What is a Puzzlethon™? It is a unique fundraiser created especially for the Connecticut autism community. It is like a walk-a-thon, except participants raise money by doing puzzles.

Why puzzles? The puzzle piece is the symbol of the autism community. Many individuals with autism are good at puzzles. People with autism can enjoy meaningful social interactions doing puzzles with non-autistic individuals.

2nd Annual Puzzlethon™
Saturday, March 1, 2008 from 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.

Two locations!

Come for the day, for an hour, or just drop off your donations! There will be all sorts of puzzles, including jigsaws, crosswords, sudoku, large floor, wooden, hard, easy (and impossible!). Bring your own puzzles and share the fun.

Raise funds via online fundraising at www.puzzlethon.org. Instructions for how to use the on-line site are also found here. Or, if you prefer the old fashioned face to face method, download a pledge form, one for Wallingford and one for West Hartford. We’ve even drafted up a script for your kids to use when they contact family and friends to ask for support.

Tell your family and friends, post a flyer, get the word out!

Any questions? Call us at 888-453-4975 or e-mail. We hope to see you there!

ASCONN’s first ever Puzzlethon™ was a great success. Between 75-100 people turned out at Hall High School in West Hartford to puzzle away the afternoon with jigsaws, sudoku and word search puzzles. Many thanks to all the teams who raised money to support ASCONN’s programming and many thanks to the great friends and family who came out on Saturday to enjoy a day of food, fun and puzzling. The food was graciously donated by Pizzeria Uno, Pepsi supplied us with soda, Hall High School lent us their cafeteria and really helpful custodial staff, and Discovery Toys, DoReMi & You, Penny Press and many friends and family donated puzzles to the cause.
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We’ll be puzzling again in 2009. Are you interested in having a Puzzlethon™ in your community? We’re looking for Puzzlethon™ captains to put the pieces together in their towns. Call us at 888-453-4975 or e-mail us  and let us know if you are interested!