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Miami-Dade Walk Now for Autism Update

It is hard to believe that over two months have passed since that picture perfect day in February when the Miami-Dade Walk Now for Autism made history when over 10,000 walkers on 499 walk teams raised over $530,000 so far for the mission of Autism Speaks.

However we aren’t done yet! You still have time to boost your personal and team totals and move into the top five! With April being Autism Awareness Month now is the perfect time to reach out to family and friends and let them know they can still support you and your team. We accept donations all year but all donations turned in by May 7, 2008 will count toward your overall team total and toward your personal total for incentive prizes.

Join the ranks of our Top Fundraising Teams. To date our top teams are:

Hope for Autism

Beth Congregation

Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Baptist Health South Florida

Everglades K-8 Center

Reminder: To insure proper credit for you and your team please download and fill out the ‘Offline Donation Form†from your personal web page when sending in checks. Please send all checks to:

Autism Speaks – Data Services

Miami-Dade Walk

5455 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 2250

Los Angeles, CA. 90036-4272

Can’t get enough of Walk Day? Want a copy of your Team Photo? Take a look at Miami Walk Day Photos

Join the Autism Society of Broward County and Autism Speaks for Florida Marlins Autism Awareness Day on May 18th for the 1:05 pm game. Here is a Flyer with more information and how to purchase tickets.

Don’t forget to read E-Speaks every Friday and visit www.autismspeaks.org to keep up with all the amazing things going on in the world of autism and Autism Speaks. Get active in advocacy and learn more about legislative issues in our State and Federal Government and how you can help effect change. Visit: www.autismvotes.org.

Thank you to sponsors Toys ‘R’ Us, and Mike Moran, Baptist Health South Florida, The Cruz Family, and Cambo, Greenberg Traurig and all our other sponsors for their continued support and special thanks to our in-kind sponsors for making the day of the walk so special: Gort Productions, Ricky Meats, Presidente Supermarket, Leasa Industries, Sedano’s Supermarket, Winn Dixie, Jetro Cash and Carry, Publix, La Sin Rival Bakery, and Florana.

Exciting News!

Autism Speaks continues to grow and expand, thanks to communities like Miami-Dade, raising money and awareness for our mission. As the organization grows so does our need for infrastructure to best support our volunteers who are working in their communities. To that end Autism Speaks will be opening a Miami office and hiring Miami-based staff to run both the Walk Now for Autism event as well as an Executive Director who will be charged with starting an Autism Speaks Chapter in Miami that will represent and expand the fundraising and programmatic activities of the organization. If you know of individuals who would be interested in learning more about the employment opportunities with Autism Speaks please contact Pat DeSaules at pdesaules@... .

Thank you Miami-Dade County for your support and commitment to Autism Speaks.

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