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What a beautiful open water swim this morning with the Team for Autism Awareness. Not only was the water beautiful but there was a pod of dolphins swimming past us as we prepared to get in the water. ..

Talk about inspiration!

Team Member Race Report from Brian Wilton

Started the day with some peanut butter on whole wheat bread at about 5am and was out the door by 5:30 with Mansfield and two other buddies as our house was only a few minutes away. We parked the car several blocks away and walked to transition. The advantage of traveling with several friends with the same “just have fun” mindset is that we laughed all morning which certainly takes the edge off. Most of the humor was directed at ourselves and our awareness of how under trained we were, not too mention that we looked we purcahsed our stuff at a garage sale compared to some of the bikes and gear we saw.

Arrived at transition and were greeted by several athletes walking back to their cars with wetsuits in hand, tough way to find out that no wetsuits were allowed. I am a decent swimmer and have done this distance without a wetsuit before so I wasn’t too worried. I was more disappointed that I just bought a sleeveless Xterra that I was dying to try…oh well!

Set up my area and immediately went to the Port a Potty line where I usually spend most of my pre-race time. I still wonder why every race never has enough of them as I would gladly pay an extra $20 to not have to spend 45 minutes on line. Took care of business and made my way back to the transition area but not before I was heckled by Barbara and Maggie in front of several hundred people waiting on the line for taking so long.

Due to the delay I had plenty of time before my 35-39 heat so I concentrated on staying hydrated and out of the sun. It was super hot by 7:30 am! Special thanks to Brian Shea of PBN for emailing me on Friday and reminding me to hydrate early. I got to watch a few waves start off and even caught a glimpse of the first pros coming into the swim finish. I got into the water with my heat and made my way to the back of the pack as I do not like to mix it up. I was really relaxed and just happy to be there at this point. A quick high five to Lance and we took off and I was on my way. I usually pass a fair amount of people as I come from the back and today was no exception. The water was fairly choppy but I seemed to be swallowing more than usual. I stuck with my usual routine of humming in my head “just keep swimming” from Finding Nemo to pass the time. As I rounded the first turn I started to pass a few of the swimmers in the heat in front of me which is not unusual. However, as I made it around the second turn I also began passing swimmers two and three heats in front which caught me by surprise. I finished the swim feeling good and made my way into T1. Swim time 46:41.

T1 was uneventful and the only big decision I made was to go without socks. I did have to take a few extra seconds to put my tri top on as I opted to swim without it. However, I think the lack of drag in the swim equaled it out. While I had put some sunblock on before the swim I threw a trial size in my jersey pocket to put on as I got out on the bike. T1- 3:42.

Having done this race last year I was familiar with the course. I had a horrible bike time last year, 3:41 as I was caught off guard by the winds. I had resolved to go for broke this year in order to get off the bike course earlier due to the sun and heat. Not too mention that being on a bike for almost 4hrs sucks. It also doesn’t do much for morale when your friends are starting the run and you are just coming in off the bike. You can actually see the pity in their eyes as they say “Good Job, Looking Good” all the while thinking “thank god that’s not me”. I felt strong and managed to stay around 19mph and 92 cadence. I wanted to keep this pace for at least the first hour and ½. I was happy to see that I was moving along nicely and didn’t believe my Garmin. Most surprising though was not having to stop at the port a potties. I had pre mixed 2 bottles of Cytomax with carbo pro and salt caps and knew I needed to drink them all. I took some of the water from the aid stations but squirted most of it on my head through the helmet. At about mile 35 I started to slow a bit and shortly thereafter I developed an unbearable knot in my left shoulder which traveled into my head and was making it impossible to stay aero. I lost time due to this but managed to keep moving at a decent pace switching between aero and sitting up. At about mile 45 I was not feeling too hot and was cramping a bit and feeling the heat. I realized that I was behind on my fluids and forced myself to drink and take in some salts as my body was not interested. However, upon seeing the mile 50 sign much faster than I expected, I got a little second wind and pushed for home. I was really hurting at this point as I pushed hard to maintain my speed and dropped my cadence to 85-90. I knew I was under-trained due to work and family commitments this season and this is where it hurt. My back and neck were just not ready for that length of time on the bike. Anyway, I crossed into T2 elated to just be off the bike and 2/3 done. Bike Time 3:05:15, 18.1mph

