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.
Amira – Renewal In Honor of Megan Lesle
Amira is thriving in her programming with GOAL. Megan continues to be in a class of her own with her rock star status and big heart! Megan is always willing to offer her talents when we need them and is so happy to support families like Amira!
Anne – In Honor of Local 351
Anne is using her funding toward optometry needs. Local 351 is one of the biggest and most community oriented labor unions in our area. Not only do they help with sponsorships, but you will always find them helping with the tough tear down work at the end of the night. These wonderful people help make Project iAm what it is today!
Annabellel – In Honor of Ramona Collins
Annabelle is using her funding for the GOAL summer program. Ramona is a staple in the Toledo Music Community. We are so blessed to have such a great music scene in our area and Ramona is at the top of the game! This local jazz legend selfless volunteers her time and efforts to help make Acoustics for Autism the success it is. Without friends like Ramona, our events could not fund children like Annabelle!
Mason – Renewal In Honor of Cari Langenderfer
Mason will again be using his funding at the GOAL summer program. Masons I mom appreciates that the GOAL summer program will allow him to keep a consistent schedule and follow his routine. Cari is the best of the best. Always lending her musical talents, she also brings some muscle to the group by always being there to help with our backstage needs!
Dennis – Renewal In Honor of Jake Pilewski
Dennis is again using his funding for the 2024 GOAL summer program. Jake continues to go above and beyond helping Project iAm, not only with his musical and sound engineering talents, but with promotion and individual fundraising for our scholarship fund. We are so lucky to have Jake as a member of our iAm family!
Theodore – Renewal In Honor of Char Patterson
Theodore is continue to make great strides at Monark ABA Therapy! Char continues to come to us as one of our most loyal volunteers and friends. Being a grandmother of an ASD child herself, she understands the importance that her volunteer work does to help other children, like Teddy. Char is always the first to jump to volunteer for 12 hour shifts at all of our events and we are so lucky to have her!
Braxton – In Honor of Local 33
Braxton is a new part of our iAm family and will be using funding toward Safe Splash Swim School! Local 33 in our area does more than just produce hard working men and women in laborthey are avid community supporters! We are so lucky that they have consistently given their resources to support Project iAm so we can continue to help children like Braxton.
The Ridoutt Family – Renewal In Honor of John Laprarie
The Ridoutt Family continues to make great progress at the UT Speech and Hearing clinic! John continues to be one of the most kind and giving donors and volunteers we are lucky enough to have. His vivacious, energy and constant kindness is what helps make us who we are!
Lincoln – Renewal In Honor of Micki Smith
Lincoln continues to progress with his music lessons and is becoming quite the drummer! Maybe we will see him on stage at AFA in the future! We lost our wonderful Micki in 2023, but her spirit lives on at Acoustics for Autism with her daughter trying to fill those HUGE shoes. Micki is forever missed and never replaced!
Shelby – Renewal In Honor of Katie And Zeke Meyers
Shelby has been with the iAm family for quite a few years now and is excelling at her music lessons, dog training, and swim lessons provided by Project iAm! Katie and Zeke are more than just the owners of Buster Browns; they are an intricate part of the success of Acoustics for Autism. Katies joyous zest for life and willingness to do whatever makes things better and easier help us continue to grow as an organization!