Comedy event to benefit camp for kids living with autism

'Evening with the Rents' to support Camp Encourage

PROVIDE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FORYOUNG PEOPLE NOT.THE SPECTRUM IT’S DESIGNED WITHTHEIR NEEDS IN MIND AND JOININGME THIS MORNING IS KELLY.LEE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORCAMPING COURAGE KELLY.THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.GOOD MORNING.THANK YOU NOW.TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR MISSIONAT CAMP ENCOURAGE.WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?SURE.WE ARE LOCAL NONPROFIT THATPROVIDES OVERNIGHT CAMPS ANDSOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTHWITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER,AND OF COURSE IN LYNNWOOD CAN’TJUST BE ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.IT’S SUCH A WONDERFUL WONDERFULPLACE IT IS IT IS IT’S A SPECIALPLACE KELLY.WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT A REALLYFUN EVENT.YOU HAVE COMING UP IT’S CALLEDEVENING WITH THE RENTS.TELL US ABOUT WHAT’ THAT ALLABOUT?YES ON MARCH 13 THIS IS OURSEVENTH YEAR HOSTING IT ITSTARTED OUT WITH PARENTS THATTAKE THE STAGE.THEY PRACTICE WITH LOCALCOMEDIANS TO SHARE LIFE STORIESAND SHEER HUMOR TO AN AUDIENCEOF WHAT WE HOPE THIS YEAR WILLBE 450 MOSTLY PARENTS AND THENIT’S ALSO KIND OF THROUGH THEYEARS EVOLVED WHERE THERE’S ALSONOW ADULTS ON THE AUTISMSPECTRUM SIBLINGS A ROOMMATE ANDA GRANDFATHER AGAIN.JUST TAKING THE STAGE ANDSHARING THEIR STORIES.THAT’S HUGE.THAT IS SO AWESOME.IT IS.YEAH NOW NOW TELL US ABOUT 2020THIS THIS EVENT COMING UP THISYEAR.WELL, WHAT’S NEW ABOUT IT?WHAT YOU LOOKING FORWARD TOABOUT IT?SO ONE THING THAT IS NEW IS WHATI JUST SHARED HOW IT STARTEDKIND OF WITH PARENTS TAKING THESTAGE AND NOW IT’S EVOLVED TOYOU KNOW, A LOT MORE INDIVIDUALSIN FACT THE WHOLE SHOW IS REALLYALL OF THE COACHING IS PRIMARILYBEING LED BY AN ADULT WITH ANAUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER WHOSEBRILLIANT AND WITTY AND WILL BETHIS YEAR’S MC.HIS NAME’S JOE HARTMANN AND ANDTHEN THE THE BEAUTIFUL SPACE ATTHE FOLLY THEATER.AS WELL AS NEW KELLY.WE’RE JUST ABOUT OUT OF TIME FORPEOPLE WHO WANT TO SUPPORT CAMPENCOURAGE ATTEND THE EVENT GETINVOLVED.HOW CAN THEY DO?SO SIMPLY VISIT OUR WEBSITE ATCAMP ENCOURAGE DOT ORG AND LINKSFOR EITHER GIVING OR JOINING THEEVENT OR ATTENDING CAMP CAN BEFOUND ON OUR SITE AND WHATREALLY QUICK WHAT DO YOU LOVETHE MOST ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?IT IS THE GREATEST GIG JUST JUSTGETTING TO KNOW EACH OF THECAMPERS AND THEIR PERSONALITIESAND THE LOVE AND THAT THEY SHAREAPPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLYOU DO.THANK YOU SO MUCH.THAN