T2. I was really hurting as I got into T2 and my legs were like tree trunks. I took a little extra time getting out of there just to try and regain myself. As I gathered my nutrition and put my sneakers on I realized I never put on sunblock for the bike and had lost it on the course. My only option was to smush a facestick into my hands and rub it on my shoulders and neck. It actually worked except for the two now purple spots on my upper back where I couldn’t reach and the jersey didn’t cover. I stopped on the exit in order to go to the bathroom. I hadn’t gone on the bike course and I knew I was short on fluids. T2 7:08

Run
I skipped the fire hose on the exit b/c I wanted to keep my feet dry (bad move). I managed to trot onto the road that borders the water but was forced to walk shortly after that. I was extremely over heated and actually had the chills. My quads felt like they were frozen stiff and I usually feel good off the bike. There would be no running until I cooled down. I seriously thought about jumping into the river for a minute but wasn’t sure if I would get DQ’d. So I stumbled to the first hose station and had the girl soak me down. It did the trick and I was able to start moving. I picked up another struggling runner from the Terrier Tri Club in NYC and we walked and ran ourselves till the turnaround. Every aid station was basically two or more cups of water on the head and body and drinking another one or two. I also had some ice cold Pepsi and Gatorade but mostly the water. Thank god for the Volunteers. Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep up the pace after the turnaround since I couldn’t keep cool enough between aid stations and he pulled ahead. I managed to run walk for the next few miles only to have my hopes crushed when the snow cone machine stopped working. In my stupor I actually contemplated waiting the 5 minutes it was going to take to get it fixed. I though better of it and was back running/walking a few hundred feet at a time. I stuck with the water and had some gel, sport beans and salt caps. Despite the fact that I was miserable I was happy to be heading back to the finish. I met a lot of great people on the course who I got to run walk with and had some more laughs at our shared misery. I ran through what I had dubbed “death valley” last year, this is that brutally hot, unshaded stretch of construction road where everything looks dead and burnt out. I hate this part of the course and wanted to get out of there as soon as possible so I pushed as hard as I could. As I turned into the neighborhood I made the decision to take it easier, to keep up the pace I was doing hurt too much and it would have only made a few minutes difference. I did hit every hose station to be drenched, it was a god send but in return it felt like I had trench foot as every step was painful. I danced my way past the Virginia Tech party house and would have had the beer they offered me if I wasn’t pretty sure it would have killed me. I walked for a good part after here and am now kind of now asking myself what if I had run harder. However, by slowing down I was able to enjoy myself a bit and met a woman from Ocean City who was doing the race with her 16 year old daughter, a 65 year old Navy vet doing his 6th Eagleman, and a now slim first time 70.3er who one year ago was a 300 pound smoker.

I slowly made my way through the final parts of the run and could only think about the finish, the pain started to disappear a bit and I was able to pick it up for the last half mile and carry my two year old daughter across the finish. The struggle was over and all those cold and hard months of mediocre training got me through to the end. Not a pretty end but the end nonetheless. I also managed to beat my last year’s time by three minutes. Total “Run” time 3hrs 1 minute

In retrospect I regret not training harder when I could have, but I did what I set out to do, finish. I managed to do it while working hard at my career and maintaining my family life and that is all I could ask for. I also realized that I am not the only one who looks bad in a tri top!

Last weekend Dr. Gerry Goldberger of Advance Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Institute and The Sandyhookers, my local triathlon club back home, hosted a triathlon symposium. I was one of many guests asked to be on hand to speak as well meet and greet some of the guests. It was a fantastic dayand further proof of how popular triathlon is becoming in New York/New Jersey are. Thank you Gerry and Doug Rice for having me there.

I am now settled here in Krabi, Thailand. I love the first week in Asia as the time change puts me to bed early and gets me up before dawn. It’s5 a.m and I am bright eyed. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not much of a morning person. As a child my parents let me stay up late to watch Johny Carson and the Honeymooners, so most nights I was up till midnight at least. This pattern has carried into my adulthood. During my 4th year of college, Coach Watts would drive to my condo to pick me up for morning run because I kept missing so many of them. I would say, “Coach it’s not like I am not going to run, I just like to sleep in. I just can’t seem to get up, I sleep right thru my alarm. So if I sleep in till 7 or 8 I will run then”. He didn’t think that was very funny so he started calling me on his way to campus and would then swing by to get me. Thanks G.W.!!

