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Merrion Centre to light up for Autism Awareness Month
Tue 27 Mar, 2018
Town Centre Securities (TCS), owner of the Merrion Centre, will be lighting its flagship CitiPark car park and Marco Pierre White New York Italian restaurant blue to mark Autism Awareness Month.
The Merrion Centre’s Marco Pierre White New York Italian and CitiPark car park buildings will be lit-up blue – the colour which represents autism awareness – from the 27 March to the 9 April 2018. Autism Awareness Month was launched by the Autism Society and takes place in April.
Charlotte-Daisy Ziff, head of corporate social responsibility at TCS, said: “We have a longstanding commitment to raising awareness for Autism, and have been working with charities such as Autism Angels to support the brilliant work they do in helping families.
“We are always looking for ways we can support the many families that visit our centre and we are incredibly pleased to be able to mark the month and offer some exciting competitions to encourage more people to engage in the awareness month.”
During April CitiPark and Marco Pierre White New York Italian will be hosting offers and competitions to encourage people in Leeds to raise awareness for autism and use the #AutismAwarenessMonth hashtag.
• CitiPark
CitiPark is offering 50 per cent off paper car park tickets for anyone who is attending the #BiggerAndBetterInLeeds2018, a free event on 27 April celebrating World Autism Day and autism acceptance in Leeds.
People attending the event will need to show their event ticket to the CitiPark office in order receive the offer.
• Marcos New York Italian Bar & Restaurant
Marco’s is running a competition for a family to win a two-course meal at its restaurant. The competition is to take a picture in front of the lit-up buildings or dressed in blue in front of the Merrion and share on social media, tagging the Merrion Centre’s Instagram handle (@merrioncentre) and using the #AutismAwarenessMonth hashtag.
Last years’ Autism Awareness Month aimed to promote awareness, however this year the society is keen to go a step further and encourage friends and collaborators to become partners in the movement towards acceptance and appreciation.
TCS has worked with Autism Angels, a Yorkshire-based autism charity, for over a year and only last Christmas (2017) worked with the charity to offer free Santa grotto sessions for families with children on Autistic spectrum or with other additional support needs.
To find out more and enter the competitions please visit: merrioncentre.co.uk/autism-awareness