{"id":233882,"date":"2019-04-24T23:13:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=233882"},"modified":"2020-07-21T11:59:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T01:59:53","slug":"barbecue-raises-2000-for-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/04\/24\/barbecue-raises-2000-for-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbecue Raises $2000 For Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kingaroy Rotary’s Kerry Heit, Gerard Faulkner, Ray Pitt, Ian Hall, Vince Evans and David Black served up burgers and sausages to an appreciative audience at a barbecue last week and helped raise $2000 to support local parents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 24, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A special lunch held in Kingaroy’s Glendon Street forecourt last Wednesday raised $2000 to help young local residents with autism.<\/p>\n

The South Burnett Autism Support Group (SBASG) and Kingaroy Rotary organised the event to mark Autism Month.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy Rotary fired up the barbecues and served up burgers and sausages on bread between 11:00am and 2:00pm.<\/p>\n

They quickly found several hundred hungry customers, including Councillors and members of the public who had been attending the monthly South Burnett Regional Council meeting next door.<\/p>\n

There was also a raffle, and fudge sales from Sister Bake Co for those who wanted dessert.<\/p>\n

The Autism Support Group was formed by Jenny and Kurt Lutz 24 years ago when their son was diagnosed with autism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenny put out an appeal to other parents and quickly unearthed several other families facing the same issues.<\/p>\n

These days, the children of many of the group’s original members have matured into young adults.<\/p>\n

But they still have difficulties socialising, and undertaking many other activities many young adults take for granted.<\/p>\n

So SBASG has formed an “Aspies” group to help them get out and about, as well as give their parents some respite.<\/p>\n

Jenny said the Aspies group has now been involved in a variety of fun activities including ten pin bowling, go-karting and archery.<\/p>\n

A key aim of the lunch – apart from raising awareness about autism – was to raise extra funds for more outings in future.<\/p>\n

“We don’t get any funding,” Jenny said. “So the money we’ve raised will go a long way, and we’re very thankful to everyone who helped us out today.”<\/p>\n