Elias Tembenis Walk for Autism

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MEN TO WALK ACROSS AMERICA FOR AUTISM AID, AWARENESS, AND LOVING MEMORY OF

YOUNG BOY

WORCESTER,

MA – Next month, two men from Massachusetts will begin The Elias Tembenis

Walk for Autism, a year-long journey across America to raise autism awareness

and funds to assist children with the diagnosis.

and Bobby Genese of Worcester will walk approximately 3000

miles in honor of Elias Tembenis, a seven-year-old boy with autism who passed

away last November following a seizure. Tembenis family friends and

Genese hope to provide aid for the 1 in 150 now diagnosed with autism. “I’m

honored to help,” said Genese. “Even a waterfall begins with only one drop,

giving rewards.”

Elias was the only child of Harry and Tembenis of Worcester. They wish

to honor their son’s memory by helping children like Elias. “We wanted to

honor the light he brought to our lives by keeping the torch lit,” said

Tembenis, “and passing that torch to other families rather than just letting

that fabulous light go dark.”

The walk will take place primarily on Route 50 and the American Discovery

Trail, starting in San Francisco and ending in Washington DC. Proceeds will

benefit the National Autism Association’s Helping Hand Program, a national

fund assisting families unable to afford autism therapy and medical services,

and will also support autism initiatives in Elias’s hometown.

ABOUT ELIAS TEMBENIS

Elias was born in the summer of 2000. After receiving vaccinations at his

four-month check-up, Elias began having seizures. Within the next few months,

Elias began showing signs of autism.

By age 6, Elias experienced significant leaps in progress following

biomedical treatments. He began attending public school in the first grade in

an inclusion program. He loved his first grade class and was proficient in

reading and spelling.

To learn more about Elias and how to support The Elias Tembenis walk, visit www.nationalautismassociation.org/eliaswalk.

Corporate sponsors of the walk include Waiora and Ian’s Natural Foods. To

become a sponsor, or to interview , Bobby Genese or Harry and

Tembenis, write to lori@....

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