Join Eagles Talent in supporting WALK NOW FOR AUTISM SPEAKS

The Eagles Talent team is very happy and honored to be taking part in the 2009 Walk Now for Autism Speaks.

We are excited to be walking in support of our favorite team, Big Steps for Jake. This walk is very close to our hearts as one of our own Executive Sales members, Kristi Wilson, has an autistic son, Jake. Jake, who is now pushing the big age of 4 was diagnosed at 22 months.

For those wondering what Walk Now for Autism Speaks means to someone with an autistic child, Kristi shares:

     “For me… the walk is about family and friends showing their support for the realities of our lives and what it is like to live with a child who has autism.

     Personally, the walk was the very first time I had ever been in the company of so many other families that live our reality. It was overwhelming to realize how we were apart of something that affects so many families. And I think that is what the walk is all about– raising awareness.”

Recent Autism Facts (from Autism Speaks):

• A new study indicates autism now affects 1 in 91 children
  and 1 in 58 boys
• More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined
• Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.
• Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
• There is no medical detection or cure for autism

If you have a moment, we invite you to stop what your doing, and learn more about Autism Speaks by visiting their site here, and if possible, take part in an organized walk near you. This Saturday, October 17th, we will be at the Anthony Wayne Recreation Area in
Stony Point, New York. Please click here for more information about the walk in Stony Point.

We encourage everyone to learn, spread the awareness, and if possible take part and Walk Now for Autism Speaks. GO BIG STEPS FOR JAKE!!!!

Info about Walk Now for Autism
Walk Now for Autism, the nation’s largest grassroots autism walk
program, is Autism Speaks’ signature fundraising and awareness event,
taking place in communities across the United States, as well as in
Canada and the United Kingdom. Powered by volunteers and families with
loved ones on the autism spectrum, this successful grassroots
fundraising effort not only generates vital funds for autism research
but also raises awareness about the increasing prevalence of autism and
the need for increased research funding to combat this complex disorder.

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