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Westchester Walk for Apraxia


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 09/30/2018
he 2018 Westchester Walk for Apraxia is a celebration of the Apraxia stars in the tristate area, whom will be recognized individually and receive medals at the opening award ceremony followed by a 1 mile family friendly walk and family fun entertainment.

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Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), which is a severe neurological speech disorder that affects a child's ability to clearly and correctly produce sounds, syllables, and words.    A child with apraxia knows what they want to say, when they attempt to speak, they have difficulty coordinating their muscles and motor planning the necessary movement needed for speech.  This makes it very difficult, and sometimes impossible, for a child with apraxia to speak.  Apraxia Kids is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to children with apraxia of speech and their families. 

 

The 2018 Westchester Walk for Apraxia is a celebration of the Apraxia stars in the tristate area, whom will be recognized individually and receive medals at the opening award ceremony to acknowledge all their hard work to finding their voices.  At the walk, relatives, friends, neighbors, therapists, teachers, co-workers, and community members will surround them, cheer them on, and create a web of support.
 
Those interested in walking or sponsoring the event can register on the walk website at http://community.apraxia-kids.org/site/westchesterwalk. 

 

9:00am: Check In / Registration Begins
10:00am: Opening Award Ceremony 
10:00am: 1 Mile Family Friendly Walk
10:30am-3:00pm: Children Entertainment and Activities including magic show, character appearances, balloon making, music, carnival games, face painting, refreshments and more.

 


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Location:

Tibbetts Brook Park
355 Midland Avenue
Yonkers, NY, 10704
United States
Contact name: 
Meghan O'Malley
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
09/30/2018
Time: 
9:00am - 2:00pm