The Blue Ridge Autism & Achievement Center welcomed guests to their facility located off of Peters Creek Road in North Roanoke on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 for a ribbon cutting and open house. The month of April is Autism Awareness Month and the staff at the center held this open house to welcome and educate the public about autism and the effects on their students. Angie Leonard, Executive Director of the center, along with Craig Balzer and George Young, Co-Chairmen of the center all spoke on the fact that the venture is a labor of love and the excitement for the future of the students. After the ribbon cutting and speeches, guests were given tours of the facility and treated to lunch.
By Gene Marrano [email protected]
