Autism Speaks, Get Involved, Our Events, Long Island Walk for Autism Research Raises $1.55 Million

The Long Island Walk For Autism Research raised an unprecedented $1.55 million and drew more than 20,000 attendees to Jones Beach in Wantagh, N.Y., on Oct. 22, 2006. Shown above are Autism Speaks Co-founder Suzanne Wright (at center, with black jacket), along with Long Island Walk organizers and volunteers, including Walk Co-Chairs Carole Mirkin (far left) and Michael Giangregorio (left of Wright), Youth Walk Co-Chairs Michelle Doscas (second from left in front row) and Tom Boehm (second row in red), and Autism Speaks Board Member Eric London (right of Boehm, partly obscured). Also on hand were (left to right, from Wright at center) Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, New York State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo and Corporate Walk Co-Chair Dr. Bernard Rosof.

Plus, click here for the latest installment of the new Walk for Autism Research photo gallery, with photos and highlights from the walks in New York, Missouri, New Jersey and other states.