The History of FOCUS Alternative Learning Center, Inc

FOCUS Center for Autism Helping children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders achieve their full potential.

“…because the creatively wired and socially challenged should not have to go it alone.” ™

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COLDWELL BANKER DONATES $600 TO FOCUS CENTER FOR AUTISM

Canton, Conn. May 12, 2014

On Friday, May 9, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Simsbury office, presented a $600 check to FOCUS Center for Autism. The funds were given to the Simsbury office via Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares; the New England chapter of the Realogy Foundation, a 501 ( c) (3) nonprofit organization operating as the charitable arm of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New England.

Manager Chuck Cusson and agent Katie French were pleased to spend time with Executive Director Donna Swanson and the children of FOCUS. Through her relationship with Swanson, French has grown to admire the work done by FOCUS and has made giving to FOCUS a priority in her office. The mission of FOCUS Center for Autism, “Helping children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders achieve their full potential”, is one that Coldwell Banker feels is vital to the community. Coldwell Banker is grateful to have the opportunity to continue supporting the Canton community and to provide donations to FOCUS on an annual basis.

Coldwell Banker® is the oldest and most established residential real estate franchise system in North America, and it is known as one of the most innovative, forward-thinking real estate brands today. Its story of leadership, innovation and success dates back to San Francisco in 1906. After a devastating earthquake, a young real estate agent, Colbert Coldwell saw the need for trusted, honest and knowledgeable real estate services to help the city rebuild. A few years later, Benjamin Arthur Banker came on board and later became a partner. The founding tradition and heritage of providing professionalism and superior customer service remains the core of the Coldwell Banker philosophy more than 105 years later.

FOCUS Center for Autism is a grassroots, community-based nonprofit whose mission is helping children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders achieve their full potential. Since becoming a nonprofit in 2000, FOCUS has developed into a well respected community-based model of treatment that has now served over 600 children and families.

For more information, visit www.focuscenterforautism.org or check us out on Facebook.

Colleen Burns, Program Development Assistant [email protected]

PO Box 452 ~ 126 Dowd Avenue ~ Canton, CT 06019 Tel: 860-693-8809 Fax: 860-693-0141 EIN: 31-1724698 [email protected] www.focuscenterforautism.org END ###