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18th Annual Walk/Run for Abilis is Scheduled for
October 15, 2023
1-Mile Walk and 5K Run Supports
Abilis and Families with Disabilities
The 18th
annual Walk/Run for Abilis will take
place on Sunday, October 15, at Greenwich
Point Park in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Participants can walk 1-mile or run a 5k.
Participants are encouraged to register in
advance at abilis.us/walkrun.
Registration is free for walkers, $40 for adult
5k runners 18+, $20 for runners ages 11-17, and
free for runners under 11 years old.
“We are
so excited for the long-anticipated annual
Walk/Run for Abilis event for all our families
and friends,” said Amy Montimurro, CEO and
president of Abilis. “Each year we look forward
to celebrating our community members and
welcoming new friends of Abilis at the event.
There is something for all ages and abilities.
Whether you run, roll, walk, skip, or jog, we
are so appreciative to have so much support on
this special day.”
Activities at this year’s Walk/Run for Abilis
include celebrity fitness guru and choreographer
Billy Blanks Jr., who will once again be the
master of ceremonies and warm up the crowd with
fun dance and exercise moves and stretching. The
Dance Pointe troupe will be there to show off
some of their dance moves; Carnival for a Cause,
face painting and a balloon artist will
entertain the kids.
Walk/Run
for Abilis provides a fun opportunity for
family, friends and Abilis community members to
join together for a morning of physical fitness
and to enjoy the beauty of Greenwich Point
Park. Walk/Run for Abilis is the organization’s
largest annual fundraiser and its signature
“friend-raising” event of the year. Many who
take part in Walk/Run for Abilis do so because
they are inspired by a friend or family member
with a developmental disability.
“Last
year, we raised more than $225,000, which
surpassed our goal,” noted Amy Montimurro. “This
year we hope to exceed that goal again. The
funds raised at Walk/Run for Abilis will be
restricted to new initiatives at Abilis to
support the 800+ individuals with disabilities
and their families, throughout lower Fairfield
County.”
Prizes
are awarded for best outfits and teams are
encouraged to create team t-shirts, buttons,
hats or create their own banner to increase
visibility, show team spirit and potentially win
an Abilis creativity award! The morning event
opens up at 7:30 a.m., with the 5k run and kids’
activities at 9:00 a.m, followed by the 5k run
awards, a Walk warm-up session and other
activities, with the Walk starting at 11:00 a.m.
The whole event is over by 12:00 p.m.
Abilis
thanks its generous sponsors including its
Platinum Premiere sponsors Holland & Knight and
DARCARS Lexus of Greenwich | Infiniti of
Greenwich; as well as its Gold, Silver and
Bronze sponsors William Blair, The Custar
Family, J.Dwyer Builders, The First Bank of
Greenwich and Moffly Media. Those interested in
becoming a sponsor for Walk/Run for Abilis
should contact Rebecca Muskus at muskus@abilis.us or 203-531-1880.
Abilis is a 501c3 non-profit organization
that supports more than 800 individuals with
disabilities and their families from birth
throughout their lives. Founded in 1951, Abilis
is a leader in providing meaningful supports to
the community in Fairfield County, Connecticut,
in towns including Darien, Greenwich, New
Canaan, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Stamford, Westport
and Wilton. The organization has a long-standing
reputation for individualized, high-quality
care. For more information, visit www.abilis.us,
or follow on Facebook @Abilis,
Inc., Instagram @abilis_us
or Twitter @Abilis.
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