Important informational post

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Behind the cut is a list of companies that give to Autism Speaks. If you have any information on OTHER companies, pass it to me and I'll pass it to the person I got this from.

These are the companies and organizations donating to, or supporting/promoting, Autism Speaks as of early April 2011. If anyone knows of any others, please pass info along.

United States

Ongoing Donors:

-Toys R Us/Babies R Us
-TJ Maxx
-Zales
-Build-A-Bear Workshop
-Lindt Chocolates
-Dollar General
-Etnies Shoes
-White Castle
-Modell's Sporting Goods
-Scentsy
-Lord & Taylor
-The Bachman Company
-General Motors/Chevrolet
-Ask.com
-Bath & Body Works
-FOX Sports
-Landscape Structures
-Pump It Up
-NASCAR: Dover International and Charlotte International Speedways also contribute separately
-NEST Home Fragrances (sold through Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman)
-Amber Alert Registry
-Artists for Autism (including affiliated cafes)
-Lindamood-Bell Tutoring - promotes them highly, not sure about $$$ raising

-WrongPlanet should be mentioned in here somewhere because of the recent Autism Speaks involvement - not sure where they belong, though

Intermittent, or April Only (apparently - some of these were unclear)

-Casey's General Stores
-Panera
-Mattress Warehouse
-Lamar Digital Advertising
-Home Depot
-Dave and Buster's
-National Football League
-Joe's Crab Shack (IL and MO)
-ThinkGeek - 4/11/11: is reconsidering their donating but haven't actually said no yet - please contact them re: this
-CafePress - ongoing through this April, then will stop permanently
-St. Louis Cardinals (MO)
-Charlotte Checkers & Eagles (NC)

Canada: (as Autism Speaks.ca)

-SeaMiles
-The Globe & Mail (appears to be MAJOR media partner)
-KRG Children's Charitable Foundation
-National Hockey League - incl. NHLPA and NHL Alumni Association, U.S. teams

UK: as Autistica

-eBay UK
-Giveacar
-Adventure Cafe Ltd. (organizes/operates Autistica's fundraising bike challenges)

Please be aware that the following are arms of Autism Speaks or have merged with them:

-Autism Treatment Network/Toddler Treatment Network (U.S.)
-Shafallah (based in Qatar)
-Athletes Against Autism (U.S./Canada)
-ACRE (Autism Coalition for Research & Education)
-NAAR (National Alliance for Autism Research)
-CAN (Cure Autism Now)


Note: this list NOT intended to include individuals (celebrities, etc.) because otherwise we could be here all day (sigh)

The ThinkGeek situation has a happy update!