So anyway I left last Sunday evening with a quick stop over at The Bike Boutique in Singapore to get my new Cervelo P4, finally arriving here on Wednesday. I met James Tuesday morning at the airport and we headed straight to the shop where the guys started working immediately on our new bikes. It was great catching up with James!! We had a nice swim and easy run along the beach to wake our bodies up. Wednesday morning we headed back to the shop and got a quick fit on the Retul System before packing our bike and heading to the airport. It was also very nice to meet the guys at the shop and to see Alex again. I love to visit Singapore and hope to go back soon.

TBB Singapore

Me and Black Betty

It’s great to be back in Asia! There is a familiarity to the way the air feels and smells, it’s like this most feeling with a touch of a smokey scent. So here I am settled in for the 7 weeks…. Below are some photos from the symposium.

Doug Rice and I
Doug is the President of The Sandyhookers Triathlon Club, which is my local club. Doug has been at the forefront of triathlon in New Jersey for the past 25 years. We hope to get some stories up on the Team TBB sight about the Sandyhookers in the coming weeks and months.

JT and I
This is John Thomas Hughes of the JT Foundation for Autism Awareness. This season I have decided to race for Autism Awareness. It is my belief that you must be willing to give in order to recieve so throughout the year I will be posting stories and blogs about Autisim, raising awareness for the disorder that affects 1 in 150 children in the U.S More on this later, but my hope to do stories on how prevelent Autisim is and what are some forms of treatment that are used in each of the locations I either train or race at. For example, I have already learned that here in Thailand, elephants are used as a form of therapy to help children learn how to better communicate.

JT and I infront of a Cervelo P4
O.K. time for morning run!! I guess this is what happens when you go to bed at 9p.m., up bright and early, thus becoming more productive!
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Susan Mark’s prior to the start

New Jersey Marathon: The JT Foundation and our athletes where on the streets and in the waters literally all over the country. I wanted to put out a quick “Shout Out” of appreciation to them all! Thank you!

51 Team for Autism runner’s braved extreme heat (90+) to participate in the 2010 New Jersey Marathon Fistival. We had 6 relay teams, 2 marathoners and 17 – Half Marathoners in this year event.  We are in the process of gathering some of the personal stories to share with you and will be posting in the near future. If you would like to participate or volunteer in next year’s, 2011 event please fill out the application by clicking on the following link. http://www.thejtfoundation.org/2010Marathon.html

Check out pictures of the TEAM! http://picasaweb.google.com/108393150941025553895/NJMarathon2010A#

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Spokes Athlete Scott DeFilippis (on left) who just returned from his Pro training camp in Thailand  with his Team TBB, and put together his best full IM effort to date in a Sub 10 hour effort (and he was not happy with that time! ) at the IM Utah.  See Scott’s results here http://ironmanlive.com/tracking.php?race=st.george&year=2010

Scott’s next race will be locally on Sunday May16th at the Pier Village Duathlon in Long Branch, NJ. Come out to either race or give Scott some support.

Then Scott will be off to France where he will compete in 3 Triathlons in 3 months.

• June 27^th– Ironman France, Nice France
• July 28^th– Alpe d”Huez Triathlon, France ( a famous Tour De France leg)
• August 18^th– Emberman Iron Distance Triathlon, France

Scott then returns to the States and prepares to take on Ironman Arizona in Phoenix on November 21^st. To keep up and help support Scott throughout the season http://www.thejtfoundation.org/scottdefilips.html

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Joanne Jaeger competes at the Bassman Triathlon in Pinelands NJ. She has unselfishly worn the JT colors in dozens of races over the last 2 seasons. Check out her sister Jacqueline Houtman web site and learn more about the recent book that Jacqueline released. AGAIN….Thank You Joanne you are an inspiration to many who know you…keep it going.           http://www.jhoutman.com/

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Dinamic Duo- Carolyn Stellatella and Maggie Freeman trekked down I-95 into North Carolina and competed in a 1/2 Ironman this weekend . Both Maggie and Carolyn, like Joanne Jaeger frequently wear the JT colors and are fantastic ambassadors for The JT Foundation and Autism Awareness.  You girls ROCK!

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Mad Mudders!

