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That one time the same student won TWO UCT Gives Back video contests…

Posted May, 2017 by: UCT

Her name is Christina Beard, and she’s currently a freshman at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. Christina is the individual who heard about the Rolling Café at Truman Elementary, filmed the video and submitted it for entry in the 2017 UCT Gives Back AGAIN to Schools video contest – and won! In 2013, Christina was also a student at Eldon High School… Continue Reading…

April is Autism Awareness Month – get involved!

Posted April, 2013 by: David Knapp

Autism Awareness Month is recognized each April to highlight the growing need for awareness and understanding about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects the ability to communicate and interact with others to different and varying degrees. The autism spectrum includes Asperger’s syndrome. Autism prevalence is now one… Continue Reading…

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