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About the Event

Spectrum Academy’s Trunk-or-Treat and Auto’s for Autism Car Show!

Each year, we bring our community together to provide local kids and families with a safe, accessible, and festive fall experience. Beyond the trick-or-treating available throughout the car show, we have specially designed a sensory-friendly Trick-or-Treat Tour tailored for individuals who benefit from a quieter, low-sensory atmosphere. Explore the details below to register a booth, enter a vehicle, or join us as a guest.

The SA5K is not a race, but we do go the extra mile!
In 2020, the SA5K race was canceled, so we performed 5000 Acts of Kindness instead. As one of our more memorable events, we decided to make it a tradition.

Throughout the month of NOVEMBER this event helps us create a stronger and more connected community through performing acts of kindness. We track our efforts throughout the month to provide a visual reminder of our goal, encourage participation, and motivate us to the finish line! Celebrating together helps us see the powerful impact our combined efforts can have and inspires us to continue to spread kindness wherever and whenever we can.

Step Up & Spread Kindness!

Tell a Joke, Give Advice, Motivate

Submit a Recording

Peanut Butter, Mac & Cheese, Canned Meats, Chili, SpaghettiOs/Ravioli, Canned Fruits

Nov 9-20: Drop-off at school

Introduce yourself and share your interests, a joke or kind words.

Record a Video

Go the Distance

Individuals who Go the Distance to perform more than 50 acts of kindness outside of school will receive a SA5K MEDAL! 

1 - Register   2 - Use the Kindness Chart to track your progress   3 - Record # of acts completed by Nov 30th  4 - Receive your medal!

Register Individual

Pledge to perform 25, 50 or 100 acts of kindness.

Kind­ness Chart

Students can visualize their efforts by completing this chart.

Record Acts

Enter the number of acts performed by Nov. 30th to receive a SA5K medal.

Upload Pics & Vids

Kindness in Action. Photos and videos of our students and their families spreading 5000 acts of kindness to complete the SA5K!

Ideas to Get Started

  • Help with household chores
  • Offer to cook a meal
  • Reach out to someone lonely
  • Hold the door for someone
  • Pick up garbage
  • Let someone skip you in line
  • Give food to a local food bank
  • Volunteer in your local community
  • Get to know a neighbor better
  • Thank a service worker; Police, Fire, etc.
  • Be there for a friend who’s having a hard day
  • Send someone a handwritten note
  • Help younger students with homework after school.
  • Help an older person with technology.
  • Walk your neighbor's dog
  • Provide free child care to family members or friends.
  • Fundraise for Spectrum Academy’s annual fundraiser.
  • Help out at an animal shelter.
  • Rake a yard, shovel snow
  • Make a difference for a member of the military or a veteran.
  • Donate old clothes or toys.
  • Help someone decorate for the holidays’s
  • Visit the elderly at an assisted living center.
  • Donate to a Classroom on DonorsChoose.org
  • Create Your Own - see a need, fill a need

SA5K Spotlight

A smiling child holds up a handwritten letter with 'The Maze Runner' drawn on it in a classroom.
Four young men pose together indoors near a snack cart with a sign reading "EXIT" visible above a doorway in the background.
A group of four people wearing matching white SAK shirts pose with their arms raised outside a building.
A smiling person wearing an orange 'Trick or Treat' shirt stands next to a large black wheeled trash bin outdoors.
A smiling child holds up several decorated goody bags indoors.
A smiling woman with reddish hair takes a selfie with an elderly woman wearing a blue and white floral top.
A child wearing a bright green hoodie and black pants stands by a white front door.
A volunteer in a black hoodie and red cap holds up cans in a warehouse filled with food donations.
An older man and woman stand side-by-side indoors, both wearing matching white t-shirts with blue text and handprint designs.
A young person walks a black and white puppy on a leash along an asphalt path.
A smiling child with glasses raises their arms in excitement next to a whiteboard filled with positive words.