Kenny Pace, Lance Nemiroff, Brian Mansfield, Dan Fishmann and Marcel Legrand all put on their Blue Team for Autism shirts and traveled to Bear Creek Pa. for 7 miles of pain! They competed in the Tough Mudder race where they ran through mud, fire and water. Climbed over hills and barriers and under barbed wire!  Trough tunnels and did I say fire?…..all for fun…and FREE beer ! From what I saw from the pictures I think they will be back for more next year and the team will be a bit bigger….I am planning on doing it! Foot NOTE – In addition to lance representing JT’s Team for Autism, so was his wife Susan, who ran 2 relay legs at the new jersey Marathon. The Nemeroff’s also ROCK!

Thanks GUYS!

What a GREAT weekend! Thanks to all!

         Scott Defilippis to become a JT Foundation Spokes Athlete! 

The JT Foundation for Autism Awareness and our Team for Autism Awarenessis EXTREMELY excited to be able to have teamed up with Professional Triathlete Scott Defilippis for the 2010 season.

Scott who is a Member of the teamTTB Professional Triathlon will be racing and training all over the world in 2010 and will be helping to spread the word about Autism and The JT Foundation. Visit the JT web site to follow Scott and teamTBB.

 Each member of Scott’s teamTBB was asked to take on a worthy charitable cause and we were lucky enough that Scott choose The JT Foundation and the Autism fight. Thanks Scott!

Scott has been a JT Foundation and Team for Autism member ever since he ran the final miles with me during our first JT Foundation event in 2007, The 150 Mile Run for Autism. Scott was there to support his friend and former coach Brian Shea who had been attempting to run 150 miles in 3 days before a serious injury resulted in the JT TEAM to take over on day 2. (related story coming soon). Scott ran the last 7 miles with me and since then he has always been there with The JT Foundation.

 Also, Scott and his brother Rob have also been an Apparel sponsor through their running shops, Runners High. To learn more about Runners High visit www.runners-high.com.

Our plans for the 2010 season are still in the development stages but we are really excited about the possibilities.

 For now we will be keeping you up to date regarding Scott’s training and racing through his Blog posts and the JT Foundation Facebook page. So look for these posts and to learn more about Scott, teamTBB and to help support his efforts.

If you wish or know any other Athletes that would like to join Scott as a SpokesAthlete please contact thejtfoundation@aol

When you love someone with autism, there are those moments when they overcome a challenge, or conquer a fear – and words just fail to describe how inspiring it is to see them do it.
 

A movie airing this Saturday on HBO will bring that feeling to film, as much as it can be. It’s called “Temple Grandin,” and it’s about a woman who grew up when few people knew what autism meant – or what individuals with autism could achieve.

The people at Autism Speaks have informed us to watch with some friends from within your community, and someone who wants to learn more about autism.

Hope you’ll plan on watching too. If you’re an HBO subscriber, invite friends over to share the experience with you. If you’re not, email friends to find folks to watch with:

Born in Massachusetts in 1947, Temple Grandin was initially labeled as brain damaged because she was unable to communicate as a toddler. After she was diagnosed with autism at age three, her parents were told she should be institutionalized.

Instead, Temple got the speech therapy and the special training she needed, and went on to prove herself as a brilliant student.

She also became a teacher to her teachers, in many ways – helping them understand how a person with autism experiences the world. In later life, by authoring books on autism and becoming an advocate, Temple brought that understanding to the rest of the country and the world.

Saturday’s HBO movie tells the story of Temple’s life – a story that will inspire people both within and outside the autism community.

Special Thanks to :

Mark Roithmayr
President, Autism Speaks Who passed this invite to the Autism community.

Get that special someone a romantic gift and help a cause!

Valentine’s Day Special

For every gift certificate purchased for a massage

20% of the proceeds will be donated to the

The JT Foundation for Autism Awareness

This offer is being offered through

Terri Wall CMT

and Therapeutic Massage

Contact Terri at: 732 598 0549

Terri is located in downtown Point Pleasant Beach at

908 Richmond Ave.

Hours:

M, W, TH, F- 9-2

SATURDAY 9-6

SUNDAYS and evenings: By appointment only.

So get your someone special a great gift…..

even if that special person is you!

Your Invited!

To Join The JT Foundation’s Team for Autism Awareness at the

Sports Medicine Symposium and Coaching Clinic

for Endurance and Multisport Athletes

February 20, 2010 8:00am to 5:00pm

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A portion of proceeds will be donated to The Jt Foundation and other worthy causes associated with the Clinics partisipants.

