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Date: September 25, 2010 (in the event of rain, the event will be held October 2nd), 9:30AM to 1:30PM
Location: Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

WALK INFORMATION
This two mile walk will start from the BCC Common adjacent to parking lot 6. Registration and pledge collection begins at 9:00AM. You do not half to walk to attend the Family Fun Day Events.

If you are coming for The Walk please note that it does not kick off until 11:15AM . Even though there are activities to keep the kids engaged, we ask you to keep the walk start time in mind when thinking about how long your child can wait before the walk begins. The activities run until 1:30PM so there is time for children to take part in the activities after the walk as well as before.

For children and other family members who are unable to walk please note that all activities will continue to run during the walk.

Please make sure to pick up a Walk Program. It will contain:

• the walk route
• location of the restrooms
• a list raffle items
• a price list for the store
• other important information

FAMILY FUN DAY ACTIVITIES
All of the day’s events begin at 9:30. Please do not arrive before that time as our volunteers will be setting up and getting everything ready so that we can have a fantastic day of fun.

Bounce House, Bubble Creation Station, Tic Tac Toe Toss, Feed the Monkey, One on One Basketball, Face Painting, Crafts, Sensory Treasure Hunt, Sno-Cones & Popcorn, Wii Station, and more We will also have our Autism Awareness Store and Raffle.

We’ll have a lot of fun and exciting items at our Autism Awareness Store and our Raffle. When buying raffle tickets, you can make it easy. Rather than filling out each ticket bring your unused address labels and use them for your raffle tickets.

Autism Awarness Stors

• Baseball Caps
• Bracelets
• Pins
• Charms
• Key Chains
• Bumper Stickers
• and much more

A visual schedule for the walk is available here (.pdf) . Visual Schedules will also be available when you check in.

Please visit our 2010 Walk-A-Thon Sponsors!

CHECK IN AND DONATION TURN IN
How to check in:
When you arrive you will see the check in/registration area in the center of the filed under a large tent. If you are part of a team, your Team Captain should gather all donation money from the team’s members BEFORE checking in. The team captain should count the money so they are able to tell us the amount they are turning in. Once the money is collected the team captain should go to the check in table and turn in the teams donations and pick up your preordered tee shirts. For families and individuals walking please turn in your donations at the check in and pick up your shirts.

Although we did order some extra shirts please note that if you did not preorder shirts we cannot guarantee that we will have enough for everyone who didn’t order ahead of time.

The day before the walk we will write down the amount raised on EVERY FirstGiving page. When you turn in your money it will be added to the amount you raised on your FirstGiving page(s). EVERY Team/Family that raises over $500.00 will have their team name entered into a drawing for a gift certificate for a one night stay at The Hampton Inn, South Kingstown RI. Valued up to $250.00 depending on the season it is used.

If you are NOT walking and you have pre-registered there is no need to check in.

If you are only attending the Family Fun Day and you HAVE NOT registered please stop by the check in and fill out a registration form.

OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE
The Family Fun Day is held on the Commencement Field across from parking lots 6,7,8,9 &10. Bathrooms are located in building H which is the Jackson Arts Center which is on the back right corner facing the field. A first aid station will be located at the Refreshment Tent.

At 11:00 we will gather near the check in to prepare to kick off the walk. At this time there will be a brief welcome and the announcement of Community Autism Resources Volunteer of the Year and the Sponsor of the year.

The 2 mile walk takes place off campus, and goes through a neighborhood and is also on 2 main roads (President Avenue and Elsbree Street). The Fall River Police will be along the walk route to help walkers cross streets. A First aid vehicle will travel the walk route picking up anyone who is unable to finish the walk. There will be a water station at the 1 mile point along the walk route,

NO PETS PLEASE
Although we love pets, we respectfully ask you to PLEASE leave your dogs home this year (the exception of course being service animals). This is for the safety of your dogs as well as all those attending the walk and family fun day. Many people with Autism are afraid of dogs, and this day is for families to have a wonderful time. Thank you for understanding!!

NO SMOKING
Bristol Community College is a tobacco-free campus. The use of tobacco is prohibited within college buildings, walkways, and on college owned property. This policy prohibits the use of any oral tobacco product. Smoking will only be permitted in private vehicles parked on campus.

Individuals who pre-register and raise at least $60 will recieve and official Walk T-Shirt (limit one per person. Teams that pre-register will recieve one t-shirt for each $60 raised. Teams must turn in their pledges together. DEADLINE FOR THE T-SHIRT ORDER IS AUG 25th AT MIDNIGHT, SO GET THOSE REGISTRATIONS IN!

We are also challenging all schools to create a team this year. The school that raises the most money will win. For more information, click me.

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
Car is looking for sponsors and donors for this event. For information about being a sponsor or a donor click me.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Click me to see upcoming fundraising events from Walk Teams.

Please encourage your family members & friends to join you in creating a team to walk. Join families and schools from all over Southeastern MA for games, fun, food and fundraising! All of the funds raised will remain right here in the Community Autism Resources service region to provide FREE SERVICES to children & adults with ASD and their families!

Create a team fundraising page at www.firstgiving.com.

Would you like some more fundraising tips? Click me.