Doug Flutie Jr Foundation

Join the Flutie Foundation Team…we are now hiring for a Development Coordinator! When considering options, Tatiana da Fonseca from our marketing department came up with the idea of partnering with a local non-profit and found Flutie Spectrum Enterprises (FSE, a branch of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism). Others are runners looking to add some meaning to their next marathon. He’s a lot easier to take care of around the house than he used to be. Twenty years later, Dougie continues to inspire everyone around him with his infectious smile and passion for all things sports. Like other kids with CDD, Dougie developed typically for his first three years but then lost most of his language, motor, and social skills. Meet the system that solves the problems. We’re going to go wind surfing.’“I’m thinking Dougie’s going to end up in the water and this is not going to be good but in less than a minute Ross had him on a windsurf with an aid and was taking him across the lake and Dougie had a smile a mile wide.”“It (starting foundation) has just opened up a whole different world,” Flutie said.

She loves to travel, eat tacos and walk with her two labradoodles. But runners, who often train for months leading up to a race, still want to get out and run. Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6 Dougie’s Team consists of individuals who participate in a variety of sporting events to raise money for the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism. The Framingham-based Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year and is holding its 18th annual Flutie 5K … it’s pretty amazing.”Doug Flutie Jr. is 28 and is dependant upon his parents. “At some point, you become secure with your job and the blinders come off and you see outside of your little bubble and circle and the big picture comes into view.And Doug Jr. has continually shown he’s capable of surpassing expectations.

It’s amazing.”And it’s those individuals who’ve also helped Flutie change his perspective.“The other thing on that perspective is as a parent not selling your child short of what they’re capable of doing,” he said.And, predictably, Flutie Jr. offered yet another example of that, this time when in his early teens.“They showed us video of Dougie at school and told us they were getting him to ride a adapted tricycle,” Flutie said. Liz also manages the Foundation’s presence on social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and assists in supporting 3rd party events hosted on behalf of the Foundation.Liz was part of a 3+1 BS/MBA program at Quinnipiac University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and an MBA.

Jr Foundation for Autism Inc. All Rights Reserved He figured out in the deep end that if he kicks his feet and moves his hands he will stay above the water and he can now swim in the deep end without a vest on in any pool. We are now in our 5th year working together and FSE stamps and labels over 50,000 pieces of Ruland mail per year.

The goal of the Flutie Foundation is to help families affected by autism live life to … It’s been enlightening, just the people you run into and the people you work with. We do nothing but laugh and I know that Dougie is really enjoying himself. Jr Foundation for Autism Inc. All Rights ReservedLisa joined the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism in September of 2009. Prior to the Foundation, she has worked as a special education teacher, ABA therapist and as a Training and Development Coordinator for a local ABA agency. Shortly after, his parents Doug and Laurie Flutie, started the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism to help other families give their loved one with autism the same opportunities to live life to the fullest.