Team To Olivia &
Beyond is BACK for our 4th year participating in the 2025 8th Annual Eagles
Autism Challenge!
To look back at our
fundraising growth from where we started Year 1 to today:
· Year 1: $11,765.21 (team of 7
people)
· Year 2: $23,450.00 (team of 27
people)
· Year 3: $62,678.25 (team of 57
people) ßWe made the TOP TEN FUNDRAISING TEAMS!
· Year 4: We would love to have
you join Team To Olivia & Beyond!
As a team, we have a lot
of fun things in the works over the next several months to bring autism
awareness and inclusion to action by fundraising towards our team fundraising
goal. We like to focus on the autism awareness - autism acceptance - autism
inclusion factor for each event and how can we touch more people in our
communities to bring even more awareness to action. This is how you make a
difference. This is how you bring people to ask questions and be
knowledgeable of the queues.
We have created a Team
Instagram account to capture all the hard work AND THE FUN we are having
throughout the year! In the words of Olivia, "my Mom likes to throw a lot
of Eagles parties"! – Follow us on Instagram:
@ToOliviaandBeyond
So – why are we doing
all of this? Who is Olivia anyways? Why do we fundraise and advocate for autism
awareness? Olivia is our why, and the 1 in 36 people under 21 living in the US
who are on the autism spectrum, making it the fastest-growing developmental
disorder.
In July 2020 (when
Olivia was 2 years old), the Talley family’s lives changed forever, when Olivia
was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder + Developmental Speech Delay at
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Because of the wide range of symptoms and severity,
Olivia is now 1 in 36.
As a team, we spread
autism awareness and acceptance by advocating, taking action, and promoting
inclusion for the daily struggles out of their control like Olivia. By doing
so, we gain strength to help other families that are impacted by autism, and
our community is knowledgeable of the daily social struggles someone with ASD
has, so they can be aware of the queues, allow extra patience where needed and
avoid common triggers.
The Eagles Autism
Foundation helps us create that voice for Olivia to process the world around
her and be exactly who she is, all in her own way!
Together, we are making
a difference for not only our girl Olivia, but for the autism community. We
are shifting the stigma; we are creating inclusion, and we are bringing autism
awareness to action!
Thank you for your
support! Every dollar makes a difference!
