Donate to ASPEN

ASPEN is a non-profit volunteer organization, and without your support we cannot grow. ASPEN receives no outside funding, we are supported solely by our membership. All the chapter coordinators facilitating local groups and running and organizing conferences are volunteers. All donations to ASPEN are tax-exempt; please inquire at work if you have a giving campaign with matching funds.

Donations

Please make donations payable to "ASPEN" with a notation of the fund name in the memo section of the check.
Please mail to:
ASPEN
9 Aspen Circle
Edison, NJ 08820 USA

 

Other ways to donate to ASPEN:

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  • United Way

    If the firm you work for has a program with the United Way, you can route your donations to ASPEN by specifying Agency Code 041331. The United Way website is http://national.unitedway.org/

  • Jason Stuart Memorial Fund

    Our family tragically lost our son Jason, age 31, on June 17, 2010. Jason was an intelligent, kind person with a great sense of humor. He was deeply loved by his family and highly respected and liked by his colleagues in the legal profession. During his life he had had a variety of interests; bowling, professional sports (baseball and football fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles), reading (Russian and Chinese classics), chess and online strategy games. He also had many academic and professional accomplishments among them:

    • Phi Beta Kappa - Emory University
    • Honors Graduate - University of Michigan Law School
    • Member - New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York Bar Associations
    • Admission to the United States District Courts of New Jersey and New York

    Jason was identified as a gifted student early in his school years and was successful in Little League and bowling. However, it was during that time we began to notice that he had few friends and was not as affectionate as he was during his early childhood. As parents we thought that he was just an introverted child that loved school. In 1995 Jason was evaluated at a leading hospital in Philadelphia and it was noted that he was a young man stuck in a cycle of social withdrawal and extreme stress from dissatisfaction with himself and the inability to meet the expectations of others. As a result of this evaluation Jason began a treatment program that included social skills and anxiety reducing techniques, relationship skills and medication to treat depression. Various doctors continued these treatments as Jason pursued his educational and professional pursuits.

    Our family was blessed with a wonderful son and brother and we will cherish memories of him forever.

    It is our hope that in honoring Jason's memory the Jason Stuart Memorial Fund will provide ASPEN funding to continue their educational, support and advocacy efforts.

    Nancy and Mickey Straff, John and Maureen Stuart, and Jessica Stuart

  • Gina R. Orent and Larry Rosen Memorial Fund

    Donations to this fund are used to support the outreach efforts of ASPEN.

    This fund was founded in memory of Gina Orent, an ASPEN member and mother of an Autistic child passed away tragically at a young age. Gina had worked tirelssly to educate, advocate and obtain services and therapies to improve her son's quality of life. She then took what she had learned and experienced and shared it with other parents. Sadly just three weeks after Gina's death her dad, Larry Rosen, followed her, losing his long battle with Parkinson's Disease. In Gina and Larry's memory we continue the work Gina had begun-reaching out to other parents.

  • It's in the Cards... Beautiful ASPEN donation cards

    ASPEN donation cardAcknowledge a special event or a special person by making a donation to ASPEN. Send one of these beautiful cards in honor of teacher, a birth, a graduation, a birthday, a wedding or an anniversary, or in memory of someone special. A beautiful ASPEN card will be sent to the person or family to let them know of your generosity and concern.

    In addition to supporting and promoting ASPEN, you will be promoting awareness of Asperger Syndrome.

    You can request cards one at a time and have them sent out directly by the National Office, or purchase several at $10 each to keep on hand and then send out yourself when the occasions arise. A minimum donation is requested of $10 per card.

    How To Order ASPEN Donation Cards

    Send us your request by mail with a check payable to "ASPEN" to: 9 Aspen Circle, Edison, NJ 08820 USA

    For More Details

    Please contact Ellen Silva at 732-321-0880 or ellen@aspennj.org