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Friday, April 2, 2010

Light It Up Blue!

On the night of April 1, prominent buildings across North America and the world including the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada were lit up blue to raise awareness for Autism and to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on Friday, April 2.

Visit LightItUpBlue.org to check out some other awesome photos of all the places around the world that are participating.

Autism is a general term used to describe a group of complex developmental brain disorders known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD).
-Autism affects 1 in 110 children
-Autism affects 1 in 70 boys

Visit AutismSpeaks.org for more details on Autism and how you can get involved. Join us today, April 2, in wearing blue clothing to raise awareness for Autism.

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"I gave my brother the last jar of homemade pickles I made, even though I love them so much myself." ~ Anne
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"My family recently went on vacation in Texas. My grandparents flew down to join us. My grandmother has Parkinson's Disease which makes it hard for her to move around. While we were on vacation, she needed lots of help. I helped her pick out her outfits, I folded her clothes, helped her use the restroom, got her meals and helped her get her medicine, to name a few. She said it blessed her in so many ways, and it blessed me to help her. :) "

Friday, April 2, 2010

Light It Up Blue!

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