Cookies for a Cause

Come purchase a cookie for a cause! Blue Sugar Cookies will be made and sold throughout the month of August to help raise awareness for Autism Speaks in all of our McAlister's Deli restaurants. Cookie proceeds will be $0.75 donated per cookie sold. Grants will be distributed in local chapters. Learn more here.
Since 2005, Autism Speaks has been dedicated to changing the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders. As the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, Autism Speaks works to fund research, provide resources, increase awareness and advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. Autism Speaks works to bring hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder.

• Autism now affects 1 in 68 children and 1 in 42 boys
• Autism is the fastest‐growing developmental disorder in the U.S.
• On average, autism costs a family more than $65,000 per year. Every 11 minutes someone receives a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

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