Autism

This isn't B.S.:

The band Five for Fighting is generously donating $0.40 to Autism Speaks for *each time* the linked video is viewed. The funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure. When you have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video and pass it along to your friends and family. They are aiming for 10,000 hits, but hopefully we can help them to surpass this goal.

View the video here:

CLAUDIA'S STORY

Here is info from Wikipedia about Five For Fighting:

Philanthropy

In the spring of 2007, Ondrasik created the first video charity website ([1]). The website allows fans to upload videos answering the central question, "What Kind of World do You Want?" from his hit song,"World". Each time a fan-made video is viewed, up to .49 cents goes to a selected charity. The charities are: Augie's Quest (www.augiesquest.org) Autism Speaks (www.autismspeaks.org) Fisher House Foundation (www.fisherhouse.org) Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org)

In November 2007, Ondrasik coordinated the release of 13 free songs for US military members called "CD for the Troops[2]." Ondrasik worked with AAFES to deliver more than 200,000 CDs to US troops around the globe and to offer the music from the CD as free MP3 downloads from www.aafes.com. The songs donated include:

* Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
* Brooks and Dunn - Keep on Swinging
* Five for Fighting - 100 Years
* The Fray - How to Save a Life
* Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band - Sweet Home Chicago
* Goo Goo Dolls - Feel the Silence (Remix)
* Jewel - Hands
* Josh Groban - February Song
* Los Lonely Boys - Heaven
* Melissa Etheridge - Come to My Window
* Montgomery Gentry - My Town
* The Neville Brothers - Brothers
* Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong

Any US military member is elligible to download the music through AAFES.

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