Celebrating our scholarship recipients.
Every name on this page represents a story of perseverance, hope, and community support. Each recipient reminds us how your generosity opens doors and changes lives. Explore our scholarship recipients by year, and join us in celebrating the difference we’re making together.
Henry – Renewal in Honor of John McAfee
Henry is attending equine therapy at Dusty Boots and he’s back in swim class at Safe Splash. John continues to provide sound equipment and support for AFA and spends countless hours working to help us bring you an amazing show every year!
Timothy – Renewal in Honor of Steve Kennedy
We are happy to have Timothy back and restarting swim lessons with Safe Splash! Steve is the master of all things fun! We are always happy to have him around to help us with performances or by promoting our events. We love our musicians and Steve is at the top of that list!
Vivian – In Honor of Corey Case
Vivian is new to our family and is attending therapy through Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Corey has been a part of Project iAm since we started in 2008. Always willing to lend a hand doing whatever we need, Corey is there. Because of his constant willingness to support us, we can continue to smoothly operate our events the way we do!
Noah – Renewal in Honor of The Denny Shafer Show
Noah continues to thrive with the help of Project iAm at Toledo Pediatric Speech Therapy. While retired, Denny Shaffer and his morning crew continue to support Acoustics for Autism and all of our ventures—they especially like helping out at our Cash Grab every March. We are so grateful for their continued promotion!
Conner – Renewal in Honor of The Mettler Family
Conner has been making amazing strides in speech, ABA therapy, and Agilily Angels/Dog Training over the last two years. This family has been consistently present in the iAm world and have helped pay it forward to so many others like them. They have developed a close bond with the Mettler family, always keeping them updated on Conner’s progress and treatments. We are so lucky to have all of them on our side!
Pranav – Renewal in Honor of Fred LeFebvre
Pranav is making great strides in various programs including the Joss Project, Hopebridge, and Capable Kids. Fred is known for his pure honesty and feistiness on morning radio, but most importantly he’s known for his huge heart and commitment to the community. We are so lucky to have Fred consistently support Project iAm!
Calvin and Auhmir – In Honor of Valerie Vetter
These brothers are new to our organization and are using funding for sensory items for a play room. Maumee Tackle has been a supporter of Acoustics for Autism since we began in 2008. Now with our expansion, the cooperation between businesses is imperative to our success. We appreciate their willingness to always allow us to operate to the best of our ability!
Aiden – In Honor of Robin Kamlani
Aiden is a new recipient of a Project iAm scholarship and is using funding to attend the Bittersweet Farms Summer Program. Robin is the owner of Uptown Salon on W. Wayne Street and has graciously allowed us to take over her space during Acoustics for Autism. We all know it takes a village, and we could not be more appreciative that we are to Robin and her business for allowing the craziness of the first weekend in March!
Devin – Renewal In Honor of Dani Herrara
Devin is back with Project iAm and loves the program through Agility Angels! Dani has been a donor of her great talent for many years to Acoustics for Autism and we are so lucky to have her support. Although shes suffered many medical setbacks herself, she continues to give back to the community and share her amazing art with the world.
Olive – Renewal In Honor of Dani Herrara
Olive started Swim lessons with Safe Splash last year and LOVES it and has made great progress! Reggie has been one of our go to guys for as long as weve been in existence. No matter what the task, Reggie is there to help out and make sure our events go off without a hitch!