Taylor Hawkins with AofA's Dan Olmsted

Readers might recall that in September of 2013, Taylor Hawkins, rock star member

Taylor Hawkins with AofA's Julie Obradovic

of Chevy Metal and Foo Fighters generously donated a concert to Age of Autism and Generation Rescue on behalf of his nephew, who has autism.    Here's a Rolling Stone article about the concert.

...Last night's cause is particularly important for Hawkins, who volunteered to perform at the Generation Rescue benefit as a way to help his family. "My sister-in-law and my brother have a child that has autism and they just moved down here from the San Francisco area," he explained.  "I said to [my sister-in-law] a few months ago, 'You were really involved up there in the whole autism community. Now that you’re down here, if you want to get to know some of these folks, I’ll offer up Chevy Metal for anything. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-hawkins-chevy-metal-plays-intimate-autism-benefit-in-l-a-20130929#ixzz3sk5yT5GF

Below is a very cool Thanksgiving message from Taylor and a donation request to cap off our November matching gift donations drive. Remember, your donations are now tax deductible!  Use the PayPal button on our site or send a check to Autism Age (legal name) 102 Whittier Circle, Falls Church, VA 22046. 

And a huge THANK YOU to Taylor Hawkins, and our good friend, Tara Hawkins for making all of this happen.