Mangano Announces “Autism Awareness Day” at Eisenhower Park

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Mangano Announces " Autism Awareness Day "

at Eisenhower Park

Nassau County Executive P. Mangano has announced that Eisenhower Park

will host an autism awareness event on Thursday, July 22, 2010. The " Special Day

of Sailing and Autism Awareness " , held in conjunction with the ELIJA Foundation

for Autism, will give children with autism the opportunity to sail

remote-controlled model sailboats around Salisbury Lake. The sailboats come

courtesy of " Captain Ron " , who began renting in May of this year.

" This is a great event for families that have been touched by Autism. It will

not only help raise awareness in our community, but it will also be enjoyable

for children and families, " said County Executive Mangano. " The children will be

able to `take the helm' and captain their very own ship right here in beautiful

Eisenhower Park, and I welcome all of our new sailors! "

" It is critical that we have events like this to bring awareness to the

prevalence of Autism in our communities, but more importantly, it creates an

opportunity for families touched by Autism to spend some quality time together

in a welcoming setting, " said Sugrue, Co-Founder and Executive Director

of Outreach for ELIJA. " I am honored to have been asked by Nassau County to

organize an event like this. It is a testimony to our community that our County

does have a vested interest in children with Autism and their families. "

The " Special Day of Sailing & Autism Awareness " will be held from 4:00-7:00PM on

July 22, 2010, and interested participants must RSVP to info@... by

Monday, July 19, as space is limited. Those who require assistance must be

supervised and accompanied by a family member or caregiver, and siblings and

family members of those with Autism are also encouraged to participate.

The ELIJA Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2002,

dedicated to improving quality education and intervention services for

individuals with Autism. ELIJA also provides a 12 month, full day school

program, serving children ages 3 to 21 with Autism in Levittown. For more

information please visit www.elija.org.

Eisenhower Park is located on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow. For more

information, please visit the Parks Department website at

www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks or call (516) 572-0200.

Raindate: July 29, 2010 4pm-7pm

PLEASE NOTE: All participants who will be sailing or accompanying a sailor must

RSVP to info@... by Monday July 19, 2010 with the following information:

1.) Family/Group Name

2.) Street Address, City, State, Zip

3.) Telephone No.

4.) Email

5.) Total number of participants in family/group (including supervising

parent/caregiver)

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