Heart A Cause: Autism is a one-of-a-kind Autism Awareness fundraising event benefiting the MyGOAL Autism Organization.

On Monday, April 8th, the worlds of Fashion, Music and Art will host a party at the SONY Wonder Technology Lab located at 550 Madison Avenue in New York City from 5pm to 9pm.  Attendees will be welcomed into a futuristic world of technology, sound and fashion to support Autism Awareness.  On display and for purchase, will be a gallery of art by children with autism and artists who have been inspired by autism; trunk shows and 2 runway shows will feature emerging and established designer lines also for purchase throughout the evening. 

 

SONY’s 73-seat theater will feature a sensory friendly short film for attending autistic children and a variety of videos about MyGOAL Autism and Autism Awareness.  The theater will also house the children’s activity station featuring a face painter, puzzles with arts and crafts.  A silent auction will offer services and goods ranging from a Celebrity Chef’s dinner to a day of beauty to artwork from local artists.  

Guests will enjoy gluten-free delicacies and juice bar offerings courtesy of Post Road Bistro and Drunken Sushi Catering while also quenching their thirsts with Cerebellum H2O.  

 

The World Famous Celebrity DJ Yoshi, the Official DJ of Rutgers Football & Rutgers Basketball, presented by Monster Cable Products & Status Vodka, will provide music for the event.  The activities and shows will be co-hosted by Grammy Award winning music production team, Pop Rocks Records own, Jeremy Ryan (DJ Connect) and music industry icon Bad Boy Entertainment’s own, Vaughn Mack.  Celebrity guests include Imamu Mayfield, former IBF Cruiser Weight World Champion and current national spokesperson for World Champions Against Bullying (WCAB) and World Boxing Cares (WBC), Rachel Truehart of ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “Bachelor Pad 3,” NFL player Aaron Beasley of the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Hawks and NY Jets, Diva Davanna, Child Model Prodigy, who will be walking in the runway shows and Shakyra Lashae of VH1’s “You’re Cut Off 2,” VJ of Revenge Magazine and spokesmodel for recording artist and actor, 50 Cents’ Street King Energy Shots, with more to be confirmed.  

To help Heart A Cause: Autism raise funds for Autism Awareness, visit www.heartacause.com to purchase tickets, donate or learn about sponsorship opportunities.