Laois Offaly Autism group announce a new Rainbow Day
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A Laois and Offaly autism support group has revealed their plan for a big fundraiser later this April.
LOFFA (Laois Offaly Families for Autism) have launched their first annual RAINBOW DAY fundraiser, to take place on Thursday, April 29.
The registered charity was founded by parents to support families with autism.
They want everyone to put on their most colourful t-shirt that day, donate €1, and help raise awareness and much needed funds for LOFFA families.
Breda Murray the new Chairperson of LOFFA explained where their idea came from. Autism is different things to different people; to me it is a rainbow - beautiful bright colours that represent the wide range of presentations and abilities of all of our children and families in LOFFA. Rainbow Day aims to raise both awareness about autism and also to raise the necessary funds for LOFFA to continue the vital work it does in directly supporting over 75 l