Walk

@viakri (123)
United States
June 18, 2012 10:22am CST
This Saturday our family did the "Out and About for Autism" walk/run. This was my first time going and it was a lot of fun. I had a bit of a hard time with it because of the pregnancy, but all in all it was fun. I think I just got a bit overheated. If anyone ever gets a chance to volunteer for Autism, Out and About is a great organization!
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@JJ4Ever (4693)
• United States
19 Jun 12
That's a cool name for a charity walk. Did your sister create and organize this event or has it been ongoing? Does it take place each year? I think it would be a really good experience. I've never done a charity walk like that, but it would be neat. I've done fundraiser walks (where you get sponsored per mile) as well as bowl-a-thon's (where you get sponsored per pin). They are all very different! Maybe I can participate in something like this. At least the weather cooled down a bit for your walk. I can't imagine how everyone would feel walking today. It could hit 100! By the way, shame on you for wearing flip flops lol. I think you now know why! However, I have to ask, if you had those pink Pumas you'd been wanting, you wouldn't have worn flip flops, would you? LOL! I'm glad the walk went well. I enjoyed looking through the pictures on FB!
@viakri (123)
• United States
2 Jul 12
I will definitely have pink pumas and maybe even you as a walking partner next year! It was great fun for a great cause!!!
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@JJ4Ever (4693)
• United States
5 Jul 12
That would be really fun! I enjoyed our walk at work the other day, so I will miss having you there now! On the walk next year, I know I'll have at least three pairs of Pumas to choose from lol. I can't run for anything because I'm so out of shape, and it gets my asthma all riled up, but I absolutely love to walk!
@wiccania (3360)
• United States
20 Jun 12
My family does the Autism Speaks walk in our area every year (I don't know if we have an Out and About event here) and it's a lot of fun. I always enjoy the resource fair, because they offer a lot of different ideas for therapies, sensory play, etc. I always learn something new and I always buy things from the booths that are donating to Autism Speaks. My son really likes the walk, too, though I wish that they would stop putting the moon bounces at the walk -- not always a good idea to combine kids with Autism and moon bounces.
@viakri (123)
• United States
2 Jul 12
I agree that sometimes the moon bounces can get a little crazy, maybe suggest an alternative... I had my 3 year old with me and I distracted him when we walked near them to look the other way! I was not feeling like chasing him around after doing the walk!