ANGOLA — KC Learning Center is throwing Chaseapalooza to raise funds to expand its therapy practices.
KC Learning Center is an applied behavior analysis therapy center in Angola. They have board-certified behavior analysts who work with children who have been diagnosed with autism.
Starting at 4pm on August 13th, the learning center will be having Chaseapalooza at Double H Farms, Hamilton. The day will include volleyball, live music, a silent auction, food trucks and more.
There will also be bounce houses and a fireworks display on the night. A $10 donation is requested for each car.
The auction will be from 4 to 7 pm, presented by Andy St. John.
Founder Holly Witherby opened the KC Learning Center because she had struggled to find a place closer than Fort Wayne for her son, Chase.
The beginning of the center began two years ago before KC Learning had opened when Witherby held a fundraiser that raised $9,000. The next year they weren’t doing any fundraisers, but Chase wanted to make more friends, so they threw a party for him and came up with the name Chaseapalooza. The Witherbys held a reunion for Chase and have continued the annual fundraiser.
“Then last year Chase didn’t have any friends, so my husband made a post on Facebook and asked if we could bring some friends over because he said he ‘wanted 1000 friends.’ He doesn’t know what he means that. He knows there’s a lot of people. So we had about 150 people in our house and we just had a big cookout,” Witherby said.
With community support, Witherby opened the KC Learning Center and is now looking to expand the practice and help more children with autism.
“I was like, I have to do this and then everyone was donating labor and stuff, and the community support has been great! Then we got the Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit of the Year in 2021 . I didn’t expect it,” Witherby said.
The community has given a lot to the auction. There are overnight stays, gift baskets, gift certificates, fitness passes, Pokagon State Park slide passes, and even items for your dogs. To view auction items and for more information, visit the KC Learning Center Facebook page.
Double H Farms is located at 7100 SSR 1 Hamilton.
