Are you geared up for April, the official autism awareness month?
My family and I were really excited as the first autism-awareness event this month is the UKM Autism Run 2014! Prior to this event, the three of us had collected our race kit on 30/3/2014 at Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, UKM KL.
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With my cutie-pie who is also my full-time supporter! |
We arrived at the location for the UKM Autism Run at about 7:00 am. What a beautiful Sunday morning it was at Lake Titiwangsa. And the crowd was huge! I was so happy (and touched) by the number of participants who turned up so early in the morning to give support to the run and autism awareness campaign as a whole.
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All three of us signed-up for the 5 km run. But we decided to follow the 2.8 km route because I was so exhausted! My son at least had his two-wheeled scooter to help him :)
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Mikhail and his scooter gear :) |
Let these pictures do the talking!
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Blue balloons. Why blue? Light It Up Blue (LIUB) is a unique global initiative to help raise awareness about the growing public health concern that is autism. Light it Up Blue was launched by Autism Speaks in 2010 in support of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), which takes place on April 2. |
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Wow. Look at the crowd! |
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Hooray! We made it though to the finish line and each of us got finishing medals! |
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Can't believe we finished the race in one piece! |
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The three of us and the green scooter. |
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That's right peeps. Drink Milo to keep you energized throughout the day :) All participants had a free-flow supply of iced-Milo during the Run. Bliss.. |
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The news coverage in Utusan Malaysia on 7th April 2014 |
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