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This request is to help pay registration fees and to purchase uniforms and equipment for a child to be able to participate in summer football. The family consists of a single mom, who is disabled, and an 8yro Autistic boy. Mom has been off work on medical leave since March and has just now been able to return to work. Due to her being on leave, mom has only been able to pay for essential living needs and cannot afford the requested fees and equipment. As an Autistic child, this young man has some behavioral issues that sometimes comes along with this diagnosis. We have found that he really enjoys football and would like for him to be able to build on the skills that he learned while participating in football the previous summer. Football is also a great outlet for him to be able to release some of his built-up energy and aggression, allows him to be able to focus, provides an opportunity to work on his teambuilding and group participation skills, as well as allows him to work on social/emotional skills that can sometimes be hard for autistic children. I would like to say thank you in advance for any help that can be provided for this family. This will go a long way towards helping a child be able to do something that he loves and towards helping to relieve a burden from his mother's shoulder.