Walk Now For Autism Speaks Blog 

Monday, November 5, 2012 Link

Almost 300 people joined Autism Speaks for its 5th annual Sullivan County and Surrounding Areas Walk Now for Autism Speaks event. The Walk took place on Saturday, October 27th at Sullivan County Community College.. Together, the Sullivan Community helped raise nearly $28,000 for Autism Speaks to date, with more coming in every day!

Volunteers from all over the area showed up bright and

Monday, November 5, 2012 Link

The 7th annual Arizona Walk Now for Autism Speaks was Sunday, October 28th.  The beautiful sunny day encouraged almost 17,000 walkers to join us; more people than ever before! Our amazing community has raised $1.4 million so far!Fundraising will continue into next year – please help us hit our goal of $1.5 million.

Autism Speaks and our Walk partner in Arizona, the

Thursday, November 1, 2012 Link

Christina Markish and Shawnie Keenan and other Autism Speaks staffers are preparing for Saturday's WalkThe 12th annual Washington DC Walk Now for Autism Speaks will take place as planned this Saturday, November 3, 2012 on the National Mall in Washington, DC at 9th St. NW and

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Link

With Hurricane Sandy barreling up the coast and memories of last year’s Walk day nor’easter still fresh in everyone’s mind, a record 6,000 walkers arrived to M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD on Saturday October 27th for the 8th annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks.  Over 300 teams raised $274,500+ (still counting) under sunny skies and unseasonably

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Link

Despite fears of Hurricane Sandy interfering with the inaugural Staten Island Walk Now for Autism Speaks, we beat the storm!  On Sunday, October 28th, 3,000 people came out to Midland Beach in Staten Island to show their support for families struggling with autism spectrum disorders.  Prior to the event, our walkers, led by the Staten Island Community Leadership Committee and co-chairs

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Link

 

We had a beautiful afternoon at the 4th annual Santa Barbara Walk Now for Autism Speaks . On Saturday, October 27th at East Beach, over 2000 people came out to support their friends, family, and coworkers and raise over $100,000 for the autism community.

Families love

Thursday, October 25, 2012 Link

We had a wonderful day at the 9th annual Orange County Walk Now for Autism Speaks on Saturday, October 13th.  Gathering at the Great Park in Irvine, over 28,500 people came together to enjoy a wonderful resource fair and Walk.

Huge thanks to our Walk Chair Elif Cagin who led us to a successful Walk at a brand new venue.  Thank you to our wonderful emcee Phillip Palmer and the Chivas USA players.

Our heartfelt gratitude to our wonderful Sponsors – national sponsors Toys "R" Us and Babies "R"

Thursday, October 25, 2012 Link

1,500 members of the Southern New England Community joined Autism Speaks in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Southern New England Walk Now for Autism Speaks. The Walk took place on Sunday, October 14th at the always beautiful Colt State Park in Bristol, RI. Despite early morning rain, over cast skies and “a stiff” ocean breeze-- teams came prepared to spend the day, bringing pop-up tents & signs-creating team spirit that could be felt throughout the park. In the end, our families & sponsors helped to raise close to $100,000 (

Thursday, October 25, 2012 Link

The inaugural Southeastern Connecticut Walk Now for Autism Speaks took place on Saturday, October 20th 2012 at the beautiful Camp Harkness in Waterford, CT. Kristen Anbari, Walk Chair, was proud and honored to see over 1,500 people in attendance for this firs time event. Autism Speaks mission has been spreading through this part of CT for years and it was a time for a walk event to celebrate. And

Thursday, October 25, 2012 Link

It was one of the most beautiful days of the fall season. The ninth annual North/Central NJ Walk took place on Sunday, October 21 at Nomahegan Park in Cranford, NJ. 5000 walkers, including over 100 new teams raised over $300,000.

Families enjoyed the Home Depot Workshop, moon-bounces, crafts, a reptile show, face painting, music by David Pellot of Soundbar Entertainment and activities provided by 13 different autism resource fair vendors. With maps in hand, new team captains participated in a New Team Scavenger Hunt to learn more about Autism Speaks and then to win an