and please feel free to give me feedback to continue the growth of this great event and cause. Thanks! Contact me if you have any questions.
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| (On the right, Brynn Alerbici, Director from Autism NJ) |
Best,
Melanie Rosenbaum
Autism NJ's release about their kits: "Autism New Jersey has distributed more than 300 School Resource Packs to elementary school classrooms throughout the state, enough tools to teach 7,000+ students about autism awareness.
Each School Resource Pack contains all the tools needed for an elementary school teacher (grades K to 5) to raise awareness in his/her classroom and includes supplies for a 24 student classroom. Packs include our new Kids Booklet on Autism, lesson plans, resources for teachers, and awareness giveaways for students (pencils, bookmarks, temporary tattoos).
The packs were offered free to New Jersey teachers for the first time last year where 127 different elementary schools throughout the state were able to utilize this resource. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this program and our important outreach into public schools."
Short Hills House Tour Benefitting Autism Awareness locally is on Saturday, October 3rd, from 12pm-3pm. Buy tickets via eventbrite.
