Illinois Center for Autism
A special place...for special people.
Ways You Can Help ICA
• Volunteer

• Support Pasta Fare   
  • Stop by Pasta Fare for take-out
  • Eat at Pasta Fare Dine-In
  • Use Pasta Fare for your catered events

• Attend our special events
  •  Spring Auction and Dinner  
  •  Golf Outing  
  •  Trivia Night

• Support Petals Remembered
  • Donate fresh flowers to Petals Remembered
  • Use Petals Remembered potpourri for your home or as gifts
  • Purchase a wreath from Petals Remembered

• Donate classroom related materials and equipment

• Donate school supplies

• Earn money and program materials for ICA with your every day purchases.  

ICA participates in several label collection programs.  You can drop off your n labels  at
Illinois Center for Autism, Pasta Fare or Petals Remembered.

  • Save "Box Tops for Education" coupons from products you already purchase.  Visit the
    "Box Tops for Education" website for lists of products in the program and money saving
    coupons for many Pillsbury products.  Join their booster club and earn more cash for
    ICA by linking through their site to many online merchants who donate a percentage of
    your purchase price to ICA.

  •  Save Campbell's soup labels to get free stuff for ICA.   In addition to the various
    Campbell's soups the program also includes labels from products such as Pepperidge
    Farms, V8, Swanson, Prego and Pace.  Full listings of the products included and items
    which can be earned are available on the Campbell's Labels for Education website.

  • Save Tyson Project A+ labels from participating Tyson products. Each label we collect
    is worth 24¢ for our school.   Visit the Tyson Project A+ website for lists of products in
    program.

  • Save labels from Nestle Pure Life Purified Water or Nestle Pure Life Natural Fruit
    Flavored Water Beverages.  These Go Play labels can earn new sports equipment for
    ICA.  Visit the Go Play website for more information.

ICA also participates in programs which donate dollars based on your purchases.


  • Enroll in Target's "Take Charge of Education" program.  Through the Take Charge of
    Education program, Target donates an amount equal to 1% of REDcard(SM) (Target Visa
    and Target Card) purchases made at Target and Target.com, and 1/2% of Target Visa
    purchases made elsewhere, to the eligible K-12 school of your choice.  You can enroll on
    Target's Take Charge of Education   website.

  • Pick up a Schnucks eScrip Community Card at your local store.  With your card you will
    receive instructions on how to register.  Show your eScrip card each time you shop and
    Schnucks will make contributions to ICA based on your purchases.  You can get
    personal reports on th eScrip website.

• Recycle empty printer cartridges & used cell phones

    Funding Factory  is a free fund raising program to help educational and nonprofit
    organizations get the equipment or cash they need without any hassle. Start collecting
    empty printer cartridges and used cell phones today.   Items can be dropped off at ICA
    or, if  your workplace uses larger quantities of cartridges,  David Meuth at ICA can help
    you sign up to get prepaid shipping boxes free of charge to send in cartridges directly
    through UPS.  
                         
• Donate items to be auctioned or given away at special events

• Memorial donations in memory of a loved one

• Remember ICA when establishing planned giving

• Monetary donations are always needed and appreciated
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