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Follow on Google News | ACT Today! to Honor Actor Max Burkholder at FundraiserACT Today! (Autism Care & Treatment Today!) will honor actor Max Burkholder ("Parenthood”) with the ACTivist award at the 10th Annual Denim, Diamonds & Stars fundraiser on October 25, 2015 at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village.
By: acttoday The red carpet fundraiser will include a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, dinner program with surprise celebrity presenters, live entertainment and special tribute to the 2015 honorees. “For five years, Max Burkholder educated the nation by playing the part of a child on the autism spectrum. He has also worked tirelessly to help our Foundation increase autism awareness by being a part of our national public service announcement, as well as attending numerous charity events for our cause. He is truly deserving of this year’s tribute,” says ACT Today! executive director Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson. Burkholder will join fellow 2015 honorees: ACTivist TV host/comedian Howie Mandel (“America’ In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report showing 1 in every 68 children in America is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, making autism more widespread than juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer, and pediatric AIDS combined. The Denim, Diamonds & Stars fundraiser makes it possible for ACT Today! to provide families with children with autism direct access to care and treatment that they cannot afford, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, medical care, autism service dogs, social skills programs, assistive technology, and safety equipment such as helmets for the self-injurious children and fencing for children who are prone to wandering. This year’s sponsors (as of July 23, 2015) include: Raiman Rocks, Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services LLC, Shape of Behavior, UBS; Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner, PC; Vin Di Bona Productions, City National Bank, Rage Models and Westlake Magazine. For more information on ACT Today!’s 10th Annual Denim, Diamonds & Stars, visit www.denimanddiamondsforautism.net. About Max Burkholder: At the young age of seventeen, Burkholder has already had an impressive acting career. He is most known for his work on the NBC hit show, “Parenthood” In 2010, Burkholder got his life-changing main role in NBC’s “Parenthood” About ACT Today!: ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources and funding to families of children with autism who cannot afford or access the necessary tools their children need to reach their full potential. For more information about ACT Today!, visit: www.act-today.org. End
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