Writing Assignment 8

The third annual Football FrenXI, a flag football competition, was held at the Western Kentucky University Intramural Fields on Saturday, November 14, 2015 by Alpha Xi Delta’s Epsilon Kappa Chapter at Western Kentucky University. The event raised $5,547 for Autism Speaks.

Autism Speaks was founded in 2005 by Bob Wright, vice chairman of General Electric, and his wife Suzanne after their grandson was diagnosed with autism. It is an advocacy group that aims to help people of all ages on the autistic spectrum live happy, productive lives. It conducts research on autism as well as awareness campaigns to educate the public on the issues that autistic people face. In 2014, it raised more than $60 million for its causes and has helped people with autism in more than 100 different countries.

One in 68 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

Alpha Xi Delta is a national sorority founded in 1893. It has had Autism Speaks as its primary philanthropic organization since 2009, and has raised more than $2.5 million for them since then.

Teams had to pay a $100 registration fee to sign up for Football FrenXI. The teams played flag football in a play-off style to determine a winner. With one exception, the 19 teams were fielded from and represented WKU fraternities and sororities. 13 fraternities and five sororities fielded teams. The winning team was the only non-Greek team, fielded from staff at the Preston Center.

For more information on 2015 Football FrenXI or information on participating in a future Football FrenXI, call (000) 000-0000 or email example@example.com. The event is typically held in the fall; the exact date and registration process will be announced at some point at least a week prior to the event.

Visit Autism Speaks at https://www.autismspeaks.org/.

Visit Alpha Xi Delta’s WKU chapter at http://wku.alphaxidelta.org/.