Missouri Autism Awareness License Plate Project
Over 2 years ago Ethan & Friends embarked on a journey to not only design, but get approval for an Autism Awareness License Plate in the state of Missouri. In March 2006 we did what many thought was impossible by gaining approval from the Transportation Committee in Jefferson City for our license plates!! We also thought the hard part may get a little easier, but this has proven not to be so true!! When we submitted our application, we had to send along with it a list of at least 250 people who wanted to purchase these license plates. We had an overwhelming response by obtaining over 300 names in a short amount of time. After our approval was granted, we sent out letters informing everyone of the good news and what the next step was to get your plates (Form 1716). These MUST be sent to Ethan & Friends so that we can collectively send in 200 forms for production of our license plates to begin. We are short of the required 200 forms and know that this is just simply a matter of people being busy and not having the form on hand. Trust me, most of our board members are parents of children with autism and we are very busy!! We understand!! However, we REALLY need your help. If you have not sent in your Form 1716 and the $15.00 check made payable to "DOR", PLEASE do so right away. We know that you are just as anxious, along with those that have already sent theirs in (THANK YOU!), to get these into production and onto our vehicles. We have had an overwhelming response from organizations all over the state supporting our project. We can't begin to express our gratitude for all of the support and suggestions. This is a major way to get awareness out and create opportunities to educate people about autism. However, the actual plates will never get into production if you do not take the time to fill out the application and send it to us. PLEASE HELP US BY SENDING IN YOUR FORMS RIGHT AWAY. If you do not have time to go pick up a form at your license bureau, please call or email Mike or Michelle at the numbers/addresses below and we will be happy to put one in the mail for you. Mike Sciortino - (573)225-1328 james.sciortino@yahoo.com Michelle McAdams - (573)587-1694 mcadamsfamily5@yahoo.com Dena Petzoldt - petzo@prodigy.net For a list of license bureaus, go to www.dor.mo.gov/mvdl/offloc
Click this link to download the license plate application. |