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Presented by

• Dr. Gerardo Goldberger:  Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute
• Doug Rice of the Sandy Hookers Tri Club and the Race Forum

• Tom Manzi of  Training Bible Coaching

FeaturingJoe Friel, author of the Triathlon Training Bible Book Series

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In association with and held at CentraState Wellness Center

901 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728

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What you can expect!

An interactive educational program, presenting topics related to sports medicine, coaching methodology and training techniques.

The athletes will have the opportunity to attend concurrent lectures given by nationally renowned physicians, coaches and professional athletes.

The presenters will provide one-on-one consultations at their respective stations, answering questions related to swimming, biking and running techniques, periodization, transitions, racing season planning, nutrition, and equipment.

There will be a collaborative effort between coaches and medical professionals to address injury prevention in orthopedic surgery and podiatry, along with presentations related to cardiac and pulmonary preparation for endurance events.

Attendees will receive individual instruction by physical therapists and trainers regarding proper stretching techniques, core strengthening and pelvic stabilization programs, to enhance performance.

The athletes will have the opportunity to undergo swim stroke analysis, running technique and shoe evaluations, in addition to bike fitting sessions, and VO2 testing, all of which are only available on a limited basis and first come first serve.

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Other speakers and experts that will be in attendance:

• Dr. Phil Skiba, PhysFarm Jessi Stensland, Movement U
• Brian Shea, Personal Best Nutrition
• Bike Fitting by Brielle Cyclery, Cycles 54 and The Peddler
• Swim Stroke Analysis by Tina Fiore & Run Analysis by Christine Clifton

 

• Other speakers and presenters include:
• Dr. Michael Lynch, Chiropractor Dr. Steve Lemberger, Podiatry Dr. Liz Perez, ART/Chiropractor Dr. John Connors, Podiatry Dr. Rob McKinley, Pulmonology Dr. Laurie Glasser, Physiatrist
• Dr. D. Marzo, Sports Psychologist Dr. Gregg Berkowitz, Orthopedics Dr. Vivian Kominos, Cardiology
• Dr. Michael Greller, Orthopedics Charles Weingroff, DPT Joe Peragine, DPT
• Karen Kozel, DPT Dave Stretanski, Chi Running Jennisse Schule, VO2 Max Testing
• Scott DeFilippis, Pro Triathlete Jacqui Gordon, Pro Triathlete Ken Glah, Pro Triathlete
• Keith Cook, Tri Coach Dave Slavinski, Tri Coach Joe Donahue, Tri Coach
• Shannon Cutrona, Trainer

To Register go to: www.RaceForum.com/Sports

 Limited Entries

 $99 until event is full

JT’s Santa Story

This story began the day after John-Thomas Hughes (JT) visited with Santa prior to Christmas in 2007.

You see, in 2007, JT was an eight year old young man who had Autism and who happened to love Santa Claus. For that Christmas all JT wanted was his very own Santa Suit…it was all he talked about for weeks leading up to Christmas. Well much to JT’s delight Santa delivered.  JT’s Santa Suit was perfect, with a furry hat, a big red coat and a beard as white as snow. JT tore open the package and put on his suit and began to play Santa, taking things from around the house and bringing them to guests as his way of gift giving, all with a big…Ho Ho Hoo. JT wore his Santa Suit for the rest of that winter, into the Spring, Summer and Fall, right up until Christmas 2008.

Christmas 2008 arrived. What to get JT for this Christmas? This was the question everyone asked and we had no answers. But without telling anyone, JT knew exactly what he wanted.

When JT’s mother took him to see Santa, what JT asked for came as a big surprise. For his wish was not something that she could order on line, or just go to the toy store to purchase; JT whispered to Santa that he would like Santa to leave him…..Santa’s Sleigh.

Christmas time is a time of miracles but to actually get Santa’s Sleigh or one built for an 8 year old little boy with Autism seemed almost too much to ask for. One common trait of a child with Autism, called stimming, is that once they get an idea about something, it can tend to be all they talk about and think about.

But like all parents who love their children and would try to grant their every wish, JT’s mom and dad went on the hunt to find JT’s very own Santa’s Sleigh. Store after store and magazine after magazine they hunted, but no sleigh was sturdy enough for an 8 year old autistic child to play in. No one wanted little JT to be disappointed.

