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Atlanta 2006

On Saturday, May 6 2006, over 1600 people met at the �Home of the Braves� under sunny skies for the second annual WALK NOW Atlanta! Emceed by 99X dj Steve Craig, and cheered on by the Atlanta Falcons� and University of Georgia Cheerleaders, you raised over $230,000 for autism research. Thank you so much to those who walked, volunteered and donated. The day was a huge success. Nearly 40 community resource vendors entertained and informed families. Scott Mellanby, Captain of the Atlanta Thrashers, and Spectrum Connections opened and closed the festivities, with special appearances by Rapid Pulse Band, Atlanta Spirit Hawks Dance Team, Rome Braves Mascot Romey, University of Georgia Mascots Hairy Dawg & Spike, Atlanta Spirit Mascot Thrash and The Marine Air Group 42 Color Guard. Over 100 volunteers helped to ensure the day ran smoothly. Presenting sponsor Chevrolet raffled off mini Corvettes for participants.

WALK NOW participants turned in over $37,000 the day of WALK NOW.

Special thanks to our amazing WALK NOW Chair, Lisa Long, Co-Chair Heidi Fernandez and the rest of the committee. Without their leadership, WALK NOW Atlanta could not have been as successful as it was. And thanks again to you for helping make Cure Autism Now�s second annual WALK NOW Atlanta a memorable and successful day!

Honorary Committee:
Representative Glenn Richardson � Speaker, Georgia House of Representatives
Sharon Cooper � State Representative, District 41
Steve Craig - 99X DJ
Byron Dafoe - Former Goalie, Atlanta Thrashers & founder of Athletes Against Autism
Kim Dafoe
Senator John Douglas
Ashley Jenkins � Sandy Springs City Council Member
Matt Jones - 99X
Elizabeth �BJ� Mathis � Commissioner Henry County
Scott Mellanby - Team Captain, Atlanta Thrashers & founder of Athletes Against Autism
Sheila J. Wagner

Planning Committee:

Lisa Long, Chair

Heidi Fernandez, Co-Chair

Dale Crissey, Chapter President

Andrea Braswell

Renee Clare-Kovacs

Nicole Patterson, Volunteer Chair

Nicole Glore

Lynn Higgins

Lisa Long, Dale Crissey and Heidi Fernandez

2006 ASA Georgia convention.

CAN Leadership Conference a Success!

Chapters are an integral part of the success of Cure Autism Now. Through their fundraising, advocacy and community outreach efforts, local chapters provide individuals a way in which to have a direct impact on the pace and progress of autism research. Leaders from 14 Cure Autism Now chapters attended the 2006 Leadership Conference held in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 13-15. This annual three-day event provides us with an opportunity to gather together to reflect on our previous year's accomplishments, express our gratitude for the continued efforts of our volunteers, as well as roll out our plans for 2006.

In addition to highlighting the achievements of all the chapters, several were selected for their outstanding performance this year:

President's Cup - Outstanding National Chapter was presented to Karen Beveridge, the Mid-Atlantic chapter president, for her chapter's well-rounded involvement. This seven-year-old chapter hosted several events in the Washington D.C./Baltimore area that not only increased community involvement and autism awareness, they also raised close to $1,000,000 for autism research. This chapter also boasts the author of the Combating Autism Act currently in Congress, which will allot nearly $1 billion of federal spending on autism in the next five years.

Outstanding Rookie Chapter Award was presented to the Atlanta chapter represented by Dale Crissey and Lisa Long. Founded in 2005, the Atlanta chapter has already hosted a successful WALK NOW event and advocated for autism legislation in the State of Georgia.

Founder's Award - Outstanding National Volunteers was awarded to Stacie McManus and Eleni Schoenbeck from the Chicago chapter. Stacie actively participated in the National Walk Advisory Committee and has been instrumental in helping develop our national WALK NOW guidelines and procedures. Eleni has been a tremendous help by providing valuable data analysis for CAN. In addition, Eleni and Stacie co-chaired WALK NOW Chicago in 2005 and again in 2006. They hope to raise $1 million this year, which would bring the three-year WALK NOW Chicago total to more than $2.5 million.

Outstanding Rookie Volunteer was presented to Joe and Shelly Galli from the Mid-Atlantic chapter. Not only did they bring in $198,000 in corporate sponsorship for WALK NOW Baltimore/Washington D.C., but their own Team Camille raised $25,000!

The Star Award for the Outstanding Special Event was awarded to the "In Search of a Cure" Teamsters Golf Event. This event raised an impressive $205,816.

Achievement Award for Outstanding Walk went to the Los Angeles chapter. It was incredibly close this year. Chicago raised $931,576, but Los Angeles raised just a little bit more, with a total of $964,456. In addition, they hosted the largest Resource Fair with 107 vendors.

Outstanding First Year Walk went to the Mid-Atlantic chapter. This inaugural walk took place on Oct. 15. 2005, at FedExField and raised a total of $506,933 to benefit Cure Autism Now.

Thank you to all of our inspiring and tireless volunteers that together make Cure Autism Now what it set out to be 10 years ago: an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of autism research by raising funds for research projects, education and outreach.

Walk Now Event 2005 Centennial Park Atlanta, GA.

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