The Long Island Community of Practice, or LICoP, along with other amazing organizations will receive proceeds for this “Real Aid for Autism” event taking place on May 16-17. LICoP’s own Lisa Carlesco is joining the walk and accepting pledges.

For those not familiar with LICoP, they are a not-for-profit organization offering year round inclsive social and recreational programs to children with diabilities and their families on the eastern end of Long Island. These programs are offered free of charge and include sporting events, exercise, exposure to the arts and social gatherings.

Real-Aid is a walking relay that begins in East Islip and finishes at the Montauk Lighthouse. The walk is non-competitive and it follows Montauk Highway the entire way. Each School District will carry the "baton" through their own community. So, for example, East Islip will carry the baton to Great River. Great River will pass the baton to Oakdale etc. till we reach Montauk Lighthouse. We will begin on May 16th at 5 am and expect to arrive at the halfway point (Quogue) by 8pm. We will leave from Quogue on May 17th at 5am and hope to arrive at the Montauk Lighthouse by 7pm that evening. The course is beautiful and very inspiring. There are a total of 53 stops along the 81 mile course. The distance between each stop varies but each leg of this event is no less than a mile and no more than 2.5 miles.

You only need to register once and you are welcome to walk as much or as little as you want. This event is meant to reach out to everyone who has been touched by Autism in some way. The proceeds from the event will be divided among four organizations supporting Autism programs: Masera Learning Center, Camp Pa-qa-tuck, Long Island Community o Practice, and Charter School of the Hamptons.
          

For more details regarding the event, its stops and beneficiaries, go to: www.ejautismfoundation.org and click on the Real-Aid link.