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Students Spread Awareness at Long Island Youth Kick-off Event
Twenty high school students from Nassau and Suffolk Counties gathered with Autism Speaks' LI Walk Director Rich Mallow, LI Walk Manager Rose Ann Walsh, and LI Walk Executive Committee Chair Michael Giangregorio to introduce themselves and speak on initiatives they are implementing at their schools to help raise awareness of autism.

The 2007 walk is scheduled for Sunday, October 14 at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY. Visit the Long Island Walk site or visit the Walk Now for Autism site to find a walk in your area.
Watch highlights of the 2007 Long Island Youth Kick-off
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