Re: Columbus Walk Now for Autism Planning Update 1

April 17, 2008

Reply to my personal email if you have any questions or are

interested in getting involved.

>

> Please consider getting involved. We need tons of help in order

for this

> inaugural Walk to be a success.

>

> *Columbus Walk Now for Autism *

> *Sunday, October 12, 2008*

> *Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on The Ohio

State

> University campus*

>

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> From: Kim Niederst <kniederst@...>

> Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 4:10 PM

> Subject: Columbus Walk Now for Autism Planning Update 1

> Kim Niederst <kniederst@...>

>

> Dear Friends –

>

> Thank you all for your interest in the inaugural Columbus Walk Now

for

> Autism event! We are very proud to announce the Walk will take

place on

> Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Value City Arena at the Jerome

Schottenstein

> Center on The Ohio State University campus. E. Gordon Gee,

President of The

> Ohio State University will serve as the Honorary Chairperson of the

event.

>

> On Thursday, April 10 we held a meeting to kick-off the Walk

planning

> process and recruit planning committee members. Special thanks to

all of

> you who were able to attend. We enjoyed meeting you and look

forward to

> working with you this year. For those who were unable to join us,

please

> find the committee member job description and Columbus Walk

Committee

> descriptions attached to this message. We are asking everyone to

form a

> team for the Walk and choose a committee in which to contribute

their time

> and talents. Our dedicated volunteer executive committee members

are

> leading these focused groups to further advance the Walk planning

process.

>

> Also attached to this message is our Walk timeline. As you can

see, we have

> a six month planning period. A tight schedule, but with the

commitment and

> dedication of this group, we know we can do it!

>

> The first order of business is to begin to promote the Walk. We

have Save

> the Date materials and general Walk brochures available for you to

> distribute. Word of mouth is the number one method of recruitment

for Walk

> Now for Autism. Please take these materials to your school, therapy

> provider, support group, pediatrician, and any others you feel

would want to

> get involved in the Walk and learn more about Autism Speaks.

>

> Please email us at columbus@... with your committee of choice

> and any materials you may need. We are working to launch the

Columbus Walk

> website and will let you know as soon as this is up and running so

you can

> begin to register your team for the Walk.

>

> At any time, please feel free to contact us with your questions,

comments or

> suggestions. We can be reached through Kim Niederst, our Autism

Speaks Walk

> Director. Her contact information is listed below.

>

> We look forward to working with you to change the future for all

living with

> autism spectrum disorders in Central Ohio!

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Marci Ingram and Steve Petrill

>

> Columbus Walk Chairpersons

>

> * L. Niederst*

>

> *National Floating Walk Director*

>

> Autism Speaks

>

> 1060 State Road, Second Floor

>

> Princeton, NJ 08540

>

> kniederst@...

>

> Phone: (609) 228-7317

>

> Fax: (609) 430-9505

>

> <http://www.autismspeaks.org/>

>

> --

>

> _______________________

> Jessie Beauvais

>

April 17, 2008