Written by Derek Kessler on
Friday, 03 October 2008
It is estimated that one out of every 150 children born today will suffer from some form of autism, a disease that is still not fully understood by doctors. Our own former administrator Mark Williams (you may know him as FatHeadCookie) is the father of such a child. Autism is characterized by its varied impairment of social interaction and communication and is usually diagnosed in children younger than three years old. Hoping to help raise awareness of autism and autism research, Mark is holding a charity raffle of two valuable Star Trek collectibles, with all proceeds going towards the Autism Research Institute.
The winner of the raffle will have two choices for his/her prize: a Master Replicas Assault Phaser (valued at $500) or a Master Replicas Mark IX Tricorder (values at $400). The prizes were donated by toy retailer Plasma Infusion.com and Master Replicas. A second place drawing will be held for the remaining of the two prizes and a third drawing for a Diamond Select TOS Phaser and Communicator pack provided by TrekToy.com and valued at $50.
Entrants will receive one ticket for each dollar donated (before PayPal fees). The drawing will be held on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 2 PM EST and will be broadcast live over Windows Live Messenger. Those that would like to watch live should contact trektoy@hotmail.com at least two days prior to the drawing.
It is estimated that one out of every 150 children born today will suffer from some form of autism, a disease that is still not fully understood by doctors. Our own former administrator Mark Williams (you may know him as FatHeadCookie) is the father of such a child. Autism is characterized by its varied impairment of social interaction and communication and is usually diagnosed in children younger than three years old. Hoping to help raise awareness of autism and autism research, Mark is holding a charity raffle of two valuable Star Trek collectibles, with all proceeds going towards the Autism Research Institute.
