'Culture of Excellence': Local philanthropist explains why he helps local autism center

Gary Hall has served the KC Autism Training Center for over a decade

They get amazing results from fromtheir program.

Gerri Hall is the boardpresident of the Kansas City AutismTraining Center, a nonprofit thatprovides autism therapy to kids ReallyTouched me and how much that theprogram can really change Children'slives.

The center uses dedicatedprofessionals who don't give up thatculture of excellence and working hardand really focusing on on the Childrenand what they could do to make theirlives better.

The cost of therapyrivals the cost of Ivy League collegetuition, and not all of it is coveredby insurance.

Whatever I give in timeor money or whatever goes directly tohelp these families and these kids toreally succeed and be and be a goodpart of our society and really bringthese families together.

Families havemoved from out of state to attend thecenter, which isn't state sponsored andreceives no federal funding.

They justwant to be to have a normal life likeeveryone else has in this programallows them to have that.

Gary hopesyou'll join him and blessing thesefamilies, giving them hope The bestdays are yet to come to see thefamilies and how they've come backtogether, how they've gotten theirchild back, to be to be a member of thefamily and to be part of everyday lifethat we take for granted almost everyall the time.

Rob Hughes, KBC nine News