Colorado Walk Now for Autism Speaks - Saturday, September 22, 2012

Colorado Springs, CO, September 22, 2012 --(PR.com)-- What: Hundreds of walkers – including individuals with autism, their families and friends – will join together to raise much-needed funds for critical scientific research, advocacy efforts, family services and to increase awareness about autism spectrum disorder, which is now diagnosed in 1 in 88 children, at the Colorado Springs Walk Now for Autism Speaks. All proceeds from the event support the local and national work of Autism Speaks, North America’s largest autism science and advocacy organization.

Walk Now for Autism Speaks is a unique fundraising event which creates a safe and fun day for families who are impacted by autism. The day includes a Walk and a Community Resource fair with educational sources, therapists, schools, recreational organizations, and creative child-friendly activities, a true “one-stop-shop” for families affected by autism.

Autism Speaks Walk sponsors Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us will attend with the company’s mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe.

Who: Military families, US Olympians and hundreds of people with autism, their families, friends and supporters. Free online registration is available.

When: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Press Check In: 8:00am
10:00 a.m. Opening ceremonies
10:30 a.m. Walk begins

Where: The Grace Center for Athletics, 1655 Pirate Heights, 80907

For the fifth straight year, Toys"R"Us® and Babies"R"Us® proudly serve as the North American sponsors of Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Additional sponsors include Shandy Clinic, Trumpet Behavioral Health, InCause, LegalShield, KeyBank, Tide Dry Cleaners, ACES.

Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral challenges. Another child is diagnosed every 12 minutes. For more information about the Colorado Springs Walk Now for Autism Speaks, please contact Vicki Denhoffer at 720-443-7999.