Greater Boston - 2008 Walk Now for Autism
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Greater Boston Walk Raises $1 Million
On Sunday, Oct. 19, walkers raised $1 million at the 8th annual Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism, which was held at Suffolk Downs Racetrack in East Boston, Mass. The 20,000 walkers hailed from 600 teams 200 more teams than at last years event.
News anchor Randy Price of WHDH 7News once again served as emcee. Guest speakers included Ann Guay of Mass. Advocates for Children and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Entertainment at the Walk was varied and plentiful, including the Higashi School Jazz Band, all-mom rock group HRT, and soloist Jamie Manning.
The resource fair featured 36 participating companies and organizations including the Harvard Lab for Developmental Studies, UMass Boston, BU School of Medicine and Childrens Hospital, which brought information regarding research studies.
Special thanks to the sponsors who made the Walk possible, especially national sponsors ToysRUs, Parade magazine and Nutricia. Generous local sponsors included Digital Federal Credit Union, the Boston Red Sox, The TJX Companies, Wireless Zone, BJs Wholesale, Mass Printing and Forms, Coca-Cola, The Kraft Group, Cambridge Savings Bank, massAV, Boston Culinary Group, WHDH 7News, Oldies 103.3, Cape Cod Chips, Bachmans Pretzels and Will Avery. UNO Chicago Grill provided pizza, hot dogs and Caesar salad for all. Suffolk Downs Racetrack generously donated the use of the venue. Wilson Farms provided fruit, Hannaford Supermarket provided breakfast bars, Arico Natural Foods provided gluten free snacks and Fiesta Shows donated the inflatable slide, crawl through maze, and popcorn machine.
Many thanks to the Planning Committee led by co-chairs Terri Farrell and Deirdre Legge for making the Greater Boston Walk such a wonderful success.
Visit the Greater Boston Walk page or go to the Walk Now for Autism site to find a Walk in your area.
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