Goshen Fire & EMS team up with autism organizations to raise money for sensory kits
Bowling tournament in Goshen raises money for autism sensory kits By Lauren Artino | May 12, 2021 at 10:22 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 4:45 PM
GOSHEN, Ohio (FOX19) - Goshen Township Fire and EMS alongside “Autism Rocks” and The Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati will host a bowling tournament at Eastgate Lanes Wednesday.
They say their goal is to raise enough money to buy and place autism sensory kits on every medic unit and fire engine in Clermont county. That’s close to 100 kits.
Lt. Travis Ellen with Goshen Twp. Fire & EMS saus the kits will be filled with sensory items like Floam, Fidget Spinners, Silly Putty and more.
Goshen Township first responders raise money for autism sensory kits
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CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio â Goshen Township Fire and EMS is raising money to put autism sensory kits on every emergency response vehicle in Clermont County, filling what organizers describe as a long-overdue need.
Each kit costs about $40 to assemble, so the county is hoping to raise $4,000 to cover 100 fire and EMS vehicles. Organizer Travis Ellen, lieutenant of EMS training at Goshen Township Fire, said the kits will greatly help individuals on the autism spectrum during moments of crisis.
âI thought we were lacking in this area,â Ellen said. âIâve made quite a few runs on children with autism or a parent who is ill who has an autistic child and you feel helpless, you feel like thereâs nothing you can do, and thatâs a terrible feeling. I canât stand it.â