Brown Mackie College - Boise was pleased to be a co-sponsor of and a participant in the 2011 Annual Run for Autism Awareness for the Autism Society of the Treasure Valley, held at Veteran's Park in Boise, September 17. Nearly 20 members of the Brown Mackie College community participated, including faculty, students, and their children.
Autism affects 1 in 110 children and is five times more prevalent in boys than girls. Autism affects more than 1,500,000 individuals in the U.S. alone and is increasing at the alarming rate of 10-17% a year. The U.S. Department of Education saw a 172% increase in the case of autism in the 1990’s. Helping the Autism Society of the Treasure Valley to raising awareness in communities regarding autism, the need for research, and the ways to help families was the main goal of the Autism walk.
The instructors and students got together on a beautiful Saturday morning to support individuals with Autism and their families while walking two-and-a-half miles through the park and the Boise Greenbelt. “It was great to see staff and students get involved with this great organization. I am looking forward to doing it again next year!” said Oaklee Rogers, OTA Fieldwork Coordinator. Brown Mackie's sponsorship of the event enabled the college to help cover the registration costs for several students to participate in the event.
Dan Swensen, Vet Tech Clinical Coordinator, noted that "there was a great atmosphere with lots of educational booths and music playing. It was great to see how many supporters were there. Both Swensen and Rogers are hoping that we participate in the event next year.
On Monday, September 12th, on all our media outlets, we will post four questions about the constitution answerable by studying the pocket copies distributed in class.
Students will answer the questions via email their stu.brownmackie.edu account, to bmcboiseevents@gmail.com Deadline for answers will be Tuesday 10am for morning students and Tuesday 8pm for evening students.
Winners of prizes will be drawn randomly from the correct answers, 3 each for the morning and evening classes. The winners will be announced at 12:50pm and at 9:45pm on Tuesday in the building 2 student lounge. Prizes will be either a gas card or some schwag Jim have left over from May in Motion (a folding chair, Frisbees, etc).
Brown Mackie College - Boise was pleased to be a co-sponsor of and a participant in the 2011 Annual Run for Autism Awareness for the Autism Society of the Treasure Valley, held at Veteran's Park in Boise, September 17. Nearly 20 members of the Brown Mackie College community participated, including faculty, students, and their children. 
Autism affects 1 in 110 children and is five times more prevalent in boys than girls. Autism affects more than 1,500,000 individuals in the U.S. alone and is increasing at the alarming rate of 10-17% a year. The U.S. Department of Education saw a 172% increase in the case of autism in the 1990’s. Helping the Autism Society of the Treasure Valley to raising awareness in communities regarding autism, the need for research, and the ways to help families was the main goal of the Autism walk. 
The instructors and students got together on a beautiful Saturday morning to support individuals with Autism and their families while walking two-and-a-half miles through the park and the Boise Greenbelt. “It was great to see staff and students get involved with this great organization. I am looking forward to doing it again next year!” said Oaklee Rogers, OTA Fieldwork Coordinator. Brown Mackie's sponsorship of the event enabled the college to help cover the registration costs for several students to participate in the event. 
