Groups that Give in Houston AUTISM ORGANIZATIONS WE LOVE This year, Westview was fortunate to give and receive support from several local non-profits that are doing great work in and around the Houston community. An important piece to this "give and take" among local charities is the byproduct that comes from groups supporting each other - we are working together to build a sustainable, compassionate, and vibrant community that benefits and brings awareness to the autistic population in Houston. Westview is proud to connect our school to these worthy organizations.
Team Westview showed up 20+ members strong at Alex’s 5K and Kids’ K in early November of 2024. Our team included students, staff, family, and friends of Westview, and the weather was absolutely perfect for a run/walk for a cause. Thank you to all members of our Westview community who supported this event both at MacGregor Park and from home, and THANK YOU to Alex’s 5K for once again including Westview as a race beneficiary. Westview is proud to be affiliated with this event that honors the life of such a special young man.
Westview administrators teed off in support of a great cause. Hope for Three, a local autism charity, held its annual golf tournament, Golf Fore Autism, earlier this month. It was a beautiful day to hit the links. Westview administrators Dr. Bevan Koch and Ms. Jolaine Zuccala were proud to show up in support of an organization with a mission that so closely aligns with ours – supporting families on their autism journey and workings towards an inclusive, accepting, understanding, and hopeful community that empowers people living with autism.
KNOW Autism Foundation partnered with The Westview School this year to help several families through financial aid grants. We welcomed a film crew to campus in January to help KNOW Autism tell "the story of autism" through the eyes of its grant recipients for their upcoming gala. Spectrum Fusion Studios, a film studio that employs talented creatives on the autism spectrum, was hired to capture Westview on campus. What a joy to have Spectrum Fusion on campus. We loved seeing the future of our students at work with a fulfilling place in the community. Our Time to Shine | Winter 2024
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