Columbus Autism Speaks Walk slated Oct. 9
Several thousand people are expected to participate in the Columbus Autism Speaks Walk at 9 a.m. Oct. 9, starting at the Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St.
Children’s activities begin at 9 a.m. and the 1.2-mile walk starts at 10:30 a.m. on a route that includes Rich Street and the banks of the Scioto River, said Sheri Weithman, area executive director of Autism Speaks for the Great Lakes and Pennsylvania region.
No preregistration is required, and the event is free and open to the public, but fundraising efforts and donations are encouraged, Weithman said.
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The first walk in Columbus was held in 2008, but Autism Speaks was founded three years earlier. The Columbus Walk has been held each year since 2008, except in 2020, when it was a virtual event because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The organization’s Cleveland Walk is scheduled Oct. 23 and is one of several other walks held in Ohio each year.
The Columbus Walk is staged to promote acceptance and raise vital funds for people on the autism spectrum, Weithman said.
To learn more about the Columbus Walk and other information about the organization, go to autismspeaks.org/walk.
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