Pinball for Autism Awareness
Silverball Winter Gala In Support Of The Arc of Monmouth Sells Out
In 2007, Rob Ilvento launched a business venture that grew from his daughter’s love of pinball.
Today, the Silverball Museum Arcade has become one of the Jersey Shore’s most popular destinations; named the Best Attraction in the state in a 2017 USA Today Readers Poll.
“Autistic children have a difficult time connecting,” Ilvento said. “But, Morgan connected to pinball like nothing else. I started collecting games for her to play.”
On Saturday Ilvento will host the Seventh Annual Winter Gala, a sold-out event in support of the Arc of Monmouth, a 70-year-old organization that provides life-changing supports to more than 1,600 individuals with autism and other forms of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
“One in 41 kids in New Jersey are diagnosed with autism each year,” the Arc’s Senior Director of Development Jan Connolly said. “This event is a fun and accessible way for people to help support programs for individuals on the autism spectrum and heighten autism awareness.”
The sold-out event features a lavish seafood raw bar and a grand buffet catered by Langosta Lounge, libations, a silent auction, music by Shuffle, and unlimited free play on the over 200 vintage and cutting-edge pinball and arcade games.
For more about the Silverball Museum Arcade, click here; and for more about The Arc of Monmouth, visit arcofmonmouth.org.
[Photo courtesy of Silverball Museum Arcade]
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