Do you like to Run? Do you like to Walk? Do you like to help a good cause? The Autism Center of Tulsa is having their fourth annual Ready…Set…Run! 5K and Fun Run on May 8 at Hunter Park in Tulsa. The race is both a fund raiser for the Autism Center and a time for the Autism Community to get together.
You can enter the 5K or the fun run by clicking on the banner on the sidebar. If you can’t make it out that day and would like to donate as little as a dollar you can also do it by clicking on the banner. Or if you don’t feel like donating any money but want to leave a comment that is very much appreciated also. Or if you want to help volunteer on race day that would be great, we need lots of help that day and we can find you a job to do just let us know here. Either way, please join SuperPizzaBoy’s team. This year it is “Logan’s Lightning Thieves.”
If you know anybody in the northeast Oklahoma area who has a child with autism especially those who are newly diagnosed and are looking for information please refer them to the Autism Center of Tulsa. The Autism Center doesn’t provide treatment instead they are a clearinghouse of information for parents, doctors, and other health providers. They also have parent support groups, sponsor family fun nights and other events that are either free or low cost to the families. They have also done things like provide training to the Tulsa Police Department on how to deal with people with autism.
Here is some scenes from last year’s race.
The lineup for the Fun Run
SuperPizzaBoy and Sweetie. His team last year was named “Logan’s SuperPizzaPeople.” In addition to being a potential broadway star and video game champion SPB has a form of autism called Asperger’s Syndrome.
Come on out and have some fun with us this year.
I love the team name!
That last picture shows Jacob trying to catch up with you guys.
Looks like a lot of fun and what a great cause!
Great fundraising effort! I wish your family well as your son grows up. We know two families who have sons with Asperger’s. One boy is a very gifted chemistry student, now at university, and just recently married to a delightful girl. The other is in the process of applying to study medicine at university. Universities in the UK are increasingly well set up for Aspergers students. I imagine it must be the same in the US?
Shall get my running shoes ready, alas, if it was that easy, it’s too far away for me 🙂
Look foward to seeing this years photos.
I can’t run 5 feet, but I could walk the 5K. Good luck this year.
He has a great smile and also very good running form! He sure seems to be relating to that other small runner. I’m wondering – do you celebrate the end of the race with pizza by any chance?
Go for it and have fun.