Thanks to generous donors at Knollwood Elementary School for raising $161 for Buddy Ball in honor of Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month! Eisenhower Principal Vincenzo Stio, center, who leads the Buddy Ball program, accepted the donation from the Knollwood Autism Acceptance Committee, from left, Heidi Sierra, Donna Saultz, Megan Onorato, Terri-Lynn Radigan, Sarah Aboudara, and Knollwood Principal Brian Voigt. Buddy Ball is a free physical activity program for all students with special needs regardless of physical or mental disabilities. Participants learn an array of sports and fitness skills from parent and student volunteers in an encouraging atmosphere that promotes socialization amongst peers.