With less than 3 weeks till Christmas, JT’s mother asked her mother (better known as Memom) to see if she could help. So off Memom went, to every hardware store in her town and in the surrounding towns. Lots of people tried to come up with ideas, but no one was able to find or locate a sleigh other than one meant for lawn decorations.

Then, after many unsuccessful tries, Memom ventured into Mueller’s Florist in Manasquan a flower shop in a neighboring town that is known for great holiday decorations and custom flower arrangements. She hoped that just maybe they could find a sleigh here.

There, three young ladies listened to Memom’s story but they too could not come up with any ideas.  Another lady who worked at the shop, named Vicky Renner who had overheard Memom’s plight came and asked if she could help. Memom again retold her story of young JT who had Autism and his only wish for Christmas of getting Santa’s Sleigh. In a flash Vicky who absolutely loved Christmas and the meaning of Christmas grabbed paper and a pen and drew a perfect sleigh and asked if this is what JT had asked for? With a sad look Memom said yes, but we have no way to get one and time is running out.

Vicky then asked Memom for a little time so she could talk to her husband Billy, a local contactor to see if he could help with the project.  Excited but still a bit nervous Memom phoned her daughter to tell her that she might have found a sleigh.  Her daughter was thrilled and asked what will it look like?  Memom wasn’t sure. So her daughter asked what will it cost?  Again, Memom wasn’t sure. Finally her daughter asked when will it be ready? Memom wasn’t sure. With so many unknowns JT’s mom wasn’t confident that Christmas would really satisfy her little boy.

Memom and Vicky phoned back and forth and the more they talked, the more confidence she gained that the sleigh would be perfect, but others who didn’t meet Vicky were unsure if this unknown lady could really help, and what price would we have to pay, considering that Memom went into a very exclusive shop to ask for a custom sleigh to be made.

Finally, on the Sunday before Christmas Vicky called Memom, the sleigh was ready and they would like to like to put JT’s name on it. So with the artistic hands and love from Santa’s helpers, the Renner’s, Vicky, Billy and their daughter Victoria, they added JT’s name to the sleigh that they built and painted, custom just for JT.

With time running out and Christmas just a few short days away Memom called JT’s mom and dad and told them they needed to pick up a sleigh from Vicky’s house, a sleigh that neither of them had ever seen. So off went JT’s mom and dad along with grand pop to pick up the sleigh. Meanwhile, Memom, jumping out of her skin, waited at home with JT and his little sister. What would her daughter say when she phoned that the sleigh was picked up? Was this truly the Christmas miracle that we all wait all our lives for? Twenty minutes passed. Thirty minutes passed. Then the phone rang, and with tears in her voice Memom heard …. “You did great, it is beautiful and we did get a Christmas Miracle”.

Memom asked her daughter how much the sleigh had cost them?  To her amazement, Vicky and her husband would not accept money. It was their gift of love, they only wanted to help JT to have his Christmas dreams come true.

Vicky and her husband taught all of us what Christmas and the holidays are all about; it is about sharing the love in your heart and about thinking of others when you are so busy and really have no time for one more project.

So on this Christmas you can ride past JT’s house and see a red sleigh with JT’s initials on it, and with any luck you might even see a little man in a red Santa suit ringing jingle bells and yelling Ho Ho Hoo —-Merry Christmas!

Regardless of what holiday you celebrate stories like this need to be told and shared. Giving back is what it is all about. So this holiday try not to so much think about getting, but rather giving! Vicky and her family will never be forgotten.

So may God Bless you with a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!

PS: We hope you were able to read this wonderful true story and please join us in prayer that JT doesn’t ask for Santa’s reindeers for next Christmas!

Many of the Team for Autism Team members will be heading to Lake Como on Saturday December 12th to to participate and join forces with Team Wilton at the Jingle Bell’s Run/Walk to Fight Arthritis.

Brian Wilton has been an extremely active member and supporter of The JT Foundation for Autism as well as many other worthy causes. It is time to give back to a GIVER>

If you can not make it to run then please consider making a donation (even a $1.00) via the following link. Arthritis is something that my family is dealing with, much like many of yours.

http://2009jbrwlakecomo.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=315468&lis=1&kntae315468=C016BE8ACC5F42C1BE5F90B924389D5D&team=3553785

Hope everyone isn’t being NAUGHTY…You know who’s watching…SETH>