In Conjunction with Autism Awareness Month
Evansville – Saturday, April 27th, 2019 – Autism Evansville is proud to announce the date of their 8th Annual 5K/Walk. It will be taking place at the 4H Center located at 133 East Degonia Rd in Boonville, Indiana from 9am-Noon. This race is held in April to help celebrate Autism Awareness Month. It’s a month where parents, caregivers, educators, and health professionals have the chance to show our community how much we love our autism families.
Schedule of Events
8:00am – Registration
8:45am – Opening Ceremonies
9:00am – 5K Begins
After last runner crosses the finish line, we will have our 5K awards ceremony 10:00am – Kids Dash
10:30am – One Mile Walk
Following the one mile walk, we will have door prizes and team awards ceremony
Fun For All
There will be fund for the entire family that day too! Pet Partners will have their animals there to pet, cuddle, and play with, including a miniature horse! There will also be clowns, balloon artists, face painters, a DJ, the princess Belle, and even Mrs Evansville Lana Brothers will be there in support. Ron Rhodes is returning this year as our emcee. We will also have tables for our sponsors and vendors, Kona Ice Truck, and Cool Cat’s Me So Hangry Grill food truck.
For More Information
You can contact Katy Grant at director@autismevansville.org, call her at 812-202-9405, or check out our website: www.autismevansville.org.
About Autism Evansville
Autism Evansville is a 501c3 non-profit organization and was founded in 2012. Currently we serve Vanderburgh, Warrick, Pike, Posey, Spencer, and Gibson counties. We provide 3 main programs for families and caregivers with children on the spectrum: Parent Support Group, Voucher Program, & Family Fun Events. We gained a new Executive Director, Katy Grant, who was hired in the summer of 2018.
