Heartwarming moment dozens of cops and firefighters flocked to autistic boy's birthday party after his heartbroken mom revealed none of his classmates turned up
Ashlee Buratti invited her son's 16 classmates to celebrate his sixth birthday
Glenn was devastated when he found out his classmates weren't coming
Mom posted her frustration on Facebook and received messages of support
Strangers asked if they could bring their kids to the party to celebrate
Osceola County Sheriff's Office heard about party and contacted the family
Police and firemen stopped by with gifts and gave Glenn tours of vehicles
Glenn, who has epilepsy and mild autism, was overjoyed with celebrations
When none of an autistic boy's classmates showed up for his sixth birthday party, his community and local sheriff's office rallied together to make it a birthday he'd never forget.
Ashlee Buratti, of St. Cloud, Florida, had invited her son Glenn's class of 16 children to his birthday on February 8, and when no one showed up, he was devastated.
Though no one RSVP'd, Buratti and her husband John Buratti were 'still holding on to the hope that some of them would show up' to the party for her son, who has epilepsy and a mild form of autism.
'From the minute he woke up that day he wanted to know how many minutes until his friends came,' Buratti, 25, said, adding that his eyes filled with tears when he learned no one was coming.
Glenn Buratti, of St. Cloud, Florida, turned six on February 8, and though his mom Ashlee Buratti had invited all 16 of his classmates to a birthday party, not a single person showed up
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Glenn Buratti, of St. Cloud, Florida, turned six on February 8, and though his mom Ashlee Buratti had invited all 16 of his classmates to a birthday party, not a single person showed up
After posting her frustration on Facebook, Buratti received messages of support from the community and people - including firemen and policemen - offered to stop by the family's home to make it a birthday Glenn would never forget
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After posting her frustration on Facebook, Buratti received messages of support from the community and people - including firemen and policemen - offered to stop by the family's home to make it a birthday Glenn would never forget
Glenn, who loves public safety and law enforcement, was overjoyed with the party, and his mom said that though he is usually shy, he took to his new friends like he'd known them all his life
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Glenn, who loves public safety and law enforcement, was overjoyed with the party, and his mom said that though he is usually shy, he took to his new friends like he'd known them all his life
The mother-of-three posted on a locally run Facebook page with more than 10,000 members titled, Osceola Rants, Raves and Reviews List, to express her frustration, according to the Osceola News-Gazette.
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