A Capital Campaign for the RECREATION COMPLEX

Expanding recreation activities available at The Els Center of Excellence® campus.

Recreation Complex
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Joe Baker

January 3, 2022

Joe Baker was diagnosed with Autism at 4 years old.  After intensive speech therapy and OT as well as supportive special education teachers he made tremendous progress. He encountered a setback at age 10 with the development of Epilepsy.  In 2019, Epilepsy cut his high school experience short, but he managed to graduate!

Throughout all of this, Joe developed a passion for drawing.  Art helps him make sense of his emotions and of the world. When COVID-19 happened in 2020,  our family decided to renovate a bedroom into an Art Studio.  Joe began to sell his Art online and our small business “Artfully Joe” was born.

Now at age 20, Joe has taken his passion and created a purpose.

To learn more about Joe’s artwork, view the gallery below or visit his website here. You may also follow him on Instagram @artfullyjoe.



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As our team continues to change the culture of sports and recreation for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, we need your help! To expand our recreation offerings, we are fundraising to build a specialized autism-friendly recreation complex that will include a gymnasium, aquatic center, and splash pad. With these features, we will be able to offer a dedicated indoor space for activities during inclement weather and provide water safety and drowning prevention for our clients. Learn more about how you can help build our specialized autism-friendly recreation complex. Learn more about how you can help build our specialized autism-friendly recreation complex.


Current Progress $